Lane County is updating its three-year strategic plan for 2025–2027. This spring, insights gathered through surveys and focus groups with Lane County employees and the community were used to create a preliminary draft of the new strategic plan.

Lane County’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year (2025–2026) is now available. The proposed budget addresses an estimated $6.3 million structural deficit in the General Fund while striving to balance necessary reductions with preserving services.

On May 2, Lane County received notification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the $19.5 million grant to establish six resiliency hubs in communities across Lane County was terminated.

Lane County Sheriff Cliff Harrold has announced his retirement effective May 16, 2025. Sheriff Harrold has served in the Lane County Sheriff’s Office for 35 years and was appointed sheriff in 2019 before being elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024.

The Lane County Elections office has placed ballots in the USPS mail stream for the May 2025 Special Election.

Today, the Board of County Commissioners voted to issue a statement reaffirming Lane County’s commitment to upholding the Oregon Sanctuary Promise Act and supporting transgender community members.

Lane County’s Firewise Grant Incentive Program is accepting applications from residents in unincorporated Lane County beginning May 1 through 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2025.

he free Household Hazardous Waste Roundup will collect up to 35 gallons of household hazardous waste per customer on Saturday, April 26, in Lowell.

Election Day is quickly approaching, and the Lane County Elections Office would like to encourage voters to register to vote, or update their voter registration, now to be election-ready for the May 20, 2025 Special Election.

It’s that time of year again: Lane County’s mowers are gearing up to trim back tall grass and brush along rural County-maintained roads. But before the blades start spinning, crews need a clear path—free of signs, fencing, and other roadside obstacles.

Construction on Gilham Road will occur through December 31, 2025.