BEND, OR -- The  newest member of the L-C-D-C, the Land Conservation And Development Commission is Nick Lelak. He has served as Deschutes County Community  Development Director the past 8 years. Lelak says immediate priorities for the agency include increasing the housing supply to handle expected population growth in Oregon. The L-C-D-C is also tasked with managing and ordering the growth of cities to prevent urban sprawl….while at the same time protecting prime farm and timberlands from development.