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<p class="MsoNormal">In light of the COVID-19 crisis and with respect to Governor Brown’s recently released measures to keep Oregonians safe, we are postponing next week’s Public Defense Services Commission meeting (scheduled for March 19<sup>th</sup>, 2020)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Despite this meeting being postponed, we still wanted to provide you with as many OPDS updates as possible. We are currently gathering information from departmental leads and will be posting updates on our website early next week.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The safety of our Commission members, staff, and all Oregonians is of utmost importance to us. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding during this time.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Kaysea Dahlstrom</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<i>Executive Assistant<br>
Office of Public Defense Services</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">198 Commercial St. SE #205</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salem, OR 97301</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<a href="mailto:Kaysea.R.Dahlstrom@opds.state.or.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Kaysea.R.Dahlstrom@opds.state.or.us</span></a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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