[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - September 8, 2009

[Voliva, Cliff]

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Sept. 8: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Columbia River Crossing: Where's the debate?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/09/columbia_river_crossing_wheres.html
The Oregon Transportation Commission recently approved $30 million in additional money for the Columbia River Crossing, which brings the amount committed by Oregon and Washington to the project to $95 million...

Sept. 6: (The Oregonian) Clackamas County tackles long-range land-use planning
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/clackamas_county_tackles_longr.html
OREGON CITY -- How and where Clackamas County develops over the next half-century will be on the table Tuesday, when county commissioners open one of the most anticipated land-use hearings in years...

Sept. 5: (East Oregonian) Planners look to future of I-84 interchange
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=97403&TM=43207.1
Planning is under way for future changes surrounding the I-84/U.S. 395 interchange in the center of Pendleton. The Public Advisory Committee held its second meeting last month where the Interchange Area Management Plan presented...

Sept. 5: (East Oregonian) Stanfield realizes quest for end to flood plain status
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=97401&TM=43433.06
It took 13 years, but FEMA has lifted the flood plain classification in the city of Stanfield, relieving the burden of flood insurance and opening the door for new business...

Sept. 4: (The Oregonian) Density and mass transit can fight global warming, study says
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/density_and_mass_transit_can_f.html
If you want to fight global warming, one good way could be to live in a more compact neighborhood - with more neighbors and jobs close by, and where mass transit, biking and walking are accessible alternatives to the car...

Sept. 3: (Portland Tribune) Three views about growth preview debate ahead
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125192423978939700
Portland residents' perspectives about future growth vary according to geography, occupation and land-use philosophy. Here's a look at the views of three people who have a lot at stake in the current "urban reserves" process...

Sept. 3: (Portland Tribune) Region tries to plot next urban areas
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125192425979429700
West Linn Mayor Patti Galle was livid in March when a citizens panel proposed designating the bucolic Stafford area an "urban reserve" - a rural area subject to city-style development in coming years...

Sept. 3: (Editorial, Daily Astorian) Prime farmland continues to vanish
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=63781
People who believe that Oregon's statewide land use planning is a Communist plot need to remember two things. 1. The legislation that created Oregon's process was largely promoted by Republican legislative leaders. 2. Concern for farm land led to the land use discussion which culminated in Senate Bill 100 in 1973...

Sept. 2: (Portland Tribune) Urban reserves would 'dismember' farm industry
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125186412745304300
If Metro, Portland's regional planning body, approves 33,800 acres of land as future urban growth areas, Washington County's agricultural business will be "dismembered." At least that's what members of the Washington County Farm Bureau, a coalition of 600 farming families, think...

Sept. 2: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Marion County temporarily waives fee for rural projects
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/09/02/marion-county-temporarily-waives-fee-for-rural-projects/
Builders in Marion County have received a break on system development charges for certain types of projects through February 2010...

Sept. 1: (Daily Astorian) LNG opponents appeal Clatsop County decision to state
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=63735&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398
Opponents of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas project filed notice Tuesday that they will appeal Clatsop County commissioners' recent approval of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas project...

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