The City of Bend will host a public meeting to share important information about the upcoming Neff and Purcell Improvements Project construction. The project team will share construction plans and information regarding the intersection closure, detour route and schedule. A full closure of the Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard intersection is required for construction. The intersection [...]
On January 18, the Bend City Council voted 4-2 to no longer require that developers create a minimum number of off-street parking spaces for new developments to help reduce the cost of new housing, reduce vehicle emissions and encourage more walkable communities. With this policy change, Council removed minimum off-street parking requirements from Bend’s development code, [...]
ACTION NEEDED BY FEBRUARY 1st! PLEASE WRITE TO EACH CITY COUNCILOR AND ASK THEM TO ACCEPT THE APPEALS OF BEND CITIZENS FROM THE HEARINGS OFFICER’S DECISION APPROVING A GAS STATION AND DRIVE- THRU COFFEE SHOP AT THE MURPHY/BROSTERHOUS INTERSECTION. A hearings officer has approved the conditional use permits for the gas station and drive-thru at the [...]
A unique housing opportunity is coming before the Bend Planning Commission and Bend City Council again this spring. On Jan. 23, 2023, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the master plan of Parkside Place. Parkside Place is the product of House Bill 4079, a state bill that passed in 2016 that allowed [...]
Bend City Councilors selected Megan Norris to fill the seat on the Bend City Council that was vacated when Melanie Kebler won the November election for Mayor. Norris will fill the seat for the remaining two years of Kebler’s term. Norris is a planning manager at Hayden Homes and a board member of the Deschutes Children’s [...]
The City won a $150,000 Mobility Grant from Pacific Power to fund a rebate program to help low-income households in Bend purchase electric bicycles. The electric bike (e-bike) instant rebate program will provide a rebate of $2,000 each to 75 qualified transportation-disadvantaged, low-income households in Bend to be used toward the purchase of an e-bike. To [...]
The City project for Ferguson Sewer Improvements will begin after the new year. Ferguson Road will be closed to eastbound traffic between King Solomon Lane and Ferguson Court beginning January 3, 2023, weather permitting. Please follow detour signs. The graphic of the traffic control is shown below. A few things to note: The contractor will temporarily [...]
The meeting notice below is for a proposed 12-lot subdivision at 20525 Reed Market Road, right near the northwest corner of the Stone Creek development.