On January 16th, City Council held a special “listening” session where the preliminary results of the recent city survey was present. Here is a link to the presentation to the Council. The online survey and the phone survey can be downloaded from “city notices / news releases”:
In the same “listening” session, the Bend Chamber of Commerce presented their own survey. The full report is not completed, but here is a link to the presentation to the Council:
Joshua Romero, the city’s point person for the neighborhood association communication, sends a monthly newsletter to each neighborhood association. Below is the most recent newsletters.
The City of Bend sends us news releases on issues the City feels the public may want to be aware of.
New City Council Takes Office (Posted 1/6/21)
City of Bend Accepting Applications for Transportation Bond Oversight Committee (Posted 12/18/20
Mask Enforcement Update (Posted 11/16/20)
Open House for Newport Corridor (Posted 10/13/20)
City Council and TIF Plan (Posted 8/5/20)
City of Bend Selects New Police Chief (Posted 7/2/20)
Council Reporting Tool (Posted 10/25/19)
Affordable Housing Progress (Posted 10/17/19)
Empire Canal Trail Closure (Posted 10/17/19)
Portland Ave Study Open House Oct 15th (posted 10/6/19)
City of Bend Council Meetings for Sept and Oct (posted 9/22/19)
Neighborhood Street Safety Program news release (posted 8/5/2019)
2019 Street restoration projects
Climate Control Action (posted 7/1/2019)
OSU-Cascade Mobility lab free on-demand ride service (posted 7/1/2019)
LED Bulbs Replacement in Street Lights (posted 7/18/2019)
R-O-W Parking change (posted 7/311/2019) Announcement of ordinance change on long-term street parking
City requests applications for Economic Advisory Board (posted 6/27/19)
Spring Water Use (posted 6/4/2019)
Central Core Public Outreach (posted 5/5/19)
Work has begun with staff and a new citizen committee analysis the potential for a redevelopment of the “core” of Bend. Here a link to map and dates of opportunities to find out what this project is about.
2019-2021 City Council Goals (posted 3/16/19)
2018 city online survey
2018 city phone survey
Attached are the results of the recent phone survey and the online survey.
Downtown parking changes (12/27/18)
Eric King, Bend’s city manager, sends to each neighborhood association chair a “manager’s bi-weekly report. This report provides a list of topics to be undertaken by the council in the near future.