Long showers, green lawns, freshly laundered clothes—these are the luxuries that come with affordable water and sewer rates. But what if those rates weren’t so affordable, or if you could save money by using less? In a work session tonight, members of the Budget Committee and City Council discussed possible water and sewer rate increases […]
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The Endorsement Guide
We don’t seem to know the word “no”
There are no exciting bare-knuckle battles between candidates, or highly contested moral questions about ganja, gays or guns, but there are four important funding measures on this week’s ballot that will determine the flow of tens of thousands of dollars—and, if the measures pass, help communities in Central Oregon grow. Measure 16-69: Rural fire protection […]
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A Good, but Incomplete Idea
The Transient Room Tax increase leaves questions unanswered
Let’s be clear: We approve an increase in the Transient Room Tax for the City of Bend, as proposed by Measure 9-94 (not to be confused with Measure 9-96 for a similar room tax increase in Deschutes County). In fact, we think that the TRT for the City of Bend should be more ambitious. The […]
