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[Cliff Voliva]

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August 3: (The Oregonian) Wine or wheat country?
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/121757370344030.xml&coll=7
MILTON-FREEWATER -- A proposal to create almost 1,700 acres of wine
estates has touched off a land-use dispute between vineyard developers
and eastern Oregon wheat growers...

August 2: (Curry Coastal Pilot) City, public to see plans for college's
new campus
http://www.currypilot.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=18061
The Brookings Planning Commission and the public will get its first
look Tuesday at the detailed plans for a proposed Southwestern Oregon
Community College campus that's to be built on U.S Borax's Lone Ranch
development site...

July 31: (Portland Tribune) I-5/99W Connector decision a done deal?
http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=121746552721404400
TUALATIN — Despite being months away from the selection of a corridor
or preferred alternative for the I-5/99W Connector Project, the U.S.
senators from Oregon have listed the connector project’s “new
limited-access expressway” as one of several Oregon state projects
that could expect to receive federal funding...

July 31: (OPB News) OFFICIALS SEND OUT FIRST MEASURE 49 APPROVAL
TICKETS
http://news.opb.org/article/2729-official-send-out-first-measure-49-approval-tickets/

Oregon officials have met their initial timeline to start responding to
people using the land use law, Measure 49. But as Rob Manning reports,
Thursday’s announcement marks a modest start...

July 31: (OPB News) Future Of Oregon Family Farms Looks Healthy
http://news.opb.org/article/2713-future-oregon-family-farms-looks-healthy/

We've all heard about the decline of the family farm in the U.S. and
the dominance of giant corporate farms. The trouble is, in Oregon
that’s just not the case...

July 31: (Beaverton Valley Times) Rock Creek Golf Course owners push
for land-use change
http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=121746103246725500

When Ryan Hurlbert bought a home in the Rock Creek neighborhood a
decade ago, it was because he liked the area, including its reputation
for having good schools and a mix of original homeowners.

July 31: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Kulongoski ‘plugs in’ to
transportation solutions
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/07/31/Kulongoski-plugs-in-to-transportation-solutions-Hybrids-top-list-of-initiatives-unveiled-by-governor

The transportation world is changing, Gov. Ted Kulongoski told
transportation and sustainability leaders gathered in Portland
Wednesday...

July 31: (Statesman Journal) Ocean protection plan set: Governors seek
funding to counter variety of threats
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080731/NEWS/807310358/1001/RELIGION

West Coast governors have vowed to protect the Pacific Ocean and coast
in a 113-page action plan that sets out specific actions and
deadlines...

July 31: (The Oregonian) Traffic, money and pollution
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1217474718246870.xml&coll=7

Instead of spending billions on highways, would it make sense to build
toll booths or city streets to reduce rush-hour traffic? Should we
expand mass transit to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions?

July 30: (Statesman Journal) MANY MEASURE 49 LANDOWNERS SETTLE
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/STATE/807300464/1042/OPINION

Virtually all landowners who sought development rights instead of
government compensation for Oregon's land-use regulations have settled
for a little bit of development under a voter-approved law...

July 30: (The Oregonian) Oregon deems Lakeside landfill a threat
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1217386529157090.xml&coll=7

Water seeping from the Lakeside Reclamation Landfill in Washington
County has "significantly degraded" groundwater and threatens to further
impair the Tualatin River's substandard water quality, Oregon
environmental regulators say...

July 30: (Statesman Journal) Wetlands pose challenge for future
development
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/COMMUNITIES/807300389/1117/POLK

MONMOUTH - New development plans appeared to be moving along smoothly
about a month ago - but for three-tenths of an acre...

July 29: (La Grande Observer) Downtown’s future
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Downtowns-future 
The question of whether the city of La Grande should participate in the
Oregon Main Street Program is the subject of a workshop beginning at 6
p.m. Wednesday at Cook Memorial Library...

July 29: (Baker City Herald) Conservation/Development Commission to
meet in Baker
http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7016 
A meeting of Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Commission will
take place in Baker City Aug. 6 and 7...

July 29: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Evanite eyeing riverfront rules
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/07/30/news/community/6aaa02_evanite.txt

Evanite Fiber Corp. is taking one last run at engineering a deal that
would give the city land for a riverside trail in exchange for some
relief from state development restrictions...

July 28: (Coos Bay World) Feds: Size of LNG hazard zones is safe
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/07/28/news/doc488e084ca11ae712807077.txt

A new federal report finds that larger liquefied natural gas tankers
won’t require larger hazard zones than those in place for existing
carriers...

July 27: (Guest Commentary, Corvallis Gazette-Times) Adair Village is
wise to seek growth
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/08/02/news/opinion/from_last_week/4edi02_adair_assee0724.txt

For several years now, the city of Adair Village has been carefully
considering the issue of growth, and how to meet the growth-related
needs of its residents...

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Cliff Voliva
Communications Officer
Department of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol St. NE, Suite 150
Salem, OR 97301-2540
Phone: (503) 373-0050 x268
Fax: (503) 378-6033
cliff.voliva at state.or.us
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