County Revisits Landfill Siting; Horse Ridge Re-enters Consideration After Environmental Overlay Changes
Sep 30, 2025
Deschutes County staff reopened the landfill siting process after prior negotiations stalled and said a multi-parcel site near Horse Ridge is again under evaluation following changes to environmental overlays, with a final site evaluation planned over the next six months.
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BEND, Ore. — Deschutes County’s Solid Waste director told commissioners Sept. 29 that the county reopened its landfill siting process after negotiations for a previously recommended site (the Moon Pit) failed, and that a multi-parcel area near Horse Ridge has returned to consideration following revisions to environmental overlays.
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