From laura.lehman at state.or.us Fri Feb 14 11:24:04 2014 From: laura.lehman at state.or.us (Lehman, Laura) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:24:04 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News February 14, 2014 Message-ID: <75CEA9162A70214AA950529470B5F38323ED3D27@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Happy Valentine's Day from 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. 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Commissioner: It's the people who pay the price Coos Bay World "The bill addresses management of 2.1 million acres of land in 18 counties in western Oregon," Robertson testified. "A quarter of these lands are ... Oregon's DEQ issues three Morrow permits but adds another coal hurdle Sustainable Business Oregon The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has signed off on three ... Yet the DEQ also deemed that the project needs to land an additional ... People Actually Fall in Love While Riding Public Transit Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog) Believe it or not, some passengers make an emotional connection on the buses and trains. Eugene council to debate land purchase The Register-Guard Last fall, the Oregon Court of Appeals sided with the Beverlys on their proposal to put 47 housing lots on 20.5 acres. The couple owns an adjacent 5.8 ... Portland Metro Men's Center 60-bend dorm for recovering addicts unpopular with neighbors The Oregonian Does a large residential program for men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction belong in the middle of a suburban neighborhood ... CRC: Oregon wants toll paid one way or another The Columbian "Implementation of such an agreement requires new Oregon legislation designating toll violations as traffic violations subject to citation," said DOJ ... State needs a bridge partner Dalles Chronicle Oregon legislators approved $450 million in state bonds for the Columbia bridge last year. Washington legislators then rejected a transportation bill ... State Parks commission delays Grouse, Bandon decisions to Feb. 20 Blue Mountain Eagle SALEM - The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission deferred a decision on the Grouse Mountain Ranch acquisition and Bandon land ... Citizens must have right to challenge land use decisions Hillsboro Tribune On this blustery, snowy day, I'd like to tell you why I chose to come back home and live in Oregon. While I grew up on a farm outside Lebanon, Ore., my ... OSU-Cascades finalizes land purchase Bend Bulletin Oregon State University-Cascades Campus officials Thursday finalized a 10-acre land purchase in southwest Bend, a step campus Vice President ... Oregon lawmakers float 'land use grand bargain' to settle urban, rural reserve debate The Oregonian Oregon lawmakers are working on a major piece of legislation dubbed the "land use grand bargain" that would untie a political knot in Washington ... Hughes blasts proposal to have Legislature intervene, cut urban reserves Metro newsfeed A bill to fast-track Metro's 2011 urban growth boundary expansion moved ... Calls to representatives of South Hillsboro and 1000 Friends of Oregon ... Oregon legislative panel backs Columbia bridge plan The Trucker The House Transportation and Economic Development Committee voted along party lines Thursday to advance the measure to the Legislature's ... Letter: Corvallis needs more reliable, frequent public transportation Corvallis Gazette Times It has come to my attention that the growth of Oregon State University, and our city as a whole, has had a negative impact upon the availability of ... 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 | www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: