Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association

Sunny Breeze Subdivision Appeal Status

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / May 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Sunny Breeze Subdivision Appeal Status

On April 1 the City of Bend approved the application for the 42-lot single home subdivision located at 61521 Sunny Breeze Way. However, on April 8 the developer appealed the decision to a Hearings Officer because of conditions for approval required by the City. The public hearing for the appeal took place on Wednesday May…

Annual Fire Free Yard Debris Disposal Event

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / May 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Annual Fire Free Yard Debris Disposal Event

Deschutes County is once again conducting a FireFree event this spring. The usual fee at Knott Landfill will be waived so that you may dispose of yard waste for free. This includes grass clippings, brush, plant prunings, pine needles, pine cones, weeds, trimmings, and branches, stumps or trees no larger than 12” diameter. This event…

Aune Safety & Connectivity Project Informational Open House

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 17, 2026 / Comments Off on Aune Safety & Connectivity Project Informational Open House

Community members are invited to participate in the second open house for the Aune Safety and Connectivity Project. This informational open house will be held online only and will be open until May 4. The open house includes a summary of what was heard from the community during last year’s outreach and presents proposed designs…

Hearing on Sunny Breeze Subdivision

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 10, 2026 / Comments Off on Hearing on Sunny Breeze Subdivision

On April 1, 2026, the City of Bend approved the application for the 42-lot single home subdivision located at 61521 Sunny Breeze Way. However, on April 8 the developer appealed the decision to a Hearing Officer because of conditions for approval required by the City. A public hearing for the appeal will take place at…

Healthy Trees, Healthy Bend!

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 10, 2026 / Comments Off on Healthy Trees, Healthy Bend!

Bend’s new Urban Forestry program is embarking on an ambitious project to create the most comprehensive inventory of the City’s trees… and you can be part of it. What is the Bend Tree Project? A volunteer-based community effort to count trees along city streets, in the right-of-way or on other city property, led by Bend…