[LandUse-News] Land Use News January 3, 2014

[Lehman, Laura]

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OR Counties Support New Leasing Plans for Public Lands<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-01-02/energy-policy/or-counties-support-new-leasing-plans-for-public-lands/a36624-1&ct=ga&cd=MTA3NDc4NjU2MDU0NTI2MzE2NDA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNG5FLqo2UQ0j-MVIEVjyGh62BPBcQ> Public News Service
PHOTO: Some of eastern Oregon's public land could be prime for solar or wind development, and legislation in Congress would ensure that counties ...

EPA's $1.2 million cleanup in McDermitt completed: 10000 tons of ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://elkodaily.com/mining/epa-s-million-cleanup-in-mcdermitt-completed-tons-of-calcine/article_f323ee16-734a-11e3-b558-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=MjEwNzg2MDYxNTg2ODYwNzYwOQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHRaXZ0Z-JPo6muRt4eAj6exv2VbA> Elko Daily Free Press
In 2009, the EPA visited McDermitt at the request of the Fort McDermitt ... EPA also provided backfill material to Malheur County, Oregon, in order to ...

Transit users suffer a cut in US tax benefit today<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/01/tax-benefit-for-commuter-rail-riders-set-expire/Tj9TjvY4UrP1zDMLvfMxUK/story.html&ct=ga&cd=NjUwNDIyOTA2NTc2Nzc2MTcwMw&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNGYGLnI91186hcXuU97HmN_89olqw> Boston Globe
A tax benefit for people who take public transportation is set to shrink Wednesday, a casualty of congressional inaction and a move that some ...

Land-use laws essential as Oregon's population grows: Guest opinion<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/land-use_laws_essential_as_ore.html&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGSICdWpRtYZtfZ2XISqDeRoitQWw> OregonLive.com
Congratulations on the editorial reminding Oregonians of the blessings we enjoy thanks to Oregon's land-use laws ("With Oregon's population uptick, ...

Oregon LNG leaders welcome delay on coastal land rules action<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/oregon-lng-leaders-welcome-delay-on-coastal-land-rules-action/article_612e386e-7259-11e3-a807-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNGgD3oQ7G6uMrK5FcxyzGP0kdwpPw> Daily Astorian
PORTLAND - Oregon LNG leaders have applauded a three-month stay agreement between Oregon LNG and the Department of Land Conservation ...

Salvage logging in full swing in private forests<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Salvage-logging-in-full-swing-in-private-forests-5105344.php&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNEU9Za8Frvb43bJYeuSBY9NyzHWhg> San Francisco Chronicle
GLENDALE, Ore. (AP) - Salvage logging on land burned by last summer's Douglas Complex wildfire in southwestern Oregon is in full swing in ...

NOAA, EPA seeking public comment on Oregon's Coastal Nonpoint ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php%3Fheading%3D0%26page%3D72%26story_id%3D41817&ct=ga&cd=MTMyNjExNjY5MDY1ODgyNzUzNjQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEnOXC764n-vx1gii6zP3ieFfsduw> Newport News Times
NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the opening of a 90-day public comment period on the agencies' ...

Planners tackle Talent traffic<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20131231/NEWS07/312310328/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cd=NTczMjY4ODUxODI1Mzc0MDA3NQ&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNFjQt_pWorSTecsTZSY9yY_KlAJtQ> Mail Tribune
... well to take care of things for the next 20 to 25 years transportation-wise," said Ian Horlacher, a senior Oregon Department of Transportation planner.

Cattlemen at odds with EPA on coastal pollution plan | Natural ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://naturalresourcereport.com/2013/12/cattlemen-at-odds-with-epa-on-coastal-pollution-plan/&ct=ga&cd=MTMzODY0NzUwNDUwNDcwNjg3OTc&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFiV7dlDaCxNmQk6e5pX39403tEng>
... also concluded that Oregon's plan "meets the intent of the three Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) management measures in ...

As I See It: Change priority for land development<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/as-i-see-it/as-i-see-it-change-priority-for-land-development/article_697f57a0-6fa7-11e3-a0ab-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=MTMwODEwNTkyNDU2NzA5MzMxMjE&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEmO0U_GWvumrlrnbItWDnBnPRKNQ> Corvallis Gazette Times
The recent push for Oregon State University to divest itself of investments in fossil fuels is a great cause. I encourage the Associated Students of ...

Oregon LNG Agrees with the State of Oregon to Extend to April 3 ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oregon-lng-agrees-with-the-state-of-oregon-to-extend-to-april-3-2014-the-review-of-its-czma-application-2013-12-30%3Freflink%3DMW_news_stmp&ct=ga&cd=MTMwODEwNTkyNDU2NzA5MzMxMjE&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNFkfeFHW6M9GkEL3smXNa82sf6reg> MarketWatch
In a statement issued in Portland today, Oregon LNG applauded the ... Oregon LNG and the Department of Land Conservation and Development ...

Ticket To Ride: Americans Prefer Public Transit<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/latest/4927-ticket-to-ride-americans-prefer-public-transit&ct=ga&cd=MTMyMTcxNzU2OTcwNjQxNzk5ODI&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNH0EdOAJIkykgbMYRhQNKNlD2Z7xg> Yumanewsnow
Yuma, Arizona (NAPSI) - More Americans are getting on board with public transportation, according to the latest national America THINKS survey, ...

American cities work to make transit attractive<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cecildaily.com/news/state_news/article_045bee5a-7d1f-5051-8805-640be9b0169e.html&ct=ga&cd=ODU3NDMzOTUzMTIyMDU1MDkzMg&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNELh8QCj1IN16_pawEVEg_J6BZWXQ> Cecil Whig
BALTIMORE - In Portland, Ore., public transportation is a huge part of the urban life, with 80 percent of adults in the area riding TriMet, which runs ...

Keiser Completes Land Swap for Sixth Course at Bandon Dunes<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/keiser_completes_land_swap_for_sixth_course_at_bandon_dunes&ct=ga&cd=MTcxMzU3ODgzNjU5Mzg0MzkyMzU&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGlJnaAfRGWruThAVF04YHcb8FjGQ> Cybergolf National
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has signed a letter that allows the developer and owner of ... The proposal involves a complicated land swap.

Growing pains in a city aspiring to be fair: Editorial<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/growing_pains_in_a_city_aspiri.html&ct=ga&cd=MTI4MDQzODAyODMwMDIzOTc3OQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGAB7ajF6WKgMKgAcAN2iPIwdmUhA> OregonLive.com
... bikeways and commitment to purposeful housing development within the confines of an urban growth boundary all set it apart. If Oregon's great city ...


Laura Lehman, AICP | Land Use & Transportation Planner
Planning Services Division
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR  97301-2540
Office: (503) 934-0059 | Fax: (503) 378-5518
laura.lehman at state.or.us<mailto:laura.lehman at state.or.us> | www.oregon.gov/LCD<http://www.oregon.gov/LCD>

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