[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - March 17, 2009

[Cliff Voliva]

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March 17: (Editorial, Medford Mail Tribune) FIXING THE MEASURE 49 'FIX'
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090317/OPINION/903170329 
Property owners in Jackson County left hanging while the courts sort out the confusion following the passage of Ballot Measure 49 would get some certainty from House Bill 3212, introduced by Southern Oregon Reps. Peter Buckley and Sal Esquivel...

March 17: (Eugene Register-Guard) Advisory team may name consultant for EWEB development plan
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/9852166-41/story.csp 
Volunteers helping the Eugene Water & Electric Board come up with a master plan for developing the utilitys riverfront property could decide today to recommend a consultant to help them bring a plan to life...

March 16: (The Oregonian) Metolius River protections could thwart new resorts
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/03/metolius_river_protections_cou.html 
Planned large-scale development threatens the Metolius River area, the state's land development commission has concluded, a decision that could thwart development of two planned destination resorts that have stirred controversy in Central Oregon...

March 15: (Guest Commentary, Medford Mail Tribune) Encourage density before allowing annexations
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090315/OPINION/903150319 
Oregon's land-use system initiated with the passage of Senate Bill 100 in the early 1970s has had successes. There has been minimal leapfrog development...

March 14: (Bend Bulletin) Metolius development dealt a blow
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090314/NEWS01/903140402 
After deliberating most of Friday, Land Conservation and Development commissioners recommended the state Legislature designate the Metolius River Basin an Area of Critical State Concern...

March 13: (Baker City Herald) Its already built. Will they come?
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Its-already-built-Will-they-come
Officials touted the Base Camp Baker marketing concept as a tool for promoting all of Baker Countys numerous tourism and outdoor recreation attractions during a presentation Wednesday before the local Tourism Lodging Tax Committee...

March 13: (KTVZ-TV, Bend) LCDC recommends Metolius protection zone
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=10004761 
During a four-hour meeting in Salem, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission decided Friday to recommend that lawmakers designated much of the Metolius River Basin an 'Area of Critical State Concern."

March 12: (KOHD-TV, Bend) Rural Wedding Uproar in Deschutes County
http://kohd.com/page/97512 
It may look picturesque, but it's a hotly contested issue in Deschutes County. Currently, large commercial outdoor gatherings are allowed on zoned farmland every ninety days...

March 12: (Bend Bulletin) Local officials tell state to go slow on Metolius plan
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090312/NEWS0107/903120427/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
MADRAS - The fourth and final public hearing on the future of the Metolius River Basin started out Wednesday night with Jefferson County officials telling Department of Land Conservation and Development officials they should stop working on the governors schedule and instead slow down and complete a public process that is transparent...

March 10: (Newberg Graphic) Discussion heats up at town hall
http://www.newberggraphic.com/NBGLocal4.shtml
After a calm hour or so discussing various bills and other legislative issues, a town hall hosted Wednesday by Newberg's state legislators got heated when the topic of the Newberg-Dundee bypass was broached...

March 10: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Planning Commission backs annexation
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/03/11/breaking/doc49b760ff51066261895433.txt
The Klamath Falls Planning Commission agreed to annex 321 acres Monday, including Reames Golf and Country Club, despite objections of property owners whose homes would be affected...

March 10: (Baker City Herald) Idaho Power: All routes on the table
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Idaho-Power-All-routes-on-the-table
Idaho Power Co. is going back to square one as it seeks to build a 500-kilovolt transmission line through Baker County and four other counties in Oregon plus a handful in Idaho...

March 8: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes residents discuss future development policy
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090308/NEWS01/903080372/1086&nav_category=
Residents and property owners in Deschutes Junction, Terrebonne and Tumalo got a chance to express their hopes and concerns about how the county will develop in the future during recent community meetings on Deschutes County's update to its land use blueprint...

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Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
OregonDept. of Land Conservation and Development
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