[LandUse-News] Land Use News Sept. 17, 2013

[Morrissey, Michael]

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The road to ruin<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://democratherald.com/news/local/the-road-to-ruin/article_91f984c6-1845-11e3-997d-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAy4C0kQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=aDtuWzBjKEE&usg=AFQjCNG3-XQEa4VwEDW3lOC8MCEZPYVcdA>
Albany Democrat Herald
Now, ODOT is not protected from the land use regulations." Specifically, the commissioners want the Oregon Legislature to exempt Highway 101 projects from Goal 18, which is designed to protect Oregon's beaches and dunes. The commissioners will take ...
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Federal government could have final say on Riverfront Park easements<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130906/UPDATE/130906015/Federal-government-could-final-say-Riverfront-Park-easements&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABArJ6vkQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=H5LBjqfJa2A&usg=AFQjCNFcUew0wy08FNlh8mh9zalMB2pGBQ>
Statesman Journal
Thomas Patterson / Statesman Journal file Salem City Council on Monday will ... Money from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund was used to develop ...

De Blasio Pushes on Land Use<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324123004579059483893443404.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATABOAFA9pCrkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=UADBvepOF5o&usg=AFQjCNErbJyqsIv0ndyCtV5x3ZFVbZCTbQ>
Wall Street Journal
Bill de Blasio has risen to the top of the polls assailing the Bloomberg administration, but if elected he could pursue even more aggressive policies than his predecessor on a crucial issue: creating densely packed new residential towers through land ...
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Researcher explores relationship between landscape simplification and ...<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://phys.org/news/2013-09-explores-relationship-landscape-simplification-insecticide.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAHOAdAibylkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ffvGqL8UvMU&usg=AFQjCNG5F79BGkmNx-Eoxpuq5vxZmzkU5Q>
Phys.Org
According to Larsen, the increase in agricultural production over the past four to five decades has corresponded to massive changes in land use often resulting in large scale monocultures separated by small fragments of natural land. Ecological theory ...
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Pressures on rural land<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9134412/Pressures-on-rural-land-in-spotlight&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAIOAhAibylkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ffvGqL8UvMU&usg=AFQjCNE5vN4Lida-MVHuFmiUdriafbFDjQ>
Nelson Mail
Tasman's key attraction might be "lifestyle" but the growing population's search for the idyllic rural sanctuary is putting increasing pressure on the district's fertile and productive rural land. The on-going process of subdivision and changing land ...
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No one wants Oregon City's 90-acre Oregon Lavender Farm to move, but state ...<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2013/09/no_one_wants_oregon_citys_90-a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA1vSekQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-1voFqicgPU&usg=AFQjCNEuqi3hSMpIDhP-WNjyhCplFuKS6w>
OregonLive.com
The 90-acre farm in Oregon City is praised by neighbors and local politicians, but is caught in a land-use quandary that could compromise Dierking's ability to stay at the foot of Mount Hood. Molly Harbarger. No one wants the Oregon Lavender Farm to ...

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Mazama land-use case could set state water law<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/09/04/mazama-land-use-case-could-set-state-water-law/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAxPKfkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=IWbOyN5CByY&usg=AFQjCNGv2uBP6Z_Q8DlCNlHHjwpWMhdoVw>
Methow Valley News
An appeal of a Mazama land-use case could have significant consequences for state water law, according to the Washington attorney general and Department of Ecology. At issue is whether a state law that provides for the use of 5,000 gallons of water for ...
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Norway to spend $63 mln on Ethiopian land-use programmes<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.trust.org/item/20130904092941-l10x5/%3Fsource%3Dhpbreaking&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAFOAVAxPKfkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=IWbOyN5CByY&usg=AFQjCNE_Ws2h1qyZYR3wtN8YydthcsDWyw>
Reuters AlertNet
SAO PAULO, Sept 3 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Norway's government has agreed to spend $63 million to help fund two land-use programmes in Ethiopia that will tackle forest and land degradation, the World Bank, which is partnering in the projects, said on ...
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Portland's Bicycle Revolution Started with a Lawsuit!<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rex-burkholder/portlands-bicycle-revolut_b_3861490.html%3Futm_hp_ref%3Dgreen&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFA1vSekQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-1voFqicgPU&usg=AFQjCNGXUw4Lx7Wlqbs7zsv89KseLxeY3g>
Huffington Post
Oregon adopted a "bicycle bill" in 1971, a time of innovation in public policy in Oregon that saw the creation of the nation's first land use planning system, deposits on soda and beer bottles, and protection of Oregon's beautiful ocean beaches for ...
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New interactive Walpole mapping feature serves a variety of uses<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.wickedlocal.com/walpole/news/x914317956/New-interactive-Walpole-mapping-feature-serves-a-variety-of-uses&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA06SakQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0cECXYmG09Y&usg=AFQjCNHMmCttLjt5vuS_QvaH-TGj_i9BFQ>
Wicked Local Walpole
The state-provided Geographic Information System (GIS) interface on Walpole's front page allows newcomers, or curious old-timers, to find data on land use, protected areas, water related usage and more all online. Information Technology Director ...
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http://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia.html

The TED talk occurred in 2010 but is still relevant today, maybe even more as we consider how to make our cities more vibrant.

Carmel Valley group calls for full review of dog center<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_24000148/carmel-valley-group-calls-full-review-dog-center%3Fsource%3Drss&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZA3IeWkQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6cshGiyac3U&usg=AFQjCNFF5-s4HXTP0Z6QsHF4Nq96xhr10Q>
Monterey County Herald
"Having events there is a big change in use for an agricultural property," said Christine Williams, land use chairwoman for the association. The group was formed in 1949 and has more than 600 members, with the goal of protecting the rural nature of ...
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Boise Cascade developers would donate more land to Riverfront Park<http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://community.statesmanjournal.com/blogs/editorialblog/2013/08/31/boise-cascade-developers-would-donate-more-land-to-riverfront-park&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAmoaMkQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=G3uJofcOxC8&usg=AFQjCNHFq7uN0-Q-x06YN0K1pWapPOHV-w>
Statesman Journal
It meets the city's land-use goals for that riverfront area, including having ... please email them to the Editorial Board: Salemed at StatesmanJournal.com<mailto:Salemed at StatesmanJournal.com>.

Michael Morrissey | Policy Analyst
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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