From casaria.r.tuttle at state.or.us Tue May 1 15:19:04 2012 From: casaria.r.tuttle at state.or.us (Tuttle, Casaria R.) Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 22:19:04 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News May 1, 2012 In-Reply-To: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F825549A50@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> References: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F825549A50@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Message-ID: 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, unsubscribe or change their subscription to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news Region's transportation and land-use policies have little effect ... ? The Seattle Times - 9 minutes ago The reality is that neither present transportation plans nor land-use policies are up to the challenge. Part of the problem can be traced to Washington ... Effort to tap a river suffers a setback. http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27998162-55/company-department-han-oregon-order.html.csp Bethany residents begin raising money to fight proposed Taco Bell ... ? OregonLive.com - 3 days ago County staff members have already approved the California-based chain's ... to take their case to the next level -- the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Sustainability in the crazy-quilt world of metro regions Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Especially when it comes to land use, MPOs are basically advisory, and their ability to influence what jurisdictions within their purview choose to do with regard to transportation, economic development, and other matters of great import tends to be ... See all stories on this topic ? [cid:image003.jpg at 01CD27AD.A9BFFED0] Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Jackson County commissioner race Candidates split over land-use measures Mail Tribune Doug Breidenthal, R: It is my belief it is time we make a stand and reaffirm our commitment for localized land-use laws. I believe it is important for the county to fight to restore local control of our land and our resources. The residents of Jackson ... See all stories on this topic ? Bad news: Oregon growth rate to drop in 2012 Oregon Business News (press release) Oregon has to accept some responsibility. As we say, not all of Oregon's economic weakness is exogenous. Oregon made a mistake when it passed measures 66 and 67 in a recession. It is also true Oregon's land use decisions are too centralized. See all stories on this topic ? Conservation Group Challenges Bend's Water Plans OPB News Central Oregon Landwatch wants Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals to put the brakes on the project. The project has been a source of controversy both because of its price, and the long-term impacts it could have on fish in Tumalo Creek. See all stories on this topic ? Record Setting Ag Year AgInfo.net Oregon farmers, ranchers, and fishers enjoyed a record setting year in 2011 according to newly released statistics that show 34 of the state's 36 counties increasing agricultural sales last year. The numbers speak for themselves, says land use ... See all stories on this topic ? Michael Morrissey | Policy Analyst Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 320 | Fax: (503) 373-5518 michael.morrissey at state.or.us| www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1661 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: