From the editor’s desk
Published 10:00 am Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Campers parked on the east side of northeast 17th Street in Redmond near land that is part of a land exchange that would create more industrial development in Redmond.
Another week, another truckload of news in the Redmond Spokesman.
One thread that we will likely be pulling on for months to come is the city starting to create regulations for where homeless people can — and cannot — sleep. It took our southern neighbors down Highway 97 roughly nine months to craft their rules, so it’s not something that is likely to be done anytime soon. Councilors are expected to chat about it at their Feb. 28 meeting, but expect that details won’t be ironed out for awhile.
Reporter Nick Rosenberger attended Thursday night’s open house for members of the public interested in contributing their design ideas for the Redmond police station. One big question, yet to be answered, is “What happens to the old station?” Now is the time to let your voice be heard on that issue, and how you want the new station north of downtown to look.
A reminder to check out our opinion page each week and read the submission online at www.redmondspokesman.com/opinion.
Columns and letters on there now range from Black History Month to homelessness to marijuana, marijuana and marijuana. Another reminder that we welcome all kinds of thoughts from the community on that page and online. If you agree or disagree with those opinions, send me an email at ttrainor@redmondspokesman.com or call 541-548-3203.
In this upcoming edition, we’ve got stories about the Redmond boys basketball gearing up for a postseason run, and about two star skiers taking to the slopes next weekend for the state championships. We’ve also got reminders about a fast-approaching deadline to file for the May election. And we’ve got an election coming even sooner for a group of residents in Terrebonne, as they decide the future of their sewage system.
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— Tim Trainor is editor of the Redmond Spokesman.
