County commissioners criticized  

   Kennedy said the rumors are based on hearsay and that a recall would be counter to the intended effects of a charter.  

   “While recall is sometimes necessary, it doesn’t foster new leadership,” he said.

   His comments were in response to a commentary by Cheryl Hukill published in the Herald and News earlier this month. Hukill said she and other commissioners were hearing rumors of recall or of a new charter effort because they’d yet to take a stance on the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, which seeks to resolve water disputes in the region.  “I have a message to this group: I will not be threatened, manipulated, or coerced into voting your way, in order to keep my job,” the letter read. “If this is your mode of operation, than you had better be prepared to initiate recalls every month.”

   Hukill said after Kennedy’s testimony that she stands by her written comments and says her sources of information about the recall are reputable.

   Sheriff’s office receives federal stimulus grant

   The Klamath County Sheriff’s office will receive more than $74,000 to upgrade its radio system in its corrections facility, and purchase surveillance equipment for the county’s juvenile department and other equipment, such as Tasers, digital cameras   and rifles.

   The money will come from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, which is provided through the federal government’s economic stimulus legislation.

   The old radio system being replaced will not be thrown out but instead g iven to the juven ile department to use in their facility.

   County provides grant  to improve reservoir

   A $70,000 grant from the Oregon State Marine Board provided to the county’s parks department will be given to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to improve the south boat ramp at Gerber Reservoir.

   BLM officials will contribute an additional $70,000 to the project, as well as $20,000 worth of labor, said Tom Crist, county parks director. The project mostly will focus on a ramp extension at the reservoir.

   The county also is looking at securing grant funds for a similar project on the Sprague River.