{"id":1211,"date":"2018-09-14T13:47:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksresources.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2018-09-14T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:22:45","slug":"working-for-the-minds-behind-my-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooksresources.com\/2018\/09\/working-for-the-minds-behind-my-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Working for the Minds Behind My Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took interest in community development three years ago during my first year at the University of Oregon. Never had I realized how privileged I was to\u00a0grow up in a community where at a young age I\u00a0could jump on my bike and ride to morning swim practice, to school, or to 7-Eleven for a $.99 Slurpee\u00a0without even a second\u00a0consideration. In the last three years,\u00a0I have spent time travelling around the world and to different US cities\u00a0while also\u00a0studying transportation, city planning, the history of Urban\u00a0Renewal and gentrification. Through\u00a0these experiences\u00a0I\u00a0have become passionate about setting myself on a\u00a0career\u00a0path towards creating\u00a0more of these\u00a0safe, livable, and equitable spaces for people that will stand the test of time\u2014similar to\u00a0the ones that I was lucky enough to grow up with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last winter I made it my goal to find a summer internship working for a company who does just that. To work with professionals who are not narrowly\u00a0concerned about\u00a0bottom line profits, but about the cohesiveness of a neighborhood and the feeling of community that backs it.\u00a0When the opportunity to work for\u00a0Brooks Resources Corporation\u00a0came up, I knew it could not be passed up, and my search for the perfect job was over. These are the\u00a0mothers and fathers\u00a0of\u00a0NorthWest\u00a0Crossing, the neighborhood I attended school in and watch grow around me. Where all my friends\u2019 parents bought houses, and\u00a0as a 10-year-old,\u00a0the most sought-after trick-or-treating\u00a0neighborhood in town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With some of my Brooks family at today’s farewell lunch: from left, Meghan, Barb, Kirk, Christi, Luci, Valerie, Sheila and Dale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last twelve weeks have\u00a0flown by, and\u00a0reflecting back\u00a0on it all, I know that it could not have been a more rewarding or educational experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I came into the office during an extremely busy few months. There were conversations about how to celebrate 50 years of Brooks Resources\u00a0next year,\u00a0there\u00a0were countless conversations about infrastructure planning which resulted\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0Development Agreement\u00a0submittal,\u00a0the finalizing of a Master Plan\u00a0for a future community,\u00a0planning for\u00a0a transition in\u00a0NorthWest\u00a0Crossing, talks of what Bend\u2019s Central District could look\u00a0like\u00a0down the road, and so much more.\u00a0This is an office of planners and forward thinkers, Bend natives and long-time residents.\u00a0The change that Bend endures\u00a0matters to them and their families\u00a0and\u00a0this was apparent to me\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0first day\u00a0that I walked\u00a0into 409 Franklin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was brought on, officially, as a Marketing Intern. But\u00a0with it clear that my interests\u00a0were\u00a0\u00a0broader,\u00a0particularly\u00a0in the design and\u00a0land-use\u00a0processes, I\u00a0was soon\u00a0invited to sit in on\u00a0various\u00a0meetings,\u00a0picking up responsibilities\u00a0across multiple departments.\u00a0I was excited to be\u00a0exposed to the work of everyone around\u00a0the office. From\u00a0design guidelines to the proforma, developments take\u00a0an incredible amount of work\u00a0that goes\u00a0beyond just\u00a0the\u00a0drawing\u00a0of\u00a0lot lines\u00a0or\u00a0moving dirt. There is an\u00a0investment of time and money that goes into\u00a0preserving open space,\u00a0defining\u00a0employment lands, fire\u00a0safety, animal habitats and of course\u00a0neighboring homes.\u00a0And that work yields us a continuation of what Bend looks like, feels like, and what we love\u00a0about it most. It also creates new spaces where people like us, the locals, can go out and\u00a0enjoy without the dread of knowing we will encounter an over-run, tourist destination in our hometown.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Central Oregon\u00a0has, in a way,\u00a0been in the hands of Brooks Resources Corporation\u00a0for 49 years.\u00a0Their finger prints are\u00a0all over this town, and to have worked alongside\u00a0the Brooks team\u00a0the last few months has been the most rewarding experience.\u00a0I have been exposed to the history of the\u00a0company\u2019s\u00a0last 5 decades (quite literally, I spent a good several hours in the Deschutes Historical Society looking at old newspaper articles about Brooks-Scanlon and Brooks Resources)\u00a0and I am confident that\u00a0they are steering Bend in the right direction.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Luci Charlton, 2018 Summer Intern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Luci is a 2015 Bend High School graduate who is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>majoring in Planning<\/span><\/span>, Public Policy and Management at the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Universit<\/span><\/span>y of Oregon<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>She is an active part<\/span><\/span>icipant in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Associated<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Students<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of the University of Oregon (ASUO)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as a member of the Pro<\/span><\/span>grams Finance Committee and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hold<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a leadership role on the ASUO Student Senate<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Outside of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her life as a student, she enjoys\u00a0<\/span><\/span>solo backpacking trips,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spending\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ti<\/span><\/span>me at Hoodoo volunteering for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Oregon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Adaptive Sports and attending as<\/span><\/span>\u00a0many live music shows as she can.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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