News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The 300 students, 15 teachers, and three support staff of Sisters Middle School will have a new leader this fall. Eight-year Sisters school system veteran Lora Nordquist has been chosen as the interim principal, replacing Rich Shultz. Nordquist has been a language arts instructor, as well as district curriculum coordinator, at Sisters High School. She says she is prepared for the responsibility and the important contributions she can make at the middle school. "There are lots of studies that show good principals are part of t... Full story
Low bids to construct the Sisters waste treatment facility were accepted by the five-member Sisters City Council on Monday, July 17. Several key issues, however, remain to be resolved before contracts are prepared. According to City Administrator Barbara Warren, one of the losing bidders has filed a protest over the largest phase of the project. Warren said that R&G Excavating's low bid of $3,207,500 for the construction of the treatment plant and effluent disposal system is being contested by one of the losing bidders.... Full story
A paving project that will add from 75 to 80 spaces to downtown Sisters' parking district is about half-way done, according to Sisters Public Works Director Gary Frazee. Bartels Construction of Powell Butte is handling the excavation, leveling, graveling and paving of the new parking areas, with surveying assistance from Fred Ast of Sisters. Frazee said parking areas at Main Avenue and Spruce Street, Main Avenue and Elm Street and at Main Avenue and Oak Street are ready for... Full story
The Deschutes National Forest moved to an Industrial Fire Precaution Level II effective July 22. The Ochoco National Forest is also on heightened alert. This level is known as partial hoot owl. Industrial operations such as timber sales and service contracts will be allowed to operate only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. Personal-use and commercial woodcutting is allowed at this level between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. only. Extremely dry and warm weather has caused the curing of grasses and fine fuels, the most... Full story
Sisters resident Mike Neary hopes to preserve the livability of the community through his new post on the Sisters City Council. Neary, the 56-year old owner of Oregon Log Homes, was appointed to the city council by Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson to serve out the remaining 2-1/2 years of the departing Maggie Hughes' term. In Neary, the council appears to have gained a strong proponent of growth with strong views on other major issues, such as transportation and affordable housing. Neary said he was originally attracted to the... Full story
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The fate of two approximately 30-acre industrial parcels at the north edge of Sisters was to be decided Wednesday, July 26. In a long-awaited decision, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was to rule on whether to bring the two parcels -- one owned by the Sisters School District, one known as Barclay Meadows Business Park -- inside the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary and rezone them from farm use to industrial use. The record on the two applications closed in March, but the volume of testimony and a heavy workload... Full story
