The Update GP

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guest is Grants Pass Mayor Clint Scherf.  Mayor Scherf gives an update from the latest City Council meeting, as well as brief updates about Parker’s Place, the closing of the unmanaged resting sites, and the possibilities of a municipal court and exclusion zones. If you have questions for the mayor or a city councilor, you...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guests are Fire Chief Jimmy Sanchez and Councilor Kathleen Krohn.  Chief Sanchez discusses a $296,000 Community Wildfire Risk Reduction grant from the office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal that will pay for helping residents of Grants Pass create defensible space around their homes to help protect against wildfire. Reside...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guest is Councilor Indra Nicholas, recapping the latest City Council meeting and discussing notable items on a future agenda. If you have questions for the mayor or a city councilor, you may contact them at mayorcouncil@grantspassoregon.gov . Questions for our City Manager can be asked at acubic@grantspassoregon.gov   The U...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guests are Bradley Clark, Director of Community Development, Wade Elliott, Assistant Director of Public Works, and Councilor Joel King. Bradley and Wade discuss the Owl Plaza project, and Aaron and Joel discuss the latest City Council meeting. If you have questions for the mayor or a city councilor, you may contact them at...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guest is Councilor Joel King. Aaron and Joel discuss the latest City Council meeting. If you have questions for the mayor or a city councilor, you may contact them at mayorcouncil@grantspassoregon.gov . Questions for our City Manager can be asked at acubic@grantspassoregon.gov   The Update GP is available on all major podca...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guests are Councilor Seth Benham and Kimberly Gasperson, Customer Service Supervisor. Aaron and Seth discuss the latest City Council meeting, including the resolution creating a Small Business Taskforce, and public opinion on replacing the fly-fishing practice pond with a pump track at Reinhart Volunteer Park. Kimberly disc...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guests are Councilor Kathleen Krohn, Police Chief Warren Hensman, and Police Officer Ken Frownfelter. Aaron and Kathleen discuss the latest City Council meeting, including open positions on advisory committees, industrial expansion, and tourism promotion grants. The police officers talk about the school resources officer an...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, our last podcast in 2025, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guest is Council President Victoria Marshall. Aaron and Victoria discuss the latest City Council meeting. Their topics are Water Revenue Bonds, Seed Collective Catalyst LLC, a grant for the Grants Pass Nexus Incubator, the Owl Plaza, the one-year funding agreement with Main Street Grants Pass, and...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic’s guests are Councilor Indra Nicholas and Public Works Director Jason Canady. Aaron and Indra discuss the latest City Council meeting. Their topics are an ordinance consolidating all the tax lots to facilitate the construction of the future library, a resolution amending the 2017 Oregon Transitional Housing Standard, Commissi...

In our latest edition of The Update GP podcast, City Manager Aaron Cubic discusses the recent City Council meeting with Councilor Seth Benham, including the Council's votes on a resolution approving commercial activity and the sale and consumption of alcohol at Riverside Park for the 2026 Cycle Oregon Rally, and the resolution authorizing issuance of a Notice of Intent to Award Contract and the ex...

City Manager Aaron Cubic discusses the recent City Council meeting with Councilor Rick Riker, including the Council's votes on water rate increases, new job classifications, and the purchase of property that can be used for housing and commercial expansion. Aaron also answers a question from one of Grant Pass’s residents regarding a councilor's voting ability. If you have questions for the mayor o...

City Manager Aaron Cubic gets an update on the recent City Council meeting from Councilor Seth Benham, and delves into understanding the City's unhoused grant program with guests Sam Engel, Executive Director of Rogue Retreat, and Grant Pass City Attorney Stephanie Nuttall.