From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Aug 26 11:12:42 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:12:42 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD References: <48AAA6D602000023000125ED@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AADC3C0200002300012607@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48ABDE8A020000230001263B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48ABDF63020000230001263E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48ABDFA00200002300012641@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48ABE2C50200002300012644@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48ABE43B020000230001264B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AD285802000023000126A8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AD2C7E02000023000126AC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AD320602000023000126B5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AE7EA80200002300012769@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AE8E610200002300012785@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AE8EDE0200002300012788@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AE90F9020000230001278C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48AEA364020000230001279D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27495020000230001280C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B275A7020000230001280F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27A6C0200002300012817@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27BD2020000230001281A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27C18020000230001281D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27E790200002300012820@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27EFE0200002300012824@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B27F940200002300012827@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B281160200002300012830@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B3D7230200002300012873@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48B3E52A0200002300012886@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <48B3E4BD.0046.0023.0@lcd.state.or.us> Welcome to the Land Use News email list! Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. (Measure 49 articles have headlines in ALL CAPS.) The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. Past Land Use News weekly emails can be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news/ Anyone can subscribe to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news ____________________________________________________________ August 25: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Looking at harbor redevelopment http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/08/25/Looking-at-harbor-redevelopment-A-lot-of-potential-lies-within-brownfield-areas-enough-so-that-multi Something needs to be done with Portland harbor?s brownfield sites, says the city?s Harbor Redevelopment Initiative. According to a group comprised of government agencies, nonprofits and businesses... August 25: (Coos Bay World) State denies appeal of LNG opponents http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/08/25/news/doc48afb5f22ec32300355611.txt It?s smooth sailing again for the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and its proposal to dig a berth on the North Spit for liquefied natural gas tankers. At least for now... August 25: (Guest Commentary, Statesman Journal) Act would reduce the incidence of wildfires http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080825/OPINION/808250306/1049/UPDATE By definition, wildfire is unpredictable. But there's one sure thing: When a fire burns in the forest these days, it will cost more to put out than 20, 10 or even five years ago. Hotter, drier summers, rising labor and equipment costs, build-up of forest fuels and urban sprawl factor into the increase... August 25: (AP, Captial Press) California eyes Oregon wind power http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=94&SubSectionID=801&ArticleID=44009&TM=45621.48 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- California, whose laws require it to get 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2010, has its eyes on Oregon's growing wind power industry... August 24: (East Oregonian) Harnessing the Blues: Wind energy companies look at Blue Mountain foothills http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=81909&TM=42833.06 The foothills of the Blue Mountains near Athena and Weston may become the site for a future wind farm or two. That, at least, is where multiple companies are gathering wind information and attempting to generate landowner interest... August 24: (The Oregonian) Is there a big casino in French Prairie's future? http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/is_there_a_big_casino_in_frenc.html A megacasino just south of the Willamette River on Oregon's historic French Prairie is either in the works or completely off the table, depending on who is doing the talking... August 23: (Medford Mail Tribune) Medford decision allowing Wal-Mart supercenter appealed http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS/808230318 A citizens group on Friday appealed to the Medford City Council a decision to allow construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter at the former Miles Field in the south part of town... August 23: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Seavey clears land-use hurdle http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/community/2aaa02_seavey.txt With the deadline to appeal a planned low-income housing venture in northeast Corvallis now passed, developers are looking to their next hurdle: funding the project... August 22: (KOHD News, Bend) Possible Land Use change in Deschutes County http://kohd.com/news/local/38533 Jodi Lopez and her husband Jim, have been running Lavender Pond, a wedding venue at their home on Powell Butte Highway, for the last four years. It's something they say is not currently part of Deschutes County Code... August 21: (OPB News) Rural Oregonians Meet In Cascade Locks http://news.opb.org/article/2883-rural-oregonians-meet-cascade-locks/ About 150 representatives from across Oregon met in Cascade Locks Thursday for the first-ever Oregon Rural Congress. The summit gave rural Oregonians a chance to air their frustrations with current state policy... August 21: (Bend Bulletin) Bend airport advisory group slow to take off http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080822/NEWS01/808220455/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= Last fall, city officials, pilots and Bend Municipal Airport neighbors began planning for a new advisory committee that would help smooth relations and increase communication about development at the airport. But nearly a year later, the group has failed to get off the ground... August 21: (The Oregonian) GROUP TALKS OF RURAL PROSPERITY FOR RURAL OREGON http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/group_talks_of_rural_prosperit.html CASCADE LOCKS -- Rural Oregonians from the coast to across the Cascades are meeting for the first time to try to forge a common agenda. The inaugural Oregon Rural Congress that wraps up this morning in Cascade Locks is largely an airing of perceived obstacles to rural prosperity... August 21: (Bend Bulletin) Bend UGB decision will have to wait http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS01/808210457/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= The Bend City Council won?t get to weigh in on the final plan for the city?s urban growth boundary expansion until mid-fall - several months past the August deadline councilors requested earlier this summer... August 21: (Bend Bulletin) Nitrates rule could find spot on March ballot http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080821/NEWS01/808210447/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= Residents of southern Deschutes County who are upset about a new ordinance that regulates septic systems hope to prevent the rule from taking effect by getting a measure on the ballot for the March election... August 20: (Portland Tribune) Auditor: Metro misses connection with transit-oriented projects http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121928000158827600 Metro?s efforts to spur new housing and retail near MAX stations and bus lines took some hits Wednesday in a report by the regional government?s auditors. Metro Auditor Suzanne Flynn said the agency?s Transit-Oriented Development Program is still finding its way... August 20: (Medford Mail Tribune) Talent reviews Planning Commission's land-use proposal http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS/808200335 TALENT - Future annexations of land for residential development will be based on need if the City Council adopts a Planning Commission proposal during its meeting at 6:30 tonight in the community center... August 20: (Bend Bulletin) Sunriver Resort-area residents may partner up on sewers http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS01/808200408/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= One month after the Deschutes County Commission adopted an ordinance to keep nitrates out of groundwater in the south county, residents near Sunriver Resort are exploring a partnership with the resort that could help them comply with the new rule... August 20: (Bend Bulletin) Area?s traffic issues are prime example of state?s challenges http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS01/808200412/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= SALEM - The story is largely the same, it?s just the highway mile markers that are different. From the Oregon Coast, to the outskirts of Portland, to the routes leading to destination resorts sprouting across Central Oregon, growth is pouring more traffic onto the state?s rural highways... August 19: (Daily Astorian) Johnson fears LNG would disrupt airport http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=53629 WARRENTON - State Sen. Betsy Johnson is worried Oregon LNG's proposed liquefied natural gas facility on Warrenton's Skipanon Peninsula will be a hazard for planes flying in and out of the Astoria Regional Airport... August 19: (Baker City Herald) County unveils proposed land-use law http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7168 HAINES - Five years in the making, the county's new zoning ordinance had its coming out party Monday night in front of about 30 residents... August 18: (AP, Eugene Register-Guard) Rural Oregonians meet to plot strategy http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_RURAL_OREGON_OROL-?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) -- The recent dustup in Oregon over new rules requiring ethics disclosures by small-town public officials is an example of the way state government fails to understand the impact it can have in the countryside, says an Oregon Rural Congress organizer... August 16: (OPB News) Big Look Task Force Reviewing Oregon's Land-Use http://news.opb.org/article/2841-big-look-task-force-reviewing-oregons-land-use-planning/ A task force is reviewing Oregon?s one-of-a-kind land use planning system and hammering out the last details of its draft recommendations... END 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 http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/index.shtml