Popular personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its 2016 Car Insurance & Credit Scores Report, shining a light on a controversial pricing policy among the automotive insurance industry: the direct use of an individual’s credit score in determining policy costs. In Oregon, WalletHub found a 68 percent fluctuation in premiums based on credit. Data also show […]
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Old Mill District’s Tumalo Art Company Owner Receives Arts, Beautification & Culture Award from the City of Bend
Susan Luckey Higdon is awarded the honor based on her involvement with the Bend, Oregon gallery
16 June 2016 – Bend, Oregon – Susan Luckey Higdon, manager and owner of the Tumalo Art Company gallery in the Old Mill District, received an Arts, Beautification & Culture (ABC) Award from the City of Bend in May. The ABC award which honors three individuals, organizations and businesses yearly that have made significant contributions […]
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A More Livable Bend
Bend Livability Project engages community in creating change
Bend’s growth is inevitable. Draft projections from Portland State University predict that the city’s population will surpass 130,000 in 20 years. With this in mind, in what way the city grows is both a subject of deep concern and an opportunity for the community to help shape the future. The inaugural Bend Livability Project is […]
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Rethinking City Council
Though City Council duties, meetings, committees, and hearings require 45 to 55 hours per week to fulfill, Bend City Councilors are considered volunteers, have no administrative support staff and receive no benefits. The archaic notion of an unpaid mayor and city council is not in step with the times within the paradigm of the exponential […]
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An Unseen Problem
Sewer system gets major upgrades
Bend’s sewer system is at capacity, but that’s not its only problem. Add several decades of neglected maintenance and pump stations reaching the end of their lifecycle to the mix and it’s a rather stinky—and expensive—situation. Coming in at $10.6 million, it’s also one of the costliest infrastructure projects currently on the City’s plate. As […]
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All Stood Up
Scheduling mix-up postpones Troy Field hearing
Only a few seats were empty in the Bend City Council chambers on Dec. 3. A month earlier, residents concerned about the future of Troy Field had saved the date for a public hearing to consider whether the City should remove a public facilities designation to make way for the downtown property’s sale to an […]
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Race for the Climate Cure
Bend Energy Challenge aims for conservation and a cash prize
As the race against climate change continues, local efforts are well underway to make positive changes in Bend in support of the Bend Energy Challenge (BEC), an energy-saving competition, prompted by the Georgetown Energy Prize. As one of two Oregon semifinalists (including Corvallis), Bend is hoping its efforts will be enough to garner the top […]
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“Save Troy Field” petition asks City to keep public facilities designation
A petition is making the rounds online and in town asking the City of Bend to maintain Troy Field’s public facilities designation.
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Side Notes 5/27-6/3
Gov. Kate Brown declares drought emergency in Deschutes County
Deschutes County joins a growing list of Oregon counties—now 15 deep—designated by Gov. Kate Brown as drought emergencies following Friday’s announcement. In addition to Deschutes, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Morrow, Umatilla, and Wasco counties have been added. “The majority of our state is parched due to the warm winter and lack of snow,” Gov. Brown said […]
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City of Bend Survey Seeks Input on Quality of Life, Spending Priorities
Remember when we told you about the results of a recent DHM Research survey showing how Bendites feel about living and working in Bend? Well, the City is gearing up for the next iteration of that survey. If your perspective wasn’t represented, head on over and share your thoughts about the general quality of life […]