A14 The BulleTin • Thursday, april 1, 2021
Library: Board divided on bond decision Baker City passes resolution
blaming lockdowns for woes
Continued from A1
The board plans to spend
85% of the project costs within
the first three years, which is a
federal requirement for selling
an entire bond. Having a set
construction plan and meeting
the federal requirement was a
motivation for the board to ap-
prove the sale.
“It certainly seems this time-
line is reasonable and we can
reasonably expect to meet
those tests,” Board President
Martha Lawler said Wednes-
day. “I think we are maximiz-
ing our return and keeping our
taxpayers best interest at heart.”
The $195 million bond will
pay for building the Central
Library on 12 acres off U.S.
Highway 20 and Robal Road,
and double the square foot-
age of the Redmond Public
Library. In addition, the bond
will fund updates to the Down-
town Bend, East Bend, La Pine,
Sisters and Sunriver libraries.
Throughout deliberations
between the board members,
Miao said he did not feel com-
fortable selling all of the bond
at once. He felt the board was
rushing and chasing the low
BY SAMANTHA O’CONNER
Baker City Herald
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin file
The existing Downtown Bend Public Library measures around 38,000
square feet. The planned Central Library, expected to be finished by
2025, would be nearly three times that size.
interest rate.
Even if the interest rate went
up slightly, it would still be
worth it to wait and only use
some of the bond as needed
during the construction pro-
cess, Miao said.
“I’m just trying to reach a
level of confidence in this en-
tire process and very frankly
I’m not there yet,” Miao said
Motels
Continued from A1
Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, said
the bill would ease the way for the
proposed purchase of a hotel for
housing in his district. The city of
Bend has also applied for Project
Turnkey funds for the purchase of a
hotel.
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, said
some projects have proceeded, but
others have stalled despite community
support.
“The need to pursue zoning
changes often stands in the way of
great projects,” Marsh, the bill’s spon-
sor, said. “That is a problem when we
are experiencing a crisis in homeless-
ness and low-income housing.
“It will allow us to repurpose hotels
and motels that have served tourists
and will become facilities that will
house the most vulnerable among us.
As a building intended to take care
Wednesday.
Peterson assured the board
that selling the bond now
would be a safe decision.
“We are trying to lock in
a rate that is a good one, and
there are advantages to know-
ing what the cost will be,” Pe-
terson said.
e e
Reporter: 541-617-7820,
kspurr@bendbulletin.com
of people, it should not matter whose
head rests on that pillow.”
Marsh represents a district that lost
2,500 homes from the Almeda Fire,
which swept north from Ashland
through Talent and Phoenix. It was
one of the Labor Day wildfires that
swept Oregon. Many of the displaced
residents were low-income families
who were left with few affordable al-
ternatives for housing.
The bill applies to buildings within
urban growth boundaries, and out-
side areas zoned for heavy industrial
use. They must have access to trans-
portation and be outside floodplains
or other designated hazard areas.
Local governments can still apply
other restrictions, such as building
codes, occupancy limits and “reason-
able” site and design standards.
Housing is defined as “affordable”
if qualifying residents earn less than
60% of the area median income.
“Some of these facilities will re-
The Baker City Council
has approved a resolution
blaming Gov. Kate Brown’s
COVID-19 mandates for cre-
ating an “economic, mental
health, and criminal activity
crisis” in the city.
Councilors approved
the resolution by a 5-2 vote
March 23.
Mayor Kerry McQuisten
joined the vote in favor of the
resolution, which concludes
by stating that “the citizenry
of Baker City are free, sov-
ereign individuals within a
Constitutional, Representa-
tive Republic, not subjects or
slaves, and will be recognized
as such as we firmly stand to
represent them.”
The resolution acknowl-
edges that the city “cannot
protect any local business
from State-directed targeting,
repercussions and penalties”
that could result from a busi-
ness flouting state mandates.
Councilor Jason Spriet said
main shelters or transitional housing.
But in other cases, the long-term use
most needed by a community will
be low-income housing,” Marsh said.
“Hotels and motels that may not fit
the bill for today’s travelers are the
perfect place to provide people in cri-
sis with stability and the support they
need in order to move toward perma-
nent housing.”
House Republican Leader Christine
Drazan of Canby spoke against the
bill.
As a member of the Legislature’s
Emergency Board, she voted Oct.
23 for $30 million for Project Turn-
key in wildfire-affected areas and $35
million for Project Turnkey in other
areas. (The board rejected the latter
amount then, but reversed itself and
approved it Nov. 9.)
Drazan acknowledged the pressing
need for providing shelter for people
who have lost their homes for what-
ever reason. But she objected to the
C LASSIFIEDS
that although he voted against
the resolution, he believes that
the governor’s restrictions do
not take into account differ-
ences between rural and ur-
ban parts of the state.
The mayor, who drafted the
resolution in consultation with
City Manager Jon Cannon and
the city’s attorney, said she be-
lieves the resolution brings the
community together. McQuis-
ten said she has heard from
“hundreds of people” about
the resolution and that about
5% were opposed to the coun-
cil approving it.
Councilor Shane Alderson,
who voted yes, said he be-
lieves the resolution is a way
for the City Council to make
its voice heard.
McQuisten said the city has
received about 30 letters re-
garding the resolution, with
all but three of the writers fa-
voring its passage.
Jodi Furtney, owner of
Charlie’s Ice Cream Parlor,
said she supports the resolu-
tion. She focused on the reso-
prospective purchase of the Red Fox
Motel in Estacada as a shelter, say-
ing it was better suited long-term for
tourism. Clackamas County com-
missioners voted 3-2 on Jan. 28 to
suspend further consideration of the
purchase.
Drazan also said lawmakers were
creating an exception to Oregon’s land
use laws, instead of easing restrictions
to allow construction of more hous-
ing.
“Instead of fixing our land use sys-
tem and the things that are broken,
we are giving a pass, we are doing a
carve-out,” she said. “We are creating
a back way because it’s not working.”
Republicans split on the bill, eight
voting for it and 12 against it; the
other three were excused. All Demo-
crats present voted for it. The House is
still short one member.
The bill, slightly more than a page
long, was read aloud by a clerk be-
cause minority Republicans have
lution’s description of the gov-
ernor’s orders as “draconian.”
Furtney said her business
has been directly affected by
state restrictions, which have
affected restaurants, and has
not written herself a paycheck
in 12 months.
“It’s depressing, demoraliz-
ing, degrading, and the men-
tal stress is over the top. It’s
draconian,” Furtney said.
Beverly Calder, owner of
BELLA Main Street Market,
spoke in opposition to the res-
olution, saying she was con-
cerned when she read the res-
olution.
Calder, a former City
Council member, said her
first thought was “what’s the
point of this?” She described
the resolution as negative and
inflammatory, and ill-timed
given that the county is doing
well at vaccinating residents
and reducing virus cases.
“We are almost through
this,” Calder said. “What does
this resolution do to help us as
a community come through?”
declined to waive the constitutional
requirement for bills to be read in
their entirety prior to a final vote.
More than 80 bills await action on the
House agenda.
But this bill jumped to the top of
the agenda because a substitute ver-
sion had been proposed by Rep. Lily
Morgan, R-Grants Pass, who then de-
cided against advancing it.
Marsh said a private investor has
purchased three hotels or motels
within Medford for conversion to
housing. Though House Bill 3261
would not apply to these projects, she
said, “it validates this model.”
“At a time when our community
has lost 2,500 homes to wildfire, it
may be the actions of this private
entity that actually save our bacon,”
Marsh added. “It is doing the one sig-
nificant, tangible effort to create new
housing very quickly in a community
that has been devastated.”
e e
pwong@pamplinmedia.com
The Bulletin
General
Merchandise
Recreation
& Sports
Legal
Notices
200 800 1000
201
Free Items
Free 50” Panasonic TV
Call 541-318-7334
Free piano. Good condi-
tion. 541-516-6498.
204
Want to Buy or Rent
Wanted $ Cash paid for
vintage, fake, & fine jew-
elry. Top $ paid for Gold
& Silver. I buy in bulk.
Honest Artist. Elizabeth
541-633-7006
Want to buy 2 or 3 inch
aluminum irrigation
pipes. 541-490-7053.
210
Pets & Supplies
Purebred lab pups.
3 black females, vet
checked, wormed, and
first shots. Ready for
new home. 541-416-
1175. $600, no papers.
261
Building Materials
Have Gravel Will Travel
Abbas Construction
Top Soil/ Excavation
Rock Products
541-548-6812
Real Estate
For Sale
801
Recreation Vehicles
Legal Notice
BOARD
MEETING
AGENDA La Pine
Rural Fire Protection
District Distributed
April 1, 2021 For
The April 8, 2021
Earth Cruiser FX For
Regular
Meeting
Sale! Overland vehicle
9:00 a.m.
for travel on or off road.
NOTE STATE AND
Fully self contained
OROSHA
COVID
less than 41K miles.
RULES IN EFFECT
Recently fully serviced.
-
MEETING
TO
BE
Located in Redmond
HELD VIA
OR $215K 541-526-
ZOOM - PLEASE
5164
CONTACT ADMIN
FOR LINK PRIOR
TO MEETING
CHECK YOUR AD
1. 9:00 am Regular
Meeting - Station
101,
Huntington
Road - Via ZOOM
2. Flag Salute (sus-
pended due to virtu-
al meeting)
3. Roll Call
on the first day it runs 4. Open Forum for
to make sure it is
Public Comment - 5
correct. Spellcheck and
min per person -
human errors do occur.
Please sign in to be
Contact us ASAP so
recognized by the
that corrections and
Chair
any adjustments can 5. Approve Minutes:
be made to your ad.
Regular Board Meet-
ing - March 11, 2021
541-385-5809
Bulletin Classifieds 6. Financials:
Statement of Reve-
nue and Expenses
Monthly
Expense
detail to date by ven-
dor Approve Bills:
Autos &
3/11/21
through
Transportation 7. 4/8/21
Management Re-
ports - February
2021
Alarm and Call Sum-
maries Building per-
mit activity Chief’s
report
8. Correspondence/
907
News
Automotive Parts
9. Old Business
& Accessories
A. Update Station
Remodel Project B.
Studless tires. No rims.
Update County ASA
Used once one winter
- Additional PPP
2019. 205/5516R91.
Resources for Inter-
Paid over 300, asking
facility
Transports
$225. 541-526-0051.
C. Update Physician
taintedrose85@gmail.
Advisor D. Ordi-
com
900
700
719
Real Estate Wanted
Wanted home in NW
Bend. Cash buyer
no commissions
no hassles. Scott
(206)227-4614
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
nance #2021-01. -
Second reading/vote
AN
ORDINANCE
TO REPEAL OR-
DINANCE
#2019-
03 AND ADOPT
RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS TO GOV-
ERN COST RECOV-
ERY FOR MEDICAL
AND HEALTH CARE
FACILITY
AMBU-
LANCE
TRANS-
PORTS REQESTED
THROUGH 911 E.
Ordinance
#2021-
02. - Second read-
ing/vote AN ORDI-
NANCE TO ADOPT
RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS TO GOV-
ERN COST RECOV-
ERY FOR MEDICAL
AND HEALTH CARE
FACHTY SERVICES
REQUEST
Copies of the full ordi-
nances may be ob-
tained at the district
office and at www.
lapinefire.org
10. New Business:
11. Appeals
12. Special Meetings
and Workshops
A. Budget Board Meet-
ing April 21, 2020
13. Good of the Order
14. Adjourn Regular
Board Meeting -
Next Regular Meet-
ing: May 13, 2021
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE
MEETING
A public meeting of the
Budget Committee
of the Administrative
School District No.
1, Deschutes Coun-
ty (Bend-La Pine
Schools), State of
Oregon, to discuss
the budget for the
fiscal year July 1,
2021 to June 30,
2022, will be held
on the 13 th day of
April 2021 at 5:00
p.m. In response to
the current health
emergency resulting
from the COVID-19
pandemic, the Dis-
trict facilities are
currently closed to
the public and this
meeting will be held
electronically.
The
purpose of the meet-
i
i
i
h
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
ing is to receive the
budget
message
and to receive com-
ment from the public
on the budget. This
is a public meeting
where deliberation of
the Budget Commit-
tee will take place.
The meeting will be
available by video or
conference call. In-
structions and links
to view the meeting
will be posted on
the Bend-La Pine
Schools website at
https://www.bend.
k12.or.us/district/or-
ganization/meetings.
Any person may
provide
comment
for the meeting via
mail to 520 NW Wall
St, Bend, OR 97703
or email to BLSbud-
get@bend.k12.or.us.
Written comments
received by the pub-
lic comment period
of the meeting will
be read during this
section of the meet-
ing. A copy of the
budget
document
may be inspected
online at www.bend.
k12.or.us/budget on
or after April 9 th ,
2021. A copy of this
notice will also be
posted at www.bend.
k12.or.us/budget.
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
GOVERNOR’S OR-
DER
On April 15, 2020,
Governor
Brown
directed state and
local governments
to take necessary
measures to facili-
tate public participa-
tion in decision-mak-
ing, helping ensure
the continued oper-
ation of local gov-
ernment and the
delivery of essential
services during the
COVID-19 outbreak
(Executive Order No.
20-16). The order di-
rects state and local
government bodies
to hold public meet-
ings and hearings
by telephone, video
or other electronic or
i
l
h
Create or find Classifieds at www.bendbulletin.com
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
virtual means when-
ever possible, and
to provide the public
with a mechanism
to listen or virtual-
ly attend the public
meeting or hearing
at the time it occurs.
For the reasons iden-
tified above, the
Deschutes County
Hearings Officer will
conduct the public
hearing described
below by video and
telephone. If partici-
pation by video and
telephone is not pos-
sible, in-person tes-
timony is available.
Options for partici-
pating in the public
hearing are detailed
in the Public Hearing
Participation section.
PROJECT DESCRIP-
TION
FILE NUMBERS: 247-
21-000263-A (247-
21-000070-AD)
OWNER/APPLICANT:
Robert Kim Reed &
Karen R. Reed
APPELLANT: Ronald
Thompson
SUBJECT: Appeal of
administrative deci-
sion on a site plan
review to establish a
replacement dwell-
ing in the Exclusive
Farm Use (EFU).
LOCATION: The sub-
ject property has an
assigned address of
50745 Masten Road,
La Pine; and is iden-
tified on County As-
sessor Tax Map 22-
09, as Tax Lot 1700.
HEARING
DATE:
Tuesday, April 20,
2021
HEARING
START:
6:00 pm
STAFF
CONTACT:
Cynthia Smidt, As-
sociate
Planner
Cynthia.Smidt@de-
schutes.org, (541)
317-3150
DOCUMENTS: Can
be
viewed
and
downloaded
from
http://dial.deschutes.
org and www.build-
ingpermits.oregon.
gov
PUBLIC
HEARING
PARTICIPATION
• If you wish to provide
testimony
during
h
bli h i
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
the public hearing,
please contact the
staff planner by 5
pm on Monday, April
19,202. Testimony
can be provided as
described below.
• Members of the pub-
lic may listen, view,
and/or participate in
this hearing using
Zoom. Using Zoom
is free of charge. To
login to the electron-
ic meeting online us-
ing your computer,
copy this link: https://
us02web.zoom.us/
j/86572455664?p-
wd=aTdkMU-
VaZzVkbUFrMTB-
YU2l2SlZ6UT09.
Using this option
may require you to
download the Zoom
app to your device.
• Members of the pub-
lic can access the
meeting via tele-
phone, dial 1-669-
900-9128.
When
prompted,
enter
the following: We-
binar ID: 865 7245
5664 and Password:
857836.
• If participation during
the hearing by video
and telephone is not
possible, the public
can provide testimo-
ny in person at 6 pm
in the Barnes and
Sawyer Rooms of
the Deschutes Ser-
vices Center, 1300
NW Wall Street,
Bend. Please be
aware County staff
will
enforce
the
6-foot social dis-
tancing standard in
h
h i
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
the hearing room.
Additionally, all par-
ticipants attending in
person must wear a
face covering at all
times, except when
providing testimony.
Copies of the staff re-
port, application, all
documents and evi-
dence submitted by
or on behalf of the
applicant and ap-
plicable criteria are
available for inspec-
tion at the Planning
Division at no cost
and can be pur-
chased for 25 cents
a page. The staff re-
port should be made
available 7 days pri-
or to the date set for
the hearing. Docu-
ments are also avail-
able online at www.
deschutes.org.
Deschutes
County
encourages persons
with disabilities to
participate in all pro-
grams and activities.
This event/location
is accessible to peo-
ple with disabilities. If
you need accommo-
dations to make par-
ticipation possible,
please contact the
staff planner identi-
fied above.
Legal Notice
NOTICE TO INTER-
ESTED PERSONS
The undersigned has
been
appointed
Personal Represen-
tative of the Estate
of Kelly L. Kinyon,
Deceased, by the
Circuit Court, State
f O
C
1001
Legal Notices &
Public Notices
of Oregon, County
of Deschutes, Pro-
bate No. 21PB01742.
All persons having
claims against the
estate are required
to present them, with
vouchers attached,
to the Personal Rep-
resentative at the
address below, with-
in four months after
the date of first pub-
lication of this notice,
or the claims may be
barred. All persons
whose rights may be
affected by the pro-
ceedings may obtain
additional informa-
tion from the court
records, the Person-
al Representative, or
the attorneys for the
Personal Represen-
tative named below
Dated and first pub-
lished:
March
25,2021 JANIS M.
PALERMO, Personal
Representative c/o
ALISON A. HUY-
CKE, OSB #063751
FRANCIS HANSEN &
MARTIN LLP
1148 NW Hill Street
Bend OR 97703
CLASSIFIEDS
Search the area’s
most comprehensive
listing of classified
advertising. Real
estate to automotive,
merchandise to
sporting goods.
Call
541-385-5809
Sell your stuff fast.
In print and online with the Bulletin’s Classifieds.
Sell your stuff faster with color. FOR JUST ADDITIONAL $1 PER DAY!
BEFORE
FORD F150 XL 2005. This truck can
haul it all Extra Cab, 4x4, and a tough
V8 engine will get the job done on
the ranch.
AFTER
FORD F150 XL 2005. This truck can
haul it all Extra Cab, 4x4, and a tough
V8 engine will get the job done on
the ranch.
To place your photo ad, visit us online at
www.bendbulletin.com
or call with questions,
541-385-5809