Many residents who live between O.B. Riley Road and Mt. Washington Drive in northwest Bend are expressing concerns that a new proposed subdivision may pose future problems, even dangers.
Residents speaking at a packed public hearing on Tuesday raised the need for a second access point into the neighborhood and more street parking, also voicing concerns of would happen if a wildfire breaks out and residents cannot evacuate quickly.
CMW Development, Inc., is proposing to build 67 lots on about 14.5 acres of land off Northwest Hidden Ridge Drive.
Currently, there is only a single-lane route that accesses the residential area off of Hidden Ridge Drive, challenging emergency access and evacuation.
At the hearing, residents said their main fear is that the proposed subdivision may see a repeat of the deadly Camp Fire, in Paradise, California that killed over 80 people because residents were not able to evacuate more easily when a fire broke out.