County Commission Set to Continue Deliberations on Juniper Ridge Sanctioned Camp
After Deschutes County and the City of Bend agreed to establish a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge, County Commissioners voted last week against a resolution authorizing the area as a “Temporary Safe Stay Area,” potentially stalling progress on the plan.
At a Oct. 16 City Council meeting, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler urged the Board of Commissioners to reconsider its action, claiming that the City needed a resolution before requesting funding for the project.
Phil Chang, one of the County Commissioners who opposed the resolution due to fears around land use problems, sent a new draft of the joint resolution to Kebler on Oct. 19 for consideration. A continued discussion of the TSSA resolution is on the agenda for a Oct. 23 Board of Commissioners meeting. If passed, the resolution will likely allow the City and County to continue working together to obtain funds for the encampment.
—Julianna LaFollette
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Student Arrested for Bringing Loaded Handgun into Pilot Butte Middle School
On Oct. 21, a Bend Police School Resource Officer confiscated a loaded handgun from a seventh-grade student at Pilot Butte Middle School. According to a press release sent out at 3pm, the school officer responded to a radio call from a staff member, who said the student self-reported that they had a gun.
After hearing about the gun, the staff member took the student outside and called for assistance. The officer took the child into custody around 10:20am. How the student accessed the firearm is currently under investigation. Bend Police believe the student was acting alone. The student was interviewed and transported to the Deschutes County Juvenile Detention Facility. The incident remains under investigation.
—Julianna LaFollette
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$242,077
– The total amount raised by the candidates running for the Bend City Council, as of the most recent reporting. From the News story, “Bend City Council Campaign Finance Stats.”
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“That’s always our biggest battle, is fighting mis- and disinformation and trying to stay ahead of things and get the messaging out… We take election security very serious, and we ensure that every ballot cast is tabulated appropriately.”
– Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison, from the News story, “DMV Errors Prompt Questions of Election Integrity.”
This article appears in Source Weekly October 24, 2024.
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