P2 THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021
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Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza, currently operating in the Portland metro area and distributing to 46 states,
needs a consolidated and more efficient production facility in a cost-effective location.
Pizza
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“The company was looking
at multiple locations both in
and out of state, and selected
Redmond due to land avail-
ability, staff responsiveness,
access to the Long-Term Rural
Enterprise Zone program, and
the quality-of-life Central Ore-
gon has to offer.”
As part of the recruitment,
Wild Mike’s is seeking a 15-
year tax exemption on the
value of the improvements
(taxes on the land are not ex-
empted). To receive a 15-year
exemption, eligible projects
must create a minimum of 50
jobs within 3 years of occu-
pancy, at a compensation of
150% of County Average and
invest at least $12.5 million
dollars — which this project
exceeds.
The Enterprise Zone pro-
gram is a locally sponsored,
State statutorily governed pro-
gram that has been in exis-
tence in Redmond since 1988.
However, this is the first proj-
ect eligible to receive the Long
Term Rural 15-year tax abate-
ment.
“The city’s job incentive pro-
gram will help us realize our
ambition of becoming one of
America’s largest pizza manu-
facturers, without having to the
leave the state where my fam-
ily was born and raised,” saod
Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza
President and CEO Steve Pi-
azza.
“We are excited to build this
dream in Redmond, Oregon
and hire hundreds of new asso-
ciates to join our team.”
Recognizing the length of
this exemption, Wild Mikes
has agreed to pay an annual
community investment fee
equal to $618 per full-time
equivalent jobs adjusted annu-
ally starting Jan. 1, 2022.
The CIF is expected to gen-
erate approximately $70,000
per year.
City staff are recommend-
ing to City Council the CIF be
directed towards public safety.
Keeping public safety services
(officers per thousand) at pace
with population growth has
been an identified goal for City
Council and staff for many
years. With the estimated cost
to the General Fund for each
new officer at around $144,000
(salary, benefits, equipment),
the ability to offset this through
the CIF would free up an equal
amount of General Fund dol-
lars for other eligible services
and investments.
The Long-Term Rural En-
terprise Zone agreement for
Wild Mike’s will be presented
to Redmond City Council for
approval on March 16. Follow-
ing council approve, it then
needs to be approved by the
Deschutes Board of County
Commissioners and the City of
Sisters (who are also co-spon-
sors of the zone).
Medo Road.
Vehicle crash — A noninjury accident
was reported at 3:33 p.m. in the area of
U.S. Highway 97 and SW Glacier Avenue.
Feb. 24
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 02/24/2021 14:24:12 885
SW RIMROCK WAY Hit and Run Case
Unauthorized entry— A vehicle was
reported entered at 9:13 a.m. in the 2900
block of NW Eighth Street, and an arrest
made. The suspect was charged with
criminal mischief and three counts each
of unlawful entry to a vehicle and theft
from a vehicle.
Feb. 25
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 10:23 p.m. in the 400
block of SW Forest Avenue.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
2:13 p.m. in the 1600 block of SW Odem
Medo Road.
3:30 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree
Lane, and an arrest made.
Vehicle crash — A noninjury accident
was reported at 9:12 a.m. in the area
of SW Glacier Avenue and SW Seventh
Street.
Feb. 26
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 3:02 p.m. in the 2400
block of S. U.S. Highway 97.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
10:52 a.m. in the 2800 block of NW
Canyon Drive.
5 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree
Lane, and an arrest made. The suspect
was also arrested on an in-state warrant.
Feb. 27
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 8:26 a.m. in the 1600
block of SW Reindeer Avenue.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
2:13 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak
Tree Lane.
4:43 p.m. in the area of NW Ivy Avenue.
Vehicle crashes — Accidents were
Quartz Park will serve a
part of south-central Red-
mond that doesn’t have a
community park nearby. The
closest city parks — Hayden
Park and Baker City Park
— are about a mile and a
half-mile away. And both are
much smaller.
“The south (end of Red-
mond) has grown pretty dra-
matically, and that is one area
we could definitely use more
parks,” McVay said.
Mayor George Endicott
agreed that Quartz Park will
be in a great location. He
noted that there are multiple
apartment complexes that
will soon be built nearby, in-
cluding a massive develop-
ment off SW Canal Boule-
vard about a half-mile away.
“We try to build (a park)
within a half-mile of every
home,” Endicott told The
Bulletin on March 3. “In
this case, with all those new
projects ... you’re looking at
300-400 homes who could
access it.”
However, at the March
2 Redmond City Council
meeting, some city council-
ors expressed concern that
adding funding for an ex-
panded Quartz Park could
take funding away from
other, future park projects.
“Rather than just saying,
‘just go ahead,’ I’d like to see
what it would affect if we do
it,” councilor Jay Patrick said
at the meeting.
at the meeting, City Engineer
The council decided to
Mike Caccavano said the ex-
have McVay look into this
tension of Quartz Avenue
and report back later.
likely won’t make the street
On March 3, McVay told
much busier at the future
The Bulletin that the parks
park’s location.
department has enough
“It’s all surrounded by
funds to pay for an expanded neighborhood, so putting a
Quartz Park, and paying
park here wouldn’t impact its
more for it wouldn’t hurt any function as a collector,” Cac-
future projects.
cavano said March 2.
At the meeting, some
City councilor Clifford Ev-
councilors also expressed
elyn told The Bulletin that
concern about traffic safety
he needs more information
nearby.
about Quartz Park before he
The master plan shows
fully supports it. However, he
a second, smaller portion
likes the proposed new ame-
of the park south of Quartz
nities.
Avenue,
“I think a
dedicated
parking lot for
“It’s not that it’s
for more
the park is im-
adult-oriented
over-budget, we just portant, and a
games like
restroom that
(initially) estimated actually flushes,”
horseshoes,
bocceball and
Evelyn said
not fully knowing
cornhole.
March 3. “We’re
But Quartz
what was going to be in modern times,
Avenue is a
we shouldn’t have
in the park.”
busy street,
port-a-potties ly-
and the city’s
— Annie McVay, manager ing around.”
transporta-
If the park is
of Redmond’s parks
tion system
built
as planned,
department
plan will
construction will
eventually
start this sum-
extend Quartz all the way
mer and hopefully finish by
across U.S. Highway 97 to the late fall, McVay said.
airport, Endicott and coun-
If the city council tells the
cilor Ed Fitch pointed out
parks department to scale
at the meeting. Crossing the
down Quartz Park to save
street and interrupting traf-
funding, there would be a de-
fic flow could be a concern,
lay due to restarting the plan-
they said.
ning process, she said. That
McVay said the park will
means construction likely
have a crosswalk across
wouldn’t start until 2022.
Quartz Avenue, likely with
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Redmond Police Department
Feb. 22
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 8:03 a.m. in the 3400
block of SW 27th Street, and an arrest
made. The suspect was also charged with
initiating a false report. A second suspect
was arrested on an in-state warrant.
Thefts — A theft was reported at
8:53 a.m. in the 1500 block of S. U.S.
Highway 97.
Feb. 23
Criminal mischief — Acts of criminal
mischief were reported at:
8:23 a.m. in the 800 block of NE Quince
Avenue.
10:32 p.m. in the 700 block of SW Kalama
Avenue.
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 7:40 p.m. in the area of
SW Reindeer Avenue and SW Canyon
Drive, and an arrest made. The suspect
was also charged with driving while
suspended or with a revoked license.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
7:08 a.m. in the 700 block of NE Redwood
Avenue.
2:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of SW Odem
CROSSWORD
reported at:
3:14 p.m. in the area of SW Wickiup
Avenue and S. U.S. Highway 97, with
injury.
8:49 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Seventh
Street, noninjury.
Feb. 28
DUII — Darnell Alberto Gorrosquieta, 22,
of Redmond was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence of intoxicants
at 8:40 p.m. in the area of NW 27th Street
and NW Cedar Avenue, and was also
charged with reckless driving.
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Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident
was reported at 12:17 p.m. in the 1700
block of NE Second Street.
Redmond Fire Runs
Feb. 23
11:28 a.m. Unauthorized burning, 2831
SW 24th St.
Feb. 24
10:03 a.m. Gasoline or other flammable
liquid spill, 521 SW Sixth St.
Feb. 25
9:33 a.m. Brush or brush-and-grass
mixture fire, 10050 NE First St.,
Terrebonne.
3:29 p.m. Downed tree, 8512 Seventh St.,
Terrebonne.
Feb. 27
6:35 a.m. Motor vehicle accident,
noninjury, in the area of Northwest Way
and NW Spruce Avenue.
11:22 a.m. Vehicle accident, general
cleanup, 2522 SE Jesse Butler Circle.
3:16 p.m. Motor vehicle accident with
injury, in the area of SW Wickiup Avenue.
Feb. 22-28: 88 Medical aid or transfer calls
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