Board of Commissioners - Monday Meeting, April 6, 2026
Approves Oregon Rehousing Initiative grant application for HOST team, passed
What happened
This Deschutes County Board of Commissioners work session contained no zoning votes; the substantive actions were grant and lease-direction items.
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Jericho Road service hub land lease direction near Redmond
Jericho Road requested a letter of commitment to lease 1.71 acres of county-owned property adjacent to Oasis Village managed camp and Mountain View housing project east of Redmond, for a low-barrier homeless services hub including a 2,500 sq ft modular building and 1,600 sq ft heated storage. Construction budget ~$1 million; operating budget ~$500,000-550,000. No formal vote; the Board gave direction to staff to draft a letter of commitment to bring back for formal approval.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Deschutes County Board of Commissioners work session contained no zoning votes; the substantive actions were grant and lease-direction items.
Key Decisions (8)
Jericho Road service hub land lease direction near Redmond
TLT history and tourism promotion allocations work session
Mount Bachelor biomass grant extension request
Oregon Rehousing Initiative grant application for HOST team
2026 housekeeping code text amendments work session
Wolf depredation and prevention grant acceptance
Update to policy RM1 driving on county business
Planning Commission appointment extension (Redmond/Terrebonne)
Development Activity (3)
Jericho Road service hub
Other
Mount Bachelor biomass facility
Infrastructure
Caldera Springs residential units
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Deschutes County transient lodging tax revenue nearly doubled from ~$8…
Housing Demand
Strong luxury residential absorption at Caldera with 42 units sold…
Infrastructure
County has installed water, sewer, and a road (future 21st…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 6 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and a witness.
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