From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Feb 1 15:36:38 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:36:38 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B591701DF4C3816@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 ____________________________________________________________ Feb 1: Rep. Walden: Enough already (Medford Mail Tribune) "Enough is enough," said the Republican from Hood River who represents Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. In their Jan. 28 letter to Interior Secretary ... Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Urbanism Expanded (Streetsblog San Francisco) Sprawl is a specific land use pattern of single-use zones, typically made up of subdivisions, office parks, and shopping centers strung together by DEQ PUTS FORWARD STRICT WATER QUALITY STANDARDS (Oregon Public Broadcasting) http://news.opb.org/article/55459-deq-puts-forward-strict-water-quality-standards/ Oregons Department of Environmental Quality is proposing new water quality standards to limit the amount of toxics that companies and cities can release into rivers and streams. Jan 31: Urban renewal to rear head at Oregon Legislature (Daily Journal of Commerce) An Oregon senator from Portland sponsored and introduced a bill this month that would permit urban renewal plans to include school construction or reconstruction projects. JUST ASK! The state of the urban growth boundary (Keizertimes) Oregon's strict land use laws emphasize protecting good farmland, and the area north of Keizer is chock full of Class 1 and 2 soils, ie the best soils, ... Jan 30: GRANT COUNTY RANCHERS FEAR FINANCIAL HIT FROM COURT-ORDERED LOSS OF GRAZING TERRITORY (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/01/grant_county_ranchers_fear_financial_hit_from_court-ordered_loss_of_grazing_territory.html Rancher Ken Brooks is standing in his ranch yard near the ghost town of Fox, his eyes sweeping the timber-covered Malheur National Forest that holds the key to his future and that of 18 other Grant County ranching families. Think growth always brings prosperity? Not so fast (Crosscut.com) One study by an Oregon-based consultant challenges the assumption that fast-growing cities attract more jobs and greater wealth. The Great Recession is over ... Jan 29: Lamont-Doherty Researcher: Southwest Headed for Permanent Drought (Record-Columbia News) ... and the Oregon border to southern Mexico. That is ominous news for a region that has seen explosive growth in population, land use and water demands in ... Jan 28: Application denied for rural Molalla race track (Molalla Pioneer) Although the county has denied the application, Thomas does have the option of appealing their decision through Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals, ... Trial over River Loop hospice begins (Eugene Register-Guard) Bill Kloos, another local land use attorney, is representing Cascade in the case. The agency argues that Oregon's land use goals include providing an ... Rally protesting LNG pipeline held in Medford (KDRV) The proposed legislation removes that requirement," said Dave Lohman, Medford Land-Use Attorney. "Whether you are interested in the pipeline or not, ... WETLANDS BUBBLE BACK NEAR CANNON BEACH JUNCTION ON THE OREGON COAST (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/wetlands_bubble_back_on_the_or.html The payoff came one evening last spring, after supper, as Ernestine Neitzel tossed the dirty dishwater outside. She heard singing. It had been 30 years of quiet, and suddenly they were back -- and croaking. SECOND PROPOSED OREGON STATE HOSPITAL SITE FACES RESISTANCE (Salem Statesman Journal) http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110128/NEWS/101280324/Second-proposed-Oregon-State-Hospital-site-faces-resistance?odyssey=tabtopnewstextNews -Key citizen panel views Junction City facility as a mistake- A citizen-led panel created to provide independent oversight of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem is joining the opposition to the state's plan to build a new psychiatric hospital in Junction City. GROUPS SEEK PROTECTION FOR KLAMATH CHINOOK SALMON (Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/27/AR2011012704849.html Conservation groups are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for chinook salmon in the Klamath River running from Southern Oregon across Northern California. Jan 27: Lawmakers seek to alter Oregon land-use system (Daily Journal of Commerce) The state Republican caucus recognizes that municipalities in the Willamette Valley, along the Oregon Coast and in the Portland-metro area need to use land differently. Now an effort is under way to accommodate those needs. DOUG DECKER CHOSEN AS OREGON'S STATE FORESTER (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/doug_decker_chosen_as_oregons.html Doug Decker now has the opportunity to write a little history of his own. Decker, known as the Oregon Department of Forestry's informal historian and widely hailed as a communicator who can repair the department's strained relations with public and private partners, was selected Wednesday as the next state forester. Sources Say * State swamps city River Plan (Portland Tribune) How much vacant industrial land exists in Portland for future development? The question is central to the state Land Use Board of Appeal's recent decision ... Jan 26: Capitol Review: 2011 Property Rights Bill (Oregonians in Action, Natural Resources Report) The change in the legislative makeup should spell the end for bills that would make drastic changes in Oregon property or land use laws. ... High-wage jobs will help us all (forest Grove News-Times) They must join the effort to identify what is needed to make more land shovel-ready for industrial use. They then should partner with the state to find ... DMV: Next Bend Site Search Open, Public (KTVZ) Oregon Department of Transportation officials said they are currently working on two fronts. First, they are conducting an engineering analysis to see ... Bill proposes dissolving Oregon energy department (Daily Journal of Commerce) A proposal to dissolve the Oregon Department of Energy and distribute its various programs to other state agencies is slated to go before the Legislature next month. Portland planning a failure to job growth (Daily Journal of Commerce) The city of Portland is known for great restaurants, a beautiful environment, progressive land-use planning, bike friendliness, mass transit, etc. Lately, however, Portland is becoming known for negative job growth. 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