The UGB expansion is set to pave the way for a biomass facility, accommodating space for the prospective project, among other expansion opportunities. While the City Council is set to vote on the UGB ...

As Bend has added housing for its booming population, concerns over preserving the city’s culture have grown as well, writes Oregonian/OregonLive housing reporter Jonathan Bach. But it shouldn't ...

Mark Jamnik listens as Councilor Anthony Broadman describes the UGB expansion as a "down payment" on Bend's future at a city council meeting on Dec., 4, 2024. Jamnik shakes his head in disapproval ...

(from left) Brian Rankin and BreAnne Gale answer questions from the dais at a city council work session about the urban growth boundary expansion opportunity on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Bend, Ore.

Developers submitted an application to build 1,000 homes at the eastern edge of the city as part of Bend's 100-acre urban growth boundary expansion. Two developers applied to build hundreds of ...

Bend is one of three Oregon cities that so far have expressed open interest in leveraging a one-time, 100-acre urban expansion unlocked by Senate Bill 1537, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed earlier ...

A UGB acts as an invisible boundary that surrounds cities and limits the expansion of urban development. The community informs how and where Bend grows up and out through public engagement.

Aaron Nichols, a vegetable farmer near North Plains, Ore., is among the opponents of the city’s urban growth boundary expansion. The UGB plan was rejected by voters but the referendum’s legal ...

In 2009 the city of Bend and Deschutes County announced plans to expand Bend’s urban growth boundary and add as many as 5,000 new dwellings in this fireplain. The map below illustrates the proposed ...

Aaron Nichols, who farms about 15 acres near North Plains, worries the city’s proposed UGB expansion will permanently take prime farmland out of production while setting up future battles for ...

SOUTH BEND — A proposed change to state law would ensure the city captures up to $3 million more in annual tax revenue that's expected to stem from future improvements at the South Bend Cubs ...

Sallal’s situation became more alarming for the city in June, when its board entered into an emergency moratorium on new water connection, which will last at least six months, and prevent any ...