Official Letters and Positions on Issues

2021 Letters

• Support for Minnesota Pedestrian Promenade 06/16/2021
• Opposition to SB 139 Amendments 06/16/2021
• City ARPA Spending Priorities 06/14/2021
• 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