[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - July 21, 2009

[Voliva, Cliff]

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July 21: (Bend Bulletin) Redmond redo
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090721/NEWS0107/907210383/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Redmond entered yet another phase of its long-sought downtown makeover when work began on Centennial Park, which city leaders hope will become a centerpiece of the area's revitalization...

July 21: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Hospital, prison to boost small town
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/21/Hospital-prison-to-boost-small-town-Junction-City-a-community-of-5000-prepares-for-a-huge-influx-of-
Even in rapidly growing state such as Oregon, Junction City's expected growth is unusual. The Lane County community of 5,000 is preparing to accommodate more than 2,100 new people...

July 19: (Guest Commentary, Eugene Register-Guard) Unnecessary changes to land use laws have a high price
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/17256126-35/story.csp
In comparison to closed jails, the changes being proposed to the current Lane County Code regarding appeals of land use decisions or property line adjustments don't garner much attention. But considering their long-term effects, these proposed changes are enormously important...

July 18: (East Oregonian) As the wind blows: Power company tries to grapple with wind supply
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=95469&TM=42881.68
Consider the state's energy supply a giant juggling act. When demand spikes, the Bonneville Power Administration must send energy over its power grid to where it's needed, combining numerous sources into one system. When it dips, things scale back...

July 18: (AP, Forbes) Clatsop County commissioners again OK gas terminal
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/18/ap6671620.html
ASTORIA, Ore. -- Clatsop County commissioners have again given land-use approval for a liquefied natural gas terminal along the Columbia River. Opponents say they'll appeal again...

July 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland may soon have taller turbines
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/17/Portland-may-soon-have-taller-turbines-One-city-bureau-is-concerned-by-anothers-recommendation-to-sk
Portland could pave the way for urban wind power systems despite concerns that the turbines could kill birds and bats.
A draft of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability's recommendations to the Portland Planning Commission call for turbines that are taller than the tallest buildings allowed in a district. They would also exempt the systems from design review...

July 17: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Linn properties affected by flood plain map changes
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2009/07/19/news/local/2aaa02_flood071809.txt
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is updating and revising its Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and more than 300 Linn County properties are to be added, while another 600-plus are to be dropped...

July 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Glut of office space plagues Kruse Way
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/17/Glut-of-office-space-plagues-Kruse-Way-Entire-Portlandmetro-area-has-high-vacancy-rates-but-tide-may
All of Portland's office markets showed signs of suffering during the second quarter of 2009, according to numbers recently released by Grubb & Ellis. But nowhere is the effect more noticeable than Kruse Way...

July 16: (The Oregonian) Oregon Supreme Court backs more Columbia Gorge protection
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/oregon_supreme_court_backs_mor.html
The Columbia River Gorge Commission needs to better ensure that planned development doesn't cause cumulative harm to the gorge's natural and cultural resources, the Oregon Supreme Court said today...

July 16: (West Linn Tidings) LUBA ruling leaves property in limbo
http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=124776836370958400
For the second time, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has disagreed with the city of West Linn's approval of an office building planned on Hood Street. The case will come back before the West Linn City Council unless the property owners give up their plan or choose to appeal the LUBA decision to the Oregon Court of Appeals...

July 16: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Croman plan changes mostly well received
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/NEWS02/907160316/-1/NEWS
Changes to a plan to develop the defunct Croman Mill site received generally good reviews from the new Croman Advisory Committee...

July 16: (La Grande Observer) Wallowa Land Trust works with landowners to protect landscapes, rural character
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Wallowa-Land-Trust-works-with-landowners-to-protect-landscapes-rural-character
ENTERPRISE - One of the reasons Wallowa County is so compelling is that most of it can still be seen and accessed by visitors and residents alike...

July 16: (Roseburg News-Review) Former mill log pond being made into wetland
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090716/NEWS/907169991/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055
DIXONVILLE - Although scrapers and graders have been moving dirt around on an old mill site in Dixonville, don't expect to see any buildings going up there. Instead, an excavation company is digging in the dirt to transform an old log pond into a wetland...

July 16: (Albany Democrat-Herald) Planners approve water treatment plant in Lebanon
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2009/07/17/news/local/4loc06_treatmentplant071609.txt
LEBANON - Lebanon moved a step along its path to a new water treatment plant Wednesday with formal approval from the Lebanon Planning Commission to pursue the project...

July 16: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Changing climate, changing communication
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/changing_climate_changing_comm.html
The Oregonian's editorial on the communication gap that exists between scientists and ordinary Americans is timely. Yet it neglects to explain why such a disconcerting gap exists...

July 16: (East Oregonian) County leaders share problems, potential with state
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=95359&TM=47470.34
BOARDMAN - Mayor Chet Phillips had a soapbox Tuesday and he used it to his advantage. With 16 state officials gathered at Boardman City Hall, Phillips pleaded for help with community growth...

July 16: (Polk County Itemizer-Observer) Independence urges citizens to help form sewer system plans
http://www.itemizerobserver.com/DIONews11.shtml
INDEPENDENCE -- Town officials are assessing how to improve Independence's sewer system in order to accommodate population increases during the next 20 years...

July 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Newberg aims to squeeze in PCC
http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/16/Newberg-aims-to-squeeze-in-PCC-But-the-college-is-struggling-to-find-suitable-land-for-expansion-pro
Portland Community College's timeline for the construction of new classroom space in Newberg has been pushed back by several months, as the state's largest community college struggles to find suitable land...

July 16: (Bend Bulletin) County: No decision on rural weddings
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/NEWS01/907160397/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
The debate over whether weddings and other events should be allowed on rural land in Deschutes County remains unsettled after a public hearing Wednesday night...

July 16: (Daily Astorian) County helps Bradwood make the bed
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=62560&TM=84328
Clatsop County Commissioner Dirk Rohne stood his ground Thursday as he alone voted against the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas project. The Board of Commissioners met to deliberate and vote on two zoning issues...

July 15: (KOHD, Bend) Jefferson County Fights to Keep Resorts
http://kohd.com/page/134273
Near Camp Sherman, cheering as Governor Kulongoski signs into law House Bill 3298, blocking the development of two destination resorts in the Metolius basin. In Madras, there's no celebrating...

July 15: (KTVZ, Bend) Governor signs Metolius Basin protection bill
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=10732303
CAMP SHERMAN - At the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery on the Metolius River, Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Wednesday signed House Bill 3298, designating the Metolius River area as an Area of Critical State Concern...

July 15: (Medford Mail Tribune) Neighbors take issue with SOU master plan
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090715/NEWS/907150328
ASHLAND - Southern Oregon University's 10-year master plan took a beating Tuesday from the school's neighbors, who especially objected to its proposed "faculty village," saying it would destroy the residential character off the west side of the campus...

July 15: (Bend Bulletin) It'll be law now - but Metolius ban is brewing another battle
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090715/NEWS01/907150390/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
SALEM - Today, the battle over whether destination resorts can be built in the environmentally sensitive Metolius River Basin will take a significant turn in Camp Sherman, where Gov. Ted Kulongoski is scheduled to sign a bill banning those resorts...

July 15: (Eugene Register-Guard) Work begins on two marine reserves
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/17105732-35/story.csp
CORVALLIS - The question with marine reserves is now this: What's next? This spring, the Legislature passed a bill that allocates up to $2 million to implement two pilot marine reserves and evaluate four other possible sites that could be declared off-limits to fishing and other impacts...

July 14: (Tillamook Headlight-Herald) Port and developer still angling for a resort
http://tillamookheadlightherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=12036
TILLAMOOK - The Port of Tillamook Bay Board of Commissioners has given its OK for the Bunkers Group to appeal a county decision to let a conditional-use permit expire. The permit, which was set to lapse July 13, is required to allow the Bunkers Group to construct an 18-hole golf course on port property currently zoned forest land...

July 14: (The Oregonian) Beaverton councilors say zoning mess at Washington Square not a priority
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/07/beaverton_councilors_say_zonin.html
BEAVERTON -- A long-standing zoning conflict that could enable used-car giant CarMax to build in an area regionally designated for high-density development isn't a priority for the Beaverton City Council, a majority of policymakers said Monday...

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