For the past several years Neighborhood Associations (NA) in Bend have met occasionally to share information, ideas and issues. The NA Roundtable was an informal means of communications for the 13 NAs funded by the City of Bend.
NA representatives will meet Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Elks Lodge to determine the future of the forum.
With the creation of the City sponsored Neighborhood Leadership Alliance (NLA) the Neighborhood Associations must rethink the function of the Roundtable and how it might facilitate cooperation among the 13 NAs. Representation on the Roundtable will be by some member of the NA board of directors, but most likely not the same person as the NLA representative.
The function of the Roundtable in the past has been to share information and ideas about serving the community. If the representatives feel there is a continuing need for this means of communicating, the group will rebrand the Roundtable and set new goals.
Anyone interested in the Dec. 1 meeting may contact Joette Storm at boydacres@gmail.com