From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Apr 6 09:21:50 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:21:50 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - April 6, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B59170157E3D061@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. 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 ____________________________________________________________ April 6: (Coos Bay World) County will hear input on mining http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/04/06/news/doc4bba22965fb28476887023.txt Supporters and opponents of chromite mining on county forestlands have spent the last several weeks rallying the public. Both sides will converge at Tuesday's Coos County Commission meeting to make themselves heard to the board... April 6: (McMinnville News-Register) Gated development back in Mac bank's hands http://www.newsregister.com/article/43812-posh+enclave+back+bank039s+hands Strolling down the deserted streets of Forest Glen at twilight Thursday, contractor Ray Kulback said if he had it to do over again, he would - despite how it's turned out... April 6: (Bend Bulletin) Madras UGB expansion on the table http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100406/NEWS01/4060393/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Next week, if Madras city councilors vote to add 37 acres to the city's urban growth boundary, they will finalize a land swap that could help the city build a new City Hall and police station and allow Jefferson County School District to build a new school... April 6: (Statesman Journal) Public hearings set for today about planning http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100406/NEWS/4060330/1001/news The Salem Planning Commission is scheduled to have three public hearings at a meeting today... April 5: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Council to weigh Croman site plan http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100405/NEWS02/4050302/-1/NEWS The Ashland City Council will hold a public hearing and then consider whether to adopt a Croman Mill Site Redevelopment for Ashland's largest chunk of undeveloped land... April 5: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Land-use board rejects Hyatt Lake expansion efforts http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100405/NEWS02/4050304/-1/NEWS The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals last week confirmed Hyatt Lake Resort cannot pursue expansion efforts and left a legal question mark over 22 existing cabins... April 3: (The Oregonian) Molalla's new comprehensive plan includes urban reserve, employment zone http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2010/04/molalla_adopts_new_comprehensi.html The city of Molalla's new comprehensive plan is like a road map for how the city will develop, said City Manager John Atkins.... April 2: (Wilsonville Spokesman) Wilsonville well on its way to smart growth http://www.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2010/April/02/City.Region/wilsonville.well.on.its.way.to.smart.growth/news.aspx City planners recognize that the term "Smart Growth" means different things to different people... April 2: (Newport News-Times) City goes back to drawing board http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=22481&page=72 Responding to public concerns about the potential impact on property values under a proposed updated geological hazard building code, the Newport Planning Commission... April 2: (Portland Tribune) Reports show carbon sources http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127006767088689500 For some time now, earnest Portlanders have been mindful of their carbon footprints - gauging their personal responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming... April 2: (The Oregonian) Most Oregon greenhouse gas not what you might think http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/most_oregon_greenhouse_gas_not.html An inventory conducted by Metro concludes that driving our cars and heating our homes aren't the region's biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions... April 1: (Roseburg News-Review) Refined Roseburg waterfront plan shared with public http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100401/NEWS/100409999/1001&parentprofile=1055 Could Roseburg one day be known as the City of Waterfalls? Or perhaps wine? The need to create a cohesive city identity was one of the suggestions brought up at both a citizens advisory committee meeting and a public forum... April 1: (Portland Tribune) East side gets its couplet, but what about the west? http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127006753612823300 Eric Martin is grateful for the changes to come outside his shop on East Burnside Street - he just hopes they come quickly. For next three weeks, lower East Burnside and surrounding streets are a traffic logjam, as construction crews complete the $18 million Burnside-Couch project that has been at least a decade in planning... April 1: (Portland Tribune) River plan still hits opposition http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127006755908291100 River-related business owners and environmentalists are still far apart on key elements of a plan to restore the Portland Harbor that is heading back to the City Council. The most contentious issue is the creation of a new city review process for business projects within the so-called North Reach of the Willamette River... March 31: (Newport News-Times) Lincoln City sets sights on future http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=22464&page=72 The Lincoln City Council modified and endorsed a series of goals for the coming year at at a meeting in its chambers. City Manager David Hawker submitted the list of eight goals... March 31: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Solar farms pop up in Lake County http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_d1798e88-3d57-11df-a3be-001cc4c03286.html CHRISTMAS VALLEY - Marlene and Dale Land built a home on 40 acres of sagebrush flats outside Christmas Valley 10 years ago to enjoy the wide-open spaces... March 31: (La Grande Observer) Horizon's wind farm open house draws supporters, opponents http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Horizons-wind-farm-open-house-draws-supporters-opponents Nearly 200 people, including about 40 protesters, showed up at Horizon Wind Energy's open house at the Blue Mountain Conference Center Tuesday night. Horizon, which plans to build the 300-megawatt Antelope Ridge Wind farm on Craig Mountain near Union... March 30: (Portland Tribune) Mayor, developers discuss citizens advisory group for casino http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126999817681315100 A meeting between backers of a proposed Wood Village casino complex and one of the project's most vocal critics produced the possibility of a citizen-based advisory group to monitor the facility if voters support it this fall... March 27: (The Oregonian) Newport plan on geologic hazard zones outrages property owners http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/newport_plan_on_hazard_areas_o.html NEWPORT -- Property owners here are furious over city plans to redefine areas prone to landslides and erosion -- and how construction can occur in them... 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