From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Oct 27 10:02:23 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:02:23 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - October 27, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917F697F2F7@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 ____________________________________________________________ Oct. 27: (Statesman Journal) Council rejects plan for city hens http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091027/NEWS/910270339/1001 After months of intense debate, discussion, pleading and organizing, pro-chicken activists were dealt a blow Monday when Salem City Council refused to allow chickens to roost inside city limits... Oct. 27: (Coos Bay World) Planning help offered http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/10/27/news/doc4ae5f28dd8319352552057.txt For anyone daunted by the land use planning process, Coos County is offering help through its Web Site... Oct. 26: (The Oregonian) Newberg asked its residents about growth, and they answered in award-winning fashion http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/newberg_asked_about_growth_and.html Getting the public's attention on wonkish land-use issues isn't easy. When the city of Newberg began planning its growth for the next 30 years, the first thing it did was ask residents for advice... Oct. 26: (Guest Commentary, Daily Astorian) Walmart: An interested citizen of the community http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=783&ArticleID=65170 For more than two decades, Walmart stores have partnered with cities, counties, ODOT and Oregonians to bring customer choice to communities around the state. In mid-September we were pleased to announce our hopes to bring a new Walmart to Warrenton... Oct. 26: (The Oregonian) Expert says a strong 'multi-purpose' government serves Portland well http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/expert_says_a_strong_multi-pur.html He might find some disagreement locally, but University of Minnesota researcher Myron Orfield believes regional governments such as the Portland-area's Metro are the way to go... Oct. 26: (Medford Mail Tribune) Millions of dollars down the drain? http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS/910260301 Millions of dollars invested in the Hyatt Lake Resort are on the line as cabin owners fear the fallout from a recent ruling by a Jackson County hearings officer. At the same time, the owner of the resort, Bob McNeely, filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 30 for Nor'wester Industries Inc. of Washington, the company that built the cabins, which McNeely describes as recreational vehicles... Oct. 26: (Editorial, Klamath Falls Herald and News) Development fee for road needs a valid concept, but $3,500 looks high http://heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/10/26/viewpoints/op-ed/doc4ae3d5f799ae3355130971.txt It's probably natural that the Klamath Basin Homebuilders Association and local government officials don't see eye to eye on increased charges for building new homes... Oct. 26: (Bend Bulletin) Plan consolidates public land http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS0107/910260408/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 A Christian-based summer camp in Antelope is working on a land-swap deal that could create two new wilderness areas and make about 15,000 acres of popular hunting grounds accessible to the public... Oct. 26: (Bend Bulletin) AWAITING DECISIONS IN A LAND USE LIMBO http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS0107/910260389/1006/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01# TERREBONNE - For years, Olaf and Jannis Bolken wanted to sell the older house on their 31 acres to their son Torfinn, who lives there with his family... Oct. 23: (The Oregonian) Metro endorses effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, take action on climate change http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/metro_endorses_effort_to_reduc.html The Metro Council has put its stamp of approval on global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions... Oct. 23: (Bend Bulletin) Commissioners deny favoritism in backing family's development http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091023/NEWS01/910230406/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 PRINEVILLE - The Crook County Court decided Thursday to help a longtime local rancher develop his land, despite opposition from a county commissioner and locals who have claimed the court is playing favorites... Oct. 22: (East Oregonian) Depot has businesses, farmers interested http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=99279&TM=45450.14 HERMISTON - Brian Cole calls it "the greatest thing Oregon has." Cole, a self-described visionary, said Tuesday the Umatilla Chemical Depot is the largest unzoned parcel in the state... Oct. 22: (The Oregonian) Panels will discuss the equity issues that accompany Portland's growth http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/panels.html Land-use planning and social justice aren't often perceived as being linked, but Metro is suggesting they should be. The regional government this month is hosting discussions... Oct. 22: (Daily Journal of Commerce) University's recreation center connects campus with city http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/10/22/university%e2%80%99s-recreation-center-connects-campus-with-city/ When construction on the Academic Student Recreation Center at Portland State University started in 2007, Southwest Fifth Avenue and Montgomery Street was a quiet corner at the edge of downtown. Two years later, it's a major hub for both the university and Portland... Oct. 22: (Ashland Daily Tidings) City favors 'recession extensions' http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/NEWS02/910220328/-1/NEWS A City Council majority voted to move forward on a proposal to grant stalled developments 18-month "recession extensions" so city approval periods don't run out before construction can start... Oct. 22: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Washington County gives developers a tax break http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/10/22/washington-county-gives-developers-a-tax-break/ Washington County's Transportation Development Tax, which went into effect on July 1, will soon be lower. The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 for a reduction of the tax rate... Oct. 22: (Portland Tribune) Cities balk at Metro data plan http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125615978299891500 Should the number of children who qualify for free and reduced lunch at Reynolds High School dictate planning efforts for the Portland area? What about the number of fatal traffic accidents at the intersection of Southeast 82nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard? Oct. 21: (East Oregonian) City leaders push for long-term growth http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=99217&TM=33658.01 The Boardman City Council has finished a strategic plan, and if it all works out, the Boardman of 10 years from now will be a very different place... Oct. 21: (Creswell Chronicle) New RARE intern tackles several city projects http://www.thecreswellchronicle.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7287 City of Creswell RARE intern Titus Tomlinson has been in Creswell for less than a month, but he's already identifying and meeting community leaders in order to accomplish a set of challenging projects during the year he will spend here... Oct. 21: (The Oregonian) COURT ORDERS PAYMENT TO LAWYERS IN DORTHY ENGLISH LAND-USE CASE http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/court_orders_payment_to_lawyer.html The Oregon Court of Appeals sternly scolding Multnomah County for its handling of the Dorothy English land-development case, has ordered the county to pay nearly $200,000 in fees to the lawyers who represented the late "poster girl" of the state's property rights movement... Oct. 21: (OPB News) We're Number 2! Rural Oregon Ranks High In Wind Energy http://news.opb.org/article/6060-were-number-2-rural-oregon-ranks-high-wind-energy/ In the past three months, Oregon added more new wind power than almost every other state in the country... Oct. 21: (Coos Bay World) Bangor School rezoning advances to North Bend council http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/10/21/news/doc4addf251babb2366928337.txt# NORTH BEND - Compared to the nearly six-hour long meeting last held by the North Bend Planning Commission to review a zone change for the former Bangor School site, Monday night's meeting seemed almost like a non-event... Oct. 20: (Portland Tribune) Gresham gives fowl the ax http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125609008159704000 Gresham city councilors have voted down a proposal to change city code and allow residents to keep backyard chickens as pets. he city's 40-year-old code all but bans chickens - or domestic poultry - in residential areas by requiring a 100-foot separation between coops and surrounding homes... Oct. 20: (East Oregonian) Commission to hear report on its makeup http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=99200&TM=42146.64# The Pendleton Development Commission tonight will hear a report from the subcommittee considering if the city manager also should head the PDC... Oct. 20: (Ashland Daily Tidings) City won't restrict use of Imperatrice land http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091020/NEWS02/910200319/-1/NEWS The City Council decided against putting permanent restrictions on the city's 829-acre Imperatrice property that could have protected its grasslands and trees but also could have reduced its estimated $7.6 million value... Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 268 | Fax: (503) 378-5518 cliff.voliva at state.or.us www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: