From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Nov 24 11:24:38 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:24:38 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - November 24, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917F6B26017@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 Nov. 24: (The Oregonian) Portland's not a global city - luckily http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/portlands_not_a_global_city_-.html Here's an interesting take on why Portland remains a livable, attractive city. Forget about progressive land-use policies or green lifestyles. Turns out we're not globally important enough... Nov. 24: (Guest Commentary, Statesman Journal) Onerous land-use laws divide farmers from their land http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091124/OPINION/911240302/1049/BLOGS19 Oregon is a leader in the "buy local food" movement, and buying fresh produce from local farmers' markets and community supported agriculture (CSA) could become an even stronger trend in our state... Nov. 23: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Providence project could spur development in Beaverton core http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/23/providence-project-could-spur-development-in-beaverton-core/ Don Mazziotti has his eye on undeveloped property in downtown Beaverton, but it's not for a baseball stadium this time. After negotiations to build a Triple-A stadium in Beaverton came to halt in October, the city hit upon a new idea to reinvigorate its city core: more housing... Nov. 22: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg's flood maps to be updated http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091122/NEWS/911209969 Roseburg's new digital flood maps mean about 200 houses will no longer be included in the 100-year flood plain, and about 45 others are being added, according to city officials... Nov. 20: (Baker City Herald) How many people in town? Estimates vary http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/How-many-people-in-town-Estimates-vary The U.S. Census Bureau and Portland State University have been arguing, albeit with numbers rather than words, about Baker City's population for most of a decade. Next year we'll find out which foe came closest to the truth... Nov. 20: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Mandates to reduce driving will harm Oregon's economy http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/mandates_to_reduce_driving_wil.html Fears of climate change have led national, state and even local governments to attempt to reduce human emitted greenhouse gases from various sectors in the economy... Nov. 19; (Ashland Daily Tidings) Stream, wetland buffers approved http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS02/911190307 Mayor John Stromberg cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of a new ordinance that would create buffer zones around streams and wetlands, despite lingering concerns that buildings that aren't in historic districts could not be rebuilt if they were destroyed by floods or other disasters... Nov. 19: (Editorial, Roseburg News-Review) Redevelopment plan needs approval to benefit property owners http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/EDITORIALS/911199962 A long-awaited remedy for zoning problems in the West Avenue neighborhood will come before the Roseburg City Council on Monday night. We urge the council to approve the redevelopment plan... Nov. 19: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg seeks small grocery downtown http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/NEWS/911199988 City officials have determined that downtown Roseburg won't easily support a supermarket, but they hope to bring a smaller grocery store to the area. They also envision a new public park in the city's core and a livelier waterfront... Nov. 19: (Portland Tribune) It's crunch time for I-5 bridge plan http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125858275268814900 The battle over the Columbia River Crossing is heating up just as a scaled-back version of the controversial Interstate 5 bridge and freeway project heads toward a critical meeting early next month... Nov. 18: (The Oregonian) As controversial as his message, Gore insists on switch to clean energy and a new politics http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/as_controversial_as_his_messag.html Though we're pumping more global warming pollutants into the air, fewer of us believe we're really changing the climate. And the prospects for agreements within and among nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide keep getting delayed... Nov. 18: (East Oregonian) Road to the future: City celebrates opening of long-awaited new Airport Road http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=100355 It's been open for two weeks now, but the new Airport Road west of Pendleton added significantly to its traffic load Tuesday... Nov. 18: (The Oregonian) Oregon's 2009 population growth was the slowest of the past decade, study shows http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregons_2008_population_growth.html Oregon's population increased to 3.8 million in 2009, but the annual gain of 32,390 people marked the slowest growth of the decade... Nov. 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) A tale of two cities' crossings: different takes on congestion http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/17/a-tale-of-two-cities%E2%80%99-crossings-different-takes-on-congestion/ Portland's Columbia River bridges have close parallels with the Burrard Inlet crossings in Vancouver, B.C. But different views on handling congestion have set the two areas on separate paths: a new bridge in the works for Portland, and no new construction planned for Vancouver, B.C.... Nov. 17: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg to annex areas north of the city limits http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091117/NEWS/911179971/1001&parentprofile=1055 Roseburg will grow by 185 acres to the north if the City Council approves an annexation proposal forwarded Monday night by the city's planning commission.... 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: