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Redmond Affordable Housing Project Raised From the Ashes

Gov. Brown signed HB2336, basically awarding Redmond a pilot program to build 485 homes—half of which will be affordable housing
Chris Miller

In November of last year, Bend beat out Redmond for the state’s pilot program under House Bill 4079 that allows cities to use non-traditional urban growth boundary expansion to increase the supply of affordable housing. On April 16, Gov. Kate Brown in effect reversed Redmond’s defeat by signing House Bill 2336—crafted to reverse an unforeseen […]

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Redmond Transit Hub Opening Soon

Chris Miller

Bus passengers in Redmond will soon begin using a new transit hub. The facility, located at 777 SW Kalama Ave., is scheduled to open in mid-July, according to Derek Hofbaeur, outreach and engagement administrator for the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and Cascades East Transit. “This project creates a permanent location to better serve transit riders […]

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Chucks in Public Places

Supporting the arts in Redmond
Annette Benedetti

The farmers hate them, the ranchers want them gone, but the kids just can’t get enough of the furry little guys. Regardless of how the residents of Redmond feel about rock chucks, no one can argue that their prevalence makes them the perfect mascot for the Redmond community, which is why they were chosen as […]

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Side Notes 1/13-1/20

Corinne Boyer

Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, (R—Second District of Oregon) voted in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 last week. The bill would cut STI testing, contraceptive funding, reproductive health checkups, and breast and cervical cancer screenings, according to a release issue by Planned Parenthood. More than 72,000 people utilize Planned Parenthood […]

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Side Notes 12/23-12/30

Corinne Boyer

On Dec. 18, the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs certified the voting results of the Cannabis Economic Development program, which overwhelmingly passed with 1,252 votes for the referendum and 198 against. The Confederated Tribes are now permitted to produce and sell hemp, recreational and medical marijuana for retail sale outside of […]

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Side Notes 12/2-12/9

Corinne Boyer

After being asked by the Downtown Bend Business Association to maintain broken drinking fountains, the City of Bend “discovered that the fountains were not an asset that the City wanted to repair or maintain,” according to a statement. On Nov. 30, the City began removing the drinking fountains from downtown. The fountains’ water line connections […]

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