Mayor Melanie Kebler | Mayor Melanie Kebler Official Photo
Mayor Melanie Kebler | Mayor Melanie Kebler Official Photo
A temporary committee will soon meet to give guidance to the Bend City Council on the future of tree regulation when it comes to new development in the city. The committee, named the Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee or TRUAC, was created earlier this year to recommend potential new solutions that balance preserving trees with building needed housing.
The committee members represent neighborhood associations, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, the Environment and Climate Committee, arborists, developers, engineers, architects and the public at large.
The Bend City Council appointed these 15 members at the Wednesday council meeting after receiving more than 55 applications. Committee members were chosen to reflect a wide variety of viewpoints and experience related to balancing natural resources and development.
- Kathy Austin – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, architect
- Kavi Chokshi – Environment and Climate Committee
- Manoj Alipuria – Human Rights and Equity Commission
- Gina Franzosa – River West Neighborhood Association
- Brett Huett – Arborist
- Chris Madison – Arborist
- Cory Bittner – Pahlisch Homebuilders
- Morgan Greenwood – Central Oregon Builders Association
- Erik Huffman – Civil Engineer
- Geoff Harris – Solaire Homebuilders
- Kristin Sabo – Central Oregon Land Watch
- Karon Johnson – Old Farm Neighborhood Association
- Jim Roberts – At Large
- Mitch Lex – Master’s degree from Oregon State University in Natural Resources
- Dan Jenkins – Landscape architect
- Bend Mayor Pro-Tem Megan Perkins
- Sara Anselment, Bend Parks and Recreation District
- Sue Gordhammer, Bend Planning Commission
To watch recordings of previous meetings or learn more about tree regulation, visit the Tree Regulation Code Update webpage.
To receive regular updates on the process, email Pauline Hardie to be added to a mailing list.
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