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Pettigrew and Bayou Sewer Project Update

UPCOMING PETTIGREW ROAD CLOSURE This email is to inform you that starting on May 15th 2023 Pettigrew Road from SE Reed Market Road to SE Azalia Avenue will be closed with tentative plans for reopening in mid-September 2023. Attached to this notice is a map showing the Pettigrew Road closure and the detour map to SE [...]

By |2023-05-08T08:37:42-07:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: Construction, News, Transportation|Comments Off on Pettigrew and Bayou Sewer Project Update

Confused About the Fire Levy Vote? Here Are Some Information Resources

You probably have received your ballot for several proposals to vote on this May.  One of those is for the renewal and increase of the Fire Levy tax that is part of your annual property tax.  The ballot has arguments for and against.  One thing to remember:  If the proposed Fire Levy doesn’t pass during this [...]

By |2023-05-01T17:21:26-07:00May 1st, 2023|Categories: Local Taxes, News|Comments Off on Confused About the Fire Levy Vote? Here Are Some Information Resources

Earth Day Planting at Sky View Middle School

Saturday April 22, 2023 10AM - 12 PM Register with this sign up link   Join the  Sky View Teachers, Staff, Students, Parents and community members to plant and mulch Bend's newest pollinator garden. Thanks to a generous donation from the Endangered Species Coalition, Pollinator Pathway Bend is helping install a new native pollinator garden at Sky View Middle [...]

By |2023-04-11T11:53:37-07:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: Community Events, Meetings, News|Comments Off on Earth Day Planting at Sky View Middle School

Upcoming Candidate Forums

Please put the upcoming Candidate Forums on your calendar, and please click below for the flyer and share widely! Deschutes County CANDIDATE FORUMS April 13:  Sisters School Board, Positions 3 & 4 April 25:  Deschutes Public Library District, Zones 1 & 4 April 26:  Bend-La Pine School Board, Zones 3 & 5 April 27:  Bend-La Pine School [...]

By |2023-04-11T11:51:01-07:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: Meetings, News|Comments Off on Upcoming Candidate Forums

Public Engagement Options for Tree Preservation Code Project

The City Council’s Stewardship Subcommittee will be discussing public engagement options for the tree preservation code update project on April 14th at 10 a.m.  Here is a link to the agenda https://bend.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=16&event_id=911 and attendance information:    Friday, April 14, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Council Chambers Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall, Bend, Oregon Zoom [...]

By |2023-04-11T11:45:18-07:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, Meetings, News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Public Engagement Options for Tree Preservation Code Project

Bend Community Development Newsletter – April 2023

Message from the Director Welcome to the first edition of the Bend Community Development Newsletter, a new newsletter with a sole focus on sharing what we are doing here in the Community Economic and Development Department. We hope this will become your news source for new programs, code updates and other information all related to community and economic [...]

By |2023-04-07T19:39:13-07:00April 7th, 2023|Categories: News|Comments Off on Bend Community Development Newsletter – April 2023
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