In August, the Bend City Council created an urban renewal area around the Bend Central District (BCD) so that Tax Increment Financing (TIF) can be used to achieve the community’s goals for redeveloping the area. With funding available through TIF and the newly passed Transportation Bond, the City’s next step will be to define what will be funded and how. Public input is our greatest asset as we build strategies and make a pointed effort to consider every angle of the initiative. Central Oregon LandWatch’s BCD initiative has made outreach a top priority—an approach that has resulted in an outpouring of valuable insights, anecdotes and suggestions from our diverse community. Below is a compilation of what we are taking into account from the hundreds of comments we received about TIF.

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The vision for a vibrant, healthy, and inclusive mixed-use neighborhood in the Bend Central District with safe connections between east and west Bend depends on the Core Area Plan to be funded through Tax Increment Financing (TIF).

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