Central Oregon Daily’s Anyssa Bohanan covers Bend’s current policy for tiny homes. The city is currently working to understand the best direction to take future policy for the small dwellings.
Tag: Bend City Council
Concern Over Newly Appointed City Councilor
The newest addition to the Bend City Council was sworn in this morning after he was appointed two weeks ago to the vacant seat previously held by Mayor Sally Russell, but not everyone was happy about the appointment.
Central Oregon Daily’s Anyssa Bohanan was at a rally outside of City Hall on Wednesday morning when protesters made sure their disapproval of the city council’s choice was heard loud and clear.
New City Councilor Chris Piper Sits down with Central Oregon Daily
Central Oregon Daily’s Lisa Carton sits down with newly appointed Bend city councilor Chris Piper to see what his priorities will be for Bend and Central Oregon and addresses some push back from the community.
Selection of New Bend City Councilor Expected Wednesday
Bend City Councilors held a special session on Monday to interview six finalists for the vacant position the council, and they began deliberating but were unable to decide on a final choice to appoint to the seat.
After an early round of voting among the six councilors, the finalists with the most votes were Katherine Austin, Kerani Mitchell and James Dorofi, but city councilor Justin Livingston expressed concern that those three candidates were not among his top three choices, and city councilor Bill Moseley said he would prefer to make his final vote on Wednesday.
The interviews of the candidates lasted about 25 minutes each and included some pre-scripted questions about the candidates’ background, experience and vision for the future, and then councilors followed up with a few additional questions based on the candidates’s answers.
After four hours of interviews and deliberations, the council decided to hold the final decision until the regularly-scheduled meeting on Wednesday.
City Council Interviews Final 6 Candidates
The Bend City Council just wrapped up a special session that was called to interview the final candidates to fill the vacancy on the council left by now mayor Sally Russell. Central Oregon Daily’s Curtis Vogel was live from tonight’s meeting and has more on what’s being asked on the final six candidates.
Supper Club: Mayor-Elect Sally Russell’s Plans for Bend
Central Oregon Daily’s Curtis Vogel sits down with Mayor-Elect Sally Russell to talk about current issues for Bend residents, including wage inequality, city growth and tourism, and the conversion for some from septic to the city’s sewer system.
A special thanks to our Supper Club sponsor, Selco Community Credit Union, for giving us the time and resources to talk about the issues that impact our region with a new edition of Supper Club every Tuesday night on Central Oregon Daily.
Supper Club: Bend’s Mayor-Elect Sally Russell
When she won 51 percent of the vote on election day, Sally Russell became the first woman ever to be publicly elected as mayor of Bend. For this week’s Supper Club, Central Oregon Daily’s Curtis Vogel sat down with Russell to talk about the campaign and her vision for the future of the city.
A special thanks to our Supper Club sponsor, Selco Community Credit Union, for giving us the time and resources to talk about the issues that impact our region with a new edition of Supper Club every Tuesday night on Central Oregon Daily.
Election 2018: Women Sweep Bend City Council Races
Gena Goodman-Campbell and Incumbent city council member Barb Campbell are both expected to win their races for the two open Bend City Council seats.
Goodman-Campbell soundly beat her two opponents for council position 5, taking over 60 percent of the vote as of Wednesday.
Campbell also beat her two opponents in the race for council position 6, however her race was a quite a bit closer with first time challenger Sarah McCormick grabbing 43 percent of the vote. Campbell was able to take the win with 49 percent of the vote.
Council Looks to Take Action on Boddie Allegations
The Bend City Council is taking on a controversial issue tonight, they’re considering whether or not to censure fellow councilor Nathan Boddie. In July allegations surfaced that Boddie groped a woman in a bar. Since then many groups have rescinded their support for Boddie as the democratic candidate for Oregon House District 54 and at least one city council has also asked Boddie to step down from the city council.
Central Oregon Daily’s Anyssa Bohanan was live from City Hall tonight where the meeting was just getting underway.
Supper Club: Role of First Elected Bend City Mayor
Four of the candidates for Bend Mayor had their first debate at the Ten Barrel Eastside Pub on Tuesday. For this week’s Supper Club, Central Oregon Daily’s Curtis Vogel sat down with Bend City Councilors, Barb Campbell and Justin Livingston to talk about the role of the new mayor, who will be the first elected mayor in the city’s history.
A special thanks to our Supper Club sponsor Selco Community Credit Union, for giving us the time and resources to talk about the issues that impact our region every Tuesday night on Central Oregon Daily.
