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City Club Presents: EAST vs WEST: A Conversation Worth Having!

Feb 15, 2012

 

Is there an East/West divide in Bend?  If so, how so?  If not, why do so many insist there is?

Join the next City Club forum February 16 as guest speaker Alistair Paterson shares his views on this thorny topic and representatives from the City and elsewhere answer your questions.

 

Born in South Africa, raised and educated in Zambia and at boarding school in Zimbabwe, Alistair has spent much of his life traveling the globe and experiencing a wide variety of communities. Some clearly thrived while others struggled. It is through this lens that he has considered our community and offers his views.

 

Now living in Bend, Alistair is the Founder and President of The Aspirational Alliance and devotes his time to sharing his experiences and his knowledge with a wide range of audiences.

 

When: February 16th, 11:30-1:00
Where: St. Charles
Cost: $20 (members/1st time guests) & $35 (non-members)

Register: www.cityclubofcentraloregon.com, 541-633-7163

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0 #2 Ellen Glasgow 2012-02-15 20:56
When I collected signatures for a petition to have quiet zones at three major railroad crossing on the East side, I heard many of my neighbors voice frustrations with the City of Bend. In addition to train noise pollution, lack of sewers, sidewalks, road repairs, and having to pay for city drainage, when there is no system in place here. There is a problem, and it's worth having a discussion about the East/West divide. I wish I could attend, but I'm scheduled to work.
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+1 #1 Lisa Burley 2012-02-15 14:58
I retrired to Bend in 2009 and thought I had found paradise - that is until I realized that my property in Southeast Bend is very close to 3 railroad crossings at Reed Market, China Hat, Country Club. In fact there are 8 railroad crossings on the east side of Bend at which the trains blast their horns 4 times at each crossing as they pass through town. Needless to say we on the east side of Bend truly feel like we live on "the wrong side of the tracks".
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