BEND, OR -- The Bend City Council is considering using a Constructikon Excise Tax to battle homelessness. City Manager eric King says the idea is to have a one-time tax of one-third of one-per cent of the value of a commercial or industrial building which would raise a half million dollars a year. He says, if approved, the money will be used for housing, shelter amd support services. The Bend City Council will take up the issue at its next meeting.