Should the gate at Phil's Trail be closed year round?

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834 Votes

Should the gate at Phil's Trail be closed year round?

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

7 Comments

Patrick Mcgowan

no campers allowed! they are destroying a beautiful place.

David Kinney

The vast number of campers, tents, and other vehicles are leave trash, building structures,dumping food on the ground,cans, bottles, and bags of poop. it's startling to ride through Phils these days and compare it to how clean and quiet the forest used to be as recently as 6 or 7 years ago.

Nicole Perullo

People are illegally long term camping, dumping waste, speeding and disrespecting the land. People can still bike, run, hike and walk in the forests with gates closed.

Deb Kizer Dyck

It's time to stop random dumping in our forests. Blocking should help keep out vehicles with large trash items.

Mark Clement

sick of seeing speeding old junk cars and trash in the area. people who really want to visit the area will go.

Lynn Huntley

Give and inch, they take a mile. Let everyone have something to enjoy and some have to destroy it.

Latterdaysaint

Yes definitely!

38%

No

3 Comments

Paul Owen

That is public lands I am disabled and can't ride a bike or walk very well. I have seen a lot of changes in Bend over the last 50 years. I have a problem with people coming in trying to restrict others rights, without living in the area for 5 years, so they don't bring what they left behind.

sandra zollman

The land and trails belong to everyone. Drivers have rights to the outdoors also. Don't move here and start making demands.

Latterdaysaint

But people are dumping waste and long term camping

Jeff Sanders

Why does Karen even care? Let's board up and put a fence around the whole forest...

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

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65 Votes

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

32%

YES YES

68%

NO NO

32%

YES

2 Comments

Charles Hemingway

Safe parking programs have a proven track record of successfully taking people from being homeless into having a place of their own. Safe parking programs cut down on costs to cities for ambulance calls, police calls, visits to emergency rooms and mental health crises that costs taxpayers money.

Duane Wyman

Perhaps? Hiding the un-housed in various random locations doesn't solve much. This is just another band-aid solution! Seems just the latest adaptation of "kicking the can down the road"...?

68%

NO

2 Comments

Latterdaysaint

Instead of a hand out, give a hand up

Kellie Beck Fletcher

Stop increasing rent 2026 passed 9.5 percent rent increase will push more people into being homeless .. where is the cap we are already paying ridiculous prices for rent how can anyone save for a home. Not sure why you people can’t figure this out You’re pushing Oregonians out.

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

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93 Votes

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

4 Comments

Jane CommunityMember

People should not have to put up with annoying intrusive lights that inconsiderate neighbors install

Chris Hill

Board Member of DarkSky Oregon who worked on this with Deschutes County. Currently working to update the 24 year old City of Bend lighting ordinance.

Thomas Orr

I like seeing stars at night. and birds migration is important.

Katherine GoldenEagle

We live across the street from a duplex that has one of those motion sensor lights on the garage. It's soooo bright it lights up my bedroom and my son's and our living room. Thats just ridiclous

31%

No

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KTVZ

Should the gate at Phil's Trail be closed year round?

62% Yes Yes

38% No No

62% Yes

38% No

Do you think safe parking spots are a good way to combat the homelessness?

32% YES YES

68% NO NO

32% YES

68% NO

Do you support the rule changes aimed at reducing light pollution in Central Oregon?

69% Yes Yes

31% No No

69% Yes

31% No

62%

Yes Yes

38%

No No

62%

Yes

38%

No

32%

YES YES

68%

NO NO

32%

YES

68%

NO

69%

Yes Yes

31%

No No

69%

Yes

31%

No