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Tue Sep 16 09:24:25 PDT 2008

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Sept. 16: (The Oregonian) Colwood golf course sale spurs land fight
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/colwood_golf_course_sale_spurs.html

A years-long debate about the future of Northeast Portland's Colwood
National Golf Course will heat up Wednesday as the City Council hears
testimony on whether to rezone most of its 138 acres from open space to
industrial. A council decision, however, could take until November...

Sept. 16: (Portland Tribune) City could take a mulligan on golf course
rezoning
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122153883416883800
A hotly contested bid to rezone Colwood National Golf course goes to
City Council on Wednesday — but an expected vote on the proposal will
be delayed...

Sept. 16: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) City to consider Evanite, Corvallis
Station land use proposals
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/09/16/news/community/6loc03_rivertrail.txt

Planning Commissioners will hear public testimony Wednesday on a plan
to amend the city’s land-use code to allow a path through the Evanite
Property and demolition of an unused hardwood plant...

Sept. 16: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Adair Village considers growth
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/09/16/news/community/6loc06_avgrowth.txt

ADAIR VILLAGE — The City Council and the Benton County Board of
Commissioners will hold a joint public hearing tonight regarding a
proposed urban growth boundary...

Sept. 16: (Bend Bulletin) City planners OK shelter zoning
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS01/809160423/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=
The Shepherd’s House, the faith-based homeless shelter, may be able
to expand its bed count after all. After losing a decision before the
Land Use Board of Appeals during the summer...

Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) River Plan phase nearing finish
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/09/16/River-Plan-phase-nearing-finish-Portland-Bureau-of-Planning-looking-at-changes-that-will-affect-Nort

Portland Bureau of Planning is stepping up efforts to finish the North
Reach phase of its River Plan, which will change elements of the
city’s future policies for industrial land near the Willamette
River...

Sept. 15: (Portland Tribune) Growth becomes pressing issue: Public
comment sought on regional planning options
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122142944504193100

Portland-area residents will soon have several opportunities to say how
they want their city and region to grow in coming years. The outreach
efforts are happening as local, regional and state officials are sending
conflicting signals about where the region should grow in the future...

Sept. 15: (Medford Mail Tribune) Under a cloud of dust: Neighbors of a
White City off-road recreation area seek a clear solution
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS/809150305

>From his backyard in White City, Ron Probst often watches in alarm as
another off-road vehicle kicks up a quarter-mile rooster tail of roiling
dust while roaring across Hoover Ponds...

Sept. 15: (Daily Astorian) FERC has LNG on agenda Thursday
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=54352

As Tuesday's vote looms on the pipeline issue, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission has announced it will make its decision this week
on whether to approve Bradwood's application for a license to build a
liquefied natural gas terminal about 20 miles east of Astoria...

Sept. 15: (Medford Mail Tribune) Landowners fear setback proposal: Gold
Hill residents fret about losing some property rights
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS/809150310

GOLD HILL - Some city property owners are afraid that a proposal to
create setback limits along the Rogue River will lead to a loss of
property rights...

Sept. 14: (The Oregonian) It's your state, Oregonians. How should it
grow?
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/its_your_state_oregonians_how.html

Oregon's land-use task force takes its "Big Look" mission on the road
this month to take the state's pulse -- or, given the contentious topic,
maybe check for fever...

Sept. 12: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Planners get a look at North
Portland issues
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/09/12/Planners-get-a-look-at-North-Portland-issues-Bus-tour-opens-eyes-of-planners-neighborhood-stakeholde

As city planners work to update Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, North
Portland has emerged as the hub of working-class families most often
forgotten by the city; however, the Planning Bureau wants to change
that, planners say...

Sept. 11: (McMinnville News-Register) Mac council cool to developer's
pitch
http://www.newsregister.com/article/21330-mac-council-cool-developers-pitch

McMinnville city councilors listened to a local developer present his
plans on Tuesday, but didn't appear to like them...

Sept. 11: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro auditor suggests transit
program changes
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/09/11/Metro-auditor-suggests-transit-program-changes-Report-recommends--that-TransitOriented-Development-p

Metro auditor Suzanne Flynn will present her office’s suggestions for
improving the transparency and oversight of the regional government’s
Transit-Oriented Development program today at Metro council...

Sept. 11: (Editorial, Tigard Times) Speak up on state land use
http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122116927425683100

More than three years ago, many Oregonians were weary and frustrated by
repeated ballot measures attempting to deal with how Oregon and its
communities handle land-use planning...

Sept. 11: (The Oregonian) Livestock owners may run afoul of city codes
http://www.oregonlive.com/metrowest/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_west_news/1220916317306570.xml&coll=7

For the first time in three years, the homemade red barn chicken coop
sits empty in Jill Moss' backyard. Her six chickens have been staying
elsewhere since a neighbor's complaint that Moss' coop violated Gresham
city code...

Sept. 11: (Billings Gazette, Mont.) Land developer seeks bankruptcy
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/09/11/news/state/37-bankruptcy.txt

TOWNSEND - The developers of a planned 2,600-lot subdivision in
southern Broadwater County have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
reorganization...

Sept. 11: (Portland Tribune) Court rebukes former mayor Dodds again
http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=122107720775641000

The city’s authority to make legislative land-use decisions has once
again been backed by the courts. The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled in
favor of the city of West Linn...

Sept. 11: (Coos Bay World) State to hold marine reserves meeting
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/09/11/news/doc48c8093369c4f428826093.txt

The Ocean Policy Advisory Council is inviting people to submit
proposals for specific sites to be considered for evaluation as
potential marine reserves...

Sept. 11: (Bend Bulletin) Bend airport tries to stay ahead of growth
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/NEWS01/809110417/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=

When Deschutes County commissioners rejected a proposal that would have
funded Bend Municipal Airport development with a new taxing district
last week, they had a long list of reasons...

Sept. 11: (Bend Bulletin) Crook County resort has initial OK
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/BIZ01/809110387/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=

Crook County planning officials have preliminarily approved a fourth
destination resort in Powell Butte. After more than a year of planning
and several heated public hearings, the Crook County Planning Commission
voted this week to OK a preliminary development plan for Crossing
Trails...

Sept. 10: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Council supports natural-area plan
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/local/6aaa01_naturalarea.txt

Backers of restoring a tract along along East Thornton Lake in North
Albany have the support, at least in principle, of the Albany City
Council...

Sept. 10: (Statesman Journal) Feds reward Salem for flood policy
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080910/COMMUNITIES/809100318/1105/SOUTH_SALEM

Salem homeowners can qualify for a 10 percent discount on flood
insurance premiums after federal officials recognized the city for its
flood management initiatives...

Sept. 10: (Editorial, Lebanon Express) North Gateway URD a promise of
future growth
http://www.lebanon-express.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/opinion/edit02urd.txt

The Lebanon City Council will vote tonight to create a new North
Gateway Urban Renewal District (URD) in the north end of town. That
statement is accurate...

Sept. 10: (Woodburn Independent) No plans for a casino
http://www.woodburnindependent.com/WINNews0.shtml 
HUBBARD - Political candidates, a lawyer and a not-for-profit group
teed off Thursday night debating whether industrial development - or a
casino - was a good idea for 400 acres near the Langdon Farms Golf
Course in Aurora...

Sept. 9: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Resort plan scrutinized
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/09/10/featured_story/doc48c768eb2ab7c200950419.txt

Water rights and resources and traffic impacts were among concerns
cited at the last formal public hearing for the proposed Crescent Creek
Resort in northern Klamath County...

Sept. 9: (OPB News) Gorge Commission’s Destination Resort Rules
Appealed
http://news.opb.org/article/3012-gorge-commissions-destination-resort-rules-appealed/

A group of Columbia Gorge residents, businesses, and conservation
groups is appealing a decision to allow a destination resort near White
Salmon...

Sept. 9: (Daily Astorian) NorthernStar delays state's action
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=54196

Two state approvals needed to build the Bradwood Landing liquefied
natural gas terminal have been delayed until developer NorthernStar
Natural Gas Inc. can provide the state with more detailed information
about its project plans...

Sept. 9: (Albany Democrat-Herald) VESTING CLAIMS ALL PROCESSED, LINN
SAYS
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/09/09/news/local/7loc05_vesting.txt

Linn County has now processed all of its Measure 49 vesting claims,
said Robert Wheeldon, planning and building director. The county
received 43 total claims...

Sept. 9: (San Jose Business Journal) Industrial land is losing ground
to residential, mixed-use
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/09/08/focus3.html?b=1220846400%5E1695337

Fremont and Milpitas are facing the same problems cities throughout
Silicon Valley are encountering: Industrial land is being rapidly
redeveloped as mixed-use, housing or commercial...

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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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