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Seeking Bend Planning Commission Applicants

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / December 17, 2018 / Comments Off on Seeking Bend Planning Commission Applicants

The City is seeking applications for one or more seats on the Bend Planning Commission. Planning Commission members are appointed by the City Council for four-year terms to review and make recommendations regarding land use matters subject to the processes of State law and City code. Consideration shall be given to include representatives of the various…

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City of Bend Transportation Update

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / December 17, 2018 / Comments Off on City of Bend Transportation Update

​This fall, the Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) met several times.  CTAC approved a draft Initial Funding Assessment that recommends a possible funding approach for transportation projects and programs.  CTAC also approved a draft list of projects and programs that would form the foundation of the Citywide framework.  In addition, the Committee formulated a recommendation to the Steering Committee…

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Affordable Housing Public Meeting

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / December 6, 2018 / Comments Off on Affordable Housing Public Meeting

Bend residents are invited to attend a public meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street, to provide input on what affordable housing solutions could ease “rent burden” in Bend. More than 25 percent of Bend residents have a very difficult time paying for their housing…

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Winter Street Operations; Emergency Snow Zone Parking Restrictions Press Release

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / November 27, 2018 / Comments Off on Winter Street Operations; Emergency Snow Zone Parking Restrictions Press Release

​Two winters ago, with record-breaking snow fall, the City identified locations where on-street parking contributed to increasingly narrow roads that became challenging for two-way traffic flow. During declared snow emergencies, the City will ask that those targeted streets be cleared of parked cars, to help crews plow from curb to curb and prevent unmanageable berms…

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City of Bend selected for affordable housing pilot program

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association / November 16, 2018 / Comments Off on City of Bend selected for affordable housing pilot program

On Friday, Nov. 16, the state’s Land Conservation and Development Commission selected the City of Bend’s Affordable Housing Pilot Project proposal, as allowed under House Bill 4079. The pilot project allows the City to use a non-traditional Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion process to increase the supply of affordable housing in Bend. A UGB expansion…

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