Today, Nov. 15, the City of Bend’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion plan was approved by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation. The Urban Growth Boundary that Bend has today was first established in 1981 and has been amended since then—but this is the first comprehensive update to the plan. The plan will guide how […]
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Bend City Council Gives Final Approval to Urban Growth Boundary
Bend approves its Urban Growth Boundary plan.
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Side Notes 4/27-5/4
EDCO Releases 2016 Central Oregon Profile Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) released a comprehensive report of the region’s economic data. According to the report, the region has led the state’s population growth for the last two decades, and Deschutes County is one of the fastest growing areas of the country. The top employer in […]
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Side Notes 7/8-7/15
The lengthy process to redefine the City’s boundaries just took another step forward. The Urban Growth Boundary Steering Committee recently approved three options for Bend’s future footprint to be evaluated in more detail. The proposed scenarios came out of research and deliberations by City staff, consultants, and the UGB Technical Advisory Committee. The steering committee […]
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Letters 4/14-4/21
IN REPLY TO “BURSTING AT THE SEAMS” (4/15) Yes, the city did get its UGB plans sent back from the state in 2008. But you neglect to inform that they also didn’t follow any of the state’s laws about the UGB, so naturally the plans were rejected. If Bend didn’t think it was a special […]
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Bursting at the Seams
Bend’s UGB debate highlights tensions over the city’s growth
Just past Worthy Brewing, on Bend’s east side, the contrast between city and county is stark and sudden. To the west, cookie-cutter housing complexes line the streets around big box stores and massive parking lots. To the east, deer carcasses decompose in the ditch on a recent Sunday evening, while rock chucks scurry around expansive fields surrounding modest […]
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Letters 8/13-8/19
IN REPLY TO “BEST HEALTH CLUB GYM: JUNIPER SWIM AND FITNESS CENTER” (8/13) What were you thinking, or were you? In the recent “Best of” publication, you referred to lifeguarding as “a job that is about as challenging as a Jimmy Buffet song.” That statement is demeaning, ignorant, and quite truthfully, stupid. You also called […]
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Got big feelings about the Bend UGB? Share them with this handy dandy survey!
The City of Bend is in the process of revising its Urban Growth Boundary plan and wants feedback from the community. If you can’t make it to public meetings to share your view, there’s a handy online survey just waiting for your big feelings. (Or small feelings—the city says you can spend two minute to […]
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Central Oregon Growing Fast!
According to Portland State University’s newest population estimates, Central Oregon is once again one of the fastest growing regions in the state. Via cityofbend.or.us In the ‘90s, the city of Bend grew from population 32,569 in 1990 to 52,029 in 2000, more than doubling in size during the decade. That average growth rate was more […]