The City of Bend is holding a “hybrid” public hearing before the Planning Commission on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 5:30 pm to review proposed amendments to the Bend Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Bend Development Code (BDC) (PLTEXT20220451). The proposed amendments are primarily to provide consistency between the BDC and the recently adopted [...]
To help the City update and improve its website, bendoregon.gov, the City is conducting usability testing and asking for the community’s help. Community input can influence updates to the website to make information more easily accessible. Click here to participate, or visit bendoregon.gov/web-improvements for more information. The activity takes 10-15 minutes to complete. The activity will [...]
The Bend City Council plans to declare a vacancy on the Council on Jan. 4, 2023, when Melanie Kebler becomes Mayor. Because Kebler was elected as Mayor in the middle of her four-year Council term, her move to the Mayor’s seat vacates the remaining two years of her seat on the Council (Position 1). The Council [...]
Community Survey - Results will be shared with City Council The City of Bend seeks community feedback to guide priorities and direction for the next two years. People in Bend may receive a call or a text in early December asking participants to answer questions about the City and City services. Phone calls and texts requesting [...]
The City of Bend is hosting an in-person open house to share information about the Ferguson Sewer Improvement Project. This project will decommission two sewer pump stations and install gravity sewer on Ferguson Road. The project will reduce energy consumption, reduce operational and maintenance costs, decrease odors, and improve public health and environmental safety by reducing [...]
JL Ward Co has filed an application for the final phases of its Murphy Road Master Plan site. The plan had approved 795 dwelling units, 154 of which are presently being built north of Murphy and immediately west of Jewell Elementary School. This application, PLLD202200827, concerns the 124 acres south of Murphy and immediately east of [...]
Colvin Oil, LLC has filed an application to develop a commercial center on 2.7 acres at the Murphy/Brosterhousroundabout. The applications can be found at the Bend Online Permit Center, application numbers PLSPR20220270, PLCUP20220284, PLCUP20220285 and PLMISC20220729. The lot is zoned Convenience Commercial (CC). The Bend Development Code requires a CC development to be adjacent and [...]
Santa and the Bend Fire & Rescue's Santa Express are back spreading holiday cheer! This year, they will be driving through several neighborhoods collecting food, clothing and toys to support the Salvation Army. Find Santa's route here: bendoregon.gov/santaexpress. Anything and everything helps, even if it’s one can of food or a small toy. A donation will go a long [...]