From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Dec 1 11:26:03 2009 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:26:03 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - December 1, 2009 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917F6B263A6@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 ____________________________________________________________ Dec. 1: (The Oregonian) A view from the land-use trenches: The story of how Oregon's planning system came to be http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/12/a_view_from_the_land-use_trenc.html Some people consider it too restrictive, but Oregon's land-use system is credited with preventing cities from sprawling onto farm and forest land... Dec. 1: (Portland Tribune) Neighbors demand better access in new Hillsdale Terrace plan http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125899960644495600 SOUTHWEST PORTLAND - Hours after the City Council handed the Housing Authority of Portland its best wishes attached to a promise of $5 million for a plan to redevelop Hillsdale Terrace, the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association was making its own much cheaper and less-enthusiastic declaration of support for the project... Dec. 1: (Portland Tribune) Capitol Highway without cars? http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125899922683882600 HILLSDALE - The vehicles on Capitol Highway have vanished and in their place, trees and other greenery have sprouted up. Is this the image of a post-apocalyptic world? No, rather the vision... Nov. 30: (McMinnville News-Register) Population growth slows to a crawl; Newberg grows the fastest http://www.newsregister.com/article/42386-population+growth+slows+crawl+newberg+grows+fastest The recession of the past year slowed population growth in Yamhill County but didn't halt it, according to numbers released by the Population Research Center, a division of Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs... Nov. 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Cities, counties scale back fees to entice developers http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/30/cities-counties-scale-back-fees-to-entice-developers/ As the recession drags on, some Oregon cities and counties have deferred or reduced system development charges in efforts to spur development, with limited success. But one town hopes to buck that trend by waiving all of its SDCs for up to a year... Nov. 30: (Portland Tribune) New Columbia River Crossing problem: Hayden Island http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125952118543104300 The Columbia River Crossing has hit another bump in the road. Some residents of Hayden Island are upset that proposed cost-cutting changes the Interstate 5 bridge and freeway project could destroy existing businesses and create what they say is a barrier through their neighborhood... Nov. 29: (The Oregonian) Proposed changes to Columbia River Crossing project don't sit well with Hayden Island residents http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/proposed_changes_to_columbia_r.html Hayden Island would get a MAX stop, a new "Main Street" and better access on and off the island if the Columbia River Crossing is built. But these days, many residents see only what their piece of paradise won't get... Nov. 28: (Medford Mail Tribune) Ashland joins in effort to re-open Siskiyou rail passage http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091128/NEWS/911280306 ASHLAND - In an effort to get freight trains rolling again over the Siskiyous, the city is working with the California towns of Weed and Montague to lease or buy the railroad line that was shut down by its owners last year in a rate dispute... Nov. 28: (East Oregonian) Stubbornly high nitrate numbers could lead to DEQ regulation http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=100716&TM=70251.86 For all the efforts to remedy the high nitrates levels in the groundwater of the lower Umatilla basin, they remain stubbornly high, a situation that may result in regulation of nitrogen sources such as fertilizer... Nov. 27: (East Oregonian) Umatilla Basin project ready for next step http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=100706&TM=70251.86 A new legal body will oversee the next phase of the project to divert Columbia River water to the Umatilla River and for replenishing aquifers... Nov. 26: (Portland Tribune) Changes in the wind: Get ready to alter your lifestyle as agencies reduce carbon footprint http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125918457480318600 So you think sorting out recyclables into yellow bins is a hassle, and biking to work instead of driving is a big sacrifice? You haven't seen anything yet... Nov. 25: (Roseburg News-Review) One of two Costco building permits approved http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091125/NEWS/911259980 Costco is another step closer to breaking ground on Northeast Stephens Street, where it plans to build its Roseburg store... Nov. 24: (The Oregonian) OSU report finds shrinking snowpack but healthy forests http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/osu_report_finds_shrinking_sno.html Snowpack in some of the Oregon Cascade Range is dwindling, but western Oregon's Douglas fir forests appear unchanged, according to an analysis of climate change by researchers at Oregon State University... Nov. 24: (East Oregonian) Stanfield has fastest growth in region http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=100595&TM=46420.04 PORTLAND - Stanfield was the region's fastest-growing community in the past year. The city's population grew 75 to 2,290 in 2009 for a growth rate of nearly 3.4 percent... Nov. 24: (The Oregonian) Panel will review 'greatest permanent value' of Oregon forests http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/panel_will_review_greatest_per.html The state is asking for help in defining how Oregon's forests should be managed. A 14-member citizen's advisory panel will meet for the first time Dec. 2 in Salem to review the state rule that define forests' "greatest permanent value," which is akin to a mission statement for state timber lands like the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests in the coast range... Nov. 24: (Editorial, Roseburg News-Review) Let's bring 'paper or plastic?' back to Roseburg's core http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091124/EDITORIALS/911249975 There's no question that the closure of the downtown Safeway was a blow to a number of city residents. In particular, it was rough on those whose needs in life are often overlooked... Nov. 22: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg's flood maps to be updated http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091122/NEWS/911209969/1006&parentprofile=1055 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... Nov. 20: (Medford Mail Tribune) Public meetings required for developers http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091120/NEWS/911200323 The Medford City Council voted Thursday to require developers to hold a neighborhood meeting for residents who might be affected by new construction before they could apply for city land-use permits... Nov. 17: (Newberg Graphic) Affordable housing plan gets first OK http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2009/November/17/Local.News/affordable.housing.plan.gets.first.ok/news.aspx The Newberg Planning Commission approved changes to the development code to promote affordable housing at its meeting Thursday, including lifting a ban on duplexes in R-1 residential zones... 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