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Resident raises evacuation and access concerns for west-side Bend during public comment

2626752 · February 12, 2025
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Summary

During public comment at the Jan. 24 Bend MPO meeting a resident urged officials to consider evacuation routes and emergency access for the city’s west side, noting perceived imbalances in fire-station location, limited road crossings and growing development.

A member of the public used the Bend MPO’s Jan. 24 public-comment period to raise concerns about evacuation capacity and emergency access on Bend’s west side. The speaker — not identified by name in the transcript — said the city’s current road and emergency-service configuration concentrates emergency stations and major access routes on the east side and warned that in a major disaster…

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