From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Oct 7 10:01:36 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:01:36 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD References: <48E201C90200002300013818@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E2126D020000230001382E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E340400200002300013896@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E34276020000230001389D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E343F502000023000138A6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E3442D02000023000138A9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E3462D02000023000138B5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E346EC02000023000138B8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E3477902000023000138BB@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E34AA402000023000138C8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E34B6E02000023000138CB@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E34FD902000023000138D2@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E3510702000023000138DA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E351C702000023000138DD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E490730200002300013BBE@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E491AF0200002300013BC1@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E493440200002300013BC4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E494810200002300013BC7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E498040200002300013BCA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E498470200002300013BCD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E4ADC60200002300013D02@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5D8860200002300013DD6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5DAA90200002300013DE3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5DB4E0200002300013DE6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5E8F30200002300013E18@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5E9F60200002300013E1B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E5ECFB0200002300013E1F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9C8AF0200002300013EA9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9CB720200002300013EBD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9D1430200002300013EC7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9D17D0200002300013ECA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9D7AF0200002300013ED0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9D8560200002300013ED3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9D9E60200002300013ED6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9DA960200002300013ED9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9DB140200002300013EDC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9DB700200002300013EDF@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <48E9DC180200002300013EE2@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <48EB32EB.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 ____________________________________________________________ Oct. 7: (Medford Mail Tribune) Jacksonville OKs regional planning http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS/810070320 JACKSONVILLE ? The City Council voted Monday to continue participation in a valleywide planning effort to shape county growth, ending a threat that the town's withdrawal might kill the process... Oct. 6: (Medford Mail Tribune) Hillside project in Talent rejected by state http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS/810060313 TALENT - Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld the city's denial of an application to build a 143-unit development on a hillside in the southwest part of town... Oct. 6: (Eugene Register-Guard) NEIGHBORHOOD INROADS: Families fight for their homes as PeaceHealth and Springfield seek land http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/246371//story.csp SPRINGFIELD - When Pam Basilius looks out her front window, it?s as if she can see the inevitable driving right into her living room. Probably because some day soon, it will... Oct. 6: (Coos Bay World) Who?s making the marine reserves proposals? http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/06/news/doc48e7120c32521227271781.txt Both sport and commercial fishermen say they are frustrated with the lack of communication with conservationists who are proposing marine reserves. But there is an even bigger issue, they said... Oct. 6: (Guest Commentary, Bend Bulletin) What an eco-resort could do for the Metolius basin http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS01/810060316 As a Camp Sherman resident, I read with great interest the ?Calm before the storm? article in the Sept. 21 Bulletin. My family has a long history here... Oct. 6: (Medford Mail Tribune) Commission candidates present land-use views http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS/810060310 Jackson County Commissioner C.W. Smith and his challenger, Jim Olney, voiced their visions for the Rogue Valley before a small audience attending a land-use discussion held Sunday afternoon at Roxy Ann Winery... Oct. 5: (East Oregonian) Amazon of a project: Secrecy shrouds construction of data center at Port of Morrow http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=83586 The Port of Morrow is used to landing big fish at its 9,000-acre industrial complex on the banks of the Columbia River. Now it looks like they've snagged a whopper, although secrecy still surrounds the industrial catch... Oct. 5: (The Oregonian) Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/look_out_oregon_for_a_global_w.html The prediction caused a collective grimace among the mayors, city councilors, engineers and planners in the audience. By 2060, a Metro economist said, the seven-county Portland area could grow to 3.85 million people -- nearly double the number here now... Oct. 4: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Marine reserves are proven successes http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/10/marine_reserves_are_proven_suc.html The time for pilot projects and half-measures to protect Oregon's precious marine resources has passed. Marine reserves and protected areas elsewhere on the West Coast and across the world already have demonstrated that they can benefit fish stocks -- and fishermen... Oct. 5: (Eugene Register-Guard) Marine reserve concept debated http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/356753//story.csp FLORENCE - To the average Oregonian, to the ordinary tourist visiting its coastline, marine reserves are an invisible concept. There?ll be no ropes or signs or park rangers patrolling the swaths of ocean that get closed off to fishing, wave energy parks and offshore oil rigs... Oct. 3: (OPB News) Debates Abound At Final 'Big Look' Meeting http://news.opb.org/article/3226-debates-abound-final-big-look-meeting/ Thursday night, while many people were at home watching the vice presidential debate, more than 100 central Oregonians were sitting in a gym, contemplating the future of the state?s one-of-a-kind land use laws... Oct. 3: (Baker City Herald) Gusts have power potential http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7433 Even before Congress added funding for developing alternative energy sources to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil, windmills have been sprouting up across Northeastern Oregon. And more could be coming... Oct. 3: (Bend Bulletin) ?Big Look? at land use gets locals heated up http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081003/NEWS01/810030453 Crook County farmer Gary Eder is no fan of destination resorts, but he could soon be a neighbor to one, the 580-acre Crossing Trails... Oct. 3: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Commission OKs Evanite pathway http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/community/3aaa03_evanitepath.txt City planning commissioners were split over a planned multi-use path through property owned by Evanite, but they voted to approve it Wednesday night... Oct. 3: (Albany Democrat-Herald) COUNTY UPHOLDS VESTED RIGHTS DECISION http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/local/4loc05_county.txt Linn County commissioners upheld an earlier planning staff decision Wednesday after hearing a man?s appeal for vested rights to more parcels than were allotted him under a Measure 49 determination... Oct. 3: (The Oregonian) A farmer's view on the 'Big Look' http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1222889109130590.xml&coll=7 THE DALLES -- At town hall meetings across the state, Oregonians are saying they're worried that growth is changing the state and threatening their way of life... Oct. 3: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Report says Oregon land-use plan is working http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/10/03/Report-says-Oregon-landuse-plan-is-working A new report by the Institute of Natural Resources at Oregon State University says Oregon is on track in regard to effectively protecting farm and forest lands and controlling urban sprawl... Oct. 2: (Capital Press) Promote farms, Big Look urged: By bolstering high-value operations, state won?t have to protect land http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=45051&TM=33304.7 MEDFORD, Ore. - Promote high value farming instead of sticking with Oregon's protective farmland zoning, a state government task force seeking public opinion on current land use law was told last week when they came to Southern Oregon... Oct. 2: (Daily Astorian) Astoria crosses new bridge with Riverfront Vision Plan http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=54805 Rosemary Johnson wasn't selling tomatoes or cinnamon rolls or jewelry at the Astoria Sunday Market last week. The product she had to offer was much less tangible, but will prove far more enduring... Oct. 2: (KTVZ-TV, Bend) Locals weigh in on Oregon's future growth http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9117343 Oregon is diverse. Ideas of how to plan for more of us in the future are also diverse. So while the opinions of those who gathered at the Bend Armory Thursday night differed, the idea that local voices need to be heard was common ground for all... Oct. 2: (OPB News) Eugene Neighbors See Progress In Arena Plan http://news.opb.org/article/3207-eugene-neighbors-see-progress-arena-plan/ Eugene city planners are recommending approval of the construction of a new $200 million basketball arena next to the University of Oregon campus... Oct. 2: (Coos Bay World) Fishing group proposes marine reserve at Port Orford http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/02/news/doc48e3b7064bfda677955537.txt PORT ORFORD (AP) - The first of an expected wave of ideas for marine reserves off Oregon?s coast comes from a group of fishermen who would bar themselves from a fertile site just off Port Orford... Oct. 2: (Bend Bulletin) A ?Big Look? at Oregon?s statewide planning system http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/810020428/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= SALEM - It is, quite literally, your chance to help map Oregon?s future. Taking a page from the past, when thousands of Oregonians offered their input to help create the state?s land use system... Oct. 2: (Bend Bulletin) County approves mining activities in Millican Valley http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/810020425/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= The Deschutes County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday morning to rezone land in the Millican Valley for surface mining, possibly bringing an end to more than three years of legal wrangling... Oct. 2: (Bend Bulletin) Advisers to Bend council: Don?t promise anything yet http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/810020440/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= The city of Bend should hold off on promising land to potential Juniper Ridge tenants until it finalizes a transportation fix for a congested intersection in the area, an advisory group told the City Council on Wednesday... Oct. 1: (OPB News) Eight Marine Reserves Proposed For Oregon Coast http://news.opb.org/article/3199-eight-marine-reserves-proposed-oregon-coast/ Environmental and fishing groups are proposing eight new marine reserves off the Oregon coast Wednesday. If adopted, those areas would be off limits to fishing and other commercial activity... Oct. 1: (Medford Mail Tribune) Shady Cove floodplain probation to end Nov. 1 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS/810010324 SHADY COVE - Residents will no longer have to pay an annual $50 surcharge on their flood insurance premiums starting Nov. 1 after the federal government ruled enough progress was made in correcting floodplain violations... Oct. 1: (Eugene Register-Guard) Planners set conditions for UO arena, recommend permit approval http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/172774//story.csp Eugene planners are recommending that a hearings officer approve the University of Oregon?s plans for a $227 million basketball arena by granting the conditional use permit needed to start construction... Oct. 1: (Bend Bulletin) State wants input on land use planning http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS01/810010396/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= SALEM - Oregon?s land use system has prevented California-style sprawl, but it has also been criticized as unfair to landowners who can?t develop their property... Oct. 1: (Bend Bulletin) UGB ?coming to crunch time? http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS01/810010415/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= After 14 months, more than 30 meetings and four maps, the Bend Planning Commission is still undecided on where to draw the city?s expanded urban growth boundary... Sept. 30: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Scientists worried about impact of wave energy http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/10/01/news/local/6loc05_waves.txt CORVALLIS - The development of wave energy facilities off the coast of Oregon could have significant impacts on the ocean and the ecological communities it supports, according to a newly published report... Sept. 30: (East Oregonian) Citizens can respond to power line http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=83388&TM=41647.89 Citizens can weigh in during public meetings about the proposed 500-kilovolt power line the Idaho Power Company wants to run 298 miles from Boardman to a substation near Murphy, Idaho... Sept. 30: (The Oregonian) Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/122282970711550.xml&coll=7 A coalition of conservation groups on Tuesday proposed setting aside 14 percent of Oregon's territorial sea in marine reserves to create an extensive network of no-fishing zones from just south of Cannon Beach to just north of Brookings... Sept. 30: (Commentary, The Oregonian) Unmerited crowing from a property rights group http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/09/unmerited_crowing_from_a_prope.html Oregonians in Action, the property rights group that tried but failed to gut land-use planning in Oregon, claims on the Web site oregoncatalyst.com that it mounted a telephone-calling campaign that succeeded in holding up the appointment of Rep. Greg Macpherson, D-Lake Oswego, to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission... Sept. 30: (The Dalles Chronicle) Big Look task force draws big local crowd http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2008/09/news09-30-08-01.shtml The Big Look task force town hall meeting in The Dalles drew a big response Monday. Nearly 120 people showed up for the event at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center... Sept. 30: (Bend Bulletin) A fourth option, but still no UGB http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS01/809300448/1001/NEWS01&nav_category= A fourth possible map of how to expand Bend?s urban growth boundary was introduced to the Bend Planning Commission on Monday, prompting an extended discussion but no decision on where the city should grow in the future... 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