The City of Bend said it wants to gather feedback about the City and City services, and is asking Bend residents to take 10 minutes to participate in an online community survey. Community participation will help the City set priorities, the City said. Survey results will be presented to the Bend City Council in January, […]
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When It Snows Big, Here’s Where to Avoid Parking
Some of Bend’s busiest—or tightest—streets have parking restrictions during big storms
The big snow storms some called “Snowmaggedon” two years ago brought to light a problem with parked cars. Some streets were just so narrow that with heavy snow, the streets became difficult to navigate for two-way traffic. Because of that, the City of Bend began looking at the streets that were causing the most headaches […]
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Is Bend Ready to be a Smart City?
With new initiatives in the works, the City of Bend and local businesses are looking at ways to improve systems through technology
This month, Portland State University announced a $3 million investment into smart cities on the campus and around the city. And while “smart city” is a buzz term at the moment, how close is Bend to becoming “smart?” According to Jason Nelson, executive director for partner engagement with the Smart Cities Council, smart technology consists […]
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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
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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Perspective from the Chair of the Septic to Sewer Advisory Committee
Hello! I am Bethann Bicknase, Chair of the 11-member Septic to Sewer Advisory Committee. I volunteered to serve on this committee because my home backs to 27th and, when the Southeast Interceptor was constructed, the Bend City Council was looking for citizens with finance in their background to serve on a citizen committee to make […]
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Campbell Announces Re-Election Bid
Incumbent faces only one challenger for Position 6
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
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
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
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.
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 […]
