FRIDAY • February 19, 2021 • Serving Central Oregon since 1903 • $1.50
CAMERA EXPLORATION
EXPLORE » B1
SPORTS PULLOUT, B3-6
Homeless camp evictions
frustrate some residents
BY BRENNA VISSER
The Bulletin
Homeless camp removal efforts
have continued on land owned by the
Oregon Department of Transporta-
tion in Bend, despite public health
guidance that warns against it and
pushback from some residents.
Several residents in the past week
have written emails or spoken to the
Bend City Council with the plea to
end homeless camp removal efforts
along the Bend Parkway.
“That motion disconnects them
from the services that could help
them get them out of their circum-
stances,” Mike Satcher, a Sisters res-
ident who works in Bend, told the
council in a virtual meeting Wednes-
day. “Until we can provide affordable
housing...we have to have safe, healthy
managed camps where people can ex-
perience some level of stability.”
At the beginning of the pandemic,
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention issued public health guid-
ance advising public agencies to not
move homeless camps in an effort to
limit the spread of COVID-19. The
CDC also recommends hygienic fa-
cilities, like hand-washing stations, be
provided at camps .
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
See Homeless / A6
A cluster of tents and other debris at a homeless encampment near U.S. Highway 97
and Revere Avenue in Bend on Thursday.
Coronavirus drive-thru event
CITY COUNCIL
Redmond gives away
PPE to 36 local businesses
Bend plans to
fund 400-plus
affordable
housing units
Three proposed projects will
receive $1.3 million from city
BY BRENNA VISSER
The Bulletin
Three proposed developments that will
result in more than 400 units of affordable
housing have been given funding by the
Bend City Council.
On Wednesday, the Bend City Council
approved three funding recommendations
from the Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee. These projects altogether will
receive $1.3 million from the city’s afford-
able housing fund, which collects a portion
of building permit fees for the purpose of
buying and building deed-restricted afford-
able housing.
“This is really so great for our city,” Coun-
cilor Megan Perkins said Wednesday.
See Housing / A6
Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photos
Chuck Arnold documents a participant’s information as volunteer Ron Osmundson fills a bag with items while handing out personal protective
equipment to local businesses Thursday at Redmond City Hall .
BY MICHAEL KOHN
The Bulletin
City hopes to do several more
Wickiup Reservoir, which holds back wa-
ter for use by the North Unit Irrigation Dis-
trict, is at a record low level for this time of
year, leading to renewed concerns that farm-
ers in Jefferson County will need to restrict
water usage again for the third straight year.
As of Wednesday, the reservoir was 48%
full, according to the Bureau of Reclamation
website.
On the same date a year ago Wickiup was
60% full. On average, Wickiup is 85% full by
this time of year.
BY JACKSON HOGAN • The Bulletin
R
See PPE / A6
TODAY’S
WEATHER
Snow showers
High 42, Low 26
Page B5
INDEX
See Reservoir / A6
Correction
A letter to the editor headlined “Control im-
migration” which appeared Thursday, Feb.
18, on Page A8, incorrectly stated The Source
Weekly commented recently on the demon-
stration of residents against ICE officials in
Bend. It did not. The Bulletin regrets the error.
Chuck Arnold asks Joey Podsadecki if the business he works for also needs a ther-
mometer while handing out personal protective equipment to local businesses at
Redmond City Hall on Thursday.
Business
Classifieds
Comics
A7-8
B6
B7-8
Dear Abby
A8
Editorial
A5
Explore B1-2, 9-10
Horoscope
History
Local/State
A8
A4
A2 , 4
Obituaries
Puzzles
Sports
A8
B8
B3-5
The Bulletin
An Independent Newspaper
We use
recycled
newsprint
Vol. 119, No. 43, 18 pages, 2 sections
DAILY
EDMOND — Marianne McGinty
drove her SUV into the Redmond City
Hall parking lot Thursday morning,
hoping to receive free personal protec-
tive equipment for her store, Redmond
Spa, Stove & Sauna.
Not only did she want to use the COVID-19
protective equipment to keep her employees and
customers safe, but she also planned to give it
to the contractors who help install hot tubs and
stoves for customers, she said.
“When they go to a customer’s house, they can
be safe,” McGinty told The Bulletin.
Two city staffers and a volunteer were more
than ready with dozens of boxes stuffed with face
masks, giant bottles of hand sanitizer, cleaning
wipes and more.
Wickiup Reservoir
at record low level,
officials warn
U|xaIICGHy02329lz[