BEND, OR -- OSU-Cascades expects to hear any day now from the Land Use Board of Appeals as to whether the school can expand its four-year campus on the west side of Bend. Kelly Sparks with the Bend campus says the school can't move forward on discussions to purchase the 46-acre pumice mine, until LUBA decides on the future of the initial 10-acre parcel on Chandler Avenue.

"Well, it really is dependent upon the process by which we go through the Land Use Board of Appeals," Sparks tells KBND News. "I anticipate that we will make the decision this summer, but I can't say that with all certainty."

Sparks says officials with the Bend branch are working closely with OSU's main campus. "It has been a very collaborative process. They are very much aware of the information and have been engaged with us since the determination of the site selection process. So, they will work with us to help determine the final decision on the selection of the site."