December 21, 2023 3:30 a.m.

Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman was recently re-elected for his eighth term as the President of the Association of the O&C Counties.

A County release said the AOCC unanimously re-elected its leaders for 2023-24 at the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, December 15th in Salem. In addition to Commissioner Freeman, Polk County Commissioner Craig Pope was re-elected as secretary/treasurer and Coos County Commissioner Bob Main was re-elected as vice president. The meeting also marked the end of the first year for the new Executive Director Doug Robertson.

Freeman said, “It is truly an honor to be re-elected once again as President of the AOCC. I am thankful for the continued support of my fellow AOCC members, who trust me in leading this crucially important work”. Freeman said, “Together with my colleagues and the staff at AOCC, we will continue to work hard to secure solutions to manage our unique congressionally designated lands”.

Commissioner Freeman will provide an update on the AOCC and its plans for the coming year on an Inside Douglas County program in mid-January on News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN.