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Bend Ranks 4th on Fastest-Growing Cities List

Poverty rate isn’t going down as fast as other cities—but that’s only part of the story
Jaclyn Brandt

Finance website WalletHub released a report last week, naming Bend as the fourth fastest-growing city in the United States—but with growth also comes growing pains. Out of the 515 cities studied, Bend had high numbers in many areas, including job growth (1st), median household income growth (21st), increase in number of businesses (17th), increase in […]

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Campbell Announces Re-Election Bid

Incumbent faces only one challenger for Position 6
Chris Miller

On Aug. 9, Bend City Councilor Barb Campbell announced her re-election campaign for Position 6. According to the City’s website, she faces only one challenger, Ron Boozell. Campbell started her run on the council in November 2014. Campbell’s said she’s worked to make Bend more livable, create affordable housing options, protect current homeowners, improve transportation […]

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Alignment Project Open House

The City of Bend will have group presentations and answer questions regarding the proposed map realignments
Chris Miller

On July 12, the City of Bend will host a Map Alignment Project open house at the Bend Park and Recreation District Community Room from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. During the open house, City staff will answer questions related to the City’s proposal to align the zoning map and the Comprehensive Plan map to provide […]

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A New Alliance

A Neighborhood Leadership Alliance is forming to help the Bend City Council prioritize requests from neighborhood associations
Chris Miller

Before the last recession, the City of Bend staffed an Office of Neighborhood Associations to support the 13 neighborhood associations around Bend. The economic downturn saw budget and staff cuts, and the City eliminated the staff person that supported the neighborhood associations. However, since this past fall, the City Council has been working with the […]

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Comcast Tax Settlement

The cable company will pay an estimated $155 million. Gov. Brown urges local governments to use the money for PERS
Chris Miller

After the recent Comcast property tax settlement, Gov. Kate Brown has called on local governments to use their portion of the money to pay down their obligations to the Public Employees Retirement System. The payments—an estimated $155 million—are the result of a settlement the Governor’s office facilitated between the cable company and the state, ending […]

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Water Reduction Encouraged During Eclipse Week

City of Bend encourages water conservation techniques to balance out water usage spike.
Shilo Grayson

As visitors begin pouring in to Bend to experience the eclipse, the City of Bend is preparing for the increase in water usage that is sure to occur by encouraging residents to watch their water usage. These reduction measures don’t have to be big; most water usage during summer comes from landscape irrigation. By simply […]

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Landmark Disability Rights Settlement

ODOT to make street crossings safer across state highway system
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

It all stemmed from the power of protest. Jordan Ohlde, a Bend man confined to a wheelchair, is one of eight plaintiffs who, along with the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living (AOCIL) brought a landmark case against the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to make state street crossings safer. For Ohlde, who suffers […]

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Not in Our Town

Bend City Council makes an anti-hate proclamation
Brian Jennings

The Bend City Council ended 2016 taking a stand against bullying, harassment and hate crimes. With its strongly-worded proclamation, the hope is to foster tolerance and acceptance into 2017 and beyond. “Be it resolved that the City of Bend stands up against bigotry and hate-based violence of all kinds and declares that no one shall […]

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