Forum Reflections & Resources
COCC Virtual Candidate Forum
May 3, 2023 Zone 5 (Bend): Diane Berry and Erin Merz Zone 6 (Black Butte, Sisters): Kevin Knight, Jim Porter and Maureen Radon. Micheal Sipe has withdrawn from this race and David E. Price was unable to attend. Moderator: Gerry [...]
Bend LaPine Schools Zone 6 & 7 Virtual Candidate Forum
April 27, 2023 Confirmed Candidates: Zone 6: Melissa Barnes Dholakia Zone 7: Kina Chadwick Rod Hanson Elizabeth Justema Declined to participate: Zone 7 -Nicole Fitch and Zone 6 - Chet Wamboldt Moderated by: Nicole Vulcan, The Source [...]
Bend LaPine Schools Zone 3 & 5 Virtual Candidate Forum
April 26, 2023 Candidates: Zone 3 (Precincts 2,4,6, 9, 25,32): Cameron Fischer and Christopher Strengberg Zone 5 (Precincts 21,33,34,42,43,44): Sherrie Grieef and Amy Tatom Moderated by: Joni Land, Central Oregon Correspondent at OPB [...]
Deschutes Public Library Virtual Candidate Forum
April 25, 2022 Candidates: Zone 1: Cynthia Claridge and Tony Oliver (please note that Ms. Oliver will not appear on screen, but you will be able to hear her answers). Zone 4: Marisa Hossick and Raymond Miao Moderator: Kim Scott, [...]
Regional City Managers Forum
April 20, 2023 City Club of Central Oregon hosted its Annual Regional City Managers Forum at Tetherow Resort on Thursday, April 20th. Tammy Baney, Executive Director of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, hosted the Forum which included: Eric King, City [...]
News
Student Responses to Ranked Choice Voting Forum
Two students were invited as guests of City Club to attend our October Forum on Ranked Choice Voting. Here are their perspectives on the forum. Rank choice voting provides a system in which the candidate with the broadest support wins. With the more [...]
Student Responses to 2022 Oregon Governor’s Debate
Two students were invited as guests of City Club to attend the debate we co-hosted. Here at their responses to the questions we asked them. Do you think the candidates have a good understanding of the issues facing your generation? The issues facing [...]
City Club Creates Conversation — Everyone Wants to be Heard
BY LINDA ORCELLETTO — CITY CLUB OF CENTRAL OREGON ON OCTOBER 19, 2021 Cascade Business News When it comes to creating conversation in Central Oregon, City Club of Central Oregon plays an essential role in helping our communities have dialogues about critical issues. City Club [...]
City Club, The Bulletin Partner to Host Informed Conversations, Solutions Workshops
Bend, Ore. (September 30, 2021) Two Central Oregon institutions are reimagining how change happens in the region. The City Club of Central Oregon is partnering with The Bulletin, Central Oregon’s daily newspaper, to host informed conversations that move the needle on important issues [...]
City Club of Central Oregon Announces Kim Gammond as New Executive Director
Bend, OR (September 8, 2021) The City Club of Central Oregon is pleased to announce the selection of Kim Gammond as its incoming Executive Director. Ms. Gammond will bring her extensive experience in community engagement, her understanding of local topics and leadership abilities [...]
City Club of Central Oregon elects new board president and new board members
Bend, Ore. (November 3, 2020) Members of City Club of Central Oregon elected Blair Garland as board president and three new board members. Garland will serve a one-year term as board president, following Gwenn Wysling, who served in this leadership role in the [...]
Continue the Conversation: Bend’s Urban Core
Allison Platt, Senior Planner with the City of Bend, answers additional questions from the August City Club Forum on Bend’s Urban Core. To stay up-to-date on the City of Bend’s Core Area Project sign up for the mailing list at bendoregon.gov/corearea [...]
Continue the Conversation: Managing our Waste in Deschutes County
The average Central Oregonian produces 2,700 pounds of garbage a year! With our increased population predictions, Deschutes County's Knott Landfill Recycling and Transfer Facility is expected to be full by 2029. During the July forum, we heard about the pros and cons [...]
Continue the Conversation: Regional Resiliency – Planning for a Successful Future
February’s City Club forum tackled the hefty subject of resiliency. With record-breaking attendance and such a broad topic, you can imagine we had a plethora of unanswered questions afterward. We looped back around with Scott Aycock (Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council), Eric Corey [...]
Continue the Conversation: KIDS & CARE. Central Oregon’s Child Care Crisis
January’s forum discussed the ‘childcare desert’ that Central Oregon has become. The speakers, Kara Tachikawa (Inspire Learning Centers), Ryan Combellick (Hydro Flask), and Carolyn Eagan (City of Bend), showed statistics and discussed challenges and opportunities. A couple of ideas brought up in [...]
Your Role in Suicide Prevention
In April 2017, City Club hosted a forum called “Zero Suicide – A Community’s Call to Action.” As National Suicide Prevention Month ends, we revisit this important topic in our community with a true account from City Club Member Lisa Dobey, Executive Director [...]
