![]() The Council decided to proceed with forming a publicly noticed Council subcommittee-again, Campbell and Boddie dissented. The majority answered yes, excluding councilors Barb Campbell and Nathan Boddie. 19 City Council meeting, Bend City Manager Eric King asked the Council whether discussions should continue with the BPRD and MPS on removing the sediment in Mirror Pond. ![]() This leaves stakeholders looking for ways to cover the rest of the $6.7 million price tag for dredging.ĭuring the Sept. Telfer said that of the $320,000 in pledges, $99,300 has already come in. “Our focus has been to people who live right on the pond, and they’ve all come forward pretty substantially,” Telfer said. Chris Telfer, a certified public accountant who also is part of the Celebrate Bend Foundation, a group dedicated to preserving Mirror Pond, told the Source Tuesday that the group has gotten $320,000 in private pledges for dredging, mostly from people who live near the pond. The 100-year-old banks along the pond are failing and storm drains built several decades ago need replacement or capping, the summary stated.Īccording to BPRD, MPS has already spent $434,000 on permitting and other direct costs in preparation for dredging. In the memo, BPRD stated that the main issue is that Mirror Pond is a sediment collector as a result of the Newport Avenue Dam. 10, BPRD released a summary of key facts and information regarding Mirror Pond. Those private meetings raised red flags for some residents, who said those meetings should be open so the public would be properly informed. It might look idyllic on its surface, but downtown Bend’s iconic body of water remains embroiled in controversy about dredging the sediment underneath, who should pay for it and when and where its stakeholders can meet about it.Īfter Mirror Pond Solutions-a group formed in 2013 to explore private sector involvement in preserving Mirror Pond-purchased the land underneath the water’s surface in 2015, stakeholders created a committee between the City of Bend, Bend Park and Recreation District and members of MPS to discuss how to upgrade the pond, dredge it and how to pay for it.Įarlier this year, members of those stakeholder groups held several private meetings to discuss funding options. This article was published on: 09/26/18 12:00 AM Private and public partnerships explored as a way to bridge $6.4 million gap in funding
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