Utilities &

Infrastructure

The Opportunity to Build Back Better.

Like in many areas of the country – especially rural communities – the infrastructure of the McKenzie Valley needed investment and upgrading well before the tragic events of the Holiday Farm Fire. We are now presented with an even greater need, and an opportunity to rebuild in a better way to enable and boost the future growth potential of our local economy.

There are many projects which would achieve this purpose, such as building a better communal water & sanitary infrastructure, burying power lines, laying new road surfaces and many others. This is the time to invest energy and resources into future-proofing the region and making the McKenzie ready to grow and thrive in the decades to come.

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Rebuild Bigger & Better!

“Rebuilding bigger, better for the kids, giving them something to hold on to for good. Our timeframe for that is a year or two, hopefully, sooner, but there’s a lot of cleanup to be done and we’re not going to jump ahead and leave our neighbors behind. We don’t want to rebuild our house and see someone next door that still has their pile of ash.”
Tiffany Lemmerz
Blue River #McKenzieStrong

More Businesses Upriver

“I think in the process of rebuilding it would be nice to have a lot more small local businesses drawing more people up the river. I’d like to see more options for food and entertainment, we want to see more businesses up the river supporting each other, purchasing each other’s products to help grow those businesses and keep people working up there.”
Brian Jackson
Honey Paddle Farm
#McKenzieStrong

I See Opportunity

“I think the river community will rebuild and from what I see I think it’s going to rebuild stronger. It’s something that I’d love to be there to see and be a part of. I see a lot of opportunity right now. I see a space for people to not only rebuild but to improve and add on. I’d like to see people build back how they wanted Blue River to be but couldn’t before the fire.”
Sarah Slowick
Serendipity Coffee
#McKenzieStrong