News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Boy, was I wrong! Prior to attending the Thursday council meeting on the proposed gas tax, I had suggested we follow the City of Bend's idea of adding a charge to everyone's utility bill to financially support the street fund. One problem with that idea, as pointed out by Councilman Bill Merrill, is that each home, whether occupied by a large family with several cars that are on the road every day, or occupied only by one person making an occasional trip to the grocery or a weekly church service, would be charged the same.... Full story
I'm writing one more time regarding the possible acceptance of HCD as an outside source for our refuse pickup. I was disappointed to see such a small crowd at the presentation last week. However, many of the folks I had contacted in advance, and several I spoke to at the meeting, all felt the city council had already made its decision. That is sad, but there are several points I would still like to make. First, I'd like to say I truly appreciate city councilman Lon Kellstrom's valiant fight during all this, and am also... Full story
