Official Letters and Positions on Issues
2021 Letters
- Support for House Bill 3389 Unemployment Insurance 05/10/2021
- Support for House Bill 3073 Early Learning Dept. 05/10/2021
- Support for Shuttered Event Business Grants 05/10/2021
- Support for Downtown Economic Improvement District 05/05/21
- Support for Room Tax and Tourism Funding Changes 04/21/21
- Support for Bend Commercial Parklet Program 04/21/21
- Bend Chamber American Rescue Plan Funding Priorities 04/17/21
- Support for Midtown Crossing Funding 04/08/21
- Business Community Feedback on American Rescue Plan Funding Disbursement 04/08/21
- Support for House Bill 2282 on Affordable Housing in Bend 04/08/21
- Support for Federal Funding for Murphy Road Interchange 04/08/21
- Opposition to House Bill 2457 on Taxing PPP Loans 03-17-21
- Support for City of Bend Development Code Modifications 3-17-21
- Opposition to House Bill 2205 on Lawsuit Expansion 3-17-21
- Support for House Bill 3109 on Child Care Zoning Regulations 03-10-21
- Opposition to House Bills 3171 & 3172 Insurance Regulations 03-10-21
- Support Letter for House Bill 3109 03-10-21
- Support for Bend City Council Goals 03-03-21
- Opposition to House Bill 2100 03-02-21
- Support for House Bill 2638 on COVID Liability 02-24-21
- Support for Senate Bill 531 02-18-21
2020 Letters
- Comments to OSHA Draft COVID Regulations 08-31-20
- Bend Chamber Opposition to LC 2 08-07-20
- Core Area TIF Support 08-04-20
- Chamber Transportation Bond Letter to City Council 07-31-20
- Request for City of Bend COVID-19 Reopening Plan 04-15-20
- Request for Governor’s COVID-19 Reopening Plan 04-15-20
2019 Letters
- Opposition to Commercial Activity Tax 04-23-19
- Support for Greater Oregon Housing Accelerator 04-11-19
- Support for Tax Credit for Childcare Workers Continuing Education 03-25-19
- Opposition to Costly Family Leave Bill 03-22-19
- Support for Rural ADUs 03-12-19
- Opposition to Third Party Law Suits Against Insurance Companies 03-04-19
- Impact to Contractors from Proposed Legislation 03-04-19
- Cap and Invest Letter 03-01-19
- Child Care Letter to House Committee on Human Services and Housing 02-20-19
- Circuit Court Judges 02-14-19
- Housing Options – SB608 02-11-19
- Affordable Housing Pilot Program 02-07-19
2018 Letters
- Juniper Ridge Governing Board 08-01-18
- OSU-Cascades Master Plan 05-03-18
- Capital Improvement Project Investment Areas 03-08-18
- Oppose SB 1528A: Tax on Oregon’s Homegrown Businesses 02-13-18
- Cap and Trade/Invest: HB4001 and SB1507 02-13-18
- City of Bend Sign Code 01-25-18
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