From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Jun 23 17:03:03 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:03:03 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - June 23, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917E498876C@dlcdsxch01> 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 ____________________________________________________________ June 23: (Editorial, Eugene Register-Guard) Protecting the Metolius: State should find better way to preserve its treasures http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/15894175-35/story.csp The end justified the means in the Oregon Legislature's approval of a measure that bans large-scale destination resort development in Central Oregon's Metolius River Basin... June 22: (The Oregonian) House flips, OKs protection for Metolius http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/06/reversal_house_passes_metolius.html In a stunning reversal from last week, the Oregon House passed a bill Monday extending unprecedented state protection to the Metolius River basin... June 22: (Editorial, Eugene Register-Guard) The California effect: One engine of the Oregon economy sputters http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/15717486-35/story.csp The New York Times recently sent a reporter to Bend, a place more parched than most by Oregon's economic drought. Just two years ago, Bend was one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation... June 21: (East Oregonian) Commission set to hear wind ideas http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=94259&TM=42896.03 A proposal to keep wind turbines out of the Blue Mountains and foothills will go before the Umatilla County Planning Commission Thursday... June 21: (Medford Mail Tribune) Appeals contingency fund part of regional planning http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090621/NEWS/906210332 Governments involved in a complex, nine-year effort that could expand city boundaries by about 30 percent plan to amass a $100,000 legal defense fund to fend off potential appeals... June 20: (The Oregonian) Sustainable is now the word in Klamath County http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/klamath_falls_theres_no.html KLAMATH FALLS -- There's no better example of Klamath County's economic perseverance and adaptability than the Liskey farm south of town... June 19: (La Grande Observer) Mt. Emily Rec area opens http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Mt-Emily-Rec-area-opens The Mount Emily Recreation Area, for all-terrain vehicle riders, mountain bikers, archers, hunters, horseback riders, mushroom pickers, sightseers, photographers - indeed, just about anyone who loves getting out in the woods - is open for use... June 18: (Editorial, Beaverton Valley Times) Growth talks require openness, more detail http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=124534031138531900 Public officials who recently engaged in an unfortunate display of political maneuvering to gain an edge in planning the region's future ought to remember one thing: The public is watching... June 18: (Eugene Register-Guard) Commissioners approve population projections http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/15653303-35/story.csp After two years, numerous debates and many headaches, the Lane County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved county population projection figures - numbers that will play a key role in everything from sewer rates in Coburg to urban growth boundary expansion in Springfield... June 18: (Roseburg News-Review) Planning fees increase http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090618/ARCHIVES01/906189991/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 Some Douglas County planning fees will increase following approval Wednesday of a revised fee schedule by the Board of Commissioners... June 19: (East Oregonian) City updates emergency flood plan http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=94187&TM=48880.75 Pendleton homeowners, like homeowners everywhere, keep a lot of "what if" scenarios on their minds. A fire. Storm damage. Maybe a break-in. Flooding? Not so much... June 19: (Medford Mail Tribune) Medford, Walmart to appeal LUBA decision http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/NEWS/906190324 MEDFORD - Walmart and the City Council have decided they will both file separate appeals against a state land board's ruling that put the brakes on a proposed Supercenter and could affect new commercial development within the city.... June 19: (Editorial, Medford Mail Tribune) An important first step: Marine reserves are a key part of efforts to restore Oregon's ocean fisheries http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/OPINION/906190332 Oregon's new marine reserves won't by themselves restore depleted fish populations or revive the coastal economy, but they are an important and overdue first step... June 18: (Daily Journal of Commerce) House will reconsider land-use bill http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/06/18/House-will-reconsider-landuse-bill-Legislation-would-affect-proposed-ecoresort Oregon House members voted Wednesday to reconsider House Bill 3296 after they voted it down 24 hours earlier. The bill would impose strict new environmental protections for the Metolius River basin... June 18: (Editorial, Statesman Journal) State should protect Metolius River Basin http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090618/OPINION/906180319/1048/NEWS The Metolius is a special place for Oregonians. It deserves better treatment than it has received from Oregon legislators... June 18: (Statesman Journal) Land-use planning system changes approved http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090618/LEGISLATURE/906180347/1042/NEWS Without debate Wednesday, the Oregon House gave final legislative approval to changes proposed in Oregon's much-debated land-use planning system. The 45-12 vote sent House Bill 2229... June 18: (Bend Bulletin) Pressure's on as Metolius bill is deadlocked http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090618/NEWS01/906180400/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 SALEM - With the Capitol crowd counting the days before the 2009 Oregon Legislature adjourns, supporters of the stalled Metolius destination resort ban bill are trying to find a 31st vote to break a House of Representatives deadlock... June 18: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Legislators reject scaled-back Metolian proposal http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/06/18/Legislators-reject-scaledback-Metolian-proposal-Developers-concessions-for-Central-Oregon-ecoresort- Developers of a proposed Central Oregon eco-resort said Wednesday that state legislators have repeatedly rejected their offers to dramatically scale back the project... June 18: (New York Times) Slump Dashes Oregon Dreams of Californians http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/us/18oregon.html?_r=2&hp BEND, Ore. - Susan and Mike Telford had a plan back in the boom years in California. They would sell their house outside Fresno at a solid profit and take their equity to this sunny mountain city to build a better life, a fresh-air future in Oregon... June 17: (OPB News) Governor To Sign 'Big Look' Inspired Land-Use Legislation http://news.opb.org/article/5242-governor-sign-big-look-inspired-land-use-legislation/ Four years after Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski and top legislative leaders launched a review of the state's land-use system, the governor says he'll sign into law the legislation that resulted... June 17: (Eugene Register-Guard) Statue creates stir in Capitol http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/15649299-41/story.csp Visitors to the state Capitol's Galleria this week came upon an unexplained addition to the collection: a bronze, life-size statue of a legendary Oregon Coast figure... June 17: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Phoenix residents debate livestock ordinance http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/NEWS02/906160319/-1/NEWS PHOENIX - Residents who keep chickens, bees and rabbits in their backyards will have to wait a few more weeks to find out if their critters can stay... June 17: (The Oregonian) Oregon Senate approves state's first marine reserves http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/oregon_senate_approves_states.html The Oregon Senate approved a bill this afternoon that authorizes the state's first two fishing-free marine reserves and requires study of four other areas... June 14: (East Oregonian) Group asks for city's support in wind turbine regs http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=93930&TM=33666.19 A member of Blue Mountain Alliance, a citizen group looking for more regulations on wind power development in the region, came to the Athena City Council asking for support... June 11: (Portland Tribune) Sources Say * Metro group finds a wedge http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124467017260266400 A factional dispute doesn't bode well for Metro's efforts to forge consensus on long-term growth plans for the Portland area. Metro is immersed in an ambitious plan to designate urban and rural reserves... 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