[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - June 29, 2010

[Voliva, Cliff]

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June 28: (Baker City Herald) County Planning Commission delays action
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/County-Planning-Commission-delays-action
A conditional-use permit to build a hunting and fishing lodge, farm stand and up to eight cabins on a small ranch 10 miles from Huntington drew more questions than the applicant had answers for during Thursday's Baker County Planning Commission meeting...

June 28: (McMinnville News-Register) Census: Local growth nearly double state's
http://www.newsregister.com/article/44760-census+local+growth+nearly+double+state039s
By and large, Yamhill County's 10 cities boomed during the past decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday...

June 28: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Oregon mining facility boosts jobs
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/28/oregon-mining-facility-boosts-jobs/
Saddled with a 13 percent unemployment figure and an economy based mainly on commercial fishing, logging and tourism, Coos County has been hit hard by the recession. But a $45 million capital investment by an Australian company looking to be the first miner of chromite in the U.S. could prove to be just the boost the county needs...

June 28: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Dorothy English is not the end of the story on land-use planning abuse
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/dorothy_english_is_not_the_end.html
Advocates of land-use planning laws should celebrate rather than mourn the victory that the Oregon Supreme Court has granted to the estate of Dorothy English...

June 27: (OPB News) Manufacturing Sector Shows Signs Of Life In Rural Oregon
http://news.opb.org/article/7167-rural-oregon-show-signs-life-manufacturing-sector/
For years, economists have predicted the demise of Oregon's manufacturing sector. And it has shrunk. But there are places...

June 26: (Medford Mail Tribune) Gold Ray Dam removal halted http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100626/NEWS/6260304
Work to demolish Gold Ray Dam could be delayed a month or more as Jackson County grapples with a group of dam supporters over whether removing the 106-year-old structure would illegally alter the Rogue River's floodplain or violate county land-use rules...

June 25: (Daily Journal of Commerce) More manufacturing jobs require more land
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/25/more-manufacturing-jobs-require-more-land/
If the Portland-metro area doesn't adjust its industrial land-use practices it could lose out on thousands of manufacturing jobs in the next five years. That's the warning local real estate and business development professionals are issuing...

June 25: (Medford Mail Tribune) Cell vote posed dilemma for two planners
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100625/NEWS/6250327
Ashland Planning Commissioners Michael Dawkins and Melanie Mindlin found themselves conflicted between the law and their beliefs...

June 24: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg planning director wins award
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100624/NEWS/100629886/1001&parentprofile=1055
Brian Davis, director of Roseburg's Community Development Department, recently won an award for leading the department in many successful projects last year...

June 24: (La Grande Observer) Wind farm forum draws 150
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Wind-farm-forum-draws-150
Whether the majority of citizens support development of a 300-megawatt wind farm on Craig Mountain near Union is anybody's guess. What's sure is...

June 24: (Medford Mail Tribune) Ashland approves cell antennas despite protests http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100624/NEWS/6240318
ASHLAND - The Planning Commission on Tuesday night approved AT&T's request to put 12 cell antennas on the Ashland Street Cinemas roof, but owners of the neighboring Hidden Springs Wellness Center said they will appeal the decision to the City Council...

June 24: (Eugene Register-Guard) West Eugene bus options still open
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24945899-41/west-board-route-ltd-bus.csp
The Lane Transit District board on Wednesday winnowed down more than 50 possible routes for rapid-bus service to and from west Eugene, removing one controversial option from study but retaining another...

June 24: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Two planners concerned by cell radiation
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100624/NEWS02/6240310/-1/NEWS
Planning Commissioners Michael Dawkins and Melanie Mindlin found themselves conflicted between the law and their beliefs Tuesday night as they faced a vote on whether to approve plans to install 12 cell antennas on the roof of Ashland Street Cinemas...

June 23: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland City Council approves Division Street plan
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/23/portland-city-council-approves-division-street-plan/
A plan to improve traveling conditions for autos, bikes and pedestrians along Southeast Division Street between Southeast 10th and 39th avenues got the nod from Portland City Council today...

June 23: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Two OSU scientists named lead authors for climate report
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_afe5067a-7f2f-11df-9b23-001cc4c002e0.html
Two Oregon State University scientists have been named lead authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report, which will be issued in 2013...

June 23: (Medford Mail Tribune) Ashland disputes county's low population forecast http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100623/NEWS/6230318
ASHLAND - The city could have trouble providing enough land for future businesses and homes if Jackson County doesn't change its low population forecast for Ashland, city officials fear....

June 22: (La Grande Observer) Wind farm opponents plan forum
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Wind-farm-opponents-plan-foru
A local group opposed to construction of the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm near Union takes its case to the public Wednesday night...


Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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