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[Cliff Voliva]

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August 12: (Statesman Journal) 'Forever home' closer to reality
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/NEWS/808120332/1001&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
A new housing development being planned near Woodmansee Park by
Catholic Community Services Foundation will include affordable housing
and a new "forever home" for foster children...

August 12: (Guest Commentary, Central Oregonian) Urbanizing lands in
the UGB: Compact growth helps utilize limited infrastructure 
http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCOGuestOpinions12.shtml 
Growth issues are at the forefront of discussion amongst citizens in
Prineville. As vacant lands within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB)
develop with new homes and businesses, the City of Prineville staff are
required to make sure that development is consistent with local and
state law...

August 12: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes official denies zoning for
development at former mine
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/NEWS01/808120463/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=
A plan to build homes on a former surface mine and hazardous waste site
west of Terrebonne faces a setback, after a Deschutes County hearings
officer denied an application to rezone the land in a ruling mailed out
Monday...

August 12: (The Oregonian) OMBUDSMAN FOR CLAIMS ON MEASURE 49 RESIGNS
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1218504318292510.xml&coll=7
An ombudsman hired to mediate property development claims under Measure
49 has taken another job after less than two months...

August 11: (Bend Bulletin) What land use review may have in store for
us
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/NEWS01/808110399
SALEM — Oregon unveiled a one-of-a-kind land use system 35 years ago
to protect valuable farms and forestland, keep a lid on suburban sprawl
and prevent so-called sagebrush subdivisions...

August 10: (Medford Mail Tribune) Housing project cites errors by city
in its LUBA appeal
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/NEWS/808100321
TALENT — Errors were made by the city when it denied an application
for Pacific Stage Heights, a 39-acre, 143-unit hillside development,
according to a petition for review filed with the state's Land Use Board
of Appeals...

August 8: (Baker City Herald) Planner's idea: Ask, don't tell
http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7102
Like the psychologist B.F. Skinner, Don Chance studies human behavior
to devise ways to change that behavior to bring out a desired result...

August 8: (Guest Commentary, Denver Post) Urban sprawl drives up the
cost of living
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_10132477
As Americans struggle with the high cost of gas, political debates rage
over allowing more drilling to ease the burden. One way to reduce the
burden of high gas prices has largely been overlooked. We can
dramatically reduce the amount we drive by smarter land-use planning...

August 7: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Land-use review nearly done
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/08/07/news/local/4loc03_biglook.txt

If members of a state task force have their say, Oregon’s land-use
regulations would see some subtle changes. But the main idea — that
land use should be well planned and extensively regulated — would
remain...

August 6: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro starts climate change
action plan
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/08/06/Metro-starts-climate-change-action-plan

Metro on Tuesday kicked off development of a climate change action plan
for the Portland region. The city of Portland and Multnomah County
already have each adopted a plan for addressing climate change, but no
single policy yet exists for the region...

August 6: (Albany Democrat-Herald) LINN DENIES VESTED RIGHT, WILL HEAR
APPEAL
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/08/06/news/local/5loc04_m49appeal.txt

Linn County has received its first appeal of a decision made under
Measure 49, and the county board of commissioners will review it next
week...

August 6: (Selwood Bee) Metro Council gives final land-use approval for
S.E. light rail project
http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121772763729557100
On Thursday, July 24th, the Metro Council unanimously approved two
decisions intended to make way for more detailed engineering work and
environmental analysis on the Portland-Milwaukie segment of the “South
Corridor Light Rail Project”...

August 6: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Task force wants flexible
land-use laws
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/08/06/Task-force-wants-flexible-landuse-laws-After-speaking-to-more-than-30-stakeholder-groups-Big-Look-Ta

In Umatilla County in Eastern Oregon, the smallest parcel allowed for
exclusive farm use zoning is 160 acres – too much land, in the opinion
of Jill Gelineau, a member of the state’s Big Look Task Force on Land
Use Planning...

August 5: (Siuslaw News) Land use board rules in favor of Dunes City
http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1495
On Wednesday, July 23, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) denied an
appeal filed against Dunes City regarding its erosion control
ordinance...

August 4: (Editorial, Eugene Register-Guard) A timely ocean plan:
Governors outline strategy to restore Pacific Ocean
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=126049&sid=5&fid=2
West Coast governors fired a welcome volley last week at President
Bush, Republican presidential candidate John McCain and members of
Congress who are panting at the prospect of oil drilling rigs off the
Pacific Coast...

July 31: (West Linn Tidings) Sides clash over new city panel
http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=121745658603694600

The overwhelming majority of people who presented testimony to the
planning commission (PC) July 23 opposed West Linn’s plan to establish
a commission for citizen involvement (CCI)...

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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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