From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Sep 15 10:57:37 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:57:37 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - September 15, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917F1A607F9@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. 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Sept. 14: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners to mull longer timelines for construction http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090914/NEWS02/909140314/-1/NEWS#STS=fzmtnt9c.23jt The Planning Commission will consider extending building permit timelines at its Tuesday meeting, because the recession has led many developers to request extensions... Sept. 14: (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Plan to scale down Memphis-area roads; incorporate land use http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/sep/14/plan-to-scale-back-local-roads/ The next long-range transportation plan for the Memphis area could be more about scaling down the size of existing roads than building new ones, local officials say. In what area leaders call a significant departure from past practices... Sept. 14: (Portland Tribune) Beaverton, Biggi family to take fresh look at stadium options http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125296680554923000 Communication between the Biggi family and city of Beaverton appears to have opened up about a plan to bring the Portland Beavers Triple-A baseball team to town. The Biggi family, which has opposed an early proposal to build a new stadium for the team at the former Westgate Theatre site because... Sept. 13: (Statesman Journal) Historical significance complicates school land deal http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090913/NEWS/909130352/1001/ARCHIVE Walking on the rolling hills that her family has owned since 1967, Mary Chamness points around her - to the old farmhouse, the barn, the farm fields - all part of land that the Salem-Keizer School District wants for two new schools... Sept. 12: (Portland Tribune) National study touts benefits of compact development http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125270789345447700 Mere days before the Metro Council is scheduled to receive a milestone report on transportation and land-use planning, a national research panel has concluded that building dense mixed-use neighborhoods could reduce driving and greenhouse gas emissions... Sept.12: (Commentary, The Oregonian) Debating the details is fine, but we need a new I-5 bridge http://www.oregonlive.com/hovde/index.ssf/2009/09/debating_the_details_is_fine_b.html Some comments surrounding a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River simply go off the deep end. Some people don't even blush when they say there isn't a need for a new bridge. But how can that be? Sept. 11: (Medford Mail Tribune) Jacksonville pares planning department http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090911/NEWS/909110337#STS=fzhjg88r.12wr JACKSONVILLE - A vacant historic preservation officer position won't be refilled as the City Council explores ways to reorganize the Planning Department at a time of minimal planning activity... Sept. 11: (Baker City Herald) Economic Dev. Committee delays decision on request for $18,000 for marketing study http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Economic-Dev-Committee-delays-decision-on-request-for-$18000-for-marketing-study The Baker County Economic Development Committee tabled a request for $18,000 to cover one-third of the cost of a $73,000 analysis of the Base Camp Baker campaign as a tourism marketing and business recruitment tool... Sept. 11: (Coos Bay World) Port seeks golf course zoning change http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/09/11/news/doc4aaa8bbc72957330941169.txt Coos County's commissioners will have another chance to vote on one aspect of the local liquefied natural gas project. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has filed an application with Coos County to change the zoning of the Kentuck Golf Course to exclusive farm use. The change would allow the port to flood the property... Sept. 11: (Daily Astorian) The Campbell Group has a forest recipe http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=64018 The first sign of Clatsop County's new timber giant was subtle: on a forest road gate off U.S. Highway 101, Weyerhaeuser's signature green and white triangle was covered up with a sticker that said "The Campbell Group." But at the end of the four-hour Community Leaders Forestry Tour Thursday, the group of around 60 people got a formal introduction... Sept. 10: (The Oregonian) Clackamas commissioners approve land-use targets http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/09/clackamas_commissioners_approv_1.html Far more Clackamas County acreage will be reserved for rural uses than urban over the next half century, under a resolution unanimously approved today by the county's five commissioners... Sept. 9: (Baker City Herald) Council moves ahead on zoning rules http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Council-moves-ahead-on-zoning-rules The Baker City Council on Tuesday approved the second reading of an ordinance that makes more than 200 changes to the city's zoning and development rules... Sept. 9: (Medford Mail Tribune) Reeve Hennion remembered as civic leader http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090909/NEWS/909090323 Reeve L. Hennion, the unofficial mayor of Buncom and a Rogue Valley community leader, died early Monday after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 67. Mild-mannered and thoughtful, the owner of a tiny ghost town in the Applegate Valley was known in recent years as the chairman of the Jackson County Planning Commission, of which he was a member since 1997... Sept. 9: (Guest Commentary, Eugene Register-Guard) Easing cumbersome land use laws would help economy http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/19664976-35/story.csp With Oregon's economy one of the worst in the country, it's time to explore all avenues that could get it headed in the right direction - for struggling businesses, industries, families, schools and government at all levels... Sept. 8: (The Oregonian) Washington County officials recommend designating 34,000 acres for future development http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/09/washington_county_officials_re.html BEAVERTON -- Now the real debate begins. Elected officials from Washington County and its cities ended nearly 1 1/2 years of work Tuesday, recommending that about 34,000 acres of rural land be set aside for future homes and jobs... Sept. 8: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Salem redevelopment project makes a splash http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/09/08/salem-redevelopment-project-makes-a-splash/ Salem architect Garth Brandaw admits now is not the best time to undertake a major redevelopment project. However, it may be that WaterPlace's saving grace is its uniqueness within the downtown Salem commercial real estate market... Sept. 7: (The Oregonian) RV park's days appear numbered on Sauvie Island http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/09/rv_parks_days_appear_numbered.html Since Simon Reeder first founded the family homestead in 1853, four generations of Reeders have lived and worked the acres along Sauvie Island's eastern shore. For the last 60, Jim and Jan Reeder have run an RV park there... Sept. 4: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg names Community Development director http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090904/NEWS/909049998/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055 Brian Davis' job title with the city of Roseburg got a little shorter Monday. He was promoted from acting community development director to (permanent) community development director... May 28: (Lincoln Institute) First major evaluation of smart growth policies finds modest gains for states in fight against sprawl http://atlincolnhouse.typepad.com/pressroom/2009/05/first-major-evaluation-of-smart-growth-policies-finds-modest-gains-for-states-in-fight-against-spraw.html CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - States with smart growth policies achieved success in areas such as protecting open space and expanding transportation choices, but no state was able to make gains in all the major objectives of smart growth... 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