Boyd Acres Neighborhood
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Highway 97 Safety Improvements

ODOT open house Monday 5  - 7 p.m.   63055 NW Hwy 97

32,000 vehicles drive from Bend to Redmond daily. Oregon Dept. of Transportation wants to improve access. 

30 Day comment period on Neighborhood Leadership Alliance

Bend's City Council approved the new Neighborhood Leadership Alliance (NLA) committee last week. A 30 day comment period allows residents to ask questions and provide opinions about the new advisory committee and how it should operate. 

Knife River Construction To Survey Empire and Purcell

Crews will be working in the Right of Way Thursday May 17 starting at 9AM. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled with Flaggers.

We anticipate to be open back up to traffic by 2 PM.

Have You Ever Wanted a Direct Line to the City Council?

With the creation of a Neighborhood Leadership Alliance the Bend City Council invites more direct citizen participation in government.  BANA will be selecting a representative and an alternate to serve on the NLA.  We are expected to submit their names by June 22.   

If you are interested in being BANA's link to the City and helping find solutions to everyday problems, now is the time to step up. 

Meet City Councilor Barbara Campbell May 14 BANA meeting

Come with your questions for City Councilor Campbell and learn what the council is facing in the coming months. 

Monday, May 14 6 p.m. is the BANA general membership meeting at the Elks Lodge. 

Meet your neighbors and hear the latest in happenings.

City Council Approves Neighborhood Leadership Alliance

At its May 2 meeting the Bend City council unanimously approved a new ordinance creating a Neighborhood Leadership Alliance as a formal city committee.   The Alliance will be a means of communication between the Council and city government and the 13 Neighborhood Associations recognized by the city. 

Neighborhood leaders have worked for months on the language of the charter and how it defines the role of the new committee.  

City Council Moves Forward on Neighborhood Leadership Alliance

Bend's City Council will discuss the creation of a Neighborhood Leadership Alliance committee at its Wednesday, May 2 meeting at City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.  The new committee provide a regular and continuing channel of communications between the City Council and the Neighborhood Associations. 

Developer Unveils Site Plan for Juniper Ridge

Blackmore Planning and Development Services will host a meeting April 23 at 4 p.m. at the East Fire Station on Hamby Rd. to present the site plan for a 30,000 sq. ft. building at 20949 Cooley in the Juniper Ridge Employment District.  

For details contact: greg@blackmoreplanning.com

New Study Shows Capacity for More Housing Downtown

NEW STUDY SHOWS CAPACITY FOR HOUSING IN BCD
A new study done by GBD Architects shows potential for close to one thousand new housing units with conservative redevelopment in the Bend Central District. As the city faces a serious housing crisis, these new estimates show how catalyzing redevelopment through urban renewal projects in the BCD could add housing options for residents.

City Proposes Sidewalk Exemption

Bend Planning commission will conduct a public hearing at 5:30, Monday April 23 on the proposal to amend the Bend Development code and allow residents to add Accessory Dwelling Units, sometimes called "mother-in-law apartments" but not include sidewalks on the property.