Asked by KTVZ

1,263 Votes

Are you concerned about a proposed managed homeless camp near schools?

89%

Yes, I'm very concerned! Yes, I'm very concerned!

11%

No, it doesn't concern me. No, it doesn't concern me.

89%

Yes, I'm very concerned!

I am frustrated at this proposal. It concerns me that a homeless camp is being proposed near schools. Our children's safety is my main concern.

I am frustrated at this proposal. It concerns me that a homeless camp is being proposed near schools. Our children's safety is my main concern. Show Less

13 Comments

💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

Homeless camps should not be set up in the city, especially not in residential or commercial areas, There should be county or BLM land available on the outskirts of the city, if you drive along China Hat road there are already a lot of homeless people camping out on BLM land.

Yasap Ta

Have you looked at the plan? It's not going to be tents and grocery carts. It's going to be MANAGED HOUSING with rules and restrictions for pete's sake! Pay attention first. Then form an opinion.

k san

It's a no-brainer to NOT put these camps anywhere near schools! Whoever is considering this should have their head examined.

Rick Allen

Why would anyone even think about doing something that stupid? It is so obviously a very bad idea! DUH

Vernon Budd

The mayor & Bend City Council Need to go they don't care about kids But if you did something they would be all over you

Vernon Budd

Barney Fife needs to go also he don't care either He needs to retire from KTVZ He is a joke

Kenneth Emmrich

I live in Culver (97734). All my children are grown. No homeless camps near schools, daycare schools or residential areas, period.

Yasap Ta

Have you looked at the plan? It's not going to be tents and grocery carts. It's going to be MANAGED HOUSING with rules and restrictions for pete's sake! Pay attention first. Then form an opinion.

Kathi Hurst Parshall

Public safety! That seems like the last place to put it.

Yasap Ta

Have you looked at the plan? It's not going to be tents and grocery carts. It's going to managed HOUSING with rules and restrictions for pete's sake! Pay attention first. Then form an opinion.

Brad Livsey

HAHAHAHAHA........F--K YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul Owen

There is a lot at 9th and Wilson that could make a good camp. Flat close to medical and mental health services plus near utility hookups and patrol services

Pamela Joe

No it should not be nears schools and day cares. I agree we need one. Perhaps near community services and churches?

Christena

Homeless camps should be outside city limits not near our children.

John Philo

This is a disaster waiting to happen. Why put kids in danger?

Kim Gilder

It shouldn't be anywhere near kiddos. It's just bed planning and I'm sure the homeless people don't want to be in such an observed area, either. Has anyone asked the homeless where they think it should be?

Latterdaysaint

Put it on china hat road!

11%

No, it doesn't concern me.

I don't think this is concerning because the location will be monitored.

I don't think this is concerning because the location will be monitored. Show Less

4 Comments

Clancy Prentice

This is bend Oregon it's one entire neighborhood. I'd like you expect the most part of that US citizens are us property. The US government is responsible for every single us person.

ErinEllem

What’s the point of putting it further away from town? That cuts off their already-limited availability to food, clean water, medical support, and basic care. Your kids are gonna learn about homelessness one way or another, and our tax dollars will be going to something other than corpse disposal.

Brian Berg

What does concern me is biased reporting about this issue. Every story is from the opposition. Why not interview Chuck Hemmingway or Jim Porter, who are board members for Central Oregon Villages? The community gets info from you, you should provide both sides, not just opposition point of view.

Yasap Ta

Have you looked at the plan? It's not going to be tents and grocery carts. It's going to be MANAGED HOUSING with rules and restrictions for pete's sake. Get educated first. Then form an opinion based on that information. Not on what you perceive.

Asked by KTVZ

220 Votes

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?

12%

YES YES

88%

NO NO

12%

YES

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

88%

NO

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

Asked by KTVZ

1,364 Votes

Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?

93%

YES YES

7%

NO NO

93%

YES

12 Comments

Barb Hayden

Never should have been allowed in the first place! Bend needs to develop a site with bathrooms, showers and rules,like NO drugs and NO trash. At least Redmond is trying to help these people. Take a. Lesson from them. Get off the dime and solve the problem

Cheri Trettin

I say move the campers off forest land and onto main street if you want public funding for homelessness in Bend to become an immediate priority!!!

Latterdaysaint

Yes and build more homeless shelters or provide jobs for them

Tylor Meyer

They have had excessive amount of time to move off land they are not even allowed to live on!

Just a voice Figg

They have had ample time to move. Vegetation reduction helps slow and or stop wildfires that will eventually hit that area and destroy millions of dollars worth of homes and people's lives.

Jeff Sanders

Living in SE Bend I really enjoyed going to China Hat with my Jeep to off road and walk with my dogs. The thought of being shot has kept me from doing that for a while now. Good riddance to the homeless and make it where they can't come back.

Joe Dillon

it is public land, NOT someones home! The public cannot use it without fear of saftey. We DONT need another human caused fire that happens EVERY year out there, we have enough to worry about with mother nature fires. Time to move on!

Linda Knowlton

Fire danger and trash in the forest

jennifer stenkamp

Being homeless is usually the result of bad choices. My taxes help pay for government land. Living there rent free and creating tons of garbage, being a true threat to causing wildfires, behaving in a lawless manner angers too many of us who manage to pay for real housing. Move them out now.

Erin E Yates

We all have problems in life why do they think it is ok to do what they are doing, when the rest of us pay our taxes, go to work, get counseling if we have problems. The amount they spend on drugs, they could pay rent. It’s a choice and their choice is to do drugs and not work. DEATH and TAXES!!!

Goth Gaga

This homeless problem is a choice. These people are drug addicts that need to get clean and go back to work. They should be put into rehab while being counseled for their personal problems. Once clean they should be put to work doing tasks that prisoners do. If they refuse, then jail them.

Ron Rommel

The Homeless Campers are the wrong people on the wrong landscape due to their lack of cognitive awareness of fire. I and many others are willing to share grace for their position in life when they are willing to improve their situation through counseling, accepting shelter to transition life.

7%

NO

1 Comment

Diana Cockerill

They are humans and have no other options.We try not to let that happen to unwanted pets, yet have no problem in letting it happen to, what many consider, unwanted people!

KTVZ

Are you concerned about a proposed managed homeless camp near schools?

89% Yes, I'm very concerned! Yes, I'm very concerned!

11% No, it doesn't concern me. No, it doesn't concern me.

89% Yes, I'm very concerned!

11% No, it doesn't concern me.

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?

12% YES YES

88% NO NO

12% YES

88% NO

Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?

93% YES YES

7% NO NO

93% YES

7% NO

89%

Yes, I'm very concerned! Yes, I'm very concerned!

11%

No, it doesn't concern me. No, it doesn't concern me.

89%

Yes, I'm very concerned!

11%

No, it doesn't concern me.

12%

YES YES

88%

NO NO

12%

YES

88%

NO

93%

YES YES

7%

NO NO

93%

YES

7%

NO