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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Guide Weather Subscribe Contact Us October 28, 2004 Bush visit cost more than $200K The Associated Press MEDFORD - President Bush's campaign swing through Southern Oregon two weeks ago cost local agencies more than $200,000, officials said. Almost 300 law enforcement, fire and other personnel pitched in to make sure the president had a safe visit to Jackson County, including law enforcement officers from Siskiyou County, Calif., and state troopers from towns as far away as Eugene, Gold Beach and Klamath Falls. "It was very expensive," said Randy Schoen, deputy chief of operations for the Medford Police Department. The city of Medford police, fire and public works departments calculated their cost at $68,740 for the presidential visit Oct. 14-15. The cost for the president's visit far outpaces the $19,000 spent by local agencies for Sen. John Kerry's August campaign stop, or the $30,000 for Vice President Dick Cheney in July. Schoen said city officials discussed sending the Bush campaign a bill for their troubles. "We talked about it," he said. "But we decided they probably wouldn't pay for it." In the end, Schoen said city officials decided the visit was in the best interest of the community. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Slippers Isotoner Slippers Dsw Shoes Ceramic Piggy Banks Fanny Mae Eloans Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weight Loss Programs Citibank Student Loans Acs Loan Matchmaking & Dating Scripts Adventure Travel Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems student loan consolidation helzberg diamonds Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams