Prineville loses funding for Ninth Street project Federal appropriation would have contributed $1M to realignment By Rachael Scarborough King / The Bulletin Published: December 29. 2006 5:00AM PST The city of Prineville has lost $1 million in federal transportation funding for its proposed Ninth Street realignment, potentially delaying the start of construction on the project by two years. Assistant City Manager Jerry Gillham said he was informed last...
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Year ends without Prineville city plan Council hopes to complete first-ever growth plan in '07 By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 26. 2006 5:00AM PSTFor months, Prineville city councilors have been saying that they wanted to approve the city's new comprehensive plan by the end of the year.The council's last meeting of the year was scheduled for today. But negotiations with Crook County, whose comprehensive plan...
Crook's seized large animals to go to local humane society By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 25. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - In the case of the mean-tempered llama, everyone lost.Crook County took possession of the animal earlier this year, and it went home with a county employee until the dispute with the owner could be settled. But it was so cantankerous that the employee brought it...
Redmond's Maple Avenue Bridge to link east, west side By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 24. 2006 5:00AM PSTThe Maple Avenue Bridge, which will provide a new east-west route over Redmond's Dry Canyon, is slated to open Jan. 2.The $8.2 million bridge in north Redmond has been under construction since March 2005 and is one of a number of transportation projects currently under way in the...
Crook County OKs development fees By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 22. 2006 5:00AM PSTAfter a second consecutive year in which Crook County was the fastest-growing county in the state of Oregon, officials hope to increase revenues by implementing fees on new developments to help offset the strain of population growth.The Crook County Court recently decided to hire a consultant to study how best to implement...
Bend Elks pack food boxes for annual Christmas drive By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 21. 2006 5:00AM PSTWill Robertson slowly pushed a shopping cart down the aisles of folding tables covered with cardboard boxes at the Bend Elks Lodge on Wednesday morning, dropping in cans of food as he went.Robertson was one of about 20 Elks members filling boxes with food Wednesday. He has been...
Prineville considers Ninth Street options City looking at two choices to ease traffic on Third Street By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 20. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - A consulting group presented the final analysis of the socio-economic impacts of rerouting Prineville's Ninth Street to a group of about 30 local residents and planners Tuesday night.The city's assistant manager, Jerry Gillham, said the report by ECONorthwest has...
Prineville relying on diversification As Les Schwab headquarters moves, city looks to resorts, other opportunities By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 19. 2006 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Van Harris has lived in Prineville since 1942, when he moved with his parents to the area as a child.Harris said he has seen many transformations in the economic structure of the community over the years - the most recent...
New Ochoco clinic building to open Jan. 9 By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: December 19. 2006 5:00AM PSTAfter years of planning and months of construction, the Ochoco Community Clinic plans to open the doors to its new building in downtown Prineville on Jan. 9.The $3.6 million facility on Beaver Street in Prineville will quadruple the clinic's space and allow it to serve between 3,000 and 3,500...