From cliff.voliva at state.or.us Tue Aug 17 09:29:27 2010 From: cliff.voliva at state.or.us (Voliva, Cliff) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:29:27 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - August 17, 2010 Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B59170165EE9225@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 17: (Bend Bulletin) Group to look at resorts' impact http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100817/NEWS01/8170390/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Graduate students from the University of Oregon are going to try to give Deschutes County government more definitive answers about the costs and benefits of destination resorts... August 17: (Statesman Journal) Council holds off on transit mall relocation http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100817/NEWS/8170324/1001 Salem-Keizer Transit District officials were feeling the heat at a city council meeting Monday night, as person after person spoke against the potential relocation of the bus mall to Union Street NE... August 16: (Eugene Register-Guard) County may tighten floodplain rules http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25160633-41/floodplain-county-rules-flood-development.csp In February 1996, Lane County got hit with a double-whammy of prolonged rain and an early snow melt. The result was a calamity, county officials said: Flooding... August 16: (Eugene Register-Guard) After outcry, Springfield lowering development permit fees http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25178710-41/fee-developers-development-springfield-fees.csp SPRINGFIELD - The cost of doing development business in Springfield just got cheaper, thanks to a fee change passed by the City Council... August 16: (AP, Ashland Daily Tidings) Development on forestland newest threat to U.S. woods http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100816/NEWS02/8160309/-1/NEWS Housing development on privately owned forestland needs to be added to the list of threats to the nation's forests, according to a U.S. Forest Service report issued last week... August 15: (Guest Commentary, Medford Mail Tribune) Keep a lid on Measure 38 - and future sprawl http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100815/OPINION/8150338/-1/NEWSMAP In Greek Mythology, Pandora was ordered not to open a jar containing the countless evils in the world. But curiosity got the best of her and well, you can imagine the rest of that story... August 14: (New York Times) Free parking comes at a price http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/business/economy/15view.html?_r=1&src=busln In our society, cars receive considerable attention and study - whether the subject is buying and selling them, the traffic congestion they cause or the dangerous things we do in them... August 13: (Hillsboro Argus) Bragdon's move shakes up growth boundary choices http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/128172367520180.xml&coll=6 The Metro Council's consensus maker is heading for New York, months before a key land use battle in which he figured to play a prominent role... August 13: (The Oregonian) Tualatin City Council kills controversial road extension proposal http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2010/08/tualatin_city_council_kills_controversial_road_extension_proposal.html The Tualatin City Council this week decided to drop a controversial proposal that would extend Southwest Blake Street with a bridge over nearby railroad tracks, next to several homes close by... August 13: (Eugene Register-Guard) Quiet comes at a cost | Freeway soundwall cuts traffic noise but ruins the view for some residents http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25175957-41/wall-goes-residents-brown-interchange.csp Imagine the state building a towering concrete wall behind your home. Marcus Konyn, Tobi Brown and Mary Nowack don't have to imagine it: They can see one... August 13: (Bend Bulletin) State tries to protect sage grouse http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100813/NEWS01/8130403/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 Renewable energy projects should not be built in key sage grouse habitat, including sections of eastern Crook and Deschutes counties, according to a draft of an updated state plan for management of the High Desert-dwelling bird... August 12: (Portland Tribune) Bethany expansion: 'Not in my back yard' http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128163417386744700 In the pursuit of a long-term transportation plan that includes the installation of a new "livable neighborhood" in North Bethany... August 12: (Guest Commentary, Beaverton Valley Times) Working together is the key to transforming Beaverton http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128164443060362700 I'd like to thank the Beaverton Valley Times ("Many city strategies need unified outcome," Aug. 5) for drawing attention to the importance of planning for our future... August 12: (Portland Tribune) Development code amended for lake drawdown flexibility http://www.portlandtribune.com/metro_news/story.php?story_id=128157777602031300 Working with the planning commission and the privately operated Lake Oswego Corporation, the city council last week approved amendments to the development code... August 11: (South County Spotlight) City Council floats plan for waterfront development http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=128155412166744900 The city of St. Helens has launched plans for waterfront development, but money for the projects may be difficult to come by... August 11: (Clackamas Review) Annexation: More residents 'go with the flow' http://www.clackamasreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=128146248349283300 Milwaukie's controversial plan to annex a portion of the neighboring Southgate area is gaining some adherents who see no reason to continue holding out in the hope that their septic tanks... August 11: (AP, The Oregonian) New government report: Housing poses threat to private forests http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/08/new_report_housing_poses_threat_to_private_forests.html Housing development on privately owned forest land needs to be added to the list of threats to the nation's forests, according to a U.S. Forest Service report issued today... August 11: (The Oregonian) Metro eyes Hillsboro for bringing residential, industrial land into growth boundary http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2010/08/metro_eyes_hillsboro_for_bringing_residential_industrial_land_into_growth_boundary.html Hillsboro could be an obvious winner if regional policymakers decide to loosen the Portland-area's growth belt this year to ensure enough developable land exists for homes and large-parcel industrial campuses during the next two decades... August 11: (OPB News) Metro Seeks Funds To Develop Land Within Urban Growth Boundary http://news.opb.org/article/10945-metro-seeks-funds-develop-land-within-urban-growth-boundary/ Metro Council's top administrator says it's likely the urban growth boundary will need to expand to meet future housing demand... August 11: (Medford Mail Tribune) County notifies developers it is tired of paying for roads http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100811/NEWS/8110324 Cities are scrambling to figure out how to find millions of dollars to improve county roads while not putting a damper on development. Jackson County has put area cities on notice... August 10: (The Dalles Chronicle) Broughton wins victory http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/08/08-10-10-01.shtml Supporters of a plan to recreate the former Broughton Lumber Company mill site as a destination resort won a victory this week... August 10: (Portland Tribune) Metro exec questions I-205 MAX line http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128146995734428400 Although federal, state and local officials lined up to praise the Interstate 205 MAX light-rail line when it opened last September, Metro Chief Executive Officer Michael Jordan thinks it should have been built instead along 82nd Avenue... August 10: (OPB News) Metro Recommends Expanding Portland-Area Urban Growth Boundary http://news.opb.org/article/10941-metro-recommends-expanding-portland-area-urban-growth-boundary/ The Portland area would expand its urban growth boundary under a complex set of recommendations unveiled Tuesday... August 10: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Lasers help identify potential landslides http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/08/10/lidar-helps-identify-potential-landslides/ If it's spring or winter in Oregon, geologists expect that a landslide is on its way somewhere in the state. In the past, aerial photographs... August 10: (McMinnville News-Register) Winery praised for model application http://www.newsregister.com/article/45148-winery+praised+model+application Only one application came before the Yamhill County Planning Commission Thursday - a proposal to host a series of events at a rural winery... August 9: (Statesman Journal) City to consider Subway drive-through permit http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100809/NEWS/8090319/1001 Salem City Council today will revive the saga of a drive-up window at a Subway franchise in northeast Salem... August 5: (Tigard Times) Wait is over as Progress Ridge secures finances http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128103404305893000 The long wait is over for construction of the Progress Ridge TownSquare to shift into high gear. In the next year, the vacant 20-acre field on the north side of Southwest Barrows Road will be transformed into the neighborhood's newest retail hub... July 31: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Salem's march toward sprawl http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/salems_march_toward_sprawl.html In 1978 Mike Swaim looked around and saw the way growth had trashed the idyllic Southern California where he'd grown up... 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