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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.”
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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. In
September the community-
wide vision summit will be
held, where the four vision
themes will be incorporated
into an overall community
vision, including action items
with which to move forward.
In the coming weeks,
check The Nugget for ads
and articles on the forums.
There will also be informa-
tion on the Sisters Horizons
Facebook page and their web-
site at www.sistershorizons.
org. For more information the
consultants can be reached at
info@sistershorizons.org.
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