On Monday, September 25th, the Old Farm District Neighborhood Association hosted a public forum on the proposed Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) at the Bend Senior Center/Larkspur Community Center. It was well attended with many questions and comments. Mayor Kebler, Councilor Riley and key city staff made a presentation on the background for the new fee, the [...]
The Bend City Council will hold a roundtable on the topic of a transportation fee from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, August 9 at the Pilot Butte Fire Station on 15th Street. Meeting room space is very limited so interested community members are encouraged to livestream the Transportation Fee Roundtable on YouTube. Roundtables are a [...]
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 [...]
The City of Bend is sponsoring a Home Energy Score Assessor Boot Camp, led by Earth Advantage, to provide training to individuals to become qualified Home Energy Score Assessors. Boot Camp participants will complete the U.S. Department of Energy’s online Home Energy Score Simulation training and testing program, and then score their first home with an [...]
The following article, sent by Old Farm District resident and Bend fireman Nick Gylling, provides information for an upcoming vote to increase the existing Fire Levy component of property taxes. This information is provided as a community service and does not represent an opinion by the OFDNA Board of Directors. There is an important vote coming [...]
Bend City Council passed a resolution to support a five-year local option levy for fire and emergency medical services in the May 16, 2023 election. Bend Fire & Rescue, which serves the City of Bend and Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2, will ask the voters for an increase and renewal of a levy that [...]