EUGENE, Ore. — After Lane County backtracked on its plan to use a different revenue stream for the sheriff’s office, Sheriff Carl Wilkerson said the Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is still struggling to operate on its current budget.
County commissioners are now relying on dipping into reserve funds to support rural sheriff patrols for the next several years, but there are still concerns over the status of LCSO operations and the state of its physical building…