From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Jul 6 11:26:49 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:26:49 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - July 6, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917015E121516@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 ____________________________________________________________ July 6: (The Oregonian) Astoria and Bandon win honors for revival efforts http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2010/07/astoria_and_bandon_win_honors.html They were two communities facing futures undeniably grim. In some ways, they had nothing -- no money, no jobs and little prospect for anything better... July 6: (Medford Mail Tribune) Medford plan aims to protect creeks http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100706/NEWS/7060321 The stretch of Lone Pine Creek that flows out of the Medford airport is a microcosm of the pitfalls and opportunities facing urban creeks used by Rogue River basin salmon and steelhead... July 5: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Northwest should lead America's clean-energy revolution http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/northwest_should_lead_americas.html As the events of the past weeks have shown, with thousands of barrels of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico each day, using fossil fuels may put our economy, our communities and our environment at risk... July 3: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Urban farming on Council agenda http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_5c6a58ea-8670-11df-89ff-001cc4c03286.html The Corvallis City Council is expected to take up the question of agricultural uses in industrial zones at its Tuesday meeting... July 3: (San Jose Mercury News) What's farmland protection worth to California? Pocket change, apparently http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_15439842?nclick_check=1 SACRAMENTO - Need another example that California's fiscal crisis has taken a turn for the absurd? Then consider that the state spent $1.14 million this year to run a program that allocated - get this - $1,000 statewide to compensate cities and counties for helping to preserve farmland and open space... July 2: (The Oregonian) New Sandy High School to break ground after City Council denies appeals http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2010/07/new_sandy_high_school_to_break.html The Oregon Trail School District will break ground for its new, $110 million Sandy High School on Wednesday evening after the City Council denied nine appeals to a permit that governs its design, construction and land use... July 2: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Casino developers get signatures to proceed http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/02/casino-developers-get-signatures-to-proceed/ The developers of the proposed non-tribal casino in Wood Village have turned in the 327,000 signatures needed to get two measures on this year's ballot... July 1: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Report: More pedestrians in downtown Portland http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/01/report-more-pedestrians-in-downtown-portland/ More pedestrians are walking on downtown Portland streets compared to last year, according to a non-scientific report from the Portland Business Alliance... July 1: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland adds two system development charges http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/01/portland-adds-two-system-development-charges/ Cities around Oregon have been waiving or reducing system development charges to help spur development during the economic downturn. Portland, meanwhile, is preparing to adopt additional SDCs for the Portland State University and Central Eastside districts... June 30: (Newport News-Times) No more input on zone changes http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=23116&page=72 After listening to hours of public testimony and accepting hundreds of pages of written concerns and making significant changes, the Newport Planning Commission closed public comment on proposed changes to the city's geological hazards portion of its zoning ordinance... June 30: (Newport News-Times) Toledo residents discuss planning http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=23114&page=72 An effort to upgrade Toledo's antiquated zoning took another step forward Monday, June 21, when 35 folks showed up for a public forum at the Toledo Fire Hall... June 30: (Medford Mail Tribune) Low density could hinder transit, report finds http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100630/NEWS/6300321 Not enough people live or work along Highway 99 to sustain a robust mass transit district, a draft report by local transportation officials finds... June 26: (The Oregonian) North Bethany's future relies on corralling transportation money and raising new taxes and fees http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/index.ssf/2010/06/north_bethanys_future_relies_on_corralling_countywide_money_and_raising_new_taxes_and_fees.html HILLSBORO -- Paying for new roads to develop the green fields of North Bethany likely will require an extraordinary financing plan that includes creation of a tax district, corralling transportation money and increased development fees passed on to homeowners... 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