BEND, OR The city of Bend needs to adjust the rooming situation at its Franklin Avenue Shelter.
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Recent code changes made it easy for community members to open much-needed shelters for temporary or emergency use, such as during severe winter weather, and City leaders are asking the community for help. Since the City Council adopted changes to the Shelter Code, which went into effect in July, the City no longer requires a winter emergency declaration to allow organizations or individuals to open a temporary shelter. "Recent code changes were intended to make it seamless for community organizations to open shelters when people need it most," said Lynne McConnell, Bend's Housing Director. "The unhoused community in Bend needs help. The Navigation Center shelter has been full recently, and people need a place to shelter from the elements this time of year." "As winter approaches and freezing temperatures become the norm, hundreds of people in Bend do not have a warm, dry place to rest and take care of their basic needs," said Mayor Gena Goodman-Camp