Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting - 2026-03-25
Approves Qualified Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption renewal for Mountain Laurel Lodge, 2-1
What happened
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved the renewal of a 20-year Qualified Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption for Mountain Laurel Lodge, a 54-unit affordable senior community at 20520... (Century Drive), on a 2-1 vote with Commissioner DeBone dissenting.
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Meeting Summary
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved the renewal of a 20-year Qualified Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption for Mountain Laurel Lodge, a 54-unit affordable senior community at 20520... (Century Drive), on a 2-1 vote with Commissioner DeBone dissenting.
Key Decisions (4)
Qualified Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption renewal for Mountain Laurel Lodge
Lava Terrace Cellars winery at 20520 Bowery Lane
Consent agenda (three items including construction contract)
Building a Better Bend lecture series sponsorship
Development Activity (3)
Lava Terrace Cellars winery
Commercial
Mountain Laurel Lodge
Residential
Redmond managed camp
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Deschutes County affordable senior housing (four Pacific Crest properties totaling…
Labor
Oregon lost 25,000-26,000 jobs over 18 months and personal income…
Infrastructure
State funding secured for the Terrebonne sewer and water project…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 6 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, and a witness.
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