Check out the video for info on this great, free community program.
This is your chance to be heard at Accelerate Bend, sponsored by Bend2030.org at the Tower Theatre on Thursday May 24th at 7pm.
Bend 2030’s Accelerate Bend
Free admission to Des Chutes Historical Museum this Saturday
This Saturday, May 12, the Des Chutes Historical Museum will have free admission in honor of Preservation Day.
There will be wagon tours of the Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District and tips on researching your home. Wagon Tours will be 12 to 3 pm and are free–with donations greatly appreciated.
The museum will be open from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Public Notice: Riverside Market & Pub
OLCC Bend Regional Office
2146 NE 4th Street #160
Bend, OR 97701
May 7, 2012
SUBJECT: LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION AT:
RIVERSIDE MARKET & PUB
285 NW Riverside Blvd
Bend, Oregon 97701
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has received a request from Jonathon Gaipo for a premises extension of their Full On-Premises License. If the license is granted, the premises will be able to sell beer, wine and distilled spirits for on-premises consumption utilizing outdoor seating.
If your organization wishes to provide the Commission with factual information concerning whether there is a basis to grant or deny this license under the liquor laws of Oregon, please write to:
Katie Siefkes, License Investigator
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
2146 NE 4th Street Suite 160
Bend, OR 97701
Please respond within 15 days of the date of this letter so that we can process the request in a timely manner. We will share your information with the applicant, make it part of the public record and consider it when deciding to grant or deny this request.
Sincerely,
Katie Siefkes
License Investigator
(541) 633.1108 (direct line)
Katie.siefkes@state.or.us
Open House to review noise code changes
The public is invited to attend an open house on proposed amendments to the City of Bend Noise Code. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 710 NW Wall St. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and share your ideas.
City staff has met with a group of interested and informed citizens, including event coordinators and neighborhood representatives, in an effort to develop code amendments in response to concerns about noise.
The committee worked to clarify where and how noise is measured and to identify appropriate decibel limits to ensure that residents won’t be disturbed by noise in their homes after 10 p.m. This included developing a permit process for limited exceptions to the noise ordinance requiring neighborhood notification and a point of contact during events. There was also agreement to establish escalating penalties for repeat violations.
The proposed code revisions are posted on the City website, www.bendoregon.gov, on the City Recorder’s page. The City Council is expected to consider these amendments at its May 16, 2012 meeting.
If you are unable to attend the open house on May 7, please send your comments or questions to City Recorder Robyn Christie at rchristie@ci.bend.or.us or 541-388-5517.
City Council moves Surface Water Project closer to construction
The Bend City Council authorized a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Wednesday for construction of the intake facility and pipeline components of the Surface Water Improvement Project. The GMP from Mortenson Construction provides a guarantee to the City that the defined scope of work for the two project elements can be constructed within the authorized “maximum” price of $23,679,438. This amount includes about $4.4 million of work previously authorized by City Council.
Mortenson Construction serves as the construction manager and general contractor after being selected in March 2011 through a formal procurement process. Mortenson’s participation in the design phases has enabled the project team to evaluate the most cost-effective way to design and construct project elements. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2012.
On March 7, 2012, the City Council passed a resolution for a new approach to the project that prioritizes the replacement of the aging pipelines and intake facility while slowing further design and construction of the water treatment plant. The City is currently working with the State for more time to respond to treatment rules. Plans for a proposed hydroelectric facility were place on indefinite hold. Additional infrastructure will be needed to connect the pipeline to the existing water system if City Council decides not to move forward with the delayed facilities.
About the Surface Water Improvement project
The Bend Public Works Department is addressing aging infrastructure and new federal requirements to ensure continued access to cost effective, clean, and reliable drinking water for Bend residents and businesses now and for the future. The Surface Water Improvement Project will update the City’s Bridge Creek water supply system and provide residents continued access to high-quality drinking water by:
- Replacing failing water supply pipelines with a new pipeline under existing roadways.
- Adding flow-control features to the new pipeline; minimizing environmental impacts by only diverting water needed for beneficial use by the City of Bend.
- Providing new state compliant fish screening at the Bridge Creek intake facility site.
Future phases of the project may include building a treatment plant to filter water from Bridge Creek and meet new federal drinking water regulations and building a hydroelectric facility to generate renewable revenue.
More information is available on the project website: www.bendoregon.gov/surfacewater.