SISTERS, OR -- Sisters is in the process of searching for a new City Manager. After four years, Cory Misley’s last day is Wednesday. He's leaving to take a job in Portland. 

He tells KBND News growth is a challenge everywhere in Central Oregon, "We’re feeling and seeing a lot of the same pressures that I know folks who have lived in Bend for 10 or 20 years are saying. It’s like, ‘hey, this is my beloved special place and we’ve added amenities. But we also have more traffic than we’ve ever had. And there are challenges with affordable housing and all of these things that come with being a special place." He says managing all of that needs to start with a vision, "So, we’re bringing that community vision to life through that Comprehensive Plan. It’s a long-range document. It’s sort of the rutter for the five, 10, 20 year perspective of where the city is going to go. But you have to keep your hand on that rutter or else you can go adrift. And thankfully, I think that work that we’ve done will help preserve that small town feel."

Misley started his career in La Pine, in 2015. He became the City Manager in Sisters in 2018. Since then, he believes the city has accomplished a lot, "Updating our comprehensive plan here, updating our law enforcement partnership with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, just recently creating a new organization - a new nonprofit separate from the city - called 'Explore Sisters'."

The city is now recruiting candidates to replace him; a process expected to take several months. 

Listen to our full conversation with Misley: