From Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us Tue Feb 10 10:44:09 2009 From: Cliff.Voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:44:09 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Feb. 10, 2009 References: <498825100200002300017377@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49894BF102000023000174F7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49894C5402000023000174FA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49894E4502000023000174FE@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4989567D020000230001751B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498956F9020000230001751E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498968EA0200002300017552@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498AAA2B0200002300017605@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498AB542020000230001762C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498AC099020000230001763A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498ACC3A020000230001763E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498BF65402000023000176BB@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498BFB9202000023000176C0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498BFE2802000023000176C5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498C025702000023000176C9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498C0AD302000023000176F0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498C0B2902000023000176F3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498C0F0D02000023000176F6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498FE6BB0200002300017777@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498FEBC2020000230001777B@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498FEC24020000230001777E@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498FF38402000023000177AA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <498FF7AA02000023000177B6@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4990088302000023000177E9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4991485702000023000178EA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4991493202000023000178ED@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49915A790200002300017911@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <49915A07.0046.0023.0@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. 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Feb. 9: (Roseburg News-Review) Forum scheduled on Roseburg bicycle, pedestrian plan http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090209/NEWS/902099964/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Forum%20scheduled%20on%20Roseburg%20bicycle%2C%20pedestrian%20plan Residents will have another chance to weigh in on the city of Roseburgs revision of its bicycle and pedestrian plan at a Feb. 18 meeting... Feb. 9: (Eugene Register-Guard) Sprucing it up, step by step: Springfield officials begin to shape a vision for downtown http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/7141741-41/story.csp SPRINGFIELD - These things are supposed to take time. When voters more than a year ago approved an ambitious plan to funnel millions of dollars of property tax revenue to spruce up Springfields downtown, city leaders knew the process would take at least two decades... Feb. 9: (Bend Bulletin) Jefferson officials to weigh in on Metolius http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090209/NEWS01/902090373/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The Jefferson County Commission plans to present its position on Gov. Ted Kulongoskis request to make the Metolius River Basin off-limits for destination resorts at a meeting Wednesday in Sisters... Feb. 9: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Could Columbia River Crossing increase congestion? http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/02/09/Could-Columbia-River-Crossing-increase-congestion-Metro-calls-for-study-of-induced-demand-to-better- Today, traffic on the I-5 Bridge will be congested for approximately five hours as thousands of motorists cross the Columbia River, said Columbia River Crossing Executive Director Richard Brown... Feb. 8: (Guest Commentary, Medford Mail Tribune) RPS process is open, follows state statutes http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090208/OPINION/902080333 Nine years ago, seven cities, Jackson County and five state agencies began Regional Problem Solving (RPS), a collaborative process based on the idea that we could, together, plan a better future... Feb. 8: (East Oregonian) Farm sales soar in?Oregon http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=88670&TM=43179.89 Bucking the national trend, Oregon had 1,500 fewer farms in 2007 than in 2002, according to the 2007 Agriculture Census released Wednesday... Feb. 8: (Bend Bulletin) Battle lines take shape in Metolius controversy http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090208/NEWS0107/902080456/1009/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - Hasina Squires, a lobbyist for a proposal to build a destination resort inside the Metolius River Basin, says that at a Jan. 9 meeting in Sisters, top aides to Gov. Ted Kulongoski informed her they had the necessary votes in the Legislature to pass a protection plan blocking her clients project... Feb. 6: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Protecting the Metolius http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/02/protecting_the_metolius.html 1000 Friends of Oregon is pleased that The Oregonian's editorial board appreciates the Metolius River Basin as a special jewel worthy of strong protection from inappropriate development. That's good news... Feb. 6: (Statesman Journal) Economy may sideline climate-change plan http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090206/LEGISLATURE/902060337/1042/stayton In the debate regarding Gov. Ted Kulongoski's climate change legislation, both sides are using the economic downturn to their own advantage... Feb. 6: (Coos Bay World) Mining plan surprises golf resort http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/02/06/news/doc498b3214597a4940038580.txt Despite a belief Oregon Resources Corp. wouldnt mine for chromite next to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, company officials havent erased that plan. Oregon Resources Chief Operating Officer Dan Smith said Tuesday the company never abandoned its interest in whats known as the Shepard site, a sixth mining pit in the original plan... Feb. 6: (Daily Astorian) Betsy Johnson helps steer progress on affordable housing http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=58064&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398 State Sen. Betsy Johnson is optimistic about the latest efforts to make more affordable housing available in Oregon... Feb. 5: (McMinnville News-Register) LNG hearing produces no knockout blows http://www.newsregister.com/article/24935-lng-hearing-produces-no-knockout-blows The debate over natural gas pipelines wasn't exactly settled Tuesday night, but a hearing before Yamhill County commissioners gave both sides a chance to make their case... Feb. 5: (The Oregonian) FEDERAL JUDGE PUTS THE BRAKES ON HIS OWN MEASURE 37 LAND-USE RULING http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/federal_judge_puts_the_brakes.html The federal judge whose November ruling potentially could have uncoupled thousands of Oregon property development claims has agreed to put his decision on hold until an appeals court examines the issue... Feb. 5: (Bend Bulletin) East-to-west state highway through Bend gains support http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090205/NEWS0107/902050416/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - Call it the highway that would not die: The decades-old concept of an east-west freeway running through Bend is alive again in Salem, with bipartisan support and a new face promoting it... Feb. 4: (Estacada News) Rethinking downtown Estacada http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=123376834101446500 A recent market analysis by Markettek Inc. suggests that, even in a struggling economy, Estacada has an untapped retail potential of an estimated 80 million dollars that is spent elsewhere by consumers because the products and services arent available here... Feb. 4: (Commentary, The Source Weekly, Bend) Governor Ks Timely Flip-Flop http://www.tsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3865&Itemid=44 Back in the spring of 2007, alarmed at the prospect of two destination resorts being built near the Metolius River, then-state Sen. Ben Westlund and other lawmakers sponsored legislation to protect one of the states great scenic and recreational resources... Feb. 4: (KTVZ Bend) State plans hearings on Metolius Basin protection http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9784506 SALEM - Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Commission announced Tuesday it will hold four public hearings over the next six weeks to gather public input on a proposal to designate the Metolius River Basin as an "Area of Critical State Concern..." Feb. 4: (Statesman Journal) Proposed land-use laws spark debate http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090204/LEGISLATURE/902040376/1042/news Changes that a task force proposes in Oregon's land-use planning laws to allow more flexibility by local governments drew more than three dozen people speaking for and against at a hearing Tuesday of the House Land Use Committee... Feb. 4: (Bend Bulletin) Meetings soon on banning Metolius resorts http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/NEWS01/902040398/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - Meetings will kick off next week seeking public input on the states push to ban destination resorts from the Metolius River Basin... Feb. 3: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Bridge analysis goes in a circle http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/02/bridge_analysis_goes_in_a_circ.html I appreciate The Oregonian's editorial board focusing on the rational analysis about the Interstate 5 bridge. It's right to dismiss the loudest critics, whose arguments are largely emotional and who are simply trying to kill the project... Feb. 3: (Baker City Herald) City planners delving into development code http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/City-planners-delving-into-development-code The Baker City Planning Commission is about to take on a 300-page document that spells out how the city will develop over the coming years... Feb. 3: (Sisters Nugget) Metolius Basin is a resort battleground http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=15437&TM=39880.23 The Metolius River Basin holds a special place in the hearts of those who live in the Sisters Country. It is equally precious to thousands of people who have visited Camp Sherman and fished or hiked along the river over many decades... Feb. 2: (Albany Democrat-Herald) City to continue review of transportation plans http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2009/02/02/news/local/7loc08_citytransportation.txt The Albany City Council on Wednesday will continue on with its lengthy and methodical review of deciding what street, bicycle and pedestrian projects to include in a 20-year transportation plan that also would detail how to pay for the improvements... 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: