From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Jan 18 13:45:55 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:45:55 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917017CFC4365@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 ____________________________________________________________ Jan 17: FEMA TO GIVE VERNONIAN SCHOOLS $11.2 MILLION FOR FLOOD DAMAGE (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/fema_to_give_vernonian_schools_112_million_for_flood_damage.html Three years after a storm flooded the city of Vernonia, it can expect $11.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help rebuild its schools. NEW LAW LETS TRIBES EXTEND LEASES (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25716241-35/tribes-lease-bill-law-tribe.csp When Oregon Indian tribes place land into trust, it allows them to conduct business there that they couldnt otherwise, including enterprises that are off-limits to non-Indians building a casino, for example. Until earlier this month, though, there was a significant catch, at least for five of the states nine federally recognized tribes: Because tribes cant sell trust land, they could only enter into leases with other companies that might want to develop retail outlets, housing or something else on that land, leases that must be renewed every 25 years. East Medford neighbors appeal communication tower (Medford Mail Tribune)... neighborhood have appealed the city's decision to place the tower within 30 feet of homes to both City Council and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. ... Jan 16: Mailbag: That land CAN be farmed (Albany Democrat Herald) Commissioner Nyquist is quoted as saying this case shows that "Oregon's land use process is broken". He's right, it does show it's broken because the Linn ... A tax by any other name (Mail Tribune) We've seen the same trend at the local level, as cities and counties increasingly depend on fees to pay for land-use planning and other services they must ... How To Grow Farms Around Our Cities (Hartford Courant) The discussion thus far might suggest a move toward the urban growth boundaries used in Oregon and elsewhere, to contain urban development. Since land near ... Jan 15: Wind dispute blows to Salem (East Oregonian) By ERIN MILLS The long-running dispute between the Willow Creek wind farm and a few of its neighbors is headed for Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals. ... Central Point decision designed to attract major retailers could meet with ... (KDRV) In December, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled WalMart would be allowed to build a supercenter in South Medford. Medford city planners are working with the ... Jan 14: EPA LESSENS EMISSIONS RULES FOR BIOMASS FACILITIES (The Dalles Chronicle) http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2011/01/01-14-11-03.shtml -Congressional delegation from Oregon stops agencys restrictive regulations- Three members of Oregons Congressional Delegation have won a major concession from the Environmental Protection Agency that they believe will not only protect jobs but future investment into biomass energy production. Clatsop County Board Withdraws Pipeline Approval (OPB News) The county had approved the pipeline previously, though opponents had taken the decision to Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals. ... STATE CERTIFIES INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES-- BLOG (OregonBusiness) http://www.oregonbusiness.com/the-latest/4670-state-certifies-industrial-properties State economic development officials have certified three large industrial properties in an attempt to brighten the jobs outlook in Prineville, The Dalles and Ontario. The project-ready sites include 81 acres in the Prineville industrial park with the new Facebook data center, 101 acres on a former Superfund site in The Dalles and 40 acres in Ontario. Jan 13: Group tackles roadblocks to solar development (Sustainable Business Oregon) The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development convened a committee in October, called the Solar Rulemaking Advisory Committee, to address solar ... Ore. county withdraws liquefied gas approval (OregonLive.com) The decision was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals by project opponents led by Columbia Riverkeeper. The Clatsop County board, with three new ... Clatsop County set to reexamine LNG application (OregonLive.com) The board's original decision to approve the pipeline, which would serve the Oregon LNG terminal in Warrenton, was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of ... Clark County to challenge approval of Cowlitz casino near La Center (OregonLive.com) The Clark County commissioners were the first to announce plans to appeal a Department of the Interior decision to take land into trust for a long-planned ... Traffic planning versus control (Livemint.com/Wall Street Journal) Portland, Oregon, has a boundary around the city to prevent urban sprawl. The Japanese have solved the problem of escalating urban real estate cost by ... OREGON BIOMASS AMBITIONS GET BOOST FROM EPA REGULATION DELAY (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/oregon_biomass_ambitions_get_b.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided Wednesday to defer regulating greenhouse gas emissions from biomass burning for three years, a decision that could jump start Oregon's fledgling efforts to burn wood for power. EPA DELAYS DECISION ON BIOMASS BURNING (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25766884-41/biomass-burning-wood-greenhouse-oregon.csp -The agency gives a three-year reprieve against the possible effects of greenhouse gas regulations- DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ABOUT FOREST CHEMICAL USE -- GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25766408-35/drift-forest-owen-herbicides-viewpoint.csp In a Dec. 20 guest viewpoint, Day Owen, founder of the Pitchfork Rebellion, raised several concerns about aerial applications of pesticides in the Coast Range of Oregon. Im a forest hydrologist. For more than three decades I have studied how to protect water quality and minimize off-target movement of forest chemicals. Im concerned that the public will accept Owens list of concerns as facts without seriously considering their merits. Jan 12: Sustainability, Livability and Other Pipe Dreams (Oregon Catalyst) For instance, Portland views its land use system as a model for urban planning. (Yes, I know that Metro does the land use planning but it is populated by ... California regions takes grassroots approach to rebuilding (Crosscut)... transportation, and land use planning, connecting workforce and economic development efforts, and promoting broad-based telecommunication strategies. ... Umatilla won't join Irrigon in LRA bid (Hermiston Herald) The Land Redevelopment Authority (LRA) is a multi-jurisdictional group dedicated to developing a plan for re-use of the Depot site once military operations ... Jan 11: Farm Bureau to appeal decision on Linn Park at Seven-Mile Lane (Albany Democrat Herald) Several public hearings have been held since the county purchased the property in 2007 and the issue has gone before the Land Use Board of Appeals. ... 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