[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - June 2, 2009

Tue Jun 2 09:27:14 PDT 2009

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June 2: (Guest Commentary, Eugene Register-Guard) The data that guide growth are subject to manipulation

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/14487624-35/story.csp

Oregon's unique land use system confines most growth to cities while preserving farms and forests. Only land inside an urban growth boundary may become part of a city...

June 2: (Editorial, Central Oregonian) Cell towers vs. rimrock

http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCOEditorial7.shtml

As is often the case, the Prineville City Council is going to have to make an uncomfortable decision. Recently, the city's planning commission denied a request by AT&T to place a cell phone tower on the rimrock above Prineville...

June 2: (Bend Bulletin) Redmond starts early planning for public transit

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/NEWS01/906020437/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

REDMOND - As Redmond's population boomed in recent years, the city faced several challenges - from new roads to bigger storm water pipes - to accommodate the growth...

June 1: (Bangor Daily News, Maine) LURC plans meeting on Plum Creek

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107344.html

AUGUSTA, Maine - The Land Use Regulation Commission will discuss Plum Creek and the agency's update to its comprehensive plan during meetings this week. On Tuesday, commission members will discuss the latest draft of Plum Creek's controversial 30-year development plan for land the company owns in the Moosehead Lake region...

June 1: (Idaho Statesman) Ada County hopes to find alternative path for Idaho Power's Gateway project

http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/787803.html

The Ada County Board of Commissioners will lend a hand in trying to resolve a conflict between the city of Kuna and Idaho Power over the utility's plan to run about six miles of its 500,000-volt Gateway West Transmission Line project through the city...

June 1: (The Oregonian) Governor questions review of Coos Bay gas pipeline

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/governor_questions_review_of_c.html

Gov. Ted Kulongoski has restarted his poison pen campaign criticizing federal energy regulators' environmental reviews of liquefied natural gas terminals proposed in Oregon...

May 31: (Bend Bulletin) A scramble as Metolius resort issue nears a vote

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/NEWS01/905310410

SALEM - Is the number 30 - or is it 31? Lawmakers and lobbyists are feverishly counting and recounting votes in the Capitol as, in the final weeks of the legislative session, the duel over the Metolius River Basin is nearing a climax...

May 31: (Guest Commentary, Bend Bulletin) Metolian resort can be a good thing

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/OPIN/905310317

There have been a number of letters expressing the desire to prohibit the Metolian resort proposal based on various concerns. One characteristic shared by these letters is the simplistic view that development of the Metolian will result in further degradation...

May 29: (Hillsboro Arugs) Banks heads toward city expansion

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1243619465122020.xml&coll=6

The Banks City Council took a key step toward expanding its urban growth boundary Wednesday night, with a vote to endorse a specific proposal for development...

May 29: (Eugene Register-Guard) Newport vies as site for NOAA operations

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/14451276-41/story.csp

NEWPORT - Within minutes, ships docked in Yaquina Bay can make their way out into the open ocean, and it's that quality that makes this spot a prime location for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Operations Center...

May 28: (The Oregonian) House approves marine reserves, research

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/house_approves_marine_reserves.html

The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Thursday that funds the state's first two fishing-free marine reserves and sets a schedule for studying four others...

May 28: (Portland Tribune) Plan offers vision for Hillsdale's center

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124345926939487600

Urban plazas, multi-story developments and a master street plan are headed for the Sunset Triangle in the Hillsdale Town Center in coming years. At least, that's the dream...

May 27: (McMinnville News-Register) Enviros take aim at bypass

http://www.newsregister.com/article/39848-enviros+take+aim+bypass

Question: What happens when your $192 million highway project gets a green light from lawmakers and heads for a floor vote in the Oregon Legislature? Answer: It becomes a target...

May 27: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners look at sustainability of Croman Mill site

http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS02/905270315/-1/NEWS

Planning Commissioners said Tuesday that they are considering making future developments at the Croman Mill site adhere to sustainability standards...

May 27: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Protecting the Metolius Basin

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/protecting_the_metolius_basin.html

The Metolius Basin is a fish and wildlife treasure targeted for exploitation by destination resorts, which are rural subdivisions that cause serious fish and wildlife problems...

May 27: (Statesman Journal) Chicken proponents debate lot size limit

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090527/NEWS/905270435/1001/news

It's going to be a while before Salem residents bent on keeping backyard hens will know whether a proposal they support will see the light of day. Nearly 100 pro-chicken activists filled Council chambers to argue their case in favor of urban chickens during a City Council meeting Tuesday night....

May 27: (Bend Bulletin) Agreement paves way for protection of Skyline Forest

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS01/905270376/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

SALEM - New agreement on how to protect a prominent part of Bend's scenery, as well as some Central Oregon wildlife habitat, was revealed Tuesday in the Capitol...

May 27: (Bend Bulletin) Senate panel OKs resort-limits bill

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS01/905270359/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

SALEM - A bill that could limit Deschutes County's ability to approve new destination resorts passed its first hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday. House Bill 2227, which would put new limitations on destination resort developments statewide, was approved...

May 26: (East Oregonian) Planner seeks community participation

http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=93037&TM=33654.82

Evan MacKenzie has a direct message to drum up participation for Thursday's workshop on revitalizing Pendleton's downtown: Participation is democracy in action...

May 26: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners to tackle Croman Mill plans

http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090526/NEWS02/905260321/-1/NEWS

Where should the city allow offices, manufacturing plants and houses to be built on Ashland's largest piece of undeveloped land?

May 26: (The Oregonian) MULTNOMAH COUNTY APPEALS LAND-USE COMPENSATION

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/05/multnoman_county_appeals_landu.html

Multnomah County is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to review the long-running Dorothy English land-use case, seeking to avoid paying a $1.15 million judgment it was ordered to pay by another court just last month...

May 23: (Central Oregonian) Progress slow at Remington Ranch

http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCONews3.shtml

Since late 2007, construction at Remington Ranch has been at a standstill. The 2,200-acre resort in northwest Crook County...

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