[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Feb. 10, 2009

[Cliff Voliva]

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Feb. 9: (Baker City Herald) Census: Oregon has fewer farms than in 02
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Census-Oregon-has-fewer-farms-than-in-02
Data from the latest Census of Agriculture released Thursday shows the
number of farms in Oregon is declining, but the average age of Oregon
farmers and ranchers is rising...

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...

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