Bend Police Conduct Community Survey

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The Bend Police Department on Monday, Oct. 7 mailed invitations to 20,000 households in the city, asking them to fill out our biannual online community survey.

The survey, available in both English and Spanish, seeks to gauge our community’s feeling of safety in the City of Bend, learn more about community members’ trust in and willingness to engage with police officers, and what safety issues they believe should be priorities for the Department.

The anonymous survey, which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, is conducted by Portland State University to ensure it is statistically valid.

The Bend Police Department and the City of Bend will use the survey results to help inform policy makers when making decisions about community safety initiatives.

Results will be available to the public in the spring of 2025, and in the meantime, you can access prior survey results here: https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/departments/police/community-info

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State Launches Construction Loan Guarantee Program

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing (NOAH) launch the Construction Loan Guarantee (CLG) Program. The program decreases risk to lenders, making it easier for developers to access construction loans to build affordable homes for people with low to moderate incomes. “This program is a critical step toward addressing