Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
VISION: Proposals are
due in mid-October
for Lazy Z plan
ZIMMERMAN:
Area is popular
with local shooters
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sidebar) that will identify and
evaluate effluent irrigation
options for the portion of the
property suitable for that pur-
pose, and evaluate open space
park concepts and a highway
view corridor for the rest of
the property.
Bertagna said that the
City is looking for a <very
natural setting 4 passive,
low-impact park use.= A
view point would enhance
safety where people often
pull off the highway to take
pictures.
Bertagna said that agen-
cies from the Oregon
Department of Transportation
to the U.S. Forest Service
have expressed support for
a project of this type. He
also noted that Sisters Trails
Alliance will be involved.
The plan will analyze
effluent reuse options and
associated costs and identify
avoid Zimmerman pit until
the work is completed.
Shooters may want to choose
other pits near Sisters such as:
" Cache Cinder Pit: 15
miles (four-wheel drive,
h i g h - c l e a r a n c e v e h i c l e
recommended).
" Four-mile Cinder Pit:
7 miles (200 yards of range;
high-clearance four-wheel
drive vehicle required).
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
The City of Sisters is planning to create an open space park and view
point for a portion of its Lazy Z Ranch property that is not suitable for
effluent dispersal from the municipal wastewater plant.
crop (grass, hay, etc.) and irri-
gation options.
The plan is expected to
evaluate best use of view cor-
ridor and open space park
including: wetlands, exist-
ing on-site trees, native plant
species, and compliance with
American with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
A concept design for the
viewpoint and open space
park is to capitalize on
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" Garrison Cinder Pit:
7.3 miles (medium-sized
pit; high-clearance vehicle
recommended).
" Melvin Cinder Pit: 8
miles (easy access; small
pit suitable for handgun/
shotgun).
" Pole Creek Cinder Pit:
9.8 miles (small pit; relatively
easy access, four-wheel drive
recommended).
" Schilling Cinder Pit:
19.7 miles (easy access; high-
clearance vehicle; suitable for
rifle/pistol/shotgun).
For more information
contact the Sisters Ranger
District at 541-549-7700.
mountain views and evalu-
ate viewing platforms and
informational markers. It will
explore wetland restoration
using native plant species,
park amenities including sit-
ting benches and parking for
both bikes and vehicles.
The RFP is due by
October 15. Bertagna hopes
to have a master plan adopted
by the end of the budget year
in 2021.
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
A crushing operation has occupied Zimmerman Pit, which is a popular
shooting area. Shooters are asked to use other locations during the
operation.
City seeks plan for Lazy Z land
The City of Sisters is
soliciting proposals from
qualified land-use planning,
engineering, and/or architec-
tural landscape consulting
firms to develop a long-term
master plan for the future
development and preserva-
tion of the City-owned por-
tion of the Lazy Z Ranch.
Interested firms can
obtain a copy of the request
for proposal (RFP) at www.
ci.sisters.or.us/rfps.
Sealed proposals must be
received by Kerry Prosser,
city recorder, by hand deliv-
ery at 520 E. Cascade Ave.,
or P.O. Box 39 Sisters, OR,
97759, on or before 2 p.m.
(local time) on October 7,
2020. Envelopes should be
clearly marked <LAZY Z
RANCH MASTER PLAN.=
Please provide one digital
copy (no email submittals);
one original hard copy, and
10 hard copies of the pro-
posal. The original should
be marked <Original= and
must bear an original ink
signature by an individual
authorized to represent the
proposer.
Late submissions will not
be accepted.
The City of Sisters
reserves the right to reject
proposals not in compliance
with the prescribed pro-
cedures and requirements
and may reject any or all
responses.
All requests for clari-
fication must be submit-
ted in writing no later
than Thursday, October
1, to Paul Bertagna at
pbertagna@ci.sisters.
o r. u s . C o p y e m a i l s
t o Tr o y R a y b u r n a t
trayburn@ci.sisters.or.us.
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