Board of Commissioners - Wednesday Meeting, March 25, 2026
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
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsLava Terrace Cellars winery
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 4
Qualified Rental Housing Property Tax Exemption renewal for Mountain Laurel Lodge
20-year renewal of the low-income property tax exemption for Mountain Laurel Lodge, an existing 55-and-older, 54-unit affordable community on Century Drive past OSU Cascades, all units deed-restricted at 60% AMI or below. Estimated county impact ~$7,083 first year and just over $190,000 over 20 years. Applicant is John Gilbert of Pacific Crest (owner). Approved 2-1; Commissioner DeBone voted no.
- Savings passed dollar-for-dollar to residents as rent reduction
- units affordable at 60% AMI or below
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
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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