Testify

What

  • Make your voice heard by local leaders

  • Testify in person at Bend City Council Meetings

  • Testify remotely via Zoom or Phone

    • Virtual attendees will need to register to receive the link to the meeting. If you would like to provide comments at the Visitor’s Section or a public hearing, you must register before 7 p.m. and include the topic. Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You may also join by phone: 1-888-788-0099 or 1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 852 9425 7146 * 9 to raise hand, * 6 to unmute

Where

  • In-person @ Bend City Call - Maps

When

  • 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month

  • Public comment period starts at 7pm (meeting starts at 5pm)

  • More info here.

Tell us you’re coming

How to Participate in Public Forum

  • Plan your testimony and use your time wisely! Bend City Council limits individual public comments to 2 minutes.

  • State your name, and where you live. If you are a young person, say so! Your future is at stake.

    “My name is John Doe, I am a high school student at Mountain View High, and I live in East Bend.”

  • Make your request and state it clearly at the beginning and end of your testimony.

“I would like to see City Council take urgent and tangible action on electrifying buildings in the next 60 days.”

Suggested talking points to choose from:

  • As the largest - and growing - source of climate pollution in Bend, electrifying the buildings we live and work in is critical to achieving our climate goals.

  • We have a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable future - there is no time to waste in electrifying buildings and doing away with fossil fuel infrastructure

  • We’ll gain better health, a safer climate, and lower residential costs by transitioning to clean electricity for heating and cooking

  • All-electric homes and buildings can reduce costs in both construction and operation

  • Burning methane “natural” gas in our homes & buildings for heat and cooking is dangerously warming the climate and pumping air pollution inside homes, workplaces, schools, daycares and other places we spend our time.