From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Dec 23 11:53:18 2008 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:53:18 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Dec. 23, 2008 References: <4947BA540200002300016067@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4947D81E020000230001609B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4948C26A02000023000160CC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4948C28702000023000160D0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4948C36B02000023000160D4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4948CB5302000023000160EF@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4948CCBB02000023000160F3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A08190200002300016189@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A08BA020000230001618D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A09630200002300016191@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A0E280200002300016195@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A0F930200002300016199@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A130C020000230001619D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A16C702000023000161A1@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494A2A1E02000023000161AA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494B69CA02000023000161D5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <494B740E02000023000161E0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950AAF9020000230001626F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950BB820200002300016289@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950BCF2020000230001628D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950CB220200002300016296@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950CC77020000230001629A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950CC94020000230001629E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950D0F302000023000162A2@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4950D12E02000023000162AA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4950D0EE.0046.0023.0@lcd.state.or.us> Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail 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 e-mails 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 ____________________________________________________________ Dec. 23: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Urban growth expansions could affect National Scenic Area http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/12/23/Urban-growth-expansions-could-affect-National-Scenic-Area A formal request was filed on Dec. 2 to expand the city of Hood River?s exempt urban area by 20 acres in order to build a new school, according to the Hood River News... Dec. 23: (Guest Commentary, Statesman Journal) Family forests vital to all Oregonians' descendants http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081223/BUSINESS01/812230308/1040/WINE Family forest land have been an economic asset to Oregonians for generations. Besides producing some 16 percent of the timber sold in the state each year, they also clean our air, supply clean streams and water, furnish habitat for wildlife and provide opportunities for recreation... Dec. 22: (Statesman Journal) Conservation payments to Oregon farmers reaches nearly $94 million http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081222/NEWS/812220307/1001/UPDATE Federal conservation payments to Oregon farmers and ranchers have more than tripled since 2000, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture... Dec. 20: (Bend Bulletin) Change would allow land near Sunriver to be developed as a destination resort http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081220/NEWS0107/812200417/1006/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Two properties south of Sunriver are working through a rezoning process that could eventually clear the way for the development of new destination resorts... Dec. 19: (Medford Mail Tribune) 37 OR 49? COMMISSIONERS APPEAL RECENT LAND-USE RULING http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081219/NEWS/812190329 Stuck between a federal judge's ruling and a threatening letter from state land-use officials, Jackson County officials hope a federal appeals court will help clarify how they should proceed with land-use waivers they granted under Measure 37... Dec. 18: (Portland Tribune) Chasing the wind: Wind power amasses support, despite some controversy http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122955478461859800 Mayor-elect Sam Adams believes Portland is the wind power center of America ? and he wants to commit $12.5 million in city funds to prove the point... Dec. 18: (AP, Eugene Register-Guard) Cannon Beach considers elevating new City Hall http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_TSUNAMI_MAPS_OROL-?SITE=OREUG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) -- New geologic maps have Cannon Beach officials thinking about putting their new city hall on stilts, about 15 feet high, and finding safer locations for schools - all to avoid tsunamis larger than those previously thought possible... Dec. 18: (Medford Mail Tribune) Grant will help pay for Central Point crossing http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081218/NEWS/812180320 CENTRAL POINT ? A $340,000 grant announced this week by the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will fund the majority of a $400,000 pedestrian crossing to serve neighborhoods surrounding Don Jones Memorial Park... Dec. 18: (Bend Bulletin) No zoning decision on former mine http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081218/NEWS01/812180404/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Before property owners can build homes on a 556-acre mine and former hazardous waste site west of Terrebonne, Oregon?s environmental agency would require a re-evaluation of the site, according to documents and testimony at a public hearing Wednesday... Dec. 18: (Bend Bulletin) Meeting in La Pine to tackle master plan http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081218/NEWS01/812180406/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The city of La Pine will hold a meeting at the La Pine Senior Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today to describe how the comprehensive plan process will work and answer questions... Dec. 18: (OPB News) JACKSON COUNTY APPEALS MEASURE 37 DECISION http://news.opb.org/article/3823-jackson-county-appeals-measure-37-decision/ Land use advocates are hailing an appeal filed by Jackson County and conservation groups Wednesday... Dec. 18: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Restructuring means big changes for Portland Bureau of Planning and PDC http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/12/18/Restructuring-means-big-changes-for-Portland-Bureau-of-Planning-and-PDC-Director-Gil-Kelley-will-be- Bureau of Planning Director Gil Kelley will not lead Mayor-elect Sam Adams' planning bureau, Adams announced Tuesday... Dec. 17: (The Oregonian) New Cannon Beach maps reveal broader tsunami threat http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/12/new_cannon_beach_maps_reveal_b.html State geologists on Wednesday released new maps of Cannon Beach showing that a large tsunami generated off the Oregon coast could inundate a much larger area than previously believed... Dec. 17: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planning Commission to discuss sign code details http://www.dailytidings.com/2008/1217/stories/1217_planningpreview.phpIf city officials choose not to amend the sign code to allow sandwich board displays, Dave Alexander's downtown massage business will fold, he said... Dec. 17: (Curry Coastal Pilot) COUNTY SAYS COUPLE MAY BUILD STORAGE FACILITY IN HARBOR http://www.currypilot.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=18758 GOLD BEACH ? The Curry County Board of Commissioners ruled following a public hearing Tuesday that Gary G. and Sonja H. Strahm had Measure 49 vested rights... Dec. 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) UO report looks at climate change in Rogue River basin http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/12/17/UO-report-looks-at-climate-change-in-Rogue-River-basin Projected climate changes in Oregon?s Rogue River basin could lead to a gradual relocation of structures and people from areas at risk of flash flooding and wildfires... Dec. 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland ranks ninth in nation for fewest miles driving http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/12/17/Portland-ranks-ninth-in-nation-for-fewest-miles-driving-Yet-despite-its-green-reputation-Portland-trMetro Portlanders can tout one more measure of sustainability. A report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution ranked the Portland area ninth in the nation in terms of fewest miles driven per person... Dec. 16: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Western Station set for council action in January http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/12/17/news/community/5loc02_westernstation_1217.txt The Corvallis City Council held a public hearing on Monday night regarding Western Station. Eight people testified, with most speaking against the proposed mixed-use development... Dec. 16: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Marine reserves: Serving up easy meals for seals and sea lions http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/marine_reserves_serving_up_eas.html There's an old saying that has a lot of truth to it: beware of unintended consequences. We need to keep that warning in mind as Oregon moves toward creating a system of marine reserves... Dec. 16: (Seattle Times) Affordable-housing plan OK'd, but will it work? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008524807_housing16m.html The affordable-housing program approved 6-3 by the Seattle City Council on Monday may be diluted past the point of effectiveness. And, in a recession, it could take years to know... Dec. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Troutdale to update Comprehensive Land Use Plan http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/12/16/Troutdale-to-update-Comprehensive-Land-Use-Plan The city of Troutdale is updating its Comprehensive Land Use Plan and plans to get feedback from its residents via an online survey... END Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer OregonDept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 268 | Fax: (503) 378-5518 cliff.voliva at state.or.us| www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: