COID
After more than two years of consideration, on January 22 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s (COID) request to amend the FERC license for the Deschutes South Canyon hydroelectric project. This amendment called for changes to the public recreational access easements on segments of the COID property governed by the permit and which…
The future of one of the major trails on the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property in the Deschutes South Canyon is being decided now. Known by many as the Canopy Trail, it includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects to the Deschutes River Trail. This is the next step…
We need your help to urge Bend Park and Recreation District (BPRD) and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to preserve the Canopy Trail in the Deschutes South Canyon (aka COID property). The Canopy Trail includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects it to the trail leading to the Deschutes River…
As recently reported, COID had submitted a series of five Type II Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications to the City in order to reconfigure the parcels in the Deschutes South Canyon that it proposes selling to a developer. The City received a record breaking number of public comments – 338 in total – opposing approval on the…
The three Neighborhood Associations that border the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property have released an update on the potential sale of that land. This update addresses several Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications submitted to the City of Bend Planning Department. Read about that and more here.