GRANTS PASS, Ore. — High school students in southern Oregon are continuing to press for the installation of life jacket loaner stations along the Rogue River despite bureaucratic obstacles.
The Daily Courier reported that the group from Hidden Valley High School in Murphy wants to construct two life jacket loaner stations to help prevent summer drownings. They received approval for the project from the County Board of Commissioners and the Parks Department, but teacher Chris Pendleton is still working on the terms of an agreement with the department.
Pendleton says the student group it is not yet satisfied with the language in the memorandum of understanding with the parks department. He didn’t say what changes the group wants.
County parks director Sarah Wright says she believes the hang-up is because of liability issues.
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