Focus areas

Seven outcomes, honestly pursued

Each focus area pairs a long-term goal with current evidence, open questions, and live projects. None of it is finished, and all of it needs residents.

Fire-Resilient Sisters

Wildfire readiness that starts before homes are built and covers whole neighborhoods, forests, evacuation routes, and water.

If a fast-moving fire came at us on a summer weekend, how long would it take to get everyone in Sisters Country out safely?

Education First

Sisters should be the best small town in Oregon to raise a family, with strong schools, outdoor learning, arts, and real roles for young people.

What would it take for every teacher who wants to live in Sisters to actually afford it?

Smart Growth

Put growth where the town can support it. Protect open space and neighborhood character everywhere else.

Where should the next decade of housing go, and what should it look like so Sisters still feels like Sisters?

Third Places

Everyone should have somewhere to go besides home and work. Parks, cafés, trails, halls, and rooms that actually welcome you.

Where can a Sisters teenager go on a snowy Tuesday night in January without spending money?

Connected Sisters

Trails that work as real transportation, connecting neighborhoods to schools, downtown, Whychus Creek, and the forest.

Can a ten-year-old bike safely from every Sisters neighborhood to school?

A Resilient Local Economy

An economy built on locally owned business, remote work, recreation, the arts, and the trades.

How many Sisters storefronts are locally owned, and what would keep it that way through 2040?

Government That Works

Civic leadership that is transparent, measurable, and responsive to the people who live here.

Could any resident, in five minutes, find out how a recent civic decision was made and what it cost?