News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The owners of Aspen Lakes Golf Estates went before the Deschutes County Planning Commission last week seeking a simple avenue to convert the existing subdivision into a destination resort. Destination resorts must include overnight lodging and amenities designed for visitors. The Cyrus family is asking for a text change in the regulations that affect destination resorts. County planning staff has recommended denial of the Cyrus' application. Staff argues that "Aspen Lakes is not continuing or expanding an existing use that... Full story
In the "old days" deer killed by cougar would go relatively unnoticed by most of the people living in the Sisters Country. Not anymore. Last week, a deer heading back to its summer haunts from the winter range in the Crooked River grasslands met up with a hungry cougar near Squaw Creek Canyon Estates. As bountiful "producers" in the world of nature, deer - under normal conditions - produce a surplus of their numbers. Predators, such as cougar, depend on that surplus to keep... Full story
