Fireworks Signs available

John Strassman has 10 "No Fireworks" lawn signs for BANA residents.   Contact John at stinkyx7@gmail.com to arrange to pick up one and keep the dangerous fireworks out of Bend.

Circuit Bouldering Gym Coming to Boyd Acres

On July 2^nd  at noon, Rebecca Kerr, consultant will host a new neighborhood meeting at 63051 NE Corporate Place, which will be the site of The Circuit Gym. 

City Gains Permission to Lower Speed Limit on Desert Sage

We did it!   BANA's Board of Directors asked the city engineer for the Empire Roundabout project to consider lowering the speed limit on Desert Sage to 20 mph during the period when the street would be a detour around the construction. For such changes, the City of Bend actually has  to request permission from the State Department of Transportation. 
Sinclair Burr was successful in changing the speed.  He also placed a very large speed bump at the bottom of the hill. 

Public Hearing on Fee Changes

The City is holding a public hearing on proposed fee changes at 7 p.m. on June 19 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend. The proposed fee changes will be effective July 1, 2019. 

City Police and Fire to Combat Fireworks

Illegal Fireworks Task Force

The City is planning to pair Police officers and Fire inspectors for an Illegal Fireworks Task Force to respond exclusively to illegal fireworks calls in late June and early July. The task force will patrol areas where data have shown a higher use of illegal fireworks.

“If you’ve had a lot of fireworks in your neighborhood in the past, you can expect to see some patrols this year,” said Fire Department Battalion Chief Dave Howe.
The task force, being scheduled for the nights of June 27 and 28 and July 3, 5 and 6, will focus on problematic areas identified by data, but will also respond to calls as able.

BANA Members Elect New Board of Directors

Congratulations to the six persons elected to serve on BANA's board at the June 12 annual meeting.  Jeff Silverman will be the new Chair, Cindy King, continues as Vice Chair.  Jim Beauchemin continues as Land use Chair and Matt Bryant as Neighborhood Leadership Alliance.  Joining the four continuing members are Lara Hodge and Thomas Fisher. 
Members also approved adding descriptions of the officer roles and separating the Secretary and Treasurer duties for better management. 

City to Hire New Neighborhood Liaison

Community Relations Manager - Neighborhood & Civic Engagement

• Bend, OR
• Full Time - $69,735.53 - $90,556.96 Annually
• Category: Communications
• Department: Administrative Services - City Hall

Bylaws Changes Proposed

In order to clarify the duties of the officers, the Board is proposing to update the bylaws. BANA has a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer and a Land Use Committee chair.  The amendments separate the Secretary and Treasurer roles and add the representative for the Neighborhood Leadership Alliance.  See proposed language below.

Three residents apply for Board positions

One important task at the June 12 BANA annual meeting is the election of a Board of Directors.  Offering to continue are:

Jeff Silverman, Chair
Cindy King, Vice Chair
Jim Beauchemin
Matt Bryant
Area residents  Thomas Fisher, a retired educator,  Lara Hodge, a property manager, and Jordan Marx, a realtor are standing for one of the three open positions.
In addition members will be asked to vote on a proposed bylaws update.

Jim Beauchemin Named to Juniper Ridge Committee

BANA board member Jim Beauchemin has been appointed to the City of Bend advisory committee on Juniper Ridge. The committee is tasked with reviewing the plan and agreements covering the development of the large JR parcel in the Boyd Acres Neighborhood. 
Matt Stuart, newly hired staff to the committee, announced the news this week.