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Hundreds of public commenters urge Bend council to act on climate impact fee; developers and trades call for more analysis
Summary
Dozens of residents, students and local organizations urged Bend City Council to adopt a strong Climate Impact Fee and require electrification for new homes; builders, realtors and trades warned of affordability and reliability concerns and asked for pilots or further cost modeling.
Dozens of residents and local organizations used the council’s extended public-comment period on Dec. 3 to press Bend City Council to adopt a strong Climate Impact Fee aimed at encouraging electrification of new construction, while representatives of builders, realtors and trades warned the proposal could raise housing costs without additional analysis.
Speakers supporting the fee said it would reduce local emissions, protect public health and create funds to help low- and moderate-income households retrofit or switch to electric appliances. Peter…
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