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Residents raise concerns about electric motorcycles, celebrate Bracero Day recognition and weigh in on managed camp

5736475 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Several residents used the public comment period to urge enforcement against electric motorcycles on trails and sidewalks, invite council to a Bracero Day exhibit at the library, and comment on homelessness and the council’s managed camp decision.

Multiple residents addressed the council during the public comment period. Eve, a Redmond resident, asked the council and law enforcement to address electric motorcycles and e-bikes being used aggressively on paved trails, in parks, on sidewalks and in bike lanes; she said she has video of riders damaging terrain and riding at excessive speeds and asked what the city and police planned to do.

Liz, speaking for accessibility and community groups, thanked the council for recognizing Bracero Day on the consent agenda and invited council to an exhibit and event at the Redmond Library on August 4 marking the Bracero program’s history in Oregon and Redmond. She provided factual historical context: the Bracero program ran from Aug. 4, 1942, to 1964 and more than 15,000 braceros came to Oregon, with many residing in the Pacific Northwest today.

Several other residents commented on traffic safety and the council’s action on the managed camp. One resident urged continued use of traffic cameras and lower speeds on US 97. Multiple speakers thanked council for moving ahead on homelessness programs while acknowledging operational concerns about long-term funding; one speaker noted the cost of doing nothing can exceed the cost of targeted investments. Sally Griffin, a resident and former educator, urged attention to the long-term social and economic consequences of homelessness and commended the council for taking action.

Council and staff responded to a range of items: the mayor noted police presence in the Dry Canyon and reiterated enforcement activity; staff provided a construction update on a Nineteenth-and-Maple signal project and reported a successful bond sale for the airport. The public comment period covered safety, cultural recognition and social services issues.