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30 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Campgrounds run by new company next year VISIONING: Multiple sessions cover a variety of topics Continued from page 3 Beginning next year, the Deschutes National Forest has chosen Deschutes Recreation to operate as a campground concessionaire on the forest. The previous conces- sionaire permit was held by Hoodoo Recreation. The Deschutes National Forest selected Deschutes Recreation, a subsidiary of the California-based Northwest Land Management, to man- age Forest Service camp- grounds beginning January 1, 2019 through December 2024. Of the 80 campgrounds on the Deschutes National Forest, 69 will be included in the new permit. Campgrounds on the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, includ- ing Chief Paulina, Cinder Hill, East Lake, Little Crater, Newberry Group, Ogden Group, Paulina Lake, Prairie and McKay Crossing will return to being operated by the employees and vol- unteers of the Deschutes National Forest on January 1, 2019. Two campgrounds on the Sisters Ranger District will be managed under a coopera- tive agreement. The Deschutes National Forest has been using con- cessionaires in some camp- grounds since the 1990s. Most permit terms are either five or 10 years in length. At the end of each permit term the concessionaire oppor- tunity is advertised to the public and a panel of neutral Forest Service employees select the best candidate for the next permit based on their bids package materials and references. It’s a five-year permit that can extend (to) 10 years, which is what we did with Hoodoo Recreation. — Jean Nelson-Dean “They look at how those proposals respond to the cri- teria (in the bid advertise- ment),” said Forest Service spokesperson Jean Nelson- Dean. “It’s a five-year permit that can extend (to) 10 years, which is what we did with Hoodoo Recreation.” — Serving all of Central Oregon — Sandy Goodsell Principal Broker Jonathan Hicks Broker ABR, CDPE, CIAS, GRI, SRES 541-480-0183 865-335-6104 LICENSED BROKERS IN THE STATE OF OREGON goodsellandhickssellcentralor.com Attendees will receive a report on the overall vision project and learn about key findings from the project’s community interviews, meet- ings, and online survey. Initial input has come from approximately 700 inter- views and surveys. An open conversation will be held on key questions for the topic being considered. The large group will then break into small groups and work on a slate of possible strategies for achieving the goal topic of the meeting. Some of the topics to be considered on May 31 include governance and lead- ership, education and learn- ing, civic engagement, civil dialogue, inclusion, and vol- unteerism. For example, there are a variety of populations in Sisters – those who have lived here all or most of their lives, families with children in the schools, and newer retired residents who moved from somewhere else. Some of these people’s paths may or may not cross on an aver- age day, yet what can be done to connect these disparate groups to create an inclusive deep sense of community? The conveners will hand out a list of potential strate- gies, based on what they have heard from the community, to address issues pertaining to the topic of the forum. Participants will break into smaller groups and prioritize the strategies, selecting per- haps the top five for achiev- ing a more connected Sisters. If time allows, they may be asked to pick a “signature effort,” that thing to do if only one could be accomplished. The three other forums are: Prosperous Sisters (econ- omy and jobs), June 4, 1 to 4 p.m., Aspen Lakes Brand 33 restaurant; Livable Sisters (growth and planning), June 12, 5 to 8 p.m., Sisters City Hall Council Chamber; and Resilient Sisters (health and safety), June 18, 1 to 4 p.m., Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District meeting room. “At all four forums the goal is to identify positive, creative solutions to current challenges,” Ames said. Over the summer, the strategies identified at the four forums will be tested and feedback collected. 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