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More Bread Crumbs for a Solution on Mirror Pond

The general public continues to be asked to hold out hope that there is a resolution at the end of this red-tape tunnel

This week, a new committee, the Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee, was scheduled to have its first meeting. The purpose of the committee is to “advise and make a recommendation on a fish passage solution” for the portion of the Deschutes River that flows through downtown Bend. Those who have been around a while […]

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Letters to the Editor: Aug 14-21

Readers React to Eclipse Hype, Knute Buehler’s Gov Run and Mirror Pond

Eclipse Hype “T he eclipse hype. I don’t get it. It will be darker for a few minutes. I saw the last one as a kid and it did not change my life.” This was written by a facebook “friend” recently. I pondered that thought on the way to the eclipse, getting out of bed […]

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Mirror Pond: To Dredge or Not to Dredge?

That’s the $6.6 Million Dollar Question

A private business acquired the land beneath Mirror Pond in 2015, but there are at least 10 different stakeholders, including YOU, the public, who own the waters. Now the pond’s owners want to dredge, and they’re asking taxpayers for $3.5 million to pay for it. They’ll kick in $200,000. THE SCENE IS SET I t’s […]

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