The annual event is part of a national effort to identify the number of people experiencing homelessness The Homeless Leadership Coalition (HLC), Central Oregon’s Continuum of Care (CoC), will be kicking off the annual Point in Time Count in Central Oregon on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. The count is part of a state and national effort to identify the [...]
A statement from the City Attorney’s Office regarding the Deschutes County Circuit Court Emergency Hearing on July 14, 2023: “Today Presiding Judge Ashby held a hearing he characterized as a motion for a temporary restraining order, based on documents filed on Wednesday by individuals residing on Hunnell Road and others. The filing asked that the Court [...]
A statement from Mayor Melanie Kebler in response to the claims made at the Deschutes County Circuit Court Emergency Hearing on July 14, 2023: “While I respect the legal process and the right of constituents to advocate for themselves, I want to make sure the record is correct. Statements made in court today accusing me of [...]
In a 6-0 unanimous vote, the Bend City Council approved code changes that increase the buffer between Short Term Rentals and provide flexibility for property owners. Changes include increasing the buffer zone between permitted Short Term Rentals from 250 feet up to 500 feet in residential zones, as well as in portions of the Mixed Riverfront [...]
The City of Bend will bring together a variety of stakeholders in roundtable meetings next week to receive feedback regarding the camping code currently in development. The City is developing municipal code provisions to regulate camping on City rights-of-way and City-owned property, like public streets, sidewalks and landscape strips in Bend. A roundtable is a new [...]
Recently, the Bend City Council approved the 2022 Affordable Housing Fund recommendations from the Council-appointed Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for three projects, totaling $1.1 million, to support the creation of 47 to 50 affordable housing units. The projects selected to receive funding this year are: - Bend Redmond Habitat for Humanity; for down payment assistance (or [...]
At today’s Bend City Council meeting, Councilors approved a contract with NeighborImpact to operate a temporary shelter that will add up to 40 additional shelter beds in Bend through May of this year. The temporary shelter, located at 2346 NE Division Street, will open later this month and provide guests access to case management and a [...]
City of Bend takes next step to develop outdoor shelters for unhoused community members At their meeting tonight (Nov 3rd, 2021), City Councilors supported a scope of work to design and operate outdoor shelters (also referred to as “managed camps”) that are intended to provide safe places for people to reside and services to assist residents [...]
This article is to share information regarding code amendments the city is proposing to enable more shelter types for those without homes. It's happening fast. This first link is to the City's website for The Sounding Board to House our Neighbors, which is a group assembled to advise the city on this issue. There is a [...]
At last night's OFDNA monthly Board meeting, we had a great discussion on the houseless problem in Bend. Melanie Kebler from the Bend City Council shared information and slides about the problem and some of the shelters and locations being considered by the city as we approach winter. The links below offer some great information to [...]
