From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Sep 30 10:39:11 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:39:11 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD References: <48D8C6AA0200002300013518@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48D8F6420200002300013547@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48D8F747020000230001354B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48D8F759020000230001354E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48D907B3020000230001356C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48D9FD590200002300013591@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA00CA0200002300013599@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA01B1020000230001359C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA0E2C02000023000135A4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA11C702000023000135A7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA122B02000023000135AA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA126202000023000135AD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DA589902000023000135E4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DB55D80200002300013618@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DB6384020000230001364E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DB6B03020000230001365B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DB6F840200002300013669@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DCA36E02000023000136E0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DCA3E202000023000136E3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DCA42302000023000136E6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DCACCD02000023000136F3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48DCB08402000023000136F6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0A26C020000230001377C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0A2B5020000230001377F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0A3520200002300013782@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0A3A20200002300013785@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0D7670200002300013795@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E0D79D0200002300013798@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E1E73D02000023000137E9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E1EAB002000023000137F7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E1FF070200002300013812@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E201B90200002300013815@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E201CF020000230001381B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <48E20144.0046.0023.0@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 ____________________________________________________________ Sept. 30: (Coos Bay World) Fishermen seek more input on wave energy http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/09/30/news/doc48e10b1f397c3400618492.txt COOS BAY ? It?s all about real estate. OK, maybe it?s not ALL about real estate, but to the hundreds of commercial crab fishermen in Oregon... Sept. 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Spreading ideals of new urbanism http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/09/30/Spreading-ideals-of-new-urbanism-The-Congress-for-the-New-Urbanism-prepares-to-open-a-Cascadia-chapt It?s become clear that the Pacific Northwest is leading the way in sustainable building design and urban planning in the U.S. Now an advocacy and education organization, the Congress for the New Urbanism, has taken notice and intends to get involved... Sept. 29: (The Oregonian) Commercial fishermen propose no-fishing zone near Port Orford http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/09/a_port_orford_surprise_fisherm.html PORT ORFORD -- The bobbing yellow blobs on Jeff Miles' fish-finder display tell of streams of spiny rockfish swimming among underwater reefs 11 fathoms below... Sept. 27: (Statesman Journal) Developer plans to build big business park near Salem http://www.registerguard.com/web/business/story.csp?cid=131225&sid=114&fid=41 SALEM - The state has signed an agreement with developer Capstone Partners for the first phase of a major new business park, the Mill Creek Corporate Center, that Capstone says will have implications for the region as a whole... Sept. 27: (AP, Eugene Register-Guard) Lawmakers throw cold water on I-5 bridge plan http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/story.csp?cid=131244&sid=105&fid=35 PORTLAND - Members of Congress from Oregon and Washington state say it?s unlikely the federal government will put up as much money as local backers hope for a new bridge across the Columbia River... Sept. 26: (McMinnville News-Register) Bypass outlook still murky http://www.newsregister.com/article/22166-bypass-outlook-still-murky At this point in the saga of the Newberg-Dundee Transportation Improvement Project, one can hardly be blamed for being confused. It is no longer simply a question of what should be done about traffic congestion on Highway 99W north of McMinnville... Sept. 26: (Coos Bay World) More comments being taken on Greenway http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/09/26/news/community/3loc01_greenway0926.txt Many people attended a public hearing about Evanite Corporation?s proposal to change a Willamette River construction setback on property it owns, but only a handful shared their thoughts about the plan... Sept. 26: (Coos Bay World) Why the Oregon Coast? Conference on wave energy begins today http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/09/26/news/doc48dbc99361570947524130.txt COOS BAY - Why Oregon? Oregon Wave Energy Trust Executive Director Stephanie Thornton posed that question to an audience of more than 75 people at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute on Wednesday night regarding wave energy... Sept. 26: (McMinnville News-Register) Inn taking shape in Newberg http://www.newsregister.com/article/22195-inn-taking-shape-newberg NEWBERG -- Massive steel beams and poured-in-place concrete walls outline The Allison, Oregon wine country?s first luxury hotel. It?s now under construction at 2525 Allison Lane, just off Springbrook Road... Sept. 26: (McMinnville News-Register) McPhillips-Riverbend fight taken to Metro http://www.newsregister.com/article/22219-mcphillipsriverbend-fight-taken-metro A new twist has arisen in the political and legal battle over plans for expansion of McMinnville?s Riverbend Landfill onto land lying closer to the South Yamhill River... Sept. 25: (Coos Bay World) Land-use topic in Charleston tonight http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/09/25/business/doc48dbc597d255e601909698.txt A bipartisan task force that is reviewing Oregon?s statewide land-use system will hold a public meeting in Charleston tonight. The members want to hear from local residents about ways to improve or update Oregon?s land use system... Sept. 25: (OPB News) Newport Wave Energy Test Called A Success http://news.opb.org/article/3154-newport-wave-energy-test-called-success/ A young Oregon company is claiming to be the first on the West Coast to harvest electricity from ocean swells. That's after a prototype wave energy buoy bobbed in the waves off Newport for four days... Sept. 25: (Medford Mail Tribune) LNG pipeline raises doubts http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/NEWS/809250322 SHADY COVE - More than 50 Upper Rogue residents brought lots of questions and some controlled anger to a town hall meeting Wednesday held by representatives of two companies proposing a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay and a pipeline that would pass through the Upper Rogue region on its way to Malin... Sept. 25: (The Oregonian) Residents win round in fight over Colwood http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2008/09/residents_win_round_in_fight_o.html Cully neighborhood leader Kathy Fuerstenau sent her last e-mail at 1:40 a.m. last Thursday, sharing with supporters the hours-old news that the City Council had voted to keep Colwood National Golf Course open space... Sept. 25: (Editorial, Portland Tribune) Council zoning vote ignores jobs http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122229052391062900 The Portland City Council?s hurried but unanimous decision on Sept. 17 to oppose changing the open space zoning of Northeast Portland?s Colwood National Golf Course to industrial land was not surprising. But it certainly was disheartening... Sept. 24: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Task force met with resistance http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/09/25/featured_story/doc48db2d9bcd6f7678758432.txt Bob Flowers wants to know why state officials are afraid to let local officials determine how their communities grow. The Klamath County farmer was one of several county residents to speak up at a public town hall meeting Tuesday night sponsored by the Big Look Task Force... Sept. 24: (Central Oregonian) Resort overlay map on the fast track http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCONews4.shtml Now that the Crook County Planning Commission has approved the preliminary application for the Crossing Trails destination resort, they have another weighty decision in front of them... Sept. 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) Rules give residents a voice in land use http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS/809240320 TALENT - Neighbors would have a say in the design of residential developments under new rules proposed to govern growth... Sept. 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) LNG pipeline developers hold Q&A tonight http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS/809240318 SHADY COVE - Representatives of two companies proposing a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay and a pipeline that would pass through the Upper Rogue region on its way to Malin will provide a brief overview of the project and answer questions tonight in Shady Cove... Sept. 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) Neighbors divided: Property owners challenge a century-old right of way so they can build a second house http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS/809240316 CENTRAL POINT - An 80-foot right of way on the city books from the 1880s will be challenged by a local couple who need additional square footage to justify construction of a second dwelling on their Ash Street property... Sept. 24: (Bend Bulletin) Jefferson County and Madras near deal on urban growth http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240391/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= After a nearly three-year process, Jefferson County commissioners and the city of Madras are close to finalizing Madras? new urban reserve area, land that is expected to become part of the urban growth boundary as the city grows... Sept. 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) 'FAST-TRACK' MEASURE 49 CLAIMS MOVE FAR TOO SLOWLY FOR MANY http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/NEWS/809250324 Racing to beat a 90-day deadline, Bill Meeker decided to fast track his property rights claim with the state in February. Unfortunately for the 82-year-old Central Point resident, he hasn't heard a word since about his application to subdivide his 5-acre lot... Sept. 23: (Daily Astorian) Pipeline turns on valve of LNG fears http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=54553 WESTPORT - For Jim Oaks and Marvin Miller, two retirees who live on the same block in Wauna, peace of mind follows a blue line on a map of Clatsop County. The proposed Palomar Gas Transmission line runs along a red line past their homes and near their water supply... Sept. 23: (The Dalles Chronicle) Big Look comes to The Dalles http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2008/09/news09-23-08-01.shtml ?Land-use planning in Oregon has probably got a bit like the tax code," said The Dalles orchardist Ken Bailey. "So many things have been added that nobody really knows what it means anymore.? Bailey made that statement in January 2006 after he was chosen one of the ten members of Oregon?s Big Look task force... Sept. 23: (USA Today) Broadway broadens pedestrian access http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-09-22-broadway_N.htm NEW YORK - Nancy Bielfeldt says it felt good to be outside, nibbling on pasta, grabbing a bit of sun. Never mind that a few months ago, the place where she was sitting was a traffic lane in the shadow of Times Square... Sept. 23: (Guest Commentary, USA Today) Flood. Rebuild. Repeat: Hurricanes strike, federal dollars flow and lessons are never learned http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/09/flood-rebuild-r.html#more During moments like these, the country understandably feels sympathy for those who have lost property in the wake of Hurricane Ike. But there is an important question that should be raised while the nation's attention is once again focused on billions of dollars in damage... Sept. 22: (Editorial, Klamath Falls Herald and News) Resort means big changes ahead for north county http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/09/23/viewpoints/op-ed/doc48d87b574a6b0538587405.txt Northern Klamath County will have a different look to it in the future if plans for a large resort in the Crescent area are carried out... 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