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The Source Weekly Update Oct 8

In this week's Update, the debate on Mirror Pond is gaining heat and real estate prices are skyrocketing

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In this week's update, we are covering the controversy of the Mirror Pond dredging. Is it worth it to dredge a pond that is historically known to refill with sediments? Also, real estate prices in bend are skyrocketing and it begs the question: are increased prices a sign of a stabilized local economy or just bad news for residents.