[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - Feb. 24, 2009

[Cliff Voliva]

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Feb. 24: (Bend Bulletin) Commission postpones airport zoning decision
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090224/NEWS01/902240365/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 
The Deschutes County Commission decided to continue the hearing on an application to rezone land near Bend Municipal Airport until August, to give the city of Bend more time to update its airport master plan...

Feb. 24: (Bend Bulletin) Buffer area in Metolius basin would block resorts
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090224/NEWS01/902240414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 
SALEM - The state Department of Land Conservation and Development has revamped its proposed protections for the Metolius River Basin, dropping a bomb on a 2,500-unit destination resort that is being advanced by the Ponderosa Land and Cattle Co...

Feb. 23: (Eugene Register-Guard) Springfield preparing to invest in Glenwood
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/8219981-41/story.csp 
Springfield officials are laying some of the groundwork for redevelopment in Glenwood - by buying up more than three acres of it. The Springfield Economic Development Agency...

Feb. 20: (Roseburg News-Review) Residents weigh in on bike and pedestrian plan
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090220/NEWS/902209881/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Residents%20weigh%20in%20on%20bike%20and%20pedestrian%20plan 
One day a path might start near Interstate 5 and Garden Valley Boulevard, wind through the Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds and then end at the Stewart Park duck pond...

Feb. 20: (Editorial, Bend Bulletin) A kangaroo court for the Metolius
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090220/NEWS01/902200346 
Whats happening in the Metolius River Basin resembles nothing as much as a kangaroo court, in which a sham trial produces a predetermined conviction...

Feb. 20: (Bend Bulletin) M37 CASE AGAINST UTILITY IS DISMISSED
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090220/NEWS01/902200391/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 
The Oregon Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal on Wednesday of a Measure 37 waiver that allowed a public utility to build taller power poles through a property owners land east of Sisters...

Feb. 19: (Capital Press) Planners: Big Look 'unworkable'
http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=619&ArticleID=48907&TM=42674.44 
SALEM - A key ingredient in a land-use bill that came out of a three-year task force is unworkable, according to a panel of five county planners that addressed the House Land Use Committee Thursday, Feb. 12...

Feb. 19: (Baker City Herald) County planners proposes fee hikes
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/County-planners-proposes-fee-hikes 
The Baker County Planning Commission has proposed fee increases - some substantial - for services that planners provide for residents and developers...

Feb. 19: (Roseburg News-Review) LAND PARTITIONS DOMINATE MEASURE 49 CLAIMS
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090219/NEWS/902199936/1063/NEWS&ParentProfile=1055&title=Land%20partitions%20dominate%20Measure%2049%20claims 
The vast majority of land use claims filed in Douglas County under Measure 49 involve homeowners seeking to divide their properties for additional home sites, Planning Director Keith Cubic said Wednesday...

Feb. 19: (Statesman Journal) Breitenbush plan sparks debate
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090219/NEWS/902190336/1001/news 
Proposed expansion at the Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center elicited praise, criticism and concerns Wednesday during a public hearing before the Marion County commissioners...

Feb. 19: (Statesman Journal) Keizer moves ahead with transit center
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090219/NEWS/902190350/1001/news 
An issue at a public hearing Tuesday split the Keizer City Council. The council voted 4-3 to begin drafting a text amendment that could pave the way for a transit center in Keizer...

Feb. 19: (Woodburn Independent) Hubbard moves to final UGB hearing
http://www.woodburnindependent.com/WINNews1.shtml 
HUBBARD - Hubbards residential urban growth boundary has been two years in the making and has generated strong emotions in the community...

Feb. 19: (AP, Capital Press) Oregon farmers post record sales in 2008
http://capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=94&SubSectionID=801&ArticleID=48906&TM=42891.37 
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon farmers and ranchers posted a record $4.9 billion in sales last year to mark the sixth consecutive year of growth...

Feb. 19: (Bend Bulletin) Contested 3 miles could be dropped from Metolius plan
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/NEWS0107/902190423/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 
MADRAS - The portion of the Metolius basin available for development of destination resorts may get smaller when the latest draft of the Metolius River Basin Management Plan is released next week...

Feb. 19: (Bend Bulletin) Grain fuels sharp rise in sales for Jefferson growers
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/NEWS0107/902190371/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 
Jefferson Countys farmers and ranchers showed a huge increase in gross sales in 2008, with farmers riding a wave of record-high prices for grain last year, according to a report released Wednesday...

Feb. 19: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Architect warns of urban sprawl
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/02/19/Architect-warns-of-urban-sprawl-Daniel-Solomon-set-to-talk-about-city-expansion-at-lecture-on-Thursd 
In Daniel Solomons view, there are just three ways to view how cities expand: sprawl, or eradicate and rebuild, or regenerate the existing structure.

Feb. 18: (AP, The Oregonian) Oregon maps Washington County landslides
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-29/1234994069321570.xml&storylist=orlocal 
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The state has released a set of maps marking potential landslide hazard areas in a portion of Washington County, home to the densely populated western suburbs of Portland...

Feb. 18: (Baker City Herald) Land-use laws lengthen Legislatures agenda
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Land-use-laws-lengthen-Legislatures-agenda 
Bills seeking to regionalize Oregons land use planning system, steer development away from high value farm and forest lands, and establish a system for transferring development rights are among a long list of planning-related legislation the 2009 Oregon Legislature is considering...

Feb. 18: (Medford Mail Tribune) Jacksonville gets March date to join growth panel
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090218/NEWS/902180324 
CENTRAL POINT - A regional planning group wants Jacksonville's City Council to decide by the end of March whether their city is in or out of a cooperative effort to shape growth and development...

Feb. 18: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro identifies 15 new transit corridors
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/02/18/Metro-identifies-15-new-transit-corridors-The-agency-is-focusing-on-areas-such-as-Tigard-Tualatin-an 
Metro Council last week voted to approve further study of 15 Portland-metro transit corridors that could benefit from investments in light rail, rapid streetcar, bus rapid transit or commuter rail...

Feb. 18: (Illinois Valley News) OIA SEEKS MEASURE 49 RELIEF THROUGH LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
http://www.illinois-valley-news.com/archive/2009/02/18/story-oia.html 
An update on legislation being proposed at the state capitol in Salem was provided by Dave Hunnicutt, president of the Tigard-based property rights group Oregonians in Action (OIA), in Grants Pass...

Feb. 18: (Illinois Valley News) 17-year land-use struggle continues for Merlin resident
http://www.illinois-valley-news.com/archive/2009/02/18/story-ockenden.html
Ward Ockendens 157-acre piece of property in Hugo looks much as it did when he purchased it in 1991 -- because it has remained undeveloped all that time. But not because Ockenden wants it that way...

Feb. 12: (Guest Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) Big Look Task Force missed mark here
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/02/12/Big-Look-Task-Force-missed-mark-here-One-of-its-recommendations-doesnt-recognize-that-present-system 
One of the most controversial recommendations of the Big Look Task Force is that two or more counties may seek to be released from certain obligations to comply with Statewide Planning Goals 3 (agricultural lands) and 4 (forest lands)...

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Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
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