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CENTRAL POINT, (541) 779-6460 |
OREGON 97502 Fax (541) 826-8553 |
The Jackson County Vector Control District was formed by a vote of the public in 1968 for the purpose of providing mosquito and fly control to county residents. Actual control measures began in the summer of 1969. Being a special district acting under state authority as outlined in ORS452 we have our own budget which is made up solely of property tax revenues. We are governed by a Board of Trustees who are appointed by the County Board of Commissioners.
The early years of the district's operation were dedicated to locating, mapping, and treating the many mosquito-producing sources in the county. Irrigated pastureland, log-ponds, and sprinkled log-decks accounted for most of the mosquito problems. As more people moved into the county, houses and housing developments were built bordering these sources making mosquito/human contact more frequent.
As some of these older sources disappeared with the downsizing of the logging industry, other problems developed such as the western treehole mosquito and the cattail-marsh mosquito.
The district has moved it's physical location several times throughout the years. In 1980 the district took over the 2.2 acre former Camp White National Guard Facility as their present location and in 1993 a new district office was constructed on that site.
Since our formation, the district has taken on other services, which are discussed in other areas of this site.
