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Do you think $3-5 is a fair price for wilderness access fees?
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559 Votes

Do you think $3-5 is a fair price for wilderness access fees?

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7

No

12

Yes

7 Comments
M Davis
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M Davis

Pay to play. Our forests are being loved to death and we need a plan, oversight and enforcement if the forest is going to continue to be enjoyed by everyone.

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John Driscoll
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John Driscoll

Nothing is free. If anything, the fee is too low.

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Ben Wiborg
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Ben Wiborg

As long as it’s used to maintain trails and others wilderness areas as needed.

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Mou Chat Reed
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Mou Chat Reed

And double for out of state folk.

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Stephanie Finch
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Stephanie Finch

It’s awful to see the deterioration of these areas due to overuse and irresponsible people- maybe a fee would deter some of the lazier ones? Would absolutely support a local discount though too...

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sharder8
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sharder8

I would have said no, if people weren't leaving all their trash in the woods. I'm getting tired of cleaning up after others! Now they can pay a fee to use what should be free.

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Roger Mathus
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Roger Mathus

Fees are needed and should be used for trail maintenance and for education on protection of the wilderness areas. How people trash out the wilderness areas and make new paths is irresponsible.

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No

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kel arn
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kel arn

We all own this land,government fleecing of america. No more taxes to enjoy land. Remove all fee sites.

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Kevin Crabtree
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Kevin Crabtree

Just another tax that will do nothing Forest Service is just another Government Entity that is full of Fraud Waste and Abuse

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Judy Ostrom-Dixon
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Judy Ostrom-Dixon

We already pay taxes for this....stop already!!!

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Brad Livsey
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Brad Livsey

Our taxes pay for et al in the forest costs......always has. Just has to do with waste and mismanagement by the USFS and their addiction for more.....more......more...! Haven't paid and never will!

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Karen M Newcomb
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Karen M Newcomb

I voted no because the public owns the land. I remember a time when I wanted to show my children a special public site, and the fee was too high. I probably won't make use of the trails.

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Patricia Brady-McKinney
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Patricia Brady-McKinney

We own this land and should not have to pay a fee to use it. How about we quit promoting this place (Visit Bend) so that fewer people come and abuse the land.

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Lucin McGarry
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Lucin McGarry

Absolutely not, people wonder why very little are spending time outdoors anymore. This is why! Almost every outdoor activity or place to enjoy nature has a price tag on it. What happened to Gods gift?

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Raymond Meskill
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Raymond Meskill

It belongs to the people

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NotENuf Tea
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NotENuf Tea

access to public lands should not be charged for. permitted if necessary but no charge to access or go in and camp in undeveloped sites.

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Brad Cheney
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Brad Cheney

They dont use the money they already get wisely,paying a fee wont make people clean up after themselves and we all know the forest service wont be out there cleaning up peoples left behinds.

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Paul Gauthier
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Paul Gauthier

These fees will make it very difficult for groups, such as meetups and hiking groups, to make reservations for group hikes in advance. They cannot collect the fees until the day of the hike.

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Heidi Owen
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Heidi Owen

We should not have to pay for our own land use. It's getting out of hand.

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

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

YES

0

NO

0

YES

0 Comment
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NO

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    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?
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1,334 Votes

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

YES

12

NO

1

YES

12 Comments
Barb Hayden
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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

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Cheri Trettin
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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!!!

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Latterdaysaint
1
Latterdaysaint

Yes and build more homeless shelters or provide jobs for them

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Tylor Meyer
1
Tylor Meyer

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

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Just a voice Figg
1
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.

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Jeff Sanders
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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.

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Joe Dillon
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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!

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Linda Knowlton
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Linda Knowlton

Fire danger and trash in the forest

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jennifer stenkamp
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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.

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Erin E Yates
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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!!!

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Goth Gaga
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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.

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Ron Rommel
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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.

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NO

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Diana Cockerill
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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!

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