City of Redmond updating infrastructure plans to address projected 20-year growth
Barney Lerten
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond is currently working to update two critical infrastructure master plans, the Wastewater Collection System Master Plan (CSMP) and the Transportation System Plan (TSP).
These Master Plans help assess how City infrastructure is performing and identify current and future improvements. An integral part of these updates is public involvement and feedback. Both plans are available for review online at www.redmondoregon.gov/master-plans.
The City’s current CSMP was adopted in 2007. As part of the proposed CSMP update, growth assumptions and flow monitoring have been updated to plan for the wastewater infrastructure needed to serve the community’s forecasted growth.
To facilitate ongoing and anticipated levels of significant job growth on the eastside of the city, additional transportation facilities will be needed over the next 20 years to maintain a system that is safe, reliable and that provides access to the Redmond Municipal Airport and other critical service areas that are part of the State’s Resiliency Plan.
The amendments to Redmond’s TSP, adopted in 2020, modifies employment distribution in the designated Large Lot Industrial lands south of the Fairgrounds, updates Alternate Mobility Targets along South Highway 97, and aligns project lists with these new assumptions. The City is and will continue to partner with Deschutes County and ODOT to evaluate how the transportation capacity needs can be met over the long term.
Public hearings for the CSMP and TSP amendments are tentatively scheduled for July 9 with the Redmond Planning Commission and then the Redmond City Council on July 22. For more information or submit comments, contact Planning Director Kyle Roberts at kyle.roberts@redmondoregon.gov or 541-923-7758.