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[Cliff Voliva]

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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...

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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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