From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Oct 4 15:05:15 2011 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 22:05:15 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917022991FD27@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 may be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone may subscribe to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news ____________________________________________________________ October 4: PSU LAB SPECIALIZES IN TESTING GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS (Oregon Public Broadcasting) http://news.opb.org/article/psu-lab-specializes-testing-green-building-products/ Leaders of Oregon's green business sector are converging in Portland Tuesday for a conference called "Go Green '11." October 3: Greater density sought for urban growth boundary expansion (Daily Journal of Commerce) A group of 28 local policy makers that present recommendations to the Metro Council unanimously support a modest urban growth boundary expansion for the Portland-metro area. But about two-thirds of the group's members went further and asked that the council also require residential zoning in those expanded areas to be as dense as most Portland neighborhoods. During ... A Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think! (Oregon Natural Resources Report) Like many veterans of Oregon's land use battles, I have long opposed Metro's "smart growth" agenda. I believe people should have far more freedom to use their land as they see fit, not just as some planning bureaucrat thinks their land should be used. ... October 2: One man's battle against big oil (Lansing State Journal) An easement allows public entities, energy companies or other bodies or individuals to use privately owned land, usually for things such as roadside curbs or underground utilities. Weimer said some states are considering a review of their easement laws ... October 1: LUBA ruling upholds Baker Rock proposal (McMinnville News-Register) By Hannah Hoffman The Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld a 2-1 ruling by the Yamhill County commissioners that the gravel deposit Baker Rock Resources proposes to strip from 175 acres on Grand Island meets state standards for significance. ... Morse praises Lebanon for economic development (Albany Democrat Herald) Morse said restrictive land use policies - especially surrounding industrial properties and wetlands - and the fact that it can take years to obtain building permits steer potential companies away from the state. Morse said his son-in-law is an ... BULB-OUTS EXTEND CURBS, ADD ACCESSIBILITY (Salem Statesman Journal) http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111002/NEWS/110020338/-1/7daysarchives/Bulb-outs-extend-curbs-add-accessibility -Rehabilitation project addresses traffic flow and pedestrian safety concerns- This summer the city of Salem installed 24 bulb-out curb extensions as part of a street rehabilitation and waterline project on Liberty and High streets downtown. September 30: NORTHEASTERN OREGON'S FARMING REGION WILL GET INJECTION OF COLUMBIA RIVER WATER TO PUMP UP DEPLETED AQUIFERS (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/northeastern_oregons_farming_r.html Columbia River water is scheduled to start flooding into a big leaky pond near here early Saturday as part of a historic effort to recharge the Umatilla Basin's long-depleted underground aquifers. Student housing project back on (Corvallis Gazette Times) But a planned development overlay was removed from the property in 2007 under a new state law designed to encourage affordable housing. An effort by the City Council to rezone the land for industrial use was overturned by the state Land Use Board of ... County approves code changes (Albany Democrat Herald) Police stations will be treated the same as fire stations in terms of land use planning, now that the Linn County commissioners have approved a change to the county code governing development in Freeway Interchange Commercial and Rural Commercial zones ... County joins planning collaboration (The Register-Guard) The grant is part of the federal administration's goal that HUD, the US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency work together on affordable housing, transportation, land use, public health and environmental protection. ... COUNTIES BRACE FOR THE WORST AS TIMBER PAYMENTS END (Oregon Public Broadcasting) http://news.opb.org/article/counties-brace-worst-timber-payments-end/ For the past decade, Oregon counties have federal timber payments to fund education, roads and other county services based. How much a county got depended on historical timber receipts. OREGON APPEALS BOARD HEARS ARGUMENTS IN CRC CHALLENGE (The Columbian) http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/30/neighbor-business-groups-vs-metro-council-oregon-a/ Lawyers on both sides of a legal challenge hoping to derail the Columbia River Crossing made their case to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on Thursday morning. September 29: Oregon Land Use Board to hear from group trying to derail Columbia River ... (OregonLive.com) Today, the state Land Use Board of Appeals hears the first legal challenge to the project. The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Coalition for a Livable Future contend the Metro Council on Aug. 11 inappropriately used a light rail siting ... New highway connecting I-84 and US 26 not needed, but other east county ... (OregonLive.com) So in 2007, the mayors in east county agreed to a new study by Metro that would look at the area's land use, transportation, economic development and environmental needs. That effort, the East Metro Connections Plan, is about half-completed. ... Wal-Mart to renovate empty West Linn outlet into grocery store later this year (OregonLive.com) The letter asks the city to conduct a land use review and hold a public discussion to gauge whether residents want a Wal-Mart in their community. "This is an important change in our community," the letter reads. "Don't sweep it under the rug. ... September 28: Umatilla County to discuss new wind farm (East Oregonian) Those new rules are being challenged in the Land Use Board of Appeals by Portland law firm Garvey Schubert Barer and a dozen county citizens. They contend the new laws make it impossible to site wind turbines and infringes on landowner rights. ... Expansion opponents launch ski area boycott (Ashland Daily Tidings) Mt. Ashland is a great economic driver for all of Southern Oregon. It generates revenue in the winter when things are slow," DeBoer said. DeBoer said his donations are to support ski area operations and special programs, but he also plans to donate to ... FIRST LEGAL CHALLENGE FILED AGAINST PROPOSED COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/first_legal_challenge_filed_ag.html In the first of possibly multiple legal challenges, opponents of the proposed Columbia River Crossing have thrown the first punch. 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