Public Notice: The Taco Stand
OLCC Bend Regional Office
2146 NE 4th Street #160
Bend, OR 97701
April 12, 2012
Old Bend Neighborhood Association
SUBJECT: LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION AT:
The Taco Stand
221 NW Hill Street
Bend, OR 97701
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has received a request from J. E.F. Enterprises Inc., for an Limited On -Premises License. If the license is granted, the premises will be able to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption.
If your organization wishes to provide the Commission with factual information concerning whether there is a basis to grant or deny this license under the liquor laws of Oregon, please write to:
Terry Hutton, License Investigator
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
2146 NE 4th Street #160
Bend, OR 97701
Please respond within 15 days of the date of this letter so that we can process the request in a timely manner. We will share your information with the applicant, make it part of the public record and consider it when deciding to grant or deny this request.
Sincerely,
Terry Hutton
Investigator
(541) 633-1104
Bend Park & Rec District 2012 Local Government Grant
March 31, 2012
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Local Government Grant Program
Attention: Michele Scalise
725 Summer Street, NE, Suite C
Salem, OR 97301
Re: Bend Park and Recreation District 2012 Local Government Grant Application
Dear Ms. Scalise,
The Old Bend Neighborhood Association supports the Bend Park and Recreation District’s 2012 Local Government Grant application to help fund the development of Miller’s Landing Park.
The grant will assist the district in providing close to home, recreational opportunities for residents of the Old Bend Neighborhood as well as satisfying expressed community demand for additional access to the Deschutes River and to the Deschutes River Trail. Some of the features and benefits of the park development include:
- An extension of the Deschutes River Trail that will provide an off-street trail connection for walking, running and cycling and an enhanced route for community events
- The provision of group and individual picnic sites that have consistently scored high in community surveys
- Year-round restroom facilities that will provide a clean, safe option for park visitors and Deschutes River Trail users
- A new beach/river access that will provide healthy, active recreation for children and families and additional access for kayakers, canoeists and other river users
- Protected riparian areas and extensive native plantings that will enhance habitat for wildlife and facilitate nature observation
Developing the Miller Landing property as a park has been a priority of the Old Bend Neighborhood Association and we support the Bend Park and Recreation District’s effort to develop the Miller Landing property.
Sincerely,
The Old Bend Neighborhood Association
Park district takes a first step
The Bend Park & Recreation District took a timid step toward putting a $31 million bond measure on the November ballot to develop large-scale projects and buy more land.
While the wish list hasn’t been finalized, some projects could include an ice rink, a passageway for floaters and boaters at the Colorado Avenue dam, upgrades to the Deschutes River Trail, and an analysis of how to address sedimentation buildup in Mirror Pond.
On Tuesday, the park district board of directors said it supported the idea of asking voters to approve a property-tax-funded bond measure, but admitted there’s still a lot of research to do.
“This is a very preliminary, very big, ugly, scary step,” Board Chairman Ted Schoenborn said. “Well, I shouldn’t say it’s ugly, but it is big and it is scary.”
The $31 million bond measure would be paid back through property tax assessments. According to district officials, an assessment for the average homeowner would be less than $50 a year.
In addition to a nearly $20 million list of possible construction and development projects, directors discussed an $11 million list of potential property acquisitions. That discussion took place during an executive session that was not open to the public.
If any land acquisitions were a part of a bond measure, Park District Executive Director Don Horton said that property information would almost certainly be revealed. In general, he said the district is looking at property that bolsters the Deschutes River trail system and add to the amount of open space that’s available, particularly for regional parks such as Shevlin Park.
Director Ruth Williamson expressed the most apprehension about the bond measure. She was concerned about whether it was the right economic climate and wanted to make sure the district was ready to undertake such an “ambitious” proposal.
“If we’re going to do this,” Williamson said, “we (need to) understand that we’re going to have to give this 150 percent, nothing less, to give this a chance.”
The park district last considered a bond measure in 2004. At that time, the district wanted a new tax to pay for a $25 million indoor recreational facility and pool on Bend’s west side similar to Juniper Swim & Fitness. The bond would also include $5 million to renovate the Juniper pool facilities.
Ultimately, district officials decided not to put that measure on the ballot. Survey results at that time showed there wasn’t much support among voters.
The district recently hired a firm to poll residents about whether they would support a new park district bond measure. The results were mixed, with some officials describing the support in terms of a traffic signal that’s stuck somewhere between yellow and green. There was also more support for conservation projects rather than the expansion of recreation facilities.
Based on these results, the survey firm told the park district that it would “clearly be challenging” to pass a bond measure, but “there does appear to be a path to success.”
The district has until September to craft ballot language for a bond measure. In the meantime, district officials said they will continue to look at the best way to approach a bond measure, and work with the community to come up with a project list they think would pass.
Source: The Bulletin
Letter to Bend Parks & Rec Board
To the Bend Park & Recreation District Board of Directors:
The Old Bend Neighborhood Association recently reorganized and is meeting on a monthly basis. We have elected new board members. The OBNA will be using our new website (www.oldbend.org) and social media to inform the community on local issues and happenings. Our website will serve as an archive for related materials including articles, references, and editorials. We are currently focusing on Mirror Pond and have a large amount of information on its history, uses, and issues posted at www.oldbend.org. You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/oldbend.
At our March meeting, we unanimously voted to support the concept of Bend Ice pursuing an ice skating rink at the old Mt Bachelor parking lot. While, technically, the proposed location is not in the boundaries of our neighborhood association, as the saying goes, “we can see the parking lot from our neighborhood.” We believe the ice rink is an unmet need in our city and appreciate the Bend Parks and Recreation board’s initial support of this project.
We understand that the board members are exploring the idea of a bond issue in order to meet some very important community needs. We appreciate that an undertaking of this magnitude necessitates a great deal of study and reflection on the part of the board of directors. Understandably, we cannot take a stand on a bond issue that does not exist; however, we support the basic tenets (as we understand them) of the recent survey. As one of the neighborhoods bordering the Deschutes River, we agree with the polling numbers supporting protection of this waterway. Parks, trails, and water purity, are all issues we support. In addition, we agree with the desire to create safe passage for canoers, kayakers, floaters, and fish at Colorado Avenue Dam and to maintain and improve hiking, biking, and walking trails and parks in the District.
As one of two neighborhoods that border Mirror Pond, we are also concerned that a bond issue could include a “fix” for Mirror Pond. We believe this would be premature. Specifically, we do not believe options for Mirror Pond has been sufficiently studied. In addition, it is our hope that the chosen path in dealing with this complex issue will include a long-term solution, and not a temporary fix.
Thank You,
Old Bend Neighborhood Association
Board of Directors