Wednesday, June 1, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• The Sisters City Council
adopted amendments to the
City’s master fees in order
to recover the actual costs
of providing services in the
vity. Some fees are increased,
others decreased, and some
eliminated. Fees for waste-
water dumping at Creekside
Campground will increase
from $5 to $10 per dump.
Some of the fee revisions are
to reflect appropriate review
costs associated with certain
land-use applications. The
fees become effective on
July1, 2016, except for the
dump fee, which becomes
effective immediately. The
overall net affect to the com-
munity development depart-
ment budget should be
minimal.
• The May 25 public hear-
ing and consideration of a
Land Use Board of Appeals
(LUBA) remand regard-
ing the McKenzie Meadow
Village assisted-living facil-
ity was continued until June
23. The continuance came
as a result of the change in
City legal counsel following
the firing of Steve Bryant.
David Allen, Madras attor-
ney, will be handling all
matters regarding the LUBA
appeals and needs time to
familiarize himself with
all the issues regarding the
appeals.
• City Manager Rick
Allen has secured the ser-
vices of Bend legal firm
Bryant, Lovelin and Jarvis
as new general legal counsel.
Because of previous dealings
with Mark Adolf and Pinnacle
Alliance Group, BL&J are
not able to represent the City
in the pending LUBA appeals
due to conflict of interest.
Therefore, Madras attorney
Dave Allen was approved
by Council to represent the
City in all matters regard-
ing LUBA and McKenzie
Meadow Village. Allen spe-
cializes in real estate and
land-use law.
Jeremy Green is a part-
ner at BL&J and will be lead
counsel for the City. He will
be assisted by his associate
Alan Dale, a 2004 graduate
of Sisters High School. Dale
is currently doing exten-
sive research into the occu-
pation in Harney County
of the Malheur Wildlife
Refuge. Green specializes
in real estate, employment,
and municipal law. He cur-
rently works with 10 different
municipal jurisdictions and
a specialized practice for the
City of Redmond.
• Representatives of the
Deschutes County building
department, Central Oregon
Builders Association, and the
Central Oregon Association
of Realtors were all in atten-
dance at last week’s Council
workshop to show their sup-
port for the transitioning
of all Sisters building code
administration to the County
building department.
Following Council
approval on June 9, start-
ing on July 1, 2016, City of
Sisters building permit appli-
cants can be served personally
by a County permit technician
one day a week at Sisters City
Hall as well at other times in
La Pine, the County’s satel-
lite office in Redmond, and
at the County’s main office
in Bend. The tech will pro-
vide personal service, and
permit intake and issuance
for City and County custom-
ers. The City’s permit techni-
cian, Carol Jenkins, will have
her job responsibilities and
duties transitioned to other
community development
department program support
functions.
• On Thursday, June 23,
City Council and Planning
Commission will have a joint
session workshop at 5:30 p.m.
to review proposed devel-
opment code amendments
regarding vacation rentals
and cottage housing.
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Students worked on crafts at “A Night at the Museum.”
Sisters students enjoy
“A Night at the Museum”
Sisters Christian Academy
welcomed more than 270
people to their annual educa-
tional event, “A Night at the
Museum.”
This year’s theme was
Around the World. After a
warm welcome from school
Principal Cheryl Peterson,
students from every class per-
formed songs or skits from
five different countries with
gusto and joy while proud
families beamed.
Every child who attended
was given a “passport” they
could carry to five differ-
ent centers. After their visit,
where they could create a
craft or sample a snack from
Canada, China, Mexico,
Australia, or Germany, they
received an “official” stamp
on their passport.
“This is such a wonderful
night for families to gather,
learn a bit about other cul-
tures, and celebrate together
as a part of our Sisters com-
munity,” Peterson said.
Big-city styles…Small-town welcome.
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