Published 7:42 am Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Vote for county commission districts

As a property manager in Deschutes County, I am well acquainted with issues facing rental homeowners and how those issues affect tenants. It’s becoming much too easy for us to be taxed without proper representation. Since Deschutes County voters chose to have five county commissioners, each must provide proper representation.

A commissioner living within his or her district can address residents’ concerns more successfully than if all 5 lived in Bend. Concerns of voters in La Pine, Sisters, Tumalo, Terrebonne, Redmond and the outer reaches of Bend could get lost. With districts, residents will know who to call and who is accountable for their issues.

The job of a county commissioner is to serve you .…