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OSU-Cascades running into trouble with Bend neighbors

Apparently not everyone wants to live near a college campus. Steve Duin has the report in the Oregonian here:

BEND – In Oregon college circles, we all know which valley school trademarked the take-no-prisoners, make-no-apologies, our-way-or-the-highway approach to civic engagement.

But, shazam! Oregon State University is catching on, based on its aggressive approach to the siting of a west-side Bend campus.

UO lost millions on its various Bend efforts, propped up by Jim Bean and John Moseley, until Lariviere finally pulled the plug in 2010.

4 Comments

  1. Ben 06/13/2015

    Your link to the O just goes back to this article.

    • uomatters Post author | 06/13/2015

      Thanks, fixed.

  2. Ben 06/14/2015

    Seems like both have a point. It is a bit late in the process to voice opposition to the campus, and OSU is right to plan for the near future, but OSU does have a responsibility to also plan for the distant future as well. This late in the process though, I’m not sure what solution is practical or fiscally responsible.

  3. Ben 06/14/2015

    A better question to ask: what could have been done differently for this objection to be made known earlier?

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