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[Cliff Voliva]

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Oct. 14: (Bend Bulletin) Public can weigh in on resort laws
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS01/810140439/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=
SALEM — Inside the gate at the exclusive Pronghorn Resort between
Bend and Redmond, you’ll find manicured golf fairways and
million-dollar mansions with stunning views of the Three Sisters...

Oct. 14: (Statesman Journal) Council denies rezoning request
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS/810140354/1001
Salem — Salem City Council on Monday denied a request to rezone
property in the 5200 block of Caplinger Road SE from industrial to
multi-family residential...

Oct. 14: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Commission holds hearing on Western
Station project
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/community/6loc08_planning1014.txt

The Corvallis Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a land use
public hearing Wednesday night regarding Western Station, a proposed
commercial and residential development south of Western Boulevard,
between Sixth and Seventh streets...

Oct. 13: (Medford Mail Tribune) Growth Potential: Will olives be the
successor to pears and grapes? One Rogue Valley farm has decided to test
the market
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081013/NEWS/810130306

What appears to be a massive new vineyard between Bellinger Lane and
old Jacksonville Highway isn't really a vineyard at all. The 140-acre
apron, once part of the Clancy Orchard east of Jacksonville, is actually
the beginnings of the Rogue Valley's latest agricultural wave...

Oct. 13: (The Oregonian) FOR MEASURE 49 APPLICANTS, THE WAITING IS THE
HARDEST PART
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/122385930897930.xml&coll=7

Nearly a year after passage of Measure 49 gave thousands of property
owners the right to build homes in rural areas, the state has evaluated
only 3 percent of 4,536 applicants, the department in charge has asked
for more money and the director says his staff won't finish the job
until 2010...

Oct. 12: (Roseburg News_Review) UGB expansion, parking to be discussed
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20081012/NEWS/810119987/1001&parentprofile=1055&title=UGB
Another public hearing will be held Monday on what has become a
controversial proposal to expand the Roseburg city’s Urban Growth
Boundary...

Oct. 10: (Bend Bulletin) Thornburgh plan gets final OK
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081010/NEWS01/810100449/1006&nav_category=

The planned 1,970-acre Thornburgh destination resort west of Redmond
received final approval from a Deschutes County hearings officer on
Wednesday, and developers can now begin the initial phase of
construction...

Oct. 10: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Fregonese: Ashland not sustainable
http://www.dailytidings.com/2008/1010/stories/1010_fregonese.php 
Ashland cannot be a truly sustainable community until it provides
housing and economic opportunities for its workforce, according to
former Community Development director John Fregonese...

Oct. 9: (Capital Press) Growers fear pipeline impact
http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=45166&TM=42783.35
CARLTON, Ore. - Each year about this time, Betty Wahle worries whether
she'll get her Pinot noir winegrapes harvested before fall rains arrive.
This year, Wahle has an additional worry...

Oct. 9: (Capital Press) Task force gauges pressure on farmlands: Wash.
agency officials tour ag operations
http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=619&ArticleID=45217&TM=42674.44
A task force charged with preserving farmland and examining the
pressures upon Washington farmers toured parts of Spokane last week in
the latest leg of its exploration...

Oct. 9: (Portland Tribune) LUBA says LO erred local ruling
http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=122350610302291600
The Lake Oswego City Council goofed when it approved construction of a
senior housing facility in the Waluga neighborhood, a state land use
board has ruled...

Oct. 9: (AP, Coos Bay World) Developers pull plug on coast time share
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ee3cbca1a89870234553.txt

FLORENCE (AP) - A major condominium construction project planned near
downtown Florence has been canceled...

Oct. 9: (Lake Oswego Review) Wizer space could change dramatically
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=122350587853257300

Should plans pan out for redevelopment of an A Avenue store, Lake
Oswego’s downtown could see new shops, apartments and a boutique hotel
by 2011. A national development firm unveiled its plans for Wizer’s
grocery store at a meeting of the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency
Tuesday evening...

Oct. 9: (Coos Bay World) Marine reserves debate heats up
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ecf618c2450551269890.txt

REEDSPORT - Ocean Policy Advisory Council Chairman Scott McMullen
should have been wearing a black-and-white referee shirt Tuesday...

Oct. 9: (Coos Bay World) Two projects find home at Coquille mill site
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/10/09/news/doc48ecf43ba8760661525604.txt

The soon-to-be-built McKay’s Markets store on the former
Georgia-Pacific mill site won’t be the only building going up on the
long-vacant property in Coquille...

Oct. 9: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Prosperity before protection
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=75&SubSectionID=767&ArticleID=45137

Oregon's review of its land-use planning system must move quickly if it
is to produce a package of meaningful recommendations for the
Legislature that convenes in January...

Oct. 9: (Bend Bulletin) Destination resort meeting planned
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/NEWS01/810090414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=

The next meeting in a series to update Deschutes County’s land use
goals and policies will focus on destination resorts. The meeting will
be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and is open to the public...

Oct. 8: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Adair City Council OKs expansion of
growth boundary
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/10/08/news/local/5loc11_growthboundary.txt

The Benton County Board of Commissioners and Adair Village City council
both unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a 127.5-acre urban growth
boundary expansion for the city of Adair Village...

Oct. 8: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Taking a Little Look
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/10/taking_a_little_look.html

Land use planning may not be your idea of a fun party theme. But as of
Monday, nearly 100 Oregonians had requested materials from the state to
host a Big Look party in their own homes. They've asked for "Big Look in
a Box" (which is about as entertaining a spin as you can give to land
use, short of a Monopoly game)...

Oct. 8: (The Oregonian) Willamette bridge planners say design is key
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/designs_emerging_for_new_downt.html

Downtown Portland's first new bridge in 35 years could put a bold new
statement on the skyline or cut a humble, more "Portland-like" image
across the Willamette River...

Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Keizer council OKs electronic sign plan
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/NEWS/810080447/1001/NEWS

Salem - Keizer City Council approved a development code amendment
regarding electronic messaging signs...

Oct. 8: (Eugene Register-Guard) Neighbors want UO arena terms verified
in print - then a permit
http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/560811//story.csp 
If the University of Oregon does get the green light to build its $227
million basketball arena, the people living closest to it want more than
just a promise that the UO will abide by a set of conditions aimed at
blunting the pavilion’s spillover into their neighborhood...

Oct. 8: (Eugene Register-Guard) Marine reserve proposals get cold
shoulder
http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/549537//story.csp 
REEDSPORT - A panel commissioned by the state unveiled 20 proposals for
marine reserve sites to a hostile crowd in Reedsport on Tuesday,
cautioning the dozens of concerned fishermen and related-business owners
that the Ocean Policy Advisory Council was only in town to talk about
what to do next, not to debate any specific ideas...

Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Group ranks Oregon second in U.S. for
energy efficiency
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/BUSINESS/810080396/1040/UPDATE

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked California
first, Oregon second and Washington sixth. Wyoming was last...

Oct. 8: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) A success story that's well
worth protecting
http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1223421928125920.xml&coll=7

Buried amid the daily stories of national economic calamity, failing
financial institutions and a plunging stock market is some genuinely
positive economic news, a success story here in our own backyard...

Oct. 7: (Portland Tribune) Unhappy Hayden Island property owner sues
city
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122344181527546400

An unhappy developer is suing the city of Portland and City
Commissioner Sam Adams for setting policies that scuttled a proposed
Hayden Island Wal-Mart store and other area developments...

Oct. 7: (OPB News) Some Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave
Energy
http://news.opb.org/article/3241-some-coastal-towns-need-persuading-embrace-wave-energy/

Harnessing the power of ocean waves to make electricity is all the rage
among Northwest politicians and conservationists. Oregon State
University and the University of Washington just got a big grant to work
on wave and tidal energy...

Oct. 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Members sought for community
committee
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/10/07/Members-sought-for-community-committee

The city of Portland is seeking 12 community members to serve on its
Community Involvement Committee for the Portland Plan, a three-year
planning project led by the city’s Bureau of Planning to develop
policies for Portland’s growth in the next 20 years...

Oct. 3: (Newport News-Times) Residents air concerns over aroma of
riding stables
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/news04.txt 
Not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder, fragrance is apparently
in the nose of the smeller, too, according to Lincoln City residents...

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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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