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Bend advisory board approves letter urging caution on electrification fees, highlights affordability concerns
Summary
The Bend Economic Development Advisory Board voted Oct. 20 to send a letter to Bend City Council on electrification policy options that stresses affordability concerns and asks for more data and education rather than immediate fees.
BEND, Ore. — The Bend Economic Development Advisory Board voted Oct. 20 to approve a recommendation letter to the Bend City Council outlining the board’s position on proposed electrification policy options and urging caution about imposing fees that could affect housing affordability.
The board’s motion, read into the record by Jen Lynch, a BDAB member and partner at Portland Seed Fund, moved “to approve the recommendation letter to the Bend City Council on behalf of the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board regarding electrification policy options as presented on 10/20/2025.” The motion carried. The board did not record a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript.
Board members who discussed the letter emphasized concerns about the potential impact of any fee on housing affordability and asked for more education and data on electrification outcomes. Sarah O’Dendahl, interim CEO…
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