[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - October 13, 2009

Tue Oct 13 09:29:29 PDT 2009

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Oct. 13: (Coos Bay World) FERC snubs Jordan Cove
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/10/13/news/doc4ad36311021ce467085987.txt
COOS BAY - The developers who'd like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos County won't get to take their application before federal regulators this month...

Oct. 12: (Portland Tribune) DeFazio: I-5 bridge must be smaller
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125538039722098200
Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio says transportation planners need to scale back the scope and cost of the Columbia River Crossing for the project to attract federal funding...

Oct. 12: (The Oregonian) Metro partners closing in on region's growth plan designations
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/metro_partners_closing_in_on_r.html
It's approaching crunch time for the Portland region's most ambitious effort yet to stake out long-term guidelines for how and where the area will grow...

Oct. 12: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Can street layouts affect residents' health?
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/10/12/can-street-layouts-affect-residents%E2%80%99-health/
Sometimes, a neighborhood's street layout can be harmful to public health. At least that's why the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is undertaking...

Oct. 12: (Portland Tribune) Burnside Bridgehead back on track
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125528595797230900
A long-delayed redevelopment project considered essential to Portland's economic future is showing signs of life again...

Oct. 12: (The Oregonian) Portland's mass transit, urban growth quest on film Wednesday at PSU
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/portlands_livable_city_quest_e.html
Portland State University on Wednesday will host a screening of a documentary film that chronicles the region's urban growth boundary policies and a panel discussion with urban planning experts...

Oct. 12: (The Oregonian) Got water? Oregon's water department turns the information tap
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/got_water_oregons_water_depart.html
Conservation groups and property rights groups agree on at least one thing: The availability of water -- and the laws controlling water rights -- will be a key issue in how Oregon accommodates growth in the decades to come...

Oct. 11: (Statesman Journal) Emissions task force plans first meeting for Thursday
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091011/STATE/910110319/1042/ARCHIVE
A new task force will begin the first of four meetings in Salem to come up with recommendations about how Oregon's largest metropolitan areas - including Salem-Keizer - can use transportation and land use planning to help reduce carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to climate change...

Oct. 11: (The Oregonian) Clackamas County, state agencies, tribes work to protect sacred sites
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/10/clackamas_county_state_agencie.html
Capt. Walt Markee of the Oregon State Police still thinks about Jack Lee Harelson, a Grants Pass insurance agent turned grave robber...

Oct. 10: (Capital Press) Divided over land rights
http://www.capitalpress.info/content/ml-land-use-story-100909
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- In the late 1960s, with the population rapidly expanding in Western Oregon, dairyman Hector Macpherson concluded it was only a matter of time before his Willamette Valley farm was swallowed by development...

Oct. 9: (Newberg Graphic) Agriculture could bring tourism to Yamhill County
http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2009/October/09/Local.News/agriculture.could.bring.tourism.to.yamhill.county/news.aspx
As Yamhill County tries to become an agri-tourism destination, its two cities - Newberg and McMinnville - have the best chance of moving forward....

Oct. 9: (Newberg Graphic) Regional bypass to return as private toll road?
http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2009/October/09/Local.News/regional.bypass.to.return.as.private.toll.road/news.aspx
Can a privately-financed toll road prove a competitive alternate to the Newberg-Dundee Bypass? That was the contention of Bob Youngman, who updated the case for a regional bypass crossing Marion County at the Dundee City Council's Tuesday meeting...

Oct. 9: (La Grande Observer) Planners to rule on structure
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Planners-to-rule-on-structure
The city of La Grande Planning Commission will decide next Tuesday whether to grant a Pendleton company permission to build a communications structure in east La Grande...

Oct. 9: (Baker City Herald) Proposed 'Dark Sky' ordinance turned down
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Proposed-Dark-Sky-ordinance-turned-down
Opponents of a what's been called a "rural lights out" or "dark sky" ordinance packed Thursday night's Baker County Planning Commission meeting to testify and urge the commission to drop it from from a proposed revision of the county's subdivision ordinance...

Oct. 9: (Roseburg News-Review) Curtin disc golf course approved
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091009/NEWS/910099997/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055
Douglas County commissioners this week approved the installation of a nine-hole disc golf course at Pass Creek Park in Curtin...

Oct. 8: (Curry County Reporter) Gearing up for the golf course fight Proponents, opponents to hold meetings
http://www.currycountyreporter.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=5226
The Crook Family and its consultants will hold an informational meeting on the proposed Crook Point Golf Course at 7 p.m. Friday, October 9, at the Pistol River Friendship Hall...

Oct. 8: (Portland Tribune) County curtails events at Sauvie Island farm
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125495162651038100
It's been an expensive summer for Don Kruger. Usually, summer is when farmers are taking in money, and Kruger did some of that this year on his Sauvie Island farm...

Oct. 8: (The Oregonian) Largest gathering of land conservation leaders meets in Portland
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/largest_gathering_of_land_cons_1.html
Government and conservation leaders from throughout the nation will meet in Portland next week to plan the future of private land conservation...

Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Developer eyes Keizer site for gas power plant
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091008/NEWS/910080343/1001
Keizer Station developer Chuck Sides wants to build a $400 million gas-powered plant that will generate electricity and hundreds of jobs...

Oct. 8: (Bend Bulletin) County wants input on wind turbines
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091008/NEWS01/910080394/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Deschutes County will seek residents' input on whether to make it easier to install wind turbines. At the request of the County Commission, planning staff will prepare a draft ordinance to allow and regulate wind energy...

Oct. 8: (Statesman Journal) Public opinions sought about Keizer I-5 interchange
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091008/NEWS/910080330/1001/ARCHIVE
Keizer residents can share their opinion of a multimillion-dollar construction project near Keizer Station at an upcoming public meeting...

Oct. 8: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Columbia River Crossing: moving forward
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/10/columbia_river_crossing_moving.html
The current Interstate 5 bridge is outdated and a major contributor to costly and frustrating traffic congestion. It is also unsafe and has the highest accident rate of any section of I-5 in Oregon or Washington...

Oct. 7: (Baker City Herald) Baker City officials look at slow-growth option
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Baker-City-officials-look-at-slow-growth-option
When it comes to planning for Baker City's future, nobody has visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, but there is hope for a slow-growth option favored by most focus groups...

Oct. 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Cottage Grove preparing for highway improvement project
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/10/07/cottage-grove-preparing-for-highway-improvement-project/
The city of Cottage Grove has received a $1.67 million award from the Oregon Transportation Commission for improvements at the intersection of Highway 99 and Main Street...

Oct. 7: (Curry Coastal Pilot) Pistol River golf resort the focus of meetings
http://www.currypilot.com/20091007113981/News/Local-News/Pistol-River-golf-resort-the-focus-of-meetings
Curry County residents can learn about a proposed destination golfing resort planning ordinance - needed to establish the Crook Point Gold Resort at Pistol River - at special workshops in Gold Beach and Brookings on Saturday...

Oct. 7: (Roseburg News-Review) Economist: Home construction pays back more than it costs
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091007/NEWS/910079998/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055
For every 100 homes built last year in Roseburg, local governments can expect a return of $600,000 over infrastructure costs and other expenses over the next 15 years, a top economist for the home building industry said Friday...

Oct. 7: (Medford Mail Tribune) OnTrack project's back on track
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091007/NEWS/910070324
A $28 million residential complex for former drug addicts who are firmly on the road to recovery could start taking shape next year following an Oregon land board's rejection Friday of an appeal by east Medford neighbors...

Oct. 7: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes to rethink its rules for wind turbines
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091007/NEWS01/910070361/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
John Scarborough has lived on 10 acres of land northeast of Bend for about 12 years, in a home heated by solar panels and a woodstove. Scarborough has long wanted to add another sustainable energy source...

Oct. 6: (The Oregonian) Metro's land-use recommendations are up for comment at public hearing
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/metros_land-use_recommendation.html
With the timeline for the Portland region's growth decisions winding down, you might want to check out the recommendations that will shape how and where we live, work, travel and recreate for decades to come...

Oct. 5: (Statesman Journal) Project to combine housing, services
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091005/NEWS/910050330/1001/news
Groundbreaking is set for Tuesday for a new residential community that integrates affordable housing and children's services...

Oct. 4: (Sweet Home New Era) City invites residents to learn about Long Street plans
http://www.sweethomenews.com/article/20385-city+invites+residents+learn+about+long+street+plans
The city of Sweet Home has unveiled conceptual plans for improvement of Long Street from 22nd Avenue to 35th Avenue next year...

Oct. 2: (Statesman Journal) Keizer survey respondents want city limits to expand
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091002/NEWS/910020348/1001
Keizer's most recent citizen survey shows two-thirds of residents who responded want the city to expand its urban growth boundary...

Sept. 30: (Burns Times-Herald) Burns close to industrial park
http://burnstimesherald.info/2009/09/30/burns-close-to-industrial-park/
After many months of planning and teamwork, the cities of Burns and Hines, Harney County, the Burns Paiute Tribe and the Eastern Oregon Economic Revitalization Team (ERT) identified 100 acres in the county that would be suitable for an industrial park...

Sept. 30: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners narrowly decide to continue with Croman draft
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090930/NEWS02/909300315/-1/NEWS03
In a narrow vote, the Planning Commission decided Tuesday to continue developing plans to rezone the Croman Mill plot - instead of scraping major elements of the proposal...

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