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Bend committee reviews local property‑tax exemptions and the middle‑income option
Summary
Staff and developers debated changing Bend’s local property‑tax exemption programs — including adopting a middle‑income exemption — to make development more certain for builders while preserving affordability; staff flagged statutory timing, the need for 51% taxing‑district approval and administrative friction as key constraints.
Chair opened a committee discussion on local property‑tax exemptions and staff gave a detailed walkthrough of Oregon’s local‑option exemptions and how Bend has used them.
Staff member Carrie explained that the city currently offers an income‑qualified rental exemption and a nonprofit exemption and that a middle‑income exemption (targeting roughly 80–120% of area median income) is available to adopt after legislative changes. Carrie said the statute framework is in Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 307, and noted that the city may take one of two administrative approaches: adopt an exemption as…
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