From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue May 31 15:16:23 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:16:23 -0700 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B591701E530A84A@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 ____________________________________________________________ May 31: Metro's UGB expansion study is under fire (Daily Journal of Commerce) Hillsboro city officials are eager to identify more potential industrial sites, even on land not yet officially designated able to accommodate urban growth boundary expansion. The Groveland Road area's 404 acres - farmland north of U.S. Route 26 near Hillsboro - were some of 9,800 acres selected by Metro to be studied for potential UGB expansion. ... Cities From London to Portland Slash Emissions as UN Climate Envoys Bicker (Bloomberg) "While national governments continue their excruciatingly frustrating dialog on climate change, we in the cities are acting," Portland, Oregon Mayor Sam Adams said in an interview. "It's sheer common sense. Becoming more efficient with your city's ... May 29: Biomass: No - New plant would degrade air, endanger health (Herald and News) Using this land this way violates the current Klamath County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The image this use gives to visitors, prospective new homeowners and tourists is one of disrespect for our beautiful environment. New clean industry will think ... Commentary: The Corvallis effect: Lots of talk comes with a cost (Albany Democrat Herald) One conclusion: Corvallis requires a more involved public process on a higher percentage of land-use cases than similar-sized Oregon cities. So we expect something like the Corvallis effect. We actually like it. This partially reflects the fact that ... Green Acres land-preservation program turns 50 (Cherry Hill Courier Post) Places like Oregon have figured it out to some extent." Oregon is among a handful of states to adopt growth boundaries intended to control urban expansion onto farm and forest lands, with incentives for investors to develop and redevelop land and ... Peirce: Public transit and access to jobs (Denver Post) It is because of urban growth boundaries such as Oregon's, plus regions with new and expanding transit service, and a commitment to serve areas where growth is permitted, such as Salt Lake City, San Jose, Sacramento and Denver. ... May 28: Counting on Oregon's unique assets (OregonLive.com) Under Oregon's land-use laws, historic assets are supposed to be inventoried, just as wildlife assets are. But, in reality, most Oregon communities haven't updated their historic inventories in years. That makes it more likely that eccentric treasures ... After landing Facebook, Prineville aspires to add more data centers (OregonLive.com) Meanwhile, the site manager for the new Facebook data center in Prineville said he has been impressed with the efforts of city and county officials to resolve water, power and land use issues. Ken Patchett said he has also been impressed by efforts to ... May 27: Housing is just one issue being addressed in the periodic review (East Oregonian) "We're hamstrung more by local property owners than we are by land-use law," MacKenzie said. "Rather than operating on a bunch of hearsay ... we want to find out what those people are interested in doing, how much they want for their property and what ... May 25: Landslide fears delay Oregon Coast golf resort (myCentralOregon.com) AP News | 05/25/11 12:55 pm A golf resort representing some of the best economic development hopes for the southern Oregon Coast has hit a snag that will delay it at least a year. The state Land Use Board of Appeals has sent plans for the Crook Point ... May 24: 'Ghosts Of Measure 37' Still Haunt Rural Oregon (OPB News) Now, the Oregon Supreme Court is set to decide what to do about those lingering projects. ... When Measure 49 replaced 37 in 2007, the landscape shifted. ... Get involved in forging climate change solutions Guest viewpoint (The Register-Guard)... including Lane County, the commission developed a Roadmap to 2020 that includes recommendations in energy, transportation and land use, industrial processes, forestry, agriculture and materials and waste management. The proposals aim to help Oregon ... County and state link Aloha, TV highway studies (OregonLive.com) The updated study combines corridor development with strategies for aesthetic improvements, including appropriate land use and a bicycle and pedestrian plan. Of particular interest will be opportunities for low-income and minority residents. ... 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