From laura.lehman at state.or.us Fri Jan 24 15:48:05 2014 From: laura.lehman at state.or.us (Lehman, Laura) Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:48:05 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News January 24, 2014 Message-ID: <75CEA9162A70214AA950529470B5F38323ECF604@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). 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. ________________________________ Hughes drafts letter on UGB bill, gets council support at work session Metro newsfeed - The Metro Council gave a thumbs-up to a draft letter to legislators ... First, Hughes calls for the Oregon Land Conservation and Development ... Busting the Boundary Willamette Week - In Oregon, land-use planning is primarily a function of local government. But if Davis has his way, it could set a precedent trumping Metro's decisions ... Oregon lawmaker 'doubtful' of CRC action The Columbian - By Eric Florip, Columbian transportation & environment reporter ... A key backer of the Columbia River Crossing in Oregon said this month he believes ... Oregon's strapped rural counties could get millions of federal dollars OregonLive.com - Oregon could get millions of dollars soon under a program that compensates states for expenses associated with federal land, such as the U.S. ... Redmond looks at transit funding Bend Bulletin - A subcommittee tasked with finding sustainable funding solutions for Cascades East Transit, the area's regional mass transit provider, will meet for the ... Damascus could lose $300000 in state funding if city fails to approve ... OregonLive.com - A hearings officer for the Land Conservation and Development Commission recommended the action as incentive to get the city councilors and ... Oregon's land use laws meant to manage growth, not restrict it ... OregonLive.com - A farmer drives his tractor along North Avenue, the dividing line between his farm and the city of North Plains. Oregon's land use laws, dating back to ... Whose farmland are we protecting in Oregon? (guest opinion) OregonLive.com - Farming at the edge of the urban growth boundary near Forest Grove has its challenges as suburban rows of houses butt right up against row crops. 400 acres of farmland saved WilliametteLive.com - The City of Woodburn wanted to expand its urban growth boundary into ... and Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Department (LCDC) ... Lawsuit challenges Oregon ecosystem-driven timber sale KATU - FILE - This March 18, 2011 file photo shows U.S. Bureau of Land Management forester Craig Brown checking the slope of a planned road on a ... Medical marijuana in Oregon: Coos Bay officials back year-long ban ... OregonLive.com - The Coos Bay City Council this week voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries for a year so city officials can draft land use and business rules for ... OSU streets, cannabis dominate council Dailybarometer - A public hearing was held for the revision of the land development code and street standards in the Oregon State University zone at Tuesday ... Trust applies to develop land in northwest Eugene The Register-Guard - The family trust does not plan on developing the property itself and instead will put it up for sale, said Rick Satre, a Eugene land use planner working ... Deschutes land-use proposal to get fresh look Bend Bulletin - To rezone land away from farm use, an applicant needs to demonstrate the land can't generate significant revenue from agricultural use, according to ... Tigard high-capacity transit measure draws opposition from transit ... OregonLive.com - Tigard's City Council at Broadway Rose Theater on Monday Sept. 30 spoke out against a measure that would require a public vote on high-capacity ... Transportation bureau looking for new ways to pay for road work KATU - Part of the drop in gas tax revenues for streets comes from a larger number of drivers ditching their cars to commute by bicycle and public transit ... Stern words prompt Murdock border settlement The Dalles Chronicle - In an unusual turn of events, a longstanding, complex legal battle over a boundary line in Murdock was tentatively settled just before dual appeals were to be heard by the Gorge Commission... County land use applications rise The Dalles Chronicle - The Wasco County Planning Department had no shortage of work in 2013, seeing a 27 percent increase in land use applications, jumping from 135 in 2012 to 172 in 2013... Oregon rail council recommends alternative passenger-service routes Progressive Rail Roading - The Oregon Passenger Rail Leadership Council recently recommended to ... Under the council's direction, the Oregon Department of Transportation ... Commission includes funding for Minto Island bridge in ... Statesman Journal - The Oregon Transportation Commission on Thursday approved including about $1.58 million in funding for project in the draft State Transportation ... Metro Council adopts policies, principles in response to UGB bill ... Metro newsfeed - ... that would enact the region's 2011 urban growth boundary expansion. ... At this morning's hearing of the Oregon House Rural Communities ... Grant to allow Goshen sewer study The Register-Guard - ... 43 projects that applied for funds through the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development's technical assistance grant program. 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