Category: Public Service Announcements

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Santa Express to Collect Food, Clothing, and Toys for Needy Families

With the down turn in the economy comes more need for support of local food banks and charities, and The Salvation Army is no different. In 2010 The Salvation Army provided Christmas presents, food and clothing for 1,000 families in the Bend area. In 2011 the need has nearly doubled, with 1,800 families requesting assistance from the Salvation Army this year!

Anything and everything helps, even if its one can of food or a small toy, that donation will go a long ways to providing a good dinner on Christmas and a smile on a child’s face Christmas morning.

Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express food and clothing drive is heading into Bend Neighborhoods Monday December 3rd through Thursday December 6th. The Bend Firefighter’s Association and Bend Fire and Rescue are working with The Salvation Army to collect non-perishable food items, clothing, and toys for needy families in Bend and Central Oregon. Neighborhood residents are encouraged to listen for the fire engine and Santa, and bring donations to the street for collection. There will be many volunteers walking along with Santa the fire engines to collect the donated items. Please advise children to use caution around the moving fire engines.

The Santa Express schedule is as follows:

  • Monday December 3: Morning Star, Canal View, Wishing well and Phoenix Park
  • Tuesday December 4: Larkspur, Foxborough and Sun Meadow
  • Wednesday December 5: Providence, areas north and south of Neff Road.
  • Thursday December 6: NW Crossing, Skyliner Summit

If we don’t come through your neighborhood you can always drop off non-perishable foods, new toys or clothing starting Monday, 11/26/12 to these locations:

  • Bend Fire Department fire station  – boxes will be there until Friday 12/14/12
  • Bend Memorial Clinics – Westside on Mt. Bachelor Dr and Eastside on Neff Rd
  • Ed Wyse Beauty Supply – 1180 S Hwy 97 #B
  • Goulart Chiropractic – 424 NE Franklin Ave
  • Pappy’s Pizza – 20265 Fred Meyer Rd.
  • Red Robin – 625 SW Powerhouse Dr
  • The Salvation Army – 755 NE 2nd Street, Bend.
  • Starbucks – Toys only (Westside on Century Dr., Downtown, Fred Meyers, Cascade Village Shopping Center and East side on 27th St)
  • Wholesale Sports – 63492 Hunnel Rd

Thanks ahead of time from Bend Firefighters Association, Bend Fire and Rescue, and The Salvation Army for helping needy families this holiday season. If you need help from this holiday season with food or presents, please call The Salvation Army at 541-389-8888.

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Secondhand Smoke feedback needed by June 29

Deschutes County Health Services invites residents and visitors to complete a brief survey about secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use in relation to downtown areas. The County’s goal is to better understand resident and visitor tobacco and smoke-free preferences for future policy making consideration.

Because Deschutes County is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all who visit downtown areas in county cities and towns; Health Services, in conjunction with the Rede Group, has published a survey. The survey will help determine public opinion around the use of tobacco in downtown areas. Results will be final September 2012.

The survey is available for public access now through Friday, June 29. Depending on the level of public response, the survey may stay open for a longer period of time.  The link to the survey is: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e604ihrwh33du6og/start .

After the survey closes, there will be a presentation to local cities, Deschutes County Commissioners and local business leadership about the results. A future notice will announce more details about how the public may access the results.

Through the survey, Deschutes County would like to ensure that smoking in not a barrier to people visiting downtown areas and stores. Smokefree policies ensure equal access to all, including people with asthma and other chronic conditions.

If you are ready to quit tobacco use today, please call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit www.quitnow.net/oregon/  to learn more.  The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line provides free, confidential and friendly coaching to help you quit. In addition, the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line offers an online, live chat coaching service for those who would prefer to receive help online. Visit www.oregonquitline.org to register.

For more information, please contact Deschutes County Health Educator David Visiko at david.visiko@deschutes.org or (541) 322-7481.

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Miller’s Landing Public Hearing

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROJECT NUMBER: PZ-11-0163

Monday, July 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm
City of Bend Council Chambers
710 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701

APPLICANT: Bend Park & Recreation District

LOCATION: 55 NW Riverside Boulevard; Identified on Deschutes County Assessofs Map 17-12-32CC as Tax Lots 17900 & 18800.

REQUEST: Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Waterway Overlay Zone (WOZ) application for Mii|er’s Landing, a new community park located on approximately 3.71 acres in the Residential Urban Medium Density (RM) zone. Proposed park amenities include: picnic shelters, walkways, river access, parking, restroom, community gardens, landscaping, and improvements to the adjacent street and alley.

STAFF REVIEWER: Aaron Henson, AICP, Senior Planner; 541-383-4885;  ahenson@ci.bend.or.us

All persons interested in this issue are invited to attend the public hearing or to mail written comments to the City of Bend Planning Division, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon 97701. Comments must be directed toward the ordinance criteria that apply to this request. Those criteria are listed below. Please refer to the project number in your written comments. Written comments may be submitted at anytime prior to the hearing. The opportunity to provide oral testimony at the meeting will be at the discretion ofthe Planning Commission.

A copy of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant, and the applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at a reasonable cost. A copy of the application and all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant can also be viewed by logging into the ePlans website at https://eplans.ci.bend.or.us/ProjectDox/ with username “publicviewer@ci.bend.or.us” and password “public”, then searching for PZ-12-0163. A copy of the Staff Report will be available for inspection at no cost at least 7 days prior to the hearing and will be provided at a reasonable cost.

Mel Oberst
Community Development Director

APPLICABLE CRITERIA, STANDARDS & PROCEDURES:

(1) Bend Code Chapter 10-10; City of Bend Development Code

(a) Chapter 2.1; Residential Districts
(b) Chapter 2.7; Special Planned Districts
(c) Chapter 3.1; Access, Circulation and Lot Design
(d) Chapter 3.2; Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences & Walls
(e) Chapter 3.3; Vehicle Parking, Loading & Bicycle Parking
(f) Chapter 3.4; Public Improvement Standards
(g) Chapter 3.5; Other Design Standards

The applicable criteria are available for review at the City of Bend Community Development Department, City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon. The
applicable criteria are also available on the City web site.