From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Nov 23 10:30:53 2010 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:30:53 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917017CFC3FF7@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. 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SOLAR ENERGY BUY-BACK PROGRAM IS HARDLY A BOONDOGGLE -- GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25530003-35/program-oregon-solar-energy-power.csp A guest viewpoint in the Nov. 6 Register-Guard lambasted the government thinking behind Oregons new solar incentive pilot program. Before rushing to judgment, perhaps we should look into this program more carefully. . . OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PROPOSED MARINE RESERVE SITES NOW POSTED ONLINE (Salem News) http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november222010/odfw-marine-reserves.php The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted for public review the maps and descriptions of proposed marine reserves and protected areas on its marine reserves website www.oregonocean.info/marinereserves. . . Nov 22: City: No 'Hoop' at Keizer Rapids (Keizertimes) In fact, Brown stated officials from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development are already saying the amenities spelled out in the existing ... Nov 21: COUNTY BLASTS STATE LAND SALES (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25557682-35/state-county-sales-public-acres.csp -Commissioners say the state violated the law by not getting their OK to transfer property to private owners- In a sternly worded letter to the state, Lane County commissioners delivered a message: Dont sell land in our county without our consent. . . OREGON SUPREME COURT CLEARS THE WAY FOR WALMART SUPERCENTER (San Francisco Examiner) http://www.examiner.com/city-buzz-in-medford/oregon-supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-walmart-supercenter In a unanimous decision, the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the reversal of an earlier decision by the Land Use Board of Appeals requiring the city of Medford to do a comprehensive traffic study before construction of a Walmart Supercenter is allowed to begin. . . Nov 20: Oregon Sawdust Powers Homes Via Biomass (Earth Techling) Now, some of that biomass will be going to good use, providing power to18,000 homes, courtesy of Iberdola Renewables. The new biomass plant-located ... County to discuss ORC lease (Coos Bay World) Before actually mining, ORC would need a conditional land-use permit from the county and would also need permission to use the county's forest roads to ... Companies tapping the tides in quest for renewable energy (Los Angeles Times) Pilot projects are underway in Washington, Alaska, Florida, California, Oregon and Hawaii, New York and elsewhere. The technology remains in its infancy, ... Trade center takes big step forward (Hermiston Herald) The second agreement in the document sets guidelines for the sale and purchase of 75 acres of land near the Hermiston airport for use as the new EOTEC ... Envisioning The Dalles (Dalles Chronicle) He said the plan also becomes part of the comprehensive land-use plan that sets out policies for development. "When it's all said and done though, ... Tsunami conundrum: How to escape Oregon town if bridge collapses (KVAL.com) Some private land also might need to be purchased for the bridge's right-of-way. But, Raskin said this week, "doing a big, expensive concrete bridge (for ... Nov 19: Supreme Court ruling favors Walmart Supercenter (Medford Mail Tribune) The Supreme Court unanimously overturned an earlier decision by the state Land Use Board of Appeals that required the city to complete a comprehensive ... Washington County weighs its next move after the state rejects an urban ... (OregonLive.com) The other two counties, joined by allies including the Washington County Farm Bureau and land-use watchdog group 1000 Friends of Oregon, countered that it ... 26 vacant acres in Northeast Portland are a lesson in urban growth and development (OregonLive.com) Twenty-six vacant acres where land-use policy wishes meet market reality. One of the cops says there's a gap in the fence on the left side of the gate. ... OREGON REGULATORS ENDORSE PGE'S LONG-TERM ENERGY PLAN (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/oregon_regulators_endorse_pges.html State energy regulators gave the nod Friday to Portland General Electric Co.'s long-term energy plan, including a tentative plan to close the utility's coal plant in Boardman in 2020. . . Nov 18: Woodburn expansion plan still undecided (Daily Journal of Commerce) http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/11/17/woodburn-expansion-still-undecided/ For Woodburn Mayor Kathy Figley, expanding the city's urban growth boundary is not only about developing land, but also about developing the town's maturing workforce. . . PORTLAND STATE: OREGON'S POPULATION BARELY GROWS; BLAME THE ECONOMY (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/11/portland_state_oregons_population_barely_grows_blame_the_economy.html For a fourth straight year, the slowing economy has depressed population growth in Oregon as fewer people move to the state and the birthrate has slowed, a report from the Population Research Center at Portland State University says. . . A PRESCRIPTION FOR A HEALTHY, COAL-FREE FUTURE FOR OREGON -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/a_prescription_for_a_healthy_c.html For months, conservation and public health organizations have worked to protect Oregonians' health and environment by ending the burning of coal at Portland General Electric's power plant at Boardman. PGE has dug in its heels and instead put forward three different versions of its preferred "2020" plan, which would circumvent clean air laws and wait 10 years to stop burning coal at Boardman. None of the three 2020 plans offered by PGE conforms to current air pollution laws. . . High Court reverses LUBA's Walmart ruling (KTVL) The Oregon Supreme Court has reversed a Land Use Board of Appeals ruling requiring a comprehensive traffic study for a proposed Walmart development within ... Christians need to know of the erosion of property rights (Tulsa Beacon, OK) ... Court in what may be a fight to the death, figuratively speaking of course, for the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). ... Nov 17: Council approves model to tackle housing problem (East Oregonian) During Tuesday night's city council meeting, Pendleton Mayor Phil Houk introduced a resolution allowing the city to use the Oregon Solutions model to ... Creswell to be represented on newly created Lane ACT (Creswell Chronicle) The eight to 10 citizens appointed by Lane ACT itself will represent trucking, rail, bicyclists and pedestrians, environmental land use, and other interests ... Jordan Cove investors may build power plant (Coos Bay World) ... the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, a conditional land-use permit from the county, and an energy facility site certificate from the state. ... Lisa Howard | Assistant to the Director Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518 lisa.howard at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: