20:00 → 21:27(1m 27s)
Meeting called to order and pledge of allegiance led; chair opens the March 11, 2026 Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners meeting and invites public comment forms for citizen input.
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners met March 11, 2026. Public commenters criticized a staff-drafted 250th-anniversary proclamation; the board adopted a proclamation after a 2-1 vote with the chair abstaining. The board approved a zoning ordinance for Cascades Academy, recategorized ARPA funds and awarded a matching county grant to the Deschutes River Conservancy, allocated opioid settlement funds to local programs, authorized a federal community-project funding application for South County Health Services, and directed staff to coordinate with Redmond on Desert Rise encampment plans.
