Deschutes County Farm Bureau
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A short window of notice on amending marijuana rules in Deschutes County

The County issued an official notice of public hearing to The Bulletin a week before that, but gave the rest of the media two days’ notice about Wednesday’s public meeting.
The Source Staff

On Wednesday morning, as this issue begins to hit stands around Central Oregon, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to hold a public meeting allowing people to weigh in on amendments to the County’s marijuana regulations, which the board voted on back in October. The County issued an official notice of public hearing […]

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Central Oregon’s Bumper Crop May be Hemp

Jeremy Dickman

When your grandparents or neighbors in Central Oregon get riled up about a skunk smell in the air, it almost certainly isn’t the wacky tobacky variety. It may simply be hemp—also a member of the cannabis family, but a crop that doesn’t contain the mind-altering THC of marijuana. That’s because Deschutes is a boom county […]

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Hobby Farms Under Scrutiny

Some Deschutes County residents are crying foul on hobby farmers receiving tax breaks reserved for commercial farmers
Avatar photo Peter Madsen

The rolling hills of Deschutes County are peppered with tidy ranch-style homes. Many of them feature small barns and fenced, postage-stamp yards that hold an assortment of alpacas, chickens or pigs. These hobby farms, which afford a rural lifestyle but not a primary source of income, often explain the appeal of living outside of city […]

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Fair and Impartial?

Applicants test the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Jeremy Dickman

In a March 6 business meeting, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners once again heard an appeal of a marijuana farm land-use application. This is the first public hearing regarding an appeal of a marijuana land-use application since it was announced that the Deschutes County Farm Bureau and local industry representatives are appealing the county’s […]

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If time is money, Deschutes County Commissioners may care less about yours than they say they do

The Source Staff

Most people have heard the phrase, “time is money.” If that is true, it might follow that people who profess to be “fiscally responsible” would take the time—and the time of others—into consideration when attempting to be fiscally responsible. In the case of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, it appears that the phrase only […]

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