Wednesday, April 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Site preparation is underway for the new home of MidOregon Credit union
in Sisters.
MIDOREGON: Planners
urge more work on
Western theme
Continued from page 4
During their deliberations,
five of the commissioners
urged stronger adherence to
the 1880s Western theme but
three of those five were will-
ing to accept the proposed site
plan.
Commissioner Scot
Davidson thought the site
plan was great and remarked,
<MidOregon is a great con-
tributor to the community.=
He expressed concern about
the requirements for main-
taining the Western theme is
too vague.
<The 1880s Western theme
represents the brand or charac-
ter of our town and should be
maintained,= said Davidson
and he urged the architect
to work more on the design.
Commissioner Art
Blumenkron thought the tall
wraparound windows in the
rendering looked too mod-
ern. MidOregon representa-
tive Kevin Cole pointed out
that banks located along main
highways are more prone to be
robbed and the large windows
provide more visibility to see
what is going on both inside
and outside the building.
Darek Olson of Steele
Associates stated, <The design
meets the intent of the Western
theme with covered walk-
ways, lap siding, benches,
parapets, and a plaza out
front with Western artwork.=
They wanted to provide the
1880s feel while still offering
a modern look on the inside.
Concerns about the safety
and function of the drive-
through were addressed and
satisfied. Staff explained
that the rendering is only a
concept and not the finished
blueprint and elevations. The
site plan basically designates
placement of the building,
landscaping, and parking on
the property.
Staff attached 23 condi-
tions of approval that must be
met prior to either issuance
of a building permit or cer-
tificate of occupancy unless
otherwise stated within each
Condition of Approval. Most
of the conditions address
issues required by the Fire
Marshal and Oregon Fire
Code, landscaping require-
ments, outdoor lighting
compliance, and public works
requirements (water meters,
site drainage, drywells, public
improvements, utilities, etc.).
Prior to or at the time of
building permit application,
the applicant will provide
final exterior building materi-
als and colors to ensure com-
pliance with the submitted
elevations and Western design
theme requirements.
A variety of pine, decidu-
ous, and street trees must be
planted.
A shared access ease-
ment off of Arrowleaf Trail
will serve both MidOregon
and the St. Charles medi-
cal office. There will be 23
parking spaces, 12 of them
to be shared between the two
offices.
Site preparation work on
the property is underway.
caregivers the respect our community has
given for the Stay Home request. As we see
on the front lines, this has made a difference
and I want to thank you for that. You are a
part of this fight for the health of us all.
I am proud to be working for St. Charles.
They have been very supportive through this
time emotionally, financially and physically.
For that I want to say thank you to them for
all their hard work to keep the care team safe.
Please know, community, we as care-
givers will give all we can to care for you
no matter what. We are honored to care
for all that are in need. Thank you for lov-
ing us and supporting us, it truly makes
our shifts even more possible than it
already is.
Stay Healthy and THANK YOU!
Emily Kroytz
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<Visiting Thailand before pandemic,= in
which you show a photo of a couple riding
an elephant.
As mentioned in this article: (https://
www.worldnomads.com/responsible-travel/
make-a-difference/planet/why-elephant-
riding-should-be-removed-from-your-list),
riding of an elephant is extremely harmful to
these amazing creatures and in order to do so
they are put through extreme torture includ-
ing a <bullhorn= (basically a giant metal
hook), which is used to hook the elephants
by the ears to get them to turn as you can see
the person controlling the elephant holding
the handle to a bullhorn.
Obviously, I assume as always that this is
just simply due to being unaware, so in this
instance, <the more you know.=
This message does not come from a place
of negativity, but simply a place of education
and awareness.
J.D. Alex
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To the Editor:
Recently you ran a »Commentary9 piece
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