Bend City Council issued the following proclamation during tonight’s meeting, recognizing Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The proclamation was initiated by the Bend Heroes Foundation. Proclamation DECEMBER 7TH, 2014 as PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY WHEREAS, December 7th, 2014 marks the seventy-third anniversary of the premeditated attack on Pearl Harbor propelling our nation into WWII, […]
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The Rocky Road to City Council
Casey Roats knocks down major election hurdle, but a lawsuit still looms
Casey Roats’ path to City Council reached another milestone Monday evening. After about three hours of often-tense deliberations on the letter and spirit of the City Charter’s residency requirements, councilors voted 5-2 to find Roats qualified to serve. TThe majority aligned in support of the notion that “intent” carries more weight than the common understanding […]
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Judge and Jury
City Council prepares to weigh Casey Roats’ qualifications
On December 1, City Council will hold a special session to deliberate and decide on the question whether councilor-elect Casey Roats is qualified to serve on Council. The meeting, scheduled for 3 pm at City Hall, will include testimony only from Roats. Neither the public, nor attorneys, will be permitted to comment. The meeting comes […]
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Perennial Council Candidate Ron Boozell Joins Lawsuit Against Casey Roats and City of Bend
A lawsuit spearheaded by local attorney Charlie Ringo, seeking to prevent the certification of councilor-elect Casey Roats, has gained a new plaintiff—one of Roats’ three opponents in the race for position 6, Ron “Rondo” Boozell. Ringo says the move was made in response to court concerns that the original plaintiff, Foster Fell, did not have […]
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Hot Seat
Lawsuit challenges Councilor-Elect Casey Roats’ qualifications
Last week, as promised, attorney Charlie Ringo filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bend resident and activist Foster Fell seeking to prevent Councilor-Elect Casey Roats from taking office. In last Tuesday’s election, Roats won the largest share of the popular vote for City Council, Position 6. The Nov. 5 lawsuit, which also names City Recorder […]
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Resident Files Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent Election of Casey Roats to Bend City Council
Bend resident Foster Fell has filed a lawsuit against City Recorder Robyn Christie, the City of Bend, and councilor-elect Casey Roats asking the Deschutes County Circuit Court to declare that Roats is not entitled to receive a certificate of election. The initial complaint, filed yesterday, alleges that Roats does not meet the qualifications set out […]
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A Question of Semantics
City Council undecided on approach to residency questions
What does it mean to be a resident, and why does it matter? These questions weighed heavily on the campaign for Bend City Council Position 6, with two of the four candidates facing accusations that they were not qualified to run due to inconsistencies in their residency information. What started as a claim that candidate […]
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IN REPLY TO “MOVIN’ ON UP” (10/1) “Millenials don’t tend to drive single occupancy vehicles,” OSU attorney Janik argued. “They tend to use other modes.” I wonder if Mr Janik has ever stood at the roundabout at College Way and Newport Avenue when classes get out to see how many cars have more than one […]
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Movin’ on Up
City Council approves OSU site, Truth in Site plans to appeal
OSU-Cascades inched one step closer to actualizing its planned expansion into a 10-acre site in southwest Bend on Monday, when City Council moved to affirm the two previous approvals of the school’s site plan during an appeal hearing brought by the Truth in Site opposition group. The decision, which Council is expected to formally vote […]
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Town v. Gown, Round II
City Council opts to hear OSU appeal
The City Council voted unanimously and without discussion at last week’s meeting to hear an appeal filed by the Truth in Site Coalition opposing the OSU-Cascades site plan application approved by a hearings officer in early September. While city staff typically discourage council from hearing land use appeals—preferring to send them on to the Land […]