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Bend growth-plan team hears commission concerns on trust, access and outreach
Summary
City planners presented a multi-year growth plan to the Human Rights and Equity Commission on Jan. 29, 2025. Commissioners urged more tailored outreach to marginalized and hard-to-reach communities, clearer explanations of how input will be used, and partnerships with community organizations and local colleges.
City planning staff presented the draft growth plan to the Bend Human Rights and Equity Commission on Jan. 29, 2025, outlining a years-long project to shape housing, transportation and other land-use choices. Commissioners pressed staff to tailor outreach to people who may be reluctant or fearful to engage and to explain clearly how feedback will be used in council decisions.
Elise (city planner) and Brian Rankin, planning staff, told commissioners the growth plan will run over several years and combine education with outreach to gather community views on housing types, transportation changes and other growth-related choices. Elise said the project will emphasize multiple engagement approaches, not only surveys and open houses.
“Make it clear how feedback will be used,” Elise told…
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