Advocates for affordable housing in Bend, environmentalist advocating for land protection and dog agility instructors in barns mixed in a 

Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, appeared in the virtual hearing to testify about the need for the project in his district.

“There is a struggle for us to keep up with housing,” Kropf said

“The issue is we are running out of land,” Knopp said. 

A resident of Bend for 40 years, Knopp said that the last Urban Growth Boundary expansion for the city had taken over a decade.

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“We need to use every tool in the box for our community,” Perkins said

Anthony Broadman said the plan would ensure that the land was maximized in density fo

this is a question of equity. this bill will not be an incentive to sprawl.

absolutely committed to housing our neighbors

an ever expanding number of people exp homelessness

Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, asked that an amendment be added to the bill that would to get dog training facilities to . treat farmers who train farmers as dogs than train horses.