DMAC to hold public listening session on commissioner district map

The Deschutes County District Mapping Advisory Committee (DMAC) will host a public listening session on Oct. 16 to gather community feedback for developing a commissioner district map. Committee members will not conduct any business during the meeting; they will be there solely to hear public input.

The DMAC began holding weekly work sessions in September to create a district map that ensures equitable representation after the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) expands from three members to five. While the committee has been receiving public comments online and in person during its weekly meetings, members wanted to hold an evening listening session to give more community members the opportunity to share their opinions.

The listening session is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Barnes and Sawyer Conference Room at the Deschutes Services Building, 1300 NW Wall St., Bend. The public is invited to attend in person or virtually. Virtual log in information can be found at www. deschutes.org/dmac.

The DMAC recently hosted meetings in the cities of Sisters, Redmond and La Pine, and will continue to hold weekly meetings in Bend throughout the fall. Once the committee has a proposed map, it will be considered by the current three-member BOCC and then by Deschutes County voters in 2026. If approved by voters, the new commissioner districts won’t be in place until the 2028 election.

For more information about the DMAC, including meeting packets, agendas, locations, virtual participation links, and videos of past meetings, please visit deschutes.org/dmac.

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