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Commissioners approve annexation of Ponderosa Pines Estates into Bend Park and Recreation District
Summary
Board approved Board Order 2024-052 to annex roughly 40–42 acres of the Ponderosa Pines Estates into the Bend Park and Recreation District; the parcel lies inside the Bend urban growth boundary and annexation will put the land on the district tax roll.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Board Order 2024-052, annexing roughly 40–42 acres of the Ponderosa Pines Estates into the Bend Park and Recreation District.
County staff said the parcel lies inside the Bend urban growth boundary and that the Bend Park and Recreation District supports the annexation. The annexation was described as an administrative request by the property owner to join the park district to allow future access to district services.
Commission discussion was brief. A member of the public asked why the parcel would be included in the Bend Park and Recreation District when other areas in the urban growth boundary were not; staff said it was an owner request and that district membership brings benefits including district programming and assessment on the property tax bill.
The motion to approve Board Order 2024-052 was moved and seconded and the board recorded unanimous approval: Commissioner Chang — yes; Commissioner Dyer — yes; Chair (DeBone) — yes. The board clerk will enter the order into the county record.
Why it matters: annexation places the parcel on the Bend Park and Recreation District tax roll and makes the parcel eligible for district services and programming as development proceeds.
Ending: The annexation is approved and will be processed per county procedures; no appeals or additional testimony was recorded during the public hearing.
