Chris Doty, Deschutes County Roads manager and Robert Townsend, Oregon Department of Transportation Central Oregon roads manager presented current and planned projects in South Deschutes County. Copies of their slide presentations are available using the links below. Deschutes County roads projects are documented in the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan. Roundabouts…
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May 6, 2022 UDRC Board Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 10:30 AM Attending: • Jim Larsen: President • Dean Richardson: Vice President • Helen Marston: Board member • Carol Brennan: Secretary (via speaker phone) • Glenna Larsen: Treasurer A quorum was established. Evaluation of the first public meeting: • The meeting…
April 12, 2022 UDRC Public Meeting Summary
Carol Brennan, UDRC Secretary welcomed area residents to the first UDRC public meeting after a two year break due to COVID precautions. She gave an overview of the UDRC and plans for the year. The meeting subject was community wildfire defensible space and public lands fuels treatments. Dean Richardson, UDRC…
UDRC March 16, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes
April 21 UDRC Public Meeting Announcement You are invited to attend a public meeting on April 21, 2:00 – 3:30 PM, at the Sunriver Library. Guest speakers will be Robert Newey, US Forest Service, Ross Huffman, Oregon Department of Forestry, and Boone Zimmerley, Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator. Presentations on Forest…
UDRC February 17, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes
Attending: Dean Richardson, Carol Brennan, Helen Marston, Jim Larsen, Glenna Larsen Carol: Will use historical UDRC strategic plans as a template for a new strategic plan. Reviewed proposed changes to the UDRC Bylaws. Officers and Board members will be elected at the last Board meeting of the year effective…
UDRC January 21, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes
Attending: Jerry Hubbard, Dean Richardson, Carol Brennan, Jim Larsen, Glenna Larsen, Carl Jansen, Helen Marston. Guests: Lorelei Mariana, Chris Mcleod. Lorelei is Firewise captain for DRRH 6 community and Chris is Firewise president for River Forest Acres community. Lorelei and Chris have applied for Oregon SB 762 Firewise Community Grants. …
UDRC December 20, 2021 Board Meeting Minutes
Attending: Dean Richardson, Carol Brennan, Carl Jansen, Anne Pierson, Jim Larsen, Glenna Larsen Board actions: Board approved termination of the May 18, 2016 Bizwriterusa Contract for Grant Management Services. UDRC staff will assume responsibility for grant management. Carol will send a letter of contract termination. Board reviewed the $90,000 MCM grant…
UDRC 2021 Programs Update
As of December 20, 2021, the Reimbursement program paid $61,590 to 122 applicants. The Low-income Senior program paid $1,500 for contractors for fuels reduction for 2 applicants. 85 Reimbursements to UDRC CommunitiesFall River Estates 20DRRH 1-5 14DRRH 6 14DRRH 9 10OWW 2 9Other Communities 18 37 Reimbursements to La Pine…
UDRC November 23, 2021 Board Meeting Minutes
Attending: Helen Marston, Anne Pierson, Carol Brennan, Jerry Hubbard, Dean Richardson, Carl Jansen, Jim Larsen, Glenna Larsen Carl: Introduced guest Helen Marston. Helen lives on Huntington Road South of State Rec. Road. She is a realtor and active in the La Pine Chamber of Commerce. She is interested in outreach…
UDRC 2021 Review
2021 has been a busy year for the UDRC We continue to offer defensible space assistance to low-income Seniors via our MCM Senior Program. We extended our popular Defensible Space Fuels Reimbursement program into the La Pine area. As of November 9, 2021, we reimbursed $46,425 to 98 applicants from…