From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Dec 28 14:13:29 2010 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:13:29 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917017CFC41F9@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 ____________________________________________________________ Dec 28: TINY HAWAIIAN FISH SIGNAL LARGE THINGS IN OREGON (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/tiny_hawaiian_fish_signal_larg.html It's hard to imagine that a popular aquarium fish thriving off Hawaii could be consequential here, in Oregon, where coastal fish stocks have declined in recent decades. But the yellow tang may well matter here, and that is a good thing. . . $2B in transmission lines planned in Oregon (Daily Journal of Commerce) More than $2 billion worth of transmission lines are planned throughout Oregon in the next decade, according to the state's major utilities - PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric and Idaho Power. . . Dec 27: WORKING ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25706549-35/project-highway-state-contractor-river.csp -Moving ground and disputes between the contractor and state delay a highway upgrade- The old stretch of roadway and the new one sit side by side spanking-new asphalt and pristine bridges spanning the Yaquina River in stark contrast to the weathered, winding Highway 20. . . Dec 26: THE FUTURE OF THE FOREST CAN SUSTAIN COMMUNITIES AND THE TREES, OSU'S COLLEGE OF FORESTRY DEAN SAYS (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/the_future_of_the_forest_can_s.html Hal Salwasser's observations come across like forest clearcuts: Blunt, dramatic and starkly efficient. Just as some people think clearcuts are nothing but ugly, not everyone likes what Salwasser has to say. . . REALTORS BRACE FOR TAX BATTLE (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25697977-35/tax-oregon-association-realtors-campaign.csp -The Oregon professional association is raising funds for an initiative drive to ban real estate transfer fees- Realtors are gearing up to try to get a constitutional ban on a tax that isnt imposed by the state and has been prohibited at the local level after one Oregon county adopted it. . . LSU, Oregon State team up in wave study (WRCB-TV) Over the summer, scientists gathered data on how waves interact with vegetation through the use of a large wave-generating machine housed at the Corvallis, ... Metro to Spend $2 Million in Federal Funds to Study Portland to Sherwood Transit (The Portlander) The plan will coordinate: local land use plans that support livable communities; a corridor refinement plan to examine the function, mode and general ... Ocean Power Technologies Deploying Wave Power Device (Alternative Energy Stocks) The 150KW device, known as the PB150, is slated to be launched off the coast of Reedsport, Oregon. In fact, the plan is to develop a total of 10 devices, ... Dec 25: BOARDMAN PLAN IS GOOD; NOW LET'S REACH FOR BETTER -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/boardman_plan_is_good_now_lets.html Now that the state Environmental Quality Commission has unanimously approved a plan to shut down the Boardman coal-fired power plant no later than the end of 2020, it's time to focus on what kind of power will replace it. . . EPA ADOPTS NEW RULES FOR POWER PLANTS (mycentraloregon.com) http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/local/1303846/EPA-Adopts-New-Rules-For-Power-Plants.html Attorney General John Kroger praised the Environmental Protection Agency for agreeing to improve air quality and better protect public health by adopting new pollution rules for power plants and petroleum refineries. . . ENVIRONMENTALISTS ANGERED BY ORE. DAM TURBINE PLAN (mycentraloregon.com) http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/461126/Environmentalists-angered-by-Ore-dam-turbine-plan.html A Canadian company's proposal to produce electricity from the North Umpqua River has drawn opposition from environmental groups while perplexed government officials question the company's intentions. . . Ashland landowners grounded in bureaucratic limbo (Mail Tribune) This is not the first time the property and issues over zoning have come before the land-use board. In 2004, LUBA rejected the county's efforts to rezone ... Dec 24: FIXING THE ENERGY BEAST IS DOABLE IN THE 2011 SESSION -- OPINION (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/fixing_the_energy_beast_is_doa.html It's hardly the best time to urge a newly elected Legislature and governor to see after anything other than fixing a broken budget. Getting Oregon's expenses in line with its revenues will require more resolve than ever. Pain, and even personal reckoning, will attend the deep cutting and program closures. . . Ashland winds power Southern Oregon homes (Coos Bay World) ... the land historically has been used for cattle grazing, although in August, the Ashland City Council agreed to let Standing Stone Brewing Co. use a ... Dec 23: COWLITZ TRIBE CASINO NEAR LA CENTER CLEARS MAJOR FEDERAL HURDLE (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/12/cowlitz_tribe_casino_near_la_center_clears_major_federal_hurdle.html The Department of the Interior announced Thursday it would approve the Cowlitz Tribe's application to take 152 acres in Clark County into trust, clearing a major government hurdle for a 134,150-square-foot casino near La Center. . . OFFICIALS WORRY TAILORING RULE COULD HURT BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECTS IN OREGON (Argus Observer) http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/12/23/news/doc4d13924d2e5d4310456668.txt A new rule being implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency to limit the amounts greenhouse gases could put a halt or delay many biomass energy projects because, unless the rule is rewritten, biomass energy is being placed in the same category as fossil fuels and will be subject to the expense of meeting the same standards. . . Two shindig bills in the wings (Capital Press) Oregon Department of Agriculture land-use specialist Jim Johnson said the department supports elements of both concepts, but neither "is comprehensive ... STUDY SHOWS MARINE RESERVES BENEFIT (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25697359-41/marine-areas-reserves-evidence-fish.csp Scientists now have hard evidence for something they have long believed that establishing no-fishing zones in the ocean will help replenish fish populations far away that have been overharvested. . . Ready supply of buildable land to be pitched to lawmakers (Daily Journal of Commerce) Oregon's commercial real estate community is calling for the state Legislature to create a tiered system of developable land - including categories for land that can be developed down the line and land that can be developed almost immediately. . . Dec 22: Feds sue Washougal man over construction in Gorge (The Columbian) http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/22/feds-sue-washougal-man-over-zip-lines-gorge/ A Washougal man who was briefly jailed and fined last year for violating a state court order that he stop offering zip line rides in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is now in trouble with the federal government. . . Water under the bridge (Daily Astorian) ... and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development have said they would appeal the city's decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. ... Sustainability center lands $250000 grant (Bizjournals.com) The Meyer trust becomes the first foundation to invest in the Oregon Sustainability Center. The center's programming will showcase land use and ... Remembering 12 years at Metro Council (Gresham Outlook) We have made land use decisions that reflect what people want for better communities and a transportation plan to move people and freight that supports, ... Aldrich Mountains eyed for Special Management Area (Blue Mountain Eagle) The group wishes to see the land managed as one unit, under one management plan. The group sees the designation as a way to maintain historical use of the ... Dec 21: BLM: wind development okay on public land (Sustainable Business Oregon) by Lee van der Voo Oregon's Bureau of Land Use Management will continue to permit wind development on public lands, despite a push by the United States Fish ... Activists take aim at urban renewal (West Linn Tidings) Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Williams, 82, thinks this will be his last big battle ... 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