Where in Bend would you propose a homeless camp?

Asked by KTVZ

1,347 Votes

Where in Bend would you propose a homeless camp?

19%

Tell us your ideas Tell us your ideas

81%

No permanent homeless camps No permanent homeless camps

19%

Tell us your ideas

Tell us where you think there should be a homeless camp in Bend.

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16 Comments

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On BLM land in East Bend

Ben Hargis

Away from residential areas, schools, and churches.

Drake Park

DeBacker Melis

😂😂😂

Gabe West

Not a good idea

Raymond Meskill

Lapine

Judy Ostrom-Dixon

your front yard!!!!!

Dixon Rose

Put it on the west side of town. Lotsa wide open spaces over there.

John Philo

Vacant land by COCC.

Amanda Wallace

The old KOA

Brad Livsey

KENTUCKY on the coast in the sand!

Bill More

On the westside

Paul Owen

West side at 9th and Wilson 3.5 acres available close to services and utilities.

Pamela Joe

In the country away from home owners, farms, businesses. Unless this facility is strickly monitored there will be trash and drugs everywhere. Make a homeless city. With garbage. Water, shower and sewer services and let them go. Daily shuttle might be a good idea.

Jain Eisenbeis Wilson

East of town and have a few shuttles throughout the day & evening

k san

Yes, Ben Hargis: Away from residential areas churches, schools. NO ONE wants that in their back yard. I realize there needs to be managed camps for homeless people, and I hope some of the planned tiny-house-villages (away from established n'hoods) can provide for them on vast empty land in Redmond.

Rick Allen

I would put it in Kate Browns yard!!!

Justine Lowry

Adjacent to Fire and Police services, crisis counseling services and safety as a focus.

Franklin Bullwheel

Reed Mkt road ROW east of 27th. Already fenced, sidewalks on Reed Mkt and 27th, easy access, treed, Utilities on 27th. 1.3 acres or much larger with cooperation of adjacent property owner.

81%

No permanent homeless camps

I don't think we should spend the cities money in homeless camps.

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8 Comments

All in favor of helping. Fine line between helping and enabling. If you build it they will come

M F

If the rent and housing situation would become more affordable for the people who work here, maybe then the people living in their cars or tents that have a job will be able to get back into a place of their own and off the street. As for the rest? Why keep giving them incentives?

Christena

Don't cover up the problem, find ways to help those that want help and for those that don't discurage camping in town.

Kimmy Wasatch

More freebies equal more homeless. Lots of work out there.

Gabe West

Homeless shelter not homeless camp!

Vernon Budd

Run them out of Oregon period

Johnny Mooney

I believe in a hand up, not a hand out. I believe permanent state/local government sponsored camp(s) enable bad decisions and bad behavior. Limited time for assistance motivates change. Everyone needs a hand up sometimes.

Judy Ostrom-Dixon

We must address addiction and mental illness, otherwise the problem will just continue to grow!

Kenneth Emmrich

The more you do for the homeless the more homeless there are. The more homeless there are, the more they do. Do you you see a pattern? The vast percentage of the homeless population is a chosen lifestyle. If you cut off all services the homeless get there would little to no homeless.

Should the U.S. open the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices?

Asked by KTVZ

293 Votes

Should the U.S. open the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices?

47%

Yes! Yes!

53%

No! No!

47%

Yes!

We need lower gas prices!

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5 Comments

Gabe West

Biden needs to open the keystone pipeline and resume oil exploration

Paul Owen

The strategic oil reserves are for times like this. We should also keep an eye on the oil companies and make sure they are not making extreme profits off the backs of the American citizens. After all that petroleum is being pumped from American taxpayers land that has been leased to these oil co.

Gabe West

Biden needs to resume oil exploration and open the keystone pipeline

Greg Moore

No, the reserve is not for time like this, it is for times when we don't have oil available. We do have oil available now, and a LOT of oil available. It is just that Biden (and pseudo-environmentalists) don't want us to use it.

Nik Myles

The US shouldn't be relying on foreign sources of energy when we have more than enough to be energy independent again. We were energy independent just over one year ago. But that ended on day one of this administration.

Steven Huillet

Absolutely! Prices are way too high! Just another attempt of oil companies taking advantage of a big situation like in the 1970's.

Gabe West

Bide the keystone pipeline and resume oil exploration

Greg Moore

Explain why oil companies would not provide as much oil as possible at a time when prices are sky high. No, the prices are high due to speculation of shortage, given Biden's refusal to open up the spigot (the oil leases he claimed unused are not proven, exploration still necessary. ANWAR is KNOWN

Loretta Jones

Price is getting ridiculous. Average working person can't afford commuting to and from work.

Gabe West

Biden needs to resume oil exploration and the keystone pipeline

53%

No!

It's only used for an emergency.

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5 Comments

Matt Cyrus

We may need our reserves for war before this is over. Increase supply and lower costs by reversing Biden's orders and policies. https://americansforprosperity.org/biden-policies-raising-gas-prices/?fbclid=IwAR3jOvKpxrWnyT1iz2JrBflODu-aV7aHZdj_B4JgTndUI-8XFvAwXp3M1Jw

David Tucker

Absolutely not. Oil prices (and therefore gas prices) would drop dramatically if Congress would just reverse the disastrous executive orders Biden has put into effect restricting U.S. oil production.

Greg Moore

Why tap into a reserve that is meant for when Oil is unavailable? We have plenty of oil available, it is just that irrational environmentalists don't want us to use it: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/03/07/greenpeace_environmentalism_allowed_putin_to_invade_ukraine_820399.html

Ben Hargis

Don't waste the reserves......open the keyst one pipeline, increase production and exploration in the West

John Philo

OPEN THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE!

Gabe West

Amen

Do you think home buyers should be able to send letters to sellers?

Asked by KTVZ

378 Votes

Do you think home buyers should be able to send letters to sellers?

72%

Yes, they should be able to! Yes, they should be able to!

28%

No, I don't think it's fair! No, I don't think it's fair!

72%

Yes, they should be able to!

It's a good way to explain why someone is the best candidate.

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7 Comments

Amanda Wallace

These letters allow people who can't financially compete with investors the opportunity to stand out.

Rob Mozz

It's your property, you should be able to use whatever information you want to decide the sale. Say I'd rather sell my property to a local family instead of a corporate developer that should be my choice.

Sussie Due

Yes they should. That is how I sold a piece of real estate I had. Happened four years ago. Was given a higher offer from a developer but I went with the people that sent me the letter. I was able to pick who was going to live next door to me. Have never regreted it. They are the best neighbors!

k san

Why not???

Ben Hargis

Who cares? How is it not fair? Anyone can write a letter. Just another issue liberal politicians waste time and money on.

Robert Northrup

We have a Democrat controlled legislature that thinks it should have total control over our lives even to the extent of taking away our freedom of speech.

Gabe West

Good idea!

28%

No, I don't think it's fair!

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KTVZ

Where in Bend would you propose a homeless camp?

19% Tell us your ideas Tell us your ideas

81% No permanent homeless camps No permanent homeless camps

19% Tell us your ideas

81% No permanent homeless camps

Should the U.S. open the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices?

47% Yes! Yes!

53% No! No!

47% Yes!

53% No!

Do you think home buyers should be able to send letters to sellers?

72% Yes, they should be able to! Yes, they should be able to!

28% No, I don't think it's fair! No, I don't think it's fair!

72% Yes, they should be able to!

28% No, I don't think it's fair!

19%

Tell us your ideas Tell us your ideas

81%

No permanent homeless camps No permanent homeless camps

19%

Tell us your ideas

81%

No permanent homeless camps

47%

Yes! Yes!

53%

No! No!

47%

Yes!

53%

No!

72%

Yes, they should be able to! Yes, they should be able to!

28%

No, I don't think it's fair! No, I don't think it's fair!

72%

Yes, they should be able to!

28%

No, I don't think it's fair!