From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Jan 27 10:32:19 2009 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:32:19 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Jan. 27, 2009 References: <4975B0B70200002300016CDD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4975CB3C0200002300016CF8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4975CC5A0200002300016CFC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4976F74C0200002300016DAD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4976F7D20200002300016DB1@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4976FFA40200002300016DBB@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497829E70200002300016E03@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49782A2B0200002300016E07@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497839DA0200002300016E15@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49783E350200002300016E1F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49783EA10200002300016E23@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49783EFF0200002300016E27@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497845E30200002300016E35@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497846710200002300016E38@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4978478B0200002300016E3B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4978490A0200002300016E3E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497849C30200002300016E41@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497858E00200002300016E56@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49797CD60200002300016E71@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49798C710200002300016E8B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49798CA50200002300016E8E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49798E9A0200002300016E91@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497991D30200002300016E94@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D77000200002300016F1E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D84180200002300016F34@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D88320200002300016F38@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D8C570200002300016F43@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D91AF0200002300016F54@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D923B0200002300016F57@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D927E0200002300016F5A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497D93290200002300016F5D@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497DB4600200002300016F7C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497DB6C30200002300016F80@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497ECCA70200002300016FC1@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497ECD4A0200002300016FC4@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497ECDD50200002300016FC7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497EE0B90200002300016FCD@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <497EE1370200002300016FD0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <497EE251.0046.0023.0@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 ____________________________________________________________ Jan. 27: (Commentary, The Oregonian) As if farm families aren't already hurting http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/123302311528940.xml&coll=7 Jason Lee was born and raised on this stretch of Stafford Road in Tualatin, and for more than 20 years, he and his wife, Kay, have sold feed, hay and whatnot out of a 1935 barn... Jan. 27: (Coos Bay World) Agency comments ask for cutbacks in wave energy plan http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/01/27/news/doc497e024dacb6a362838568.txt Ocean Power Technologies is feeling pressure as local groups, the state and even the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urge the company to shrink its 200-buoy Coos Bay plan... Jan. 26: (Daily Astorian) New FERC boss gives LNG foes more hope http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=57808 In a move eagerly anticipated by liquefied natural gas opponents on the North Coast, President Barack Obama has named Jon Wellinghoff acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the five-member board that oversees the LNG permitting process... Jan. 26: (Eugene Register-Guard) Springfield plans ahead for urban growth http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/6315119-35/story.csp SPRINGFIELD - With long-term visions of thousands of new jobs and hundreds of new homes in mind, the city of Springfield is moving at a rapid clip to expand its urban growth boundary... Jan. 26: (Statesman Journal) Fairview's tainted soil a roadblock for residential project http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090126/NEWS/901260346&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL Pesticide-contaminated soil must be removed from part of the former Fairview Training Center property in southeast Salem to clear the way for residential redevelopment, state environmental officials say... Jan. 25: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Columbia Crossing: More lanes will spur more sprawl, and more congestion http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/columbia_crossing_more_lanes_w.html The Oregonian continues its campaign for the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing (CRC) with a Jan. 18 editorial, and with a Jan. 22 In My Opinion piece by James L. Huffman. These two follow a column by Dave Lister. All three have the same " eliminate congestion with more capacity" theme... Jan. 25: (The Oregonian) Carlton: Once sleepy, now it's buzzing http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1232004304105250.xml&coll=7 CARLTON -- Every autumn for the past four decades, farmers and vineyard managers have picked, crushed and pressed increasing amounts of wine grapes from the gently rolling hillsides of Yamhill County... Jan. 25: (The Oregonian) Critics want to pull plug on 'big extension cord' through eastern Oregon http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/critics_blast_proposed_eastern.html A plan to build a 298-mile-long power transmission corridor across eastern Oregon to Idaho is rankling residents who say it will spoil spectacular views and lacerate prime onion-growing territory... Jan. 25: (Roseburg News-Review) New Costco appeal http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901249994/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=New%20Costco%20appeal In the latest round in her battle against the proposed location of a Costco Wholesale store in north Roseburg, former County Commissioner Joyce Morgan has now filed an appeal with a state agency contesting the latest county determination that the store can be built in an industrial zone... Jan. 24: (Commentary, The Oregonian) A dream that's coming back to bite us http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/andy_parker/index.ssf?/base/metro_south_news/1232763906168520.xml&coll=7 Some days, when the early-morning mist hangs low in the pastures, and Cascade peaks slice into the icy-blue sky, the city of Damascus seems to be floating in a dream... Jan. 24: (McMinnville News-Register) Abrams subdivision ruling won't be appealed http://www.newsregister.com/article/24694-abrams-subdivision-ruling-won039t-be-appealed West Wind Estates is finally, legally speaking, off Friends of Yamhill County's hook. Land-use activists who have been challenging the controversial subdivision... Jan. 23: (Baker City Herald) Crowd seeks best power line route http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Crowd-seeks-best-power-line-route A crowd of about 110 people, most opposed to Idaho Power Co.s plan to run a high-voltage power line chiefly through farm and ranch land in Baker County, attended an informational meeting Thursday night to learn how they might make their voices heard as the transmission line route is selected... Jan. 23: (The Oregonian) Company withdraws plan for wind farm near The Dalles http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/company_withdraws_plan_for_win.html A wind power company has pulled the plug on its plan to build a string of turbines on Seven Mile Hill outside The Dalles... Jan. 23: (OPB News) Big Look Task Force Recommends More Regional Planning http://news.opb.org/article/4102-big-look-task-force-recommends-more-regional-planning/ A state task force reviewing Oregons land-use laws has issued its final report. The 45-page document makes recommendations to the state legislature on future land-use in Oregon... Jan. 23: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Planning panel OKs church expansion http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/01/23/news/community/3loc01_church0123.txt A plan to expand the First Presbyterian Church downtown was approved by planning commissioners Wednesday despite concerns that the project is eroding the neighborhoods short supply of parking... Jan. 23: (Bend Bulletin) Land use planners eye wind and water http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230446/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 As part of its process for updating the countys land use blueprint, the Deschutes County Planning Commission looked into the future of water use and wind-energy generation on Thursday night... Jan. 23: (Bend Bulletin) La Pine to discuss comprehensive plan http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230439/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 La Pine will be hosting the second in a series of meetings to develop the citys first comprehensive plan from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the La Pine Senior Center... Jan. 22: (The Oregonian) Task force says Oregon land-use system needs tweaking http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/task_force_says_oregon_landuse.html Oregon's storied land-use system makes the state an environmental pacesetter but it smothers regional differences and is complicated to the point of being "unapproachable," a review concludes... Jan. 22: (Portland Tribune) Floods threaten job site http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=123258037631680700 The early January flooding of Johnson Creek is raising questions about the future of one of the last large remaining tracts of underdeveloped industrial land in the city... Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) Metolius basin may become off-limits http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS0107/901220414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Gov. Ted Kulongoski has launched two separate approaches to stop development of destination resorts in the Metolius River Basin. Last week, the Department of Land Conservation and Development, acting on a request from the governor, started the process to designate the Metolius basin as an Area of Critical Concern... Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) County takes public testimony on mine http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220423/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01Neighborsof a pumice mine south of Tumalo State Park raised concerns at a Deschutes County Commission public hearing Wednesday night about the health and aesthetic impacts of a proposed expansion of mining activities... Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) Planners tackle development in south Redmond http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220422/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 REDMOND - A yearlong process of planning a new look for a crowded stretch of U.S. Highway 97 in the southern part of the city began Wednesday night... Jan. 22: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Washington County selects solution to improve traffic between I-5 and 99W http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/22/Washington-County-selects-solution-to-improve-traffic-between-I5-and-99W-Funding-gap-for-Three-Arter Washington County is preparing to recommend a set of transportation system improvements to reduce congestion and improve access between Oregon Route 99 West and Interstate 5... Jan. 22: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) If you don't build it, they won't come http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/if_you_dont_build_it_they_wont.html "If you build it, he will come." That's the message that Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella hears from a mysterious voice in the movie "Field of Dreams..." Jan. 21: (Madras Pioneer) County opposes critical decision by governor http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPNews2.shtml After an executive session and a lengthy discussion, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously voted Jan. 14 to oppose an effort by the governor to ban destination resorts in the Metolius basin... Jan. 21: (Guest Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) Task force had the right ideas http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/21/Task-force-had-the-right-ideas-Though-criticized-by-some-the-Big-Look-Task-Force-does-deserve-partia The Big Look Task Force was created in 2005 to review the states land-use system and make recommendations for its improvement... Jan. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Discussion of Brockway Resort continues http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219966/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Discussion%20of%20Brockway%20Resort%20continues WINSTON - After four hours of deliberation, the one aspect upon which both the Winston City Council and Resort Towns Inc. could agree was that planning for a $300 million resort takes time... Jan. 21: (The Oregonian) WES train rolls out for inaugural run http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/wes_train_rolls_out_for_inaugu.html BEAVERTON -- TriMet showed off its new commuter train Wednesday at a "first ride" for westside community leaders, the first public passengers on its route between Beaverton and Wilsonville... Jan. 21: (Statesman Journal) Keizer asks for residents' comments about goals for city http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090121/COMMUNITIES/901210336/1106/KEIZER Keizer officials are brainstorming goals for the future. Keizer City Council and city staffers discussed short-term goals for the next two years and long-term goals at a work session Jan. 12... Jan. 21: (Baker City Herald) Whats your vision for Baker Citys future? http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Whats-your-vision-for-Baker-Citys-future What do residents of Baker City - and even those who live outside the city limits - want their town to look like 20 years from now? Don Chance wants to know... Jan. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Neighborhood plan pondered for Mill-Pine http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219972/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Neighborhood%20plan%20pondered%20for%20Mill-Pine Some people would like to see a bridge built from Interstate 5 near the Douglas County Fairgrounds exit, over the South Umpqua River and connecting to the Mill-Pine National Register Historic District in Roseburg... Jan. 21: (Bend Bulletin) Sisters hotel OKd http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/BIZ01/901210354/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The Sisters Planning Commission unanimously approved plans last week to build what could be a 98-room, three-story hotel at the western edge of town... Jan. 21: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes seeks public input on pumice mine http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS01/901210394/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The Deschutes County Commission will hold a public hearing today on a mining companys request to expand activities at an 80-acre pumice mine south of Tumalo... Jan. 20: (Hillsboro Argus) Airport zoning committee readies presentation to city http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1232479211314570.xml&coll=6 Following an 18-month study by a subcommittee, the Hillsboro Airport Issues Roundtable anticipates presenting new airport use and safety and compatibility overlay zones to Hillsboro city officials this March... Jan. 19: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) A rural moment of truth http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/a_rural_moment_of_truth.html Stephen Trimble is the only honest writer in America. In his book "Bargaining for Eden," he describes his own role in the fight to save Snowbasin, Utah, from development by Sinclair Oil magnate Earl Holding... Jan. 18: (Medford Mail Tribune) Farms to Forests: Wimer property among those in statewide program to produce new timber http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/NEWS/901180332 WIMER - To Lawrence Martin, a 12-acre patch of his 104-acre ranch is a personal study of what not to do to some pieces of streamside forest land... 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: