County Commissioners disagree on project details, causing delays in a planned managed camp
A joint decision between the City of Bend and Deschutes County in September, planning to establish a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge, promised to address ongoing safety concerns on land north of Bend, populated by hundreds of encampments. The outlined plan to create a “temporary safe stay area” on 170 acres of County and City land at Juniper Ridge sparked some hesitancy from two county commissioners on Oct. 16, leading them to reject a resolution authorizing the area as an government-sanctioned encampment…
