Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association

Chamberlain Street NSSP Project Reconsidered

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / July 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Chamberlain Street NSSP Project Reconsidered

The City’s project to make over Chamberlain Street and enhance the pedestrian and bicycle crossing of Reed Market is now on indefinite hold. The City Council heard the desire to return to SCNA’s original request of putting in a safe pedestrian and bicycle crossing of Reed Market at Silver Lake Boulevard. Thanks to Councilors Mike…

Neighborhood Forum Examines Bend’s Wildfire Risk

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Neighborhood Forum Examines Bend’s Wildfire Risk

You are invited to the Wildfire Forum organized by Old Farm Neighborhood District on Thursday, April 24 at 5:30 pm at the Larkspur Community Center (located at Reed Market Road and 15th Street). Doors open at 4:30 pm. As Bend grows ever closer to the wildfire-susceptible Deschutes National Forest, what is being done to protect our community?  This event…

Public Hearing on Bend Code Changes to Allow New Housing Options

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Public Hearing on Bend Code Changes to Allow New Housing Options

The City of Bend is proposing a package of amendments to the Bend Development Code to allow the following new options to facilitate housing: A second kitchen in a dwelling unit. [See BDC 2.1.1100(F), Secondary Kitchen for more details.] A second accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a lot or parcel. [See BDC 3.6.200(B), Accessory Dwelling…

Annual Fire Free Yard Debris Disposal Event

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / April 13, 2025 / 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…

Public Comment on 42-Lot Shared Court Subdivision

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / February 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Public Comment on 42-Lot Shared Court Subdivision

Last fall there was a public meeting for a proposed 42-lot “shared court” subdivision prior to the developer submitting a formal application to the City. That application has now been submitted, and the City is inviting public comment. The proposed development is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of SW Shevlin Hixon Drive…