From leslie.c.roth at state.or.us Mon Jul 9 09:09:06 2012 From: leslie.c.roth at state.or.us (Roth, Leslie C.) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 16:09:06 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News - July 3, 2012 Message-ID: <17C7781D9EC75745A9AEADCC70CD33B7818BF7@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> 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 Metro I-5 bridge land-use order gets Supreme Court OK Bizjournals.com CRC opponents disagreed and took the issue to court. The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals sided with opponents. Following appeals, Metro revised its land-use order so that the land in question fell inside the urban growth boundary, leading the Supreme ... See all stories on this topic > State's forestry tax system works for all of us Guest viewpoint The Register-Guard Oregon's unique system of land use laws protects forestland from being developed for residences or businesses. That keeps the land forested, which is good for ... See all stories on this topic > State: City Violated Law In Denying Low-income Housing OPB News By DAMIAN MANN The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on Friday ruled the city of Medford made serious mistakes in denying approval for a low-income housing complex on Spring Street. LUBA determined the city needs to reconsider the 100-unit Cherry Creek ... See all stories on this topic > Oregon local governments share over $2 million in latest round of EPA ... U.S. EPA.gov (press release) EPA also provides often cash-strapped communities a much-needed boost to bring abandoned lands back into productive use. Oregon Business Development Department -The state of Oregon Business Development Department, also known as Business Oregon, ... See all stories on this topic > County rule aids farmers Statesman Journal Farmers who own land zoned for exclusive farm use in Marion County now may host commercial agritourism events. / Denise Ruttan | The Stayton Mail Sylvia Fish, 9, of Portland, pets a goat at GeerCrest Farm in Silverton last Thursday. See all stories on this topic > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: