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16 Wednesday, August 19, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon PLAN: Citizens will play a role in setting community goals Continued from page 1 PHOTO BY JESS DRAPER Creekside Park Bridge will get ADA-accessible ramps and new viewing bump-outs. BRIDGE: Grant funding will offset some of project cost Continued from page 3 A, which included a more involved design requiring higher construction costs. Option B will cost approximately $77,000, with a grant of $48,000 from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. In-creek riparian resto- ration work, including the removal of a concrete struc- ture in the middle of the creek and bank restoration, will be completed in 2021 by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, utiliz- ing $250,000 in grants. The concrete removal is neces- sary because it is impeding the fish coming upstream to spawn. This year a Chinook salmon was found in the creek within one mile of Creekside Park. Two other species are already traveling through Creekside Park. The new sewer line on the upside of the Locust Street bridge will be moved and replaced in 2021 utilizing a FEMA grant. All three of these improvements started out as part of one improve- ment project but each has been broken out as an indi- vidual project, utilizing a variety of funds. S N R O E TI WN N E S O T T A NES SI U B content that necessitates help for the outside con- sultant 4 cities have the opportunity to shape the plan to fit their character and needs. Things like wildfire hazard mitigation can be included. <Hillsboro, for instance, included a sustainability sec- tion,= Mardell offered. The <visioning= process that the community under- took over the past several years established priorities. <We can build on that to create the comp plan,= Misley said. The City has latitude to set its own goals. <The state doesn9t usually get involved in goals unless they go against a state land- use goal, there9s a conflict there,= Mardell explained. The biggest question in this kind of long-range plan- ning usually comes down to land inventory and how much is available to accom- modate growth and devel- opment. The plan requires a buildable lands inventory to determine how much residential, commercial and industrial land is actually available. <That9s an objective review of the conditions on the ground,= Misley said. Mardell noted that, <A city is meant to have a 20-year supply of land within the UGB. It9s a pretty complicated process to iden- tify that equation. There9s no fixed number, necessarily.= That equation throws up questions that have to be articulated in goals. <What sort of housing mix do we want?= Misley offered as an example. And Sisters will have to grapple with the fact that we don9t have a lot of vacant land left inside the UGB. Setting goals and deter- mining the shape of future growth isn9t just the prov- ince of City staff, elected officials and consultants. Citizens will be asked to participate. Several committees will be formed around various topics within the scope of the plan; the planning com- mission will hold several public hearings on vari- ous aspects of the plan; and there will be outreach events where the general public can weigh in on what they think of the goals as the plan is developed. One of the first tasks of City staff is to develop a for- mal plan for public engage- ment. Those interested in participating in the process can let the city know now. Contact staff through the City9s web site at https:// www.ci.sisters.or.us. <If you9re interested about growth in Sisters, this is the time to be involved in the process,= Mardell said. Quality Truck-mounted CARPET CLEANING Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! — Credit Cards Accepted — ENVIROTECH 541-771-5048 Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#181062 RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL The Nugget Newspaper Of a certain age... Living the best years of your life in Sisters 0 2 . 6 1 9. People — especially those “of a certain age” — desire a vibrant lifestyle in a connected, creative community where recreational opportunities abound and world-class healthcare is available close to home. Sisters, Black Butte Ranch, and Camp Sherman are wonderful places to make that dream a reality! We invite you to join us in bringing our readers targeted, relevant content in our “Of a certain age...” themed edition of The Nugget Newspaper on September 16. Articles related to living life to the fullest in your “prime time” and aging well in Central Oregon will be presented alongside advertisers who provide goods and services to this population. Professional writers and columnists are preparing content to engage readers, putting your advertisements in front of a targeted, engaged audience. Business owners, reserve your advertising space today! Call Vicki Curlett — your Com- munity Marketing Partner — at 541-549-9941 or email her at vicki@nuggetnews.com. Publishes: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Deadline: Friday, September 4 at 5 p.m.