Remarks by Phil Chang
312 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 13
- Play at 2:17:47
“I would like to hear. So consider this a question for me. I would like to hear your points or concerns about Goal 14.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:22:59
“Based on what you just said, I was going to ask the question, what do you think about conditions to accomplish essentially preservation of land for future urbanization? I think I just heard the answer, but if you want to speak any further on that, go ahead.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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“And I have pushed for urban area reserves. They are cumbersome. I have also pushed for the county to consider some kind of an overlay in the near and vicinity around our cities. have not had we have not had uh critical massive support for um a policy like that on the board of commissioners up until now so um just trying to accomplish the goal uh however i can thank you for Thank you for your testimony.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:25:47
“And I mean, just one more question about that. The city's wastewater supplies are, you know, their production of wastewater of treated wastewater. So, you know, the sisters the city of sisters is growing um where they're working on urban growth boundary expansion right now um i would expect that there would be a growth of their wastewater stream commensurate with that as is that um um does that match up with your understanding of the situation”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:27:06
“As did the city of Prineville until they moved to a constructed treatment wetland.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:27:14
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:31:27
“Okay. Kim, who else do we have online? Uh, Erica, um, we'll get the, the, the clock queued back up and then, um, whenever you're ready.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:34:32
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:46:49
“If I'm not mistaken, if the land is not being farmed, it does not receive EFU farm tax deferral.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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“I appreciate your concerns about water being inefficiently applied to farmland. And I would also say that there are processes for people to challenge the tax rate or the taxation of properties that aren't being farmed. We're having a wide-ranging discussion. As you said, maybe stuff that should not be in the record for a quasi-judicial land use application.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
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“So you're doing some dry land grazing or something like that. Okay. That's interesting. Yeah. Are there any other questions for this rebuttal period? OK, with that, then we will now move to staff closing comments and discussion about continuing the hearing or moving to deliberations.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:50:07
“Okay. Well, we can get to that in a few minutes.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:51:34
“Irrigation district confirmed. It's within the geography of the irrigation. You know, it's within the district boundaries of the irrigation district. Not within the district boundaries. It's in the record. Not within...”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:51:51
“But it was historically within, so the water rights that you had before, were those from the Three Sisters or the squawk, whatever it was called, irrigation district, or were they not?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:52:25
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Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:54:53
“I mean, I would say that this property and the property that's the subject of the next application are highly visible public places that I think that there's probably still people in our community who are just waking up to the fact that there is an application in um to um to rezone this or to do something with the land use of this property so i i'm hesitant to close the uh close the close up close this hearing off to new testimony just yet but that's just my my perspective It sounds like between the time when we heard that there was 300 submissions of testimony and today, there's been 100…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:58:03
“Good. Is there anything else for this hearing? We can proceed to the next one then. Thank you. Thank you very much.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 2:58:23
“Sure. Let's go ahead and do that and allow the staff, the next applicants, and everyone else a five-minute break. So please be back here at 10 to noon.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:04:42
“On to item number seven. This is the time and place set for a hearing regarding file numbers 247-25-000537-PA and 538-ZC. This is a hearing on a Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan amendment and zone change request. At this time, staff will outline the hearing procedures that will be followed.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:08:13
“Does any commissioner have anything to disclose? And if so, please state the nature of same and whether you can proceed.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:08:53
“I didn't use the word conflict. Bias, I used the word.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:09:28
“I have nothing to disclose. I can proceed. Does any party wish to challenge any commissioner, a member of this hearing's body, based on ex parte contacts, biases, or conflicts? I will restate that I believe that substantial campaign contributions present the potential for bias in quasi-judicial land use hearings and processes. I will remind my colleagues that Someone requested that I recuse myself from a recent quasi-judicial land use process based on campaign contributions to myself. And while I did not have to do that, and I could have made a strong argument that I could proceed without…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:12:16
“Do you want to tell us what that amount was?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026
- Play at 3:12:46
“As no challenges are presented prior to opening the hearing, does anyone have any procedural objections to the public hearing? Seeing none, the hearing is now open. Staff will proceed with a brief staff report.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 2, 2026