Is tourism helping or hurting Central Oregon overall?

Asked by KTVZ

496 Votes

Is tourism helping or hurting Central Oregon overall?

36%

Helping the economy! Helping the economy!

64%

It harms resources! It harms resources!

36%

Helping the economy!

Tourists drive our summertime economy - especially in Bend. Even though traffic gets worse and several natural areas get major visitation, the benefits outweigh the costs.

Tourists drive our summertime economy - especially in Bend. Even though traffic gets worse and several natural areas get major visitation, the benefits outweigh the costs. Show Less

1 Comment

Sam Ackerman

Both answers are correct. It helps the economy while it harms the resources.

64%

It harms resources!

Our natural landscape and attractions, like the Deschutes River, Tumalo Falls, and Mt. Bachelor, are all negatively effected over time by an increase in tourism. Plus, more peop... Show More

Our natural landscape and attractions, like the Deschutes River, Tumalo Falls, and Mt. Bachelor, are all negatively effected over time by an increase in tourism. Plus, more people in town means more waste! Our population's increasing, which means tourists don't carry the weight they used to. Show Less

3 Comments

Robert Mckheen

It does both.

Ka San

Tourism has been way over-sold. I hear folks who have lived here a long time say they are leaving due to increased traffic, etc. Coming from a metro area, the traffic is nothing to me, but I get it!

Richard Dillard

This use to be a nice, comfortable community and now it is full of people that have not respect for other people. They drive like crazy and do not watch out for bicycles or pedestrians.

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?

Asked by KTVZ

181 Votes

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?

91%

YES YES

9%

NO NO

91%

YES

4 Comments

Steve Reeves

Many of my students display addictive behaviors regarding their phones, and it has proven detrimental to their learning and social development. Any positive of cell phone use is vastly outweighed by negative consequences.

Sam Davis

Long overdue. Students need to focus on being educated in school, not watching videos, playing games, & chatting with each other. Educators and others do not need the distraction that cell cause. If there are emergencies that students need to know about there are other ways for them to find out.

David Kline

My teaching friends say it's been a battle to keep kids off their phones in class and wastes a bunch of class time time addressing this. How will this be enforced any differently though?

Kimmy Wasatch

Between cell phone usage and lower graduating standards, OR is failing students

9%

NO

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Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?

Asked by KTVZ

161 Votes

Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?

Is tourism helping or hurting Central Oregon overall?

36%

Helping the economy! Helping the economy!

64%

It harms resources! It harms resources!

36%

Helping the economy!

64%

It harms resources!

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?

91%

YES YES

9%

NO NO

91%

YES

9%

NO

Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?

78%

YES YES

22%

NO NO

78%

YES

22%

NO

Is tourism helping or hurting Central Oregon overall?

36% Helping the economy! Helping the economy!

64% It harms resources! It harms resources!

36% Helping the economy!

64% It harms resources!

Do you support the cellphone ban in Oregon schools?

91% YES YES

9% NO NO

91% YES

9% NO

Given the recent wildfires near Redmond, would you support a personal fireworks ban?

78% YES YES

22% NO NO

78% YES

22% NO

36%

Helping the economy! Helping the economy!

64%

It harms resources! It harms resources!

36%

Helping the economy!

64%

It harms resources!

91%

YES YES

9%

NO NO

91%

YES

9%

NO

78%

YES YES

22%

NO NO

78%

YES

22%

NO