The City of Bend invites the community to join Welcoming Week on September 9-18. Each year, the City joins and supports numerous community partners in celebrating Welcoming Week, a series of community-organized events that highlight the principles of inclusion and...
The City of Bend is developing municipal code provisions to regulate unsanctioned camping on City rights-of-way and City-owned property, like public streets, sidewalks and landscape strips in Bend. As part of developing the code, the City is hosting two informational...
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The State of Oregon and the City of Bend have declared Juneteenth a holiday, and this will be the first year that the City of Bend observes Juneteenth. Since Juneteenth...
Watch the replay now—On May 17, 2022, Mayor Sally Russell presented the State of the City of Bend address. She shared updates about housing and transportation, workforce housing, strategies to address houselessness, work happening in the Core Area of Bend, and progress on the $190 million transportation bond projects.
The City of Bend is hosting a second online open house on the Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan website where community members can learn more about the progress on the project and provide important feedback on development options. The virtual open house is online now...
The Oregon State Legislature passed HB 2001 in 2019 which requires cities over 25,000 population to allow the development of “middle housing”, such as duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage cluster developments and townhouses in more Bend neighborhoods citywide.
The Bend City Council adopted the Safe Parking Programs into the municipal code on April 7, 2021, that enable property owners or lessees within the City of Bend to allow limited overnight parking for people experiencing homelessness. Code changes provide additional...
Last night the Bend City Council approved the 2021 Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) recommendations from the Council-appointed Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for three developments, totaling $1.3 million, to support the creation of over 435 affordable housing...
Technical issues may have impacted some of the applications that were previously submitted.
The City is excited to announce the launch of a new public interactive mapping tool, the Community Development Data Explorer (“The Explorer”). The Explorer can be used to perform common search functions such as finding property zoning, getting information on land use...
Affordable housing and traffic congestion are the community’s most important issues that they want local government to address, according to respondents in a survey conducted in December, 2020.
The City of Bend has amended its COVID-19 local state of emergency to reflect changes from the State of Oregon and extended it for another 60 days. Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s most recent order assigns counties with risk levels, replacing the phased reopening...
New City Council Takes Office Four new Councilors took their Oaths of Office on Wednesday, Jan. 6: Anthony Broadman, Melanie Kebler, Megan Perkins, and Rita Schenkelberg. The swearing in ceremony for Anthony Broadman, Melanie Kebler, Megan Perkins and Rita...
City of Bend Online Community Survey The City of Bend seeks community feedback to guide priorities and direction for the next two years. The City recently concluded a phone survey asking participants to answer questions about the City and City services. For those who...
Contact: Jon Skidmore, Chief Operating Officer, jskidmore@bendoregon.gov, 541-693-2175 The City of Bend invites members of the public to participate in an online community listening session on the proposed temporary transitional shelter site at Juniper Ridge. The...
