Gazette Times
Sometimes minor changes can make all the difference. After a hearing at the Benton County Courthouse on Thursday morning, Circuit Judge Locke Williams revised the language of a proposed Philomath ballot measure that aims to restore fluoride to the city’s water supply. Williams didn’t change much: He added one word to the question and summary that will go before Philomath voters if backers succeed in getting the initiative on the ballot.
An effort to impose term limits on the Benton County Commission appears to be dead in the water, at least for this year. The deadline to qualify county measures for the November ballot passed last week, and backers of the proposal have not turned in any signed petitions to election officials. A total of 2,853 valid signatures from Benton County voters are needed to put an initiative on the ballot.