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Board schedules Jan. 23 work session on urban renewal, delays vote to Feb. 6
Summary
The North Bend School District board heard a presentation on a city urban renewal proposal and, after questions from members, voted to delay a decision until a Jan. 23, 2025 work session and a Feb. 6, 2025 regular meeting vote.
The North Bend School District #13 Board of Directors heard a presentation on an urban renewal proposal from the City of North Bend and consultant Elaine Howard but declined to vote that evening.
Director Dallas Petenbrink moved, and Director Julie Thies seconded, to hold a work session on Jan. 23, 2025, to continue discussion of the urban renewal proposal and to place a vote on the matter at the Feb. 6, 2025 regular board meeting; the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. Board members asked questions during the presentation about how the proposal would affect district property and finances, but no formal decision was taken that night.
Why it matters: urban renewal can alter tax increment financing and development patterns that sometimes affect school district revenue or property. The board scheduled the work session to gather more detail before taking any formal action.
