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"Summer is nearly over but city councilors and county commissioners saved a few fireworks for their Monday night work session where they clashed over a proposed urban renewal district around the Bend airport.\nThe urban renewal district, which would help subsidize infrastructure improvements at the airport, is something that the city badly wants to bolster its economic development efforts. However, the proposal requires the blessing of the county commission, and commissioners remain split over it. Earlier this month the commission tabled the discussion on the proposal indefinitely over its concerns about the impact on other taxing districts in the county, which would see their future revenues impacted by the urban renewal plan. \nThe Council and Commissioners debated heavily the budget for a proposed air traffic tower, emergency services and Urban Renewal Zone for the expanding businesses around the airport. \n An economic debate erupted with council members squaring on the sides of both business and residences alike.  At one point Commissioner Dennis Luke simply refused to discuss the topic.\nCommissioner Mike Daley voiced his opinion in favor of the increased industrial base caused by a busy airport.\nAdvocates point out that the Bend Municipal Airport has grown drastically in the six years since its master plan was reviewed.  Currently there are roughly 50,000 flights taking off from the airport a year.\n&amp;quot;What I see at the Bend airport,&amp;quot;said Mr. Daley, &amp;quot;is a lot of really good jobs, a diversification of our economy.&amp;quot;\nAlthough his remarks brought a single loud applaud from a member of the attending public, the two governing bodies are sure to debate this topic for quite some time."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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