LANCASTER – The Coos County Commission is proposing to hire retiring County Administrator Sue Collins as a consultant to help with administrating the unincorporated places next year.
The commission is also proposing to contract with outgoing County Commissioner Burnham Judd to do timber tax assessments.
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