From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue May 11 11:25:48 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:25:48 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - May 11, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917015C422DD4@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. 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May 10: (McMinnville News-Register) Grand Island gravel hearing packed with opponents http://www.newsregister.com/article/44191-grand+island+gravel+hearing+packed+opponents Grand Island farmers spoke eloquently and passionately about their land, farms and island during a Thursday night hearing conducted by the county planning commission... May 10: (Daily Journal of Commerce) The medicine for 'not in my backyard' http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/10/the-medicine-for-not-in-my-backyard/ For some projects, public opposition may be unavoidable. But experienced developers and lawyers say projects can move ahead smoothly if the public is involved early in the process... May 8: (Commentary, The Oregonian) Columbia River Crossing: We're to the bridge, how about we cross it? http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/david_sarasohn/index.ssf/2010/05/columbia_river_crossing_were_t.html WASHINGTON -- The one thing everyone knows about the Columbia River Crossing, after 20 years of arguing about the idea and three years of disputing over the process, is that one way or another it would connect Oregon to Washington... May 8: (The Oregonian) Remaining LNG projects in Oregon face uphill fight http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/05/remaining_lng_projects_in_oreg.html When NorthernStar Natural Gas suspended development last week of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal on the lower Columbia River, the company blamed the project's demise on death by bureaucracy... May 8: (Medford Mail Tribune) Gravel company must refill pond, state officials say http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100508/NEWS/5080316/-1/NEWSMAP PROVOLT - State land-use officials say Jackson County should change its land development ordinance to prevent gravel from being mined under permits for excavating farm ponds... May 8: (Coos Bay World) Can either horse win LNG derby? http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/05/08/news/doc4be50a320251f359951480.txt An energy company's decision to halt plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River highlights the importance of local land use hearings... May 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Beaverton forms plan as 'first-tier suburb' http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/07/beaverton-forms-development-plan-as-first-tier-suburb/ What will Beaverton look like in 20 years? That is what Denny Doyle, the city's mayor, asked citizens during his address to the city earlier this year... May 6: (Portland Tribune) LO's Stafford stance turns to passive resistance http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127308671891883700 As Stafford moves closer and closer to becoming an urban reserve - a designation marking the area for future development - Lake Oswego appears to be bowing out of the battle to limit sprawl... May 6: (Portland Tribune) Coliseum's defenders ready for battle http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127309472211739300 How much can the Memorial Coliseum be changed before it is no longer the Memorial Coliseum? That is the question some local preservationists are considering as they follow the debate over how to revitalize the aging... May 6: (Editorial, Daily Astorian) Let us now sober up: Bradwood's demise echoes the crash of Enron and WPPSS nuclear plants http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=70136 NorthernStar Natural Gas rounded up the usual suspects - regulatory red tape and skittish investors - as it walked away from its Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal. Observers might be forgiven for smiling in recognition of the technique perfected by Capt. Renault in Casablanca... May 6: (Editorial, Albany Democrat-Herald) These jobs will not come http://www.democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_b796c82a-5939-11df-a150-001cc4c002e0.html You can thank Oregon officials and the environmental lobby for blocking the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal on the Columbia River in Clatsop County and preventing the economic boost it would have given the state... May 6: (The Oregonian) Oregon City Farmers Market seeks land-use approval for weekly summer events http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2010/05/oregon_city_farmers_market_seeks_land-use_approval_for_weekly_summer_events.html The Oregon City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday on a land-use request from the Oregon City Farmer's Market... May 6: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland drops fees to spur development http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/06/city-drops-fees-to-spur-second-unit-development/ Builders and developers in one residential niche say they're preparing for a big increase in business now that Portland City Council has eliminated fees temporarily... May 6: (Editorial, Eugene Register-Guard) A sign of the LNG times http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/24762638-35/gas-federal-oregon-bradwood-energy.csp NorthernStar's announcement Tuesday that it is suspending development of a liquefied natural gas import terminal near the mouth of the Columbia River underscores the need for Congress to restore state control over siting such facilities... May 6: (McMinnville News-Register) Mine eyed for Grand Island http://www.newsregister.com/article/44149-mine+eyed+grand+island Baker Rock Resources is planning to spend the next 30 years mining gravel from 175 acres on Grand Island, if it can win the requisite zone change from the Yamhill County commissioners... May 5: (Honolulu Advertiser) Big Isle County Council to debate land-use proposals http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100505/NEWS01/5050337/Big+Isle+County+Council+to+debate+land-use+proposals Should the Hawai'i County open space land fund be guaranteed 1 percent or 2 percent of property tax revenues each year? May 5: (Eugene Register-Guard) Residents begin grappling with vision of future http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/24758395-35/eugene-residents-growth-meeting-wills.csp Eugene residents on Wednesday began talking to one another about the city's growth, sharing views on how the city can accommodate new residents while preserving its quality of life... May 4: (Daily Astorian) Astoria considers rules for wind and sun energy projects http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=70064&TM=11745.09 Small-scale solar and wind energy devices could offer Astoria residents their own supply of renewable power. But built in the wrong places... May 4: (Medford Mail Tribune) Ashland flood map changes affect more than 500 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100504/NEWS07/5040329 The Federal Emergency Management Agency's 100-year flood zone will change in September because the agency will begin using maps that utilize newer data and technology to more accurately predict where flooding is likely to occur.... May 1: (Commentary, The Oregonian) Getting the Columbia Crossing right http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/05/getting_the_columbia_crossing.html You don't have to be an architect, artist, bicyclist, urban planner, academic or environmentalist to fear that the Columbia River Crossing a process that is careening toward an unfortunate outcome. Just look at the schematic... April 30: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) In danger of loving our ocean to death http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/04/in_danger_of_loving_our_ocean.html No matter how different we may appear to each other, Oregonians will always have one thing in common: We love to catch and eat fish... April 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Pentagon drops objection to Oregon wind farm http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/04/30/shepherds-flat-wind-farm-moves-forward/ The U.S. Department of Defense today announced it wouldn't block the Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm in Arlington from being constructed... April 30: (New York Times) Jerry Brown Defends Embattled State Climate Law but Is Open to 'Adjustments' http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/04/30/30climatewire-jerry-brown-defends-embattled-state-climate-49756.html SAN FRANCISCO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown defended the state's climate change law yesterday, explaining that he sees room for "adjustments" but would not support an outright suspension of greenhouse gas reductions until the economy improves... April 29: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Forecasters less optimistic of development outlook http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/04/29/forcasters-less-optimistic-of-development-outlook/ Three Portland real estate gurus revised predictions they made last year that commercial development would pick up in 2011... April 27: (Hillsboro Argus) More urban reserves? Planning commission suggests changes http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboroargus/2010/04/more_urban_reserves_planning_c.html Washington County's planning commission voted last Wednesday to add several properties to the urban reserves, a move that land conservation advocates called a backdoor way of adding to the urban reserves... April 27: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Wind energy developers face federal hurdles http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/04/27/developers-face-federal-headwinds/ Construction of new wind farms in Oregon usually begins in springtime, when developers hope for dry weather. But this spring, developers are concerned about more than just rain... April 24: (Newberg Graphic) LNG saga continues http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/April/23/Local.News/lng.saga.continues/news.aspx Efforts to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Oregon are moving right along, but area residents continue to be concerned about the potential impacts... April 23: (Albany Democrat-Herald) State denies M49 claim http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_eb1b1744-4f18-11df-8535-001cc4c03286.html The state has rejected a request by Ron and Sandra Whitelaw to create two additional home sites on their 22-acre property 11 miles east of Lebanon. They plan to challenge the denial in court... April 23: (OPB News) LNG Company To Appeal Land Use Board's Decision http://news.opb.org/article/7191-lng-company-appeal-land-use-boards-decision/ The liquefied natural gas company that recently lost an appeal before an Oregon land-use board is challenging that decision to a higher court... April 22: (Bend Bulletin) Officials touting UGB expansion in Lincoln City http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100422/NEWS01/4220363/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 A contingent of Bend officials will head to the coast this week to continue a push for approval to expand the city's urban growth boundary... April 22: (Medford Mail Tribune) Regional plan plots growth http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100422/NEWS/4220317 A 10-year marathon effort to plot how central Jackson County will grow is finally approaching the finish line. The sometimes rancorous Regional Problem Solving plan... April 22: (Eugene Register-Guard) 'Envision Eugene' outreach to begin http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24710809-41/growth-eugene-residents-community-urban.csp Let Eugene's debate on growth begin. The City Council on Wednesday accepted the results of a land study that will serve as a basis for a communitywide discussion on how Eugene should grow during the next 20 years... April 21: (Guest Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) Greenhouse gas regulation remains piecemeal http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/04/21/greenhouse-gas-regulation-remains-piecemeal/ Shortly after President Obama's election, conventional wisdom generally held that comprehensive federal energy and climate legislation, including a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, would be passed by 2010 and take effect in 2012 in coordination with a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol... 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: