News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Work will likely start next spring on the first 10 lots of a new subdivision at the east end of Sisters.
Timber Creek L.L.C. has applied to Deschutes County for a subdivision on a 40-acre parcel owned by Bruce Forbes and Larry Schaefer. The parcel straddles Squaw Creek east of Sisters Elementary School.
There could ultimately be about 75 homes on the parcel, phased in over five years or longer "depending on the market," according to Schaefer.
"We're trying to be low-impact," Schaefer said. "We don't want to build a bunch of houses all at once."
The first 10 lots are located directly across East Cascade Street from Cowboy Street. According to Schaefer, the lots are approximately 8,000 square feet. Schaefer said the homes would range from approximately 1,600 square feet to about 2,100 square feet and be priced in the $160,000-$200,000 range.
"Right now, we're just selling lots," Schaefer noted.
Schaefer said the project would be comparable to Buck Run, but with slightly smaller lot sizes and slightly smaller houses.
"(The site) is heavily timbered and we're not going to take any timber out that we don't have to," Schaefer said.
"There will be a home owners association," Schaefer said. He said the developers are in the process of creating covenants, codes and restrictions for the properties.
The development plans indicate access to Highway 20 near the southeast corner of the elementary school playing fields and access to Highway 126.
According to Forbes, 3.25 acres of the property will be available to the city for parks and trails.
"That's what we've offered to the city, but improving that area will be the responsibility of the city if they choose to," Forbes said.
According to Schaefer, Sun Country Engineering is designing the project to eventually hook up with Sisters' sewer system.
Until the sewer goes in, each lot will have a septic tank, but a common drainfield will be located off-site on a triangle of land adjacent to the southeast corner of Rolling Horse Meadow. Effluent will be pumped from a lifting station to the drainfield.
Some larger lots are planned on the south side of Squaw Creek, but according to Schaefer, those will have on-site septic systems. The developers plan no bridges or sewer line crossings of the creek.
Timber Creek filed its application with the county, but Forbes and Schaefer may transfer the application to the city once a new city/county management agreement for the city's Urban Growth Boundary is signed.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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