Wednesday, May 3, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SNAPSHOT: Roundabout
landscaping will be
installed later
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Campground opened for the
summer season on Monday,
May 1, with camp hosts
on-site and the new rest-
room building complete and
functional.
• The Highway20/Barclay
Drive roundabout construc-
tion project is progressing
well, with the Barclay-side
concrete work completed.
McKinney Butte Road is now
closed from the north side of
Arrowleaf Trail to Highway
20, requiring detours for those
needing to access businesses
along Arrowleaf Trail from
Highway 20. McKinney Butte
will be closed until Memorial
Day weekend when the
roundabout will be open to the
traveling public. The median
work from the roundabout
to Railway, that will restrict
dangerous turns across traffic,
will be completed in the fall
with work being done at night.
Landscaping and artwork will
not be installed by Memorial
Day and will go in at a later
date.
• City Council will have a
May 10 workshop with ODOT
personnel to review the FLAP
grant for the roundabout art
procurement, esthetics and
landscaping. The public will
have the opportunity to voice
their opinions on the artwork
once the art selection commit-
tee chooses finalists’ designs.
• After receiving raw data
on the traffic flow at the east
end of town, including the
Highway 20/Locust intersec-
tion, Highway 20/Buckaroo
Trail intersection, and the
junction of Highway 20/126,
ODOT directed the Sisters
Transportation Advisory
Committee to develop plans
for that area, without the
truck scales, and gave the go-
ahead to secure final concep-
tual drawings. After the TAC
receives the concept drawings
in June, there will be a pro-
cess for the public to weigh
in both online and at commu-
nity meetings on design con-
cepts for vehicle, bicycle, and
pedestrian traffic plans.
• Council adopted the
water system capital facilities
plan at their April 26 meet-
ing. The sewer system study
was completed in 2015. The
water and sewer rates are
being reviewed, and the rate
study group will meet in mid-
May to go over the findings,
review project lists, make
projections, and strategize on
how to proceed.
• The City Budget
Committee will be meeting
the evenings of Monday, May
8, and Tuesday, May 9, to
review and approve the City
budget for fiscal year 2017/18,
which begins July 1. City staff
will present financial over-
views and highlight changes
in programs and costs. The
committee may make changes
to the proposed budget, which
is then referred to Sisters City
Council for adoption.
The budget committee
meets each spring to review
the budget proposed by the
City Manager. The budget
committee consists of the
five City Councilors and five
citizens-at-large, who are
appointed by Council and
serve three-year terms. The
citizen board members are:
Bill Hall; Kathryn Lindbloom;
Amy Burgstahler; and Dave
Moyer. The fifth position is
vacant due to a resignation.
Budget meetings are open to
the public and opportunity for
public input is available.
City Manager Rick Allen
informed Council that the
City has to be fiscally con-
servative. Even if City rev-
enue from property taxes
increases by four to six per-
cent, increases in personnel
costs due to raises in cost-of-
living, PERS, and insurance
could easily reach 10 percent.
Allen said that the numbers
are going to force a conserva-
tive stance.
• At the May 24 City
Council meeting, there will
be a public hearing on revis-
ing the annexation agree-
ment for McKenzie Meadow
Village, which was approved
by City Council in May 2011.
This revision request is being
treated as a quasi-judicial pro-
cess requiring it to be heard
by Council. The development
of MMV has been delayed
there will be free food and
entertainment for Sisters resi-
dents to gather and meet their
City Council and City staff,
and hopefully, the new City
Manager.
• Agreement has been
reached between the City
and Laird Superfood, for
a $51,000 forgivable loan,
which will assist Laird
Superfood in making Sisters
their new headquarters and
hiring more employees. The
forgivable loan is granted with
certain conditions, which,
if met, allows the loan to be
forgiven, not requiring repay-
ment. If conditions of the loan
are not met within a specific
timeframe, the full $51,000
plus interest must be repaid to
the City. The forgivable loan
program is a way the City can
encourage new traded-sector
businesses to come to Sisters,
strengthening our economic
climate.
170 W. Cascade Ave., Sisters (In Barclay Square, behind BJ’s Ice Cream)
Offi ces also located in Bend and Redmond
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13710 Speedwell, BBR • $825,000
,
• View of 3 lakes, Black Butte
• Spectacular frontage on 2nd hole
• 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,000+ sq. ft. home
• Half-mile to Glaze Meadow pools
and recreation
CHUCK HARPER, Broker, RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert)
503-915-9417 • chuckharper@kw.com
PEND
ING
69203 Harness, Sisters • $409,500
,
• 4 bedroom, 2.5 Bath
• 2,016 sq. ft,
• .56 acre
• Backs up to private ranch
• Fire-pit for outdoor entertaining
CAROL ZOSEL, Broker, SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist)
503-616-8712 • carolzosel@kw.com
20155 Marsh Rd., Bend • $749,000
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• 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,000 sq. ft. home
• Full Cascade mountain views
• Open fl oorplan, main-level master
• 8.75 acres, 5 acres underground irrigation
• Barn or covered RV parking, shop
SHELLY HUMMEL, Broker
541-480-8523 • shelly@sellbend.com
PEND
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REVERSE
MORTGAGES
HOME LOANS
...AND MORE!
460 Maple St., Sisters • $295,000
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• Well-maintained 3-bedroom, 2-bath home
• Close to town, school, library, restaurants
• Light and bright open fl oorplan with
newly remodeled kitchen
• Fenced yard, storage shed, 2-car garage
JODI SATKO, Broker, CSP (Resort, Luxury & Ranch Specialist)
541-550-0819 • satkosellsoregon@gmail.com
Automobile Condominium, Sisters • $36,000
• 2-car unit
• 24 feet by 20 feet
• Terms available
• Gated • Heated
• Use of carwash facility included
Doing Reverse Mortgages in Central Oregon Since 1999
Julie Nash • 541-410-7526
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HEHEY Broker
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541-420-8103 • stevemcghehey@kw.com
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& Ra l Oregon
ised!
Born
for a number of years due to
numerous appeals to both the
City and the State Land Use
Board of Appeals regarding
the proposed assisted-living
facility by Yakima developer
Mark Adolf. The original
terms of annexation required
that the assisted-living facil-
ity be constructed before any
other part of the development
proceeds. The appeals have
held up development of the
entire property and run up
legal bills for the developers.
• New planning com-
mission officers have been
elected. Tim Clem will serve
as chair, taking over duties
from previous chairman
Dave Gentry. Jeff Seymour
has agreed to continue as
vice-chair.
• Mark your calendars
now for the summer barbe-
cue being planned by the
City. Thursday, June 22, 4:30
to 6:30 p.m., at City Hall,
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Each offi ce independently owned and operated.