From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Jun 30 13:42:25 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:42:25 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - June 30, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917E49887A3@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 30: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Toward a broader land-use perspective http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/toward_a_broader_landuse_persp.html It's time for Oregon to be innovative again, to show the country and the world we're creatively addressing the future. Our opportunity lies in the reformulation of our venerated land-use planning system... June 29: (Roseburg News-Review) Costco requirements focus of public hearing http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090629/NEWS/906299990/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 A public hearing on changes that would pave the way for a Costco store to come to town is set for July 20... June 29: (Editorial, Daily Astorian) When is LNG a small thing? http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=62123 In all likelihood, it will become one of those legendary Clatsop County absurdities that historians chuckle about in years hence when county commissioners again determine that Bradwood Landing is a "small- to medium-scale" development... June 27: (Ashland Daily Tidings) City seeks input on vision, goals http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090627/NEWS01/90627002/-1/NEWS The Ashland City Council is seeking public input on recently adopted council goals and draft Values and Vision Statements... June 27: (McMinnville News-Register) Court upholds land-use ruling http://www.newsregister.com/article/40480-court+upholds+landuse+ruling The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a Land Use Board of Appeals ruling that earlier this year overturned Yamhill County's approval of a forest home on Peavine Road... June 25: (Seattle Times) Enviros sue FEMA over Ore flood plain development http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009385882_apwafloodinsurancesalmon1stldwritethru.html SEATTLE - Environmental groups sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday, saying the agency failed to consider how its national flood insurance program affects Oregon's federally protected salmon and steelhead... June 25: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Strange bedfellows on property rights http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/strange_bedfellows_on_property.html Every now and then, even in Oregon, environmental activists and property rights advocates find themselves on the same side of the political fence... June 24: (Editorial, Statesman Journal) Future generations will treasure Metolius http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090625/OPINION/906250331/1048/Locally%20handcrafted%20quilts%20set%20for%20June%20show Generations of Oregonians will benefit from a decision made this week by the Oregon Legislature: It protected the Metolius River Basin from large-scale development... June 24: (Editorial, Bend Bulletin) Metolius vote a sellout http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090624/NEWS01/906240320/1050/OPIN&nav_category= The Oregon House's vote Monday for the Metolius resort ban clears the way for some nasty fallout to the state's land use system... June 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) RPS process might collapse without Jacksonville http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090624/NEWS/906240327 Excluding Jacksonville from a nine-year effort to expand the boundaries of local cities is a fatal legal error, warns a land-use watchdog group... June 24: (Bend Bulletin) With construction on track, Juniper Ridge taking shape http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090624/BIZ01/906240347/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 By the end of summer, Juniper Ridge is going to look a little different... June 23: (Editorial, The Oregonian) Protecting Oregon's land-use system http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/protecting_oregons_landuse_sys.html When the Oregon land-use system was created 36 years ago, a long list of places were considered for special environmental protections... June 22: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners to focus on creating sustainable transportation http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090622/NEWS02/906220317/-1/NEWS Ashland Planning Commissioners will broach two of the hottest topics in sustainability Tuesday - energy use and transportation - and will discuss ways to cool the city's dependence on cars... 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