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Bridge Ban Dies

HB 4029 never made it out of the Ways and Means Committee during the short session
Chris Miller

The possibility of a pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes south of town could still be alive, after HB 4029 died when the 2018 short Legislative session in Salem ended March 3. The bill, which would have barred any person, public body or local service district from building a bridge on the Deschutes River within certain […]

Posted inOpinion

Finally, someone calls the bridge ban effort what it is

According to media reports, it’s Gene Whisnant’s retirement gift
The Source Staff

It might have been an offhand comment not meant for wide public consumption, but when you make a comment at a public hearing, expect people to listen. According to media reports, state Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, let fly that the current bill aiming to ban a pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes River south of Bend […]

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