From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Aug 3 09:23:57 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:23:57 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - August 3, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B59170165ACD51C@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 ____________________________________________________________ August 2: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Planning for business revival http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_c1d32a9e-9d3c-11df-82d7-001cc4c002e0.html An economic analysis commissioned recently by the city found that $14 out of every $100 Klamath County residents spend on retail are spent outside the county, usually in Medford... August 2: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Facebook doubling size of Prineville data center http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/08/02/facebook-doubling-size-of-prineville-data-center/ As Facebook continues to grow, announcing last month that it's reached 500 million users, so does the company's central Oregon data center that is currently under construction... August 2: (Eugene Register-Guard) Pears remain top commodity in Jackson County http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25108810-35/vanbuskirk-acres-county-jackson-pears.csp MEDFORD - Pears are expected to remain a big commodity in Jackson County as long as major producers maintain their current operations... August 2: (Portland Tribune) Who should run bridge project? http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128069264632698600 Last week, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire said they had come up with a "road map" for completing the controversial Columbia River Crossing project. To which Portland Mayor Sam Adams said, not so fast... August 1: (Medford Mail Tribune) Phoenix chooses land for regional growth process http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100801/NEWS/8010341 PHOENIX - City officials working on a regional land-use plan have approved a half-dozen properties as land needed for future growth. Two of the pieces approved by the city as part of the Regional Problem Solving process had earlier been removed from consideration... July 31: (La Grande Observer) Proposed transmission line http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Local-News/Proposed-transmission-line The final word on Idaho Power's proposed Boardman to Hemingway transmission line has yet to be spoken... July 31: (New York Times) Turbines Too Loud? Here, Take $5,000 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/us/01wind.html?_r=2 IONE, Ore. - Residents of the remote high-desert hills near here have had an unusual visitor recently, a fixer working out the kinks in clean energy... July 30: (Newport News-Times) Roads End faces inclusion http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=23547&page=72 A proposed ordinance introduced during Monday night's regular session of the Lincoln City Council would enhance the city's ability to annex areas outside city limits and within the Urban Growth Boundary... July 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Zoning puts out Portland industrial businesses http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/30/zoning-puts-out-portland-industrial-businesses/ Hanset Stainless, a steel fabricating business along the Columbia Slough in east Portland, has become an expert at adapting to survive... July 30: (OPB News) Independent Panel Says I-5 Bridge 'Must Move Forward' http://news.opb.org/article/10160-independent-panel-says-i-5-bridge-must-move-forward/ The governors of Oregon and Washington released an independent study Friday on the proposed new I-5 bridge over the Columbia... July 30: (The Oregonian) Independent CRC study says new I-5 bridge needed, criticizes process http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/independent_crc_review_study_s.html A new Interstate 5 bridge linking Portland and Vancouver must be built "at the earliest possible date" but is doomed without tolling and more courage from government officials, according to an independent review of the Columbia River Crossing... July 30: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Annexation of West Hayden Island moves ahead http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/30/annexation-of-west-hayden-island-moves-ahead/ Portland City Council on Thursday moved one step closer to annexing into the city more than 800 acres of undeveloped property on West Hayden Island... July 30: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Cell antenna opponent files appeal http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100730/NEWS02/7300308/-1/NEWS The owner of a wellness center is appealing an Ashland Planning Commission decision to allow construction of 12 AT&T cell phone antennas on the rooftop of the Ashland Street Cinemas... July 29: (Wilsonville Spokesman) Aurora airport planning starts amidst concerns http://www.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2010/July/29/Top.stories/aurora.airport.planning.starts.amidst.concerns/news.aspx Folks, we're experiencing some turbulence in the Aurora State Airport master plan process. It's time to fasten your seatbelts... July 29: (The Oregonian) City Council allows planning for marine terminals on West Hayden Island http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/city_council_allows_planning_t.html Despite pleas from conservationists and East Hayden Island residents, Portland's City Council authorized staff Thursday night to plan for building 300 acres of marine terminals on 800-acre West Hayden Island... July 29: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes Oks new resort rules http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/NEWS01/7290419/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Deschutes County officials approved a provision Wednesday to protect the Cyrus family's resort development plans near Sisters as part of two ordinances to update Deschutes County's resort zone... July 28: (Portland Tribune) Council Creek still front line of the reserves fight http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128030209936013200 The long reserve saga is nearly over. In October, the Land Conservation and Development Commission will decide whether to give Metro and three Portland-area counties the green light on setting aside land as urban or rural reserve - or send the planners back to the drawing table... July 28: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg to build roundabout http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100728/NEWS/100729770/1001&parentprofile=1055 By the fall of 2011, motorists passing through the intersection of Aviation Drive and Edenbower Boulevard likely will find themselves traveling in Roseburg's first heavily trafficked roundabout... July 27: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Portland industrial market starts to improve http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/27/portland-industrial-market-starts-to-improve/ New data shows that Portland's industrial market is poised to recover, but local agents are proceeding with caution. Overall, vacancy throughout the metro area dropped... July 27: (Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union) Mosque on solid legal ground http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Mosque-on-solid-legal-ground-591663.php ALBANY -- Gov. David Paterson's legal team has concluded that Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's idea of using eminent domain to block the construction of a Muslim community center and mosque two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks wouldn't stand up in a court of law... July 27: (Editorial, The Oregonian) A reprieve for the land-use system http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/a_reprieve_for_the_land-use_sy.html When lawyers describe a judicial ruling as a novel interpretation of the law, they aren't paying the judge a compliment. Novelty is not what judges are going for... July 27: (The Oregonian) Metro mapping system allows online lookup of urban and rural reserves http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/07/metro_mapping_system_allows_on.html Property owners who wonder if their land is included in Metro's proposed urban or rural reserves now have an easy way to check... July 26: (Beaverton Valley Times) Visioning process enters homestretch http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=127981737759528600 After two years of hard work, Beaverton's Visioning Advisory Committee presented its findings to City Council on Monday night... July 23: (Hillsboro Argus) Hillsboro and port to appeal airport ruling http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/127990564434460.xml&coll=6 The city of Hillsboro and the Port of Portland said Wednesday they will file an appeal of the recent state Land Use Board of Appeals decision that an airport zoning ordinance oversteps their constitutional authority... 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