[LandUse-News] Land Use News from DLCD - September 14, 2010

[Voliva, Cliff]

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Sept. 15: (Medford Mail Tribune) Property owners fight natural gas pipeline
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100915/NEWS/9150314
When Bob Barker strolls down the path behind the comfortable Shady Cove retirement home he and his wife, Gail, own alongside the Rogue River, he would prefer to be thinking about lunker salmon lurking in the river's depths...

Sept. 15: (Eugene Register-Guard) A Landmark Deal: The Nature Conservency to buy 1,270 acres near Mount Pisgah
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/25293035-55/wildish-conservancy-county-property-nature.csp
Officials announced Tuesday that a deal is expected this fall to protect 1,270 acres of riverfront wildlife habitat southeast of Eugene-Springfield, completing what has been called the biggest land offer to Lane County government in 30 years and a vision for conservation that dates to the time of Gov. Tom McCall...

Sept. 14: (Portland Tribune) Land: A Rare Commodity
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128451248526974700
Surrounded by overgrown blackberry vines, rusted, broken-down fencing and abandoned hut-like buildings, Jim Kight and Matt Wand - smartly dressed in business casual attire - cut rather incongruous figures at the former Troutdale sewage treatment plant...

Sept. 12: (Editorial, Bend Bulletin) Double standard on Bend land use
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100912/NEWS01/9120310/1050/OPIN&nav_category=OPIN
We can't take credit for the thrust of this editorial, which came to us from a community member. But a good observation is a good observation, and we're more than happy to repackage this one...

Sept. 12: (Portland Tribune) Columbia River Crossing stirs even more debate
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128431229864048700
Momentum is building for the Columbia River Crossing. Or is it? Supporters and opponents of the controversial Interstate 5 bridge and freeway improvement project...

Sept. 10: (The Oregonian) Tualatin and Sherwood neighbors nervous over new Clackamas quarry
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2010/09/tualatin_and_sherwood_neighbors_nervous_over_new_clackamas_quarry.html
TUALATIN -- With a handful of rock quarries near Tonquin Road, the two closest cities - Tualatin and Sherwood -- generally have fielded complaints caused by the commotion. Traffic, dust, noise and pollution, they say...

Sept. 10: (Statesman Journal) Keizer Station Area B park proposal lacks specifics
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100910/NEWS/9100325/1001
The question of what type of park will be part of a development that includes a transit center created some discussion at a recent public hearing...

Sept. 10: (Portland Business Journal) Happy Valley is Oregon's fastest-growing city
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/06/daily29.html
Happy Valley, with a growth rate of more than 110 percent in the past 10 years, has experienced the greatest percentage of growth of any city in Oregon...

Sept. 10: (Bend Bulletin) DEQ water group meets
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100910/NEWS01/9100410/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
LA PINE - How to best tackle the controversial task of protecting groundwater in southern Deschutes county was the question on the table Thursday night in La Pine...

Sept. 10: (The Oregonian) Beaverton wants residents' input on plans for civic design changes and urban renewal
http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2010/09/beaverton_wants_residents_input_on_plans_for_civic_design_changes_and_urban_renewal.html
Beaverton's big-ticket list could go something like this...

Sept. 9: (OPB News) Pipeline Deals With Environmental Groups Have Ranchers Angry
http://news.opb.org/article/12761-pipeline-deals-enviromental-groups-have-ranchers-angry/
When the Houston-based El Paso Corporation announced plans to build a 680-mile natural gas pipeline from Malin, Oregon to Opal, Wyoming, energy observers knew the project was certain generate some opposition...

Sept. 9: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Sherwood Cannery project to begin soon
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/09/sherwood-cannery-project-to-begin-soon/
The road to transform an old fruit cannery into a downtown public square in Sherwood hasn't always been a smooth ride. After three years of process and unexpected hang-ups, the city of Sherwood and private developer Capstone Partners are poised to start work on the long anticipated Sherwood Cannery project...

Sept. 9: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Wind war in Union County
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/09/wind-war-in-union-county/
A storm is brewing in the Grande Ronde Valley, and it's about to get windier. After the success of its Elkhorn Valley wind farm project near the tiny community of Telocaset, developer Horizon Wind is looking to add as many as 164 turbines to the foothills of this windy valley...

Sept. 9: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro wants public input for regional plan
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/09/metro-wants-public-input-for-regional-plan/
Regional government Metro is looking for public participation in its charge to form a Community Investment Strategy...

Sept. 9: (Coos Bay World) Pipeline gets conditional permit
http://www.theworldlink.com/news/local/article_f93b5536-2213-5e15-86c9-91747ddd5a98.html
Coos County commissioners gave their final approval Wednesday to a conditional land-use permit for the Pacific Connector natural gas pipeline...

Sept. 9: (Bend Bulletin) County give resort more time to build
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100909/NEWS0107/9090365/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Wednesday in favor of giving the developer of Tetherow resort another year to build required overnight lodging units...

Sept. 8: (South County Spotlight) Scappoose planners to consider UGB expansion
http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=128396600021573600
The Scappoose Planning Commission on Thursday, Sept. 9, will consider whether to recommend expanding the city's urban growth boundary to include an additional 380 acres of industrial and commercial land...

Sept. 8: (Beaverton Valley Times) Civic Plan projects Beaverton's future
http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128399556294862000
How will traffic be directed to create a better downtown? Where should multi-family housing be located? What kind of businesses do people want in their back yards?

Sept. 8: (Daily Journal of Commerce) PGE completes Biglow Canyon wind farm
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/08/pge-completes-bigelow-wind-farm/
Portland General Electric flipped the switch on the final phase of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm this week. The 217-turbine project located on 25,000 acres in Sherman County...

Sept. 8: (Statesman Journal) Transit center among plans for Keizer Station buildings
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100908/NEWS/9080436/1001/NEWS
The public has a chance today to weigh in on the master plan of an undeveloped area in Keizer Station where a transit center is planned...

Sept. 8: (Bend Bulletin) Cell towers getting new rules
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100908/NEWS01/9080379/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Many Bend residents could soon be safe from cell phone companies that want to erect 80- to 100-foot-tall towers in their neighborhoods...

Sept. 8: (AP, Albany Democrat-Herald) State considers three additional marine reserves
http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_cce2e8f8-bb59-11df-9d7f-001cc4c03286.html
EUGENE (AP) - The state is considering three more areas on the Oregon coast to be designated as marine reserves. Last year, the state named two marine reserves...

Sept. 8: (Editorial, Albany Democrat-Herald) State in no hurry
http://www.democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_d93cc2ea-bb77-11df-95c8-001cc4c002e0.html
Under Measure 49, Linn County property owners Ron and Sandra Whitelaw are entitled to make three building lots of their 21-acre property on Bellinger Road...

Sept. 7: (Newberg Graphic) LUBA remands city's industry and employment forecast
http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/September/07/Local.News/luba.remands.citys.industry.and.employment.forecast/news.aspx
About seven months ago, the Newberg City Council adopted an Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA), projecting future employment projects and ways to make Newberg a complete community over the next two to three decades...

Sept. 6: (McMinnville News-Register) Court overturns local subdivision ruling
http://www.newsregister.com/article/45410-court+overturns+local+subdivision+ruling
A 10-lot subdivision approved under Measure 37 in 2006 and Measure 49 in 2007 has been remanded to Yamhill County for re-hearing...

Sept. 5: (Bend Bulletin) New neighbors and dogs don't mix
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100905/NEWS01/9050370
For Sylvia Whitmore, a 69-year-old Crook County resident, the story is this: She was here first, and new neighbors came in and asked her to change her ways...

Sept. 3: (Keizertimes) Mixed use, and big box, in early Area C proposal
http://keizertimes.com/?p=2861
Neighbors of a proposed big-box store in Area C of Keizer Station - that's just east of Chemawa Road NE and south of Lockhaven Drive NE - got their first look at what developers have in mind...

Sept. 2: (Tualatin Times) Tualatin group takes it to the neighborhoods
http://www.tualatintimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344755785834700
Jan Giunta says it's about time Tualatin was organized into neighborhood associations...


Cliff Voliva | Communications Officer
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