From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue May 5 11:04:17 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Cliff Voliva) Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 11:04:17 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - May 5, 2009 References: <49F6D20702000023000199BE@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49F6FF6A0200002300019A14@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49F823490200002300019ADA@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49F8244D0200002300019AE0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49F82C840200002300019AF0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49F82DFC0200002300019AF3@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAB52B0200002300019B8A@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAB7400200002300019B9F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FABA020200002300019BA2@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FABF170200002300019C0F@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAC1430200002300019C12@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAC1E00200002300019C15@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAC4950200002300019C26@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAC7980200002300019C29@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FAC7A10200002300019C2C@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FEA3550200002300019CC5@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FEA5170200002300019CC8@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FEA9670200002300019CCC@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FEAA380200002300019CD0@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <49FEBB5A0200002300019CE9@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4A0019B70200002300019D92@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4A001D2E0200002300019DA7@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> <4A001D310200002300019DAB@dlcdsgwava.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4A001D0A.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 ____________________________________________________________ May 5: (Roseburg News-Review) LUBA rules for Melrose housing development http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090505/NEWS/905059957/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has turned down the latest in a series of appeals filed over a proposed Melrose housing development... May 3: (Bend Bulletin) Scope of ban limited to resorts http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090503/NEWS01/905030420 SALEM - Backers of designating the Metolius River Basin for special protection use lofty language to describe the area - words like special, unique, pristine and a national treasure. May 3: (Madras Pioneer) Pioneers of the North Unit http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPFeatures.shtml Like water flowing through an irrigation ditch, stories poured out of the mouths of farmers who pioneered the North Unit Irrigation District... May 2: (Guest Commentary, Anchorage Daily News) Anchorage running out of land for industry http://www.adn.com/money/story/781374.html A new report assessing the industrial land in Anchorage confirms what everyone in commercial real estate already knows -- Anchorage is critically short of industrial land. This shortage is a serious threat to our economic growth... May 1: (Commentary, Statesman Journal) LNG work would sever agricultural roots of state http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090501/COLUMN0101/905010321/1001/news/LNG+work+would+sever+agricultural+roots+of+state Lolita Carl, a fifth-generation farmer in Marion County, was amused to learn that Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, was upset when his home was picketed by opponents of a bill to aid the development of liquefied natural gas pipeline and terminals in Oregon... May 1: (Bend Bulletin) Bends future growth could be hindered by insufficient infrastructure http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090501/BIZ0102/905010375/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 The global recession will eventually turn around, but Bends pressing road, sewer and water needs could pose a more long-term problem if efforts to update them are not successful, economic development and city officials say... April 30: (Capital Press) Big Look improves with age: Bill would give counties more control of land zoning http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=619&ArticleID=50909&TM=42674.44 SALEM - Oregon counties will have more authority to reclassify farm and forest lands under a landmark land-use bill a state House committee moved to the House floor Tuesday, April 28... April 30: (Medford Mail Tribune) Jacksonville says no to RPS committee http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090430/NEWS/904300335 JACKSONVILLE - The City Council has withdrawn from a regional planning committee that will help shape Jackson County's growth over the next half-century... April 30: (Capital Press) Land-use bill picks up momentum http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=50948&TM=45768.71 SALEM - An Oregon House committee this week moved a bill that could provide relief for hundreds of Measure 49 claimants who filed incorrectly. Under House Bill 3225... April 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metolian eco-resort proposal at heart of debate http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/04/30/Metolian-ecoresort-proposal-is-in-trouble-Jefferson-County-may-sue-state-of-Oregon-over-its-handling A proposed eco-resort in the Metolius River Basin may spur a showdown between Jefferson County and the state's Land Conservation and Development Commission... April 29: (Portland Tribune) Who wants to talk growth? Metros listening, but local city officials worry that few are in the mood to talk http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=124102817329211700 If the city of Forest Grove gets its way, Lyle Spiesschaerts farm could be designated an urban reserve, paving the way for fields of Timothy Grass to transform into tracks of housing... April 29: (Portland Tribune) City: Proposed boundaries hinder growth http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=124102739480011000 When you look at the city of Sandy's proposed Urban Growth Boundary extension, Estacada is forced into a holding pattern with no room to expand its boundaries in order to grow the Estacada Industrial Park... April 29: (Statesman Journal) Keizer to seek bridge funding, OKs transportation plan http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090429/COMMUNITIES/904290336/1106/keizer At last week's meeting, Keizer City Council decided to seek funding for a bridge, supported a new library idea, approved a transportation plan and postponed a decision on increasing developers' fees... April 29: (Baker City Herald) Council hires planner as private contractor http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Council-hires-planner-as-private-contractor After a lengthy debate and following considerable public input, Baker City councilors voted 5-1 Tuesday to privatize the citys planning department and hire the current planning director, Don Chance, as a contractor starting July 1... April 29: (OPB News) Legislature Taking A New Look At The Big Look http://news.opb.org/article/4879-legislature-taking-new-look-big-look/ If a committee vote in Salem yesterday is any indication, Oregon may be reaching a d?tente in the long-standing battle over land-use planning in the state... April 29: (Bend Bulletin) Senate panel advances Telfer bill on city growth http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090429/NEWS01/904290382/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - A key Senate committee Tuesday unanimously approved a bill intended to help Bend grow onto a square-mile parcel on the southeast edge of town, near Stevens Road and 27th Street... April 29: (Bend Bulletin) Neither side thrilled as Skyline bill advances http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090429/NEWS01/904290395/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - A state House committee on Tuesday approved legislation letting a corporate landowner build 197 dwellings in a portion of Skyline Forest near Bend if the company agrees to sell about 45,000 acres, including most of Skyline, to a land trust... April 28: (Roseburg News-Review) Costco says county decision proper http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090428/NEWS/904289935/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 The Douglas County Planning Commission was correct when it determined that a combination warehouse, wholesale and retail facility is permitted in the county's medium industrial zone, Costco Wholesale argues in a brief submitted to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals... April 28: (Roseburg News-Review) City discusses ways to fill vacant downtown properties http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090428/NEWS/904289939/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 About 15 percent of Roseburg's downtown property sits vacant. Some would provide a good home for housing units. Some would best be suited for businesses... April 25: (The Oregonian) Oregon's water issues run deep http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/oregons_water_issues_run_deep.html SALEM -- Lobbyist Craig Campbell was chasing a favor when he phoned Gov. Ted Kulongoski in early 2007. The eastern Oregon farming interests who hired Campbell wanted a private meeting with the governor... 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: