Redmond City Council
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Vote Colvin, Osborne, Tate for Redmond City Council ▶ with video

Voters will select three candidates among five running
by The Source Editorial Board

Redmond’s city council elections operate slightly differently than other elected positions in the area, using a “multi-seat contest” format in which a pool of candidates run to fill a certain number of seats. This year, three seats are up for election, with two current City Council candidates not running again. Five people are in the […]

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Fireworks Permanently Banned in Redmond

Ban is effective immediately; residents can dispose of fireworks at their nearest fire station
by Dallas Finn Calvert

Fireworks are officially banned in Redmond, as the City Council approved a permanent prohibition on fireworks at its Tuesday, Aug. 25 meeting, voting 6-1 in favor of ordinance 2026-11.   The Council conducted the first reading of the ordinance, which prohibits the sale, use or possession of fireworks in the city, on Aug. 11. However, because the Council vote wasn’t unanimous […]

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Redmond Is One Step Closer to a Full Fireworks Ban

City Council will hold final vote on ban at its Aug. 25 meeting
by Dallas Finn Calvert

The Redmond City Council moved one step closer to a permanent ban on fireworks Aug. 11, with a 6-1 vote in favor of proposed ordinance 2026-11, prohibiting the sale, use and possession of fireworks in the city.  The Council will have a second reading, and likely a positive vote to the ordinance, at its meeting on Aug. 25. Councilor Jay Patrick cast the only dissenting vote for the ban, […]

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Deschutes County Asks Redmond to Pause Homeless Camp Sweep 

As homelessness on undeveloped land stifles industrial growth, County officials fear evicting dozens of campers will only result in more problems
Avatar photo by Clayton Franke

Deschutes County asked the City of Redmond to pause the eviction of dozens of homeless campers from undeveloped land in a City-owned industrial park, saying the move would add chaos to an effort to remedy homelessness in the area and make way for development.   The Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners approved a letter detailing the request at a meeting March 18. That came one week after the Redmond City Council agreed to start notifying people living in tents and trailers on […]

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Plans for Managed Camp in Redmond Move Forward

City of Redmond, County Commission vote in favor of increased construction costs
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Plans for a managed camp for the unhoused in Redmond moved forward this week, when the Redmond City Council, as well as the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners, voted to allocate additional dollars to the effort. A plan to offer a sanctioned camping area for the town’s unhoused population has been in the works […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

Bend Post Office Sorting Center In January 2015 the Republican Congress closed the U.S. Post Office sorting center in Bend. As a result all letters mailed in central Oregon now go to Portland or Eugene to be sorted and sent, including those destined across the street. Not only did postal workers lose their jobs but […]

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