Local City Managers Address Issues

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Local city managers will update citizens on the latest issues during City Club of Central Oregon’s “Annual Regional Managers Forum,” May 20th from Noon to 1:30 p.m. Facilitated by Tammy Baney, Executive Director of COIC, the city managers from Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Madras, Sisters and Prineville will discuss the issues in Central Oregon that have been particularly impacted by a year under COVID-19: housing, public health, homelessness to name just a few. What stimulus money has our region received and how is it being directed?

City Club CO encourages you to send questions prior to the event. Please submit your questions to  info@cityclubco.org.

Moderator: Tammy Baney: Executive Director, COIC

Panelists: 

  • Geoff Wullschalger: LaPine City Manager
  • Gus Burril: Madras City Administrator
  • Steve Forrester: Prineville City Manager
  • Eric King: Bend City Manager
  • Cory Misley: Sisters City Manager
  • Keith Witcosky: Redmond City Manager

Please note that this forum is 90 minutes in length. Livestream is free to view. Registration is required at cityclubco.org. This livestream is made possible by Connect Central Oregon, a nonprofit launched with the assistance of the OSU-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab.

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