Core Area Upcoming Events- Save the dates!

The City of Bend is hosting two upcoming events to help educate and engage the community about the Core Area Project including an interactive Open House as well as a guest speaker event.The Core Area Project will create a common vision and implementation plan for the heart of Bend. The project aims to identify project and program needs as well as implementation tools, such as urban renewal. Please save the dates for these upcoming events.

Core Area Open House

Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m. – Noon

Bend High School Commons

230 6th Street, Bend, OR 97701

Join in helping to shape the heart of Bend by engaging in this fun interactive open house. The project team will have interactive materials and educational information available about the City’s Core Area Project and the work of the Urban Renewal Advisory Board. If you are not able to attend the Open House in person, there will be an online version available. 

Guest Speaker Event with Mary Hanlon

Thursday, June 13 6-7:30 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Helens Hall

469 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701

Mary Hanlon will present examples of how other communities have approached Urban Renewal implementation, followed by Q&A. Mary Hanlon, founder of Hanlon Development,  strives to enhance communities by helping create high-quality, sustainable, well-designed housing, commercial, and mixed-use projects.  specializes in socially responsible real estate and economic development projects. She has an extensive background in development in both the public and private sectors, having provided consulting services for over $2.4 billion in planned real estate development projects in Oregon, New York, Maryland and South Carolina over the last 14 years.

These event locations are accessible. Sign language interpreter service, assistive listening devices, materials in alternate format such as Braille, large print, electronic formats and CD Formats, or any other accommodations are available upon advance request. Please contact Allison Platt no later than May 2 at aplatt@bendoregon.gov or 541-322-6394. Relay Users Dial 7-1-1 and 541-385-6676. Providing, at least, 3 days’ notice prior to the event will help ensure availability.