Anchorage boater Rob Pabel told the Landmine that several years ago he paddleboarded into Campbell Lake and, unable to paddle back up the creek against the current, repeatedly circled the lake looking for an exit. Councilors should pass the fee change or come up with some other way to save the pond.The lack of developed public access to Campbell Lake has caused particular problems for those who enter it via Campbell Creek and find themselves effectively trapped by a wall of private property. But it is a small amount for a community benefit. We don’t expect ratepayers to rejoice at paying $8 more a year. It might add about $8 a year to a household electric bill in Bend, according to one estimate. That fee would be passed on to Bend ratepayers. The best option we have heard would be a change in the city franchise fee on Pacific Power, which owns the dam and that creates the sediment backup. The better choice would be to come with up a funding mechanism to pay to dredge the pond. They could do it, though it would mean cutting money spent on other parks, roads or public safety. The park district and the city haven’t seemed all that interested in chipping in the estimated $6.4 million to dredge and maintain the pond. The city has long-term plans to spend more than $11 million to fix that.īut without dredging, the pond will gradually look more and more like a mudflat with a river channel in the middle. The pond shouldn’t be a city stormwater dump. City stormwater and sediment also pour directly into the pond through about a dozen city pipes. It is going to restore the riverbank and redo trails along Mirror Pond for $6.5 million. The Bend Park & Recreation District is taking care of that. The pond’s issues aren’t limited to dredging. They should find a way to pay for the dredging. And nobody seems all that eager to pay to dredge it before it becomes mostly mudflat.īend city councilors are scheduled to discuss the issue on Wednesday. But the pond that is so emblematic of Bend is in trouble. More than a century ago, Bend’s Mirror Pond was formed by a dam in the Deschutes River. This article was published on: 09/17/18 12:00 AM
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