From laura.lehman at state.or.us Thu Mar 6 16:55:28 2014 From: laura.lehman at state.or.us (Lehman, Laura) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 00:55:28 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News March 7, 2014 Message-ID: <75CEA9162A70214AA950529470B5F383250A0875@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. ________________________________ Oregon Legislature passes land use law fix Capital Press Two tracts to the northwest of that city previously designated as urban reserves were turned into rural reserves, but Hillsboro's urban growth boundary ... Port of Portland nixes oil storage facilities, for now Portland Business Journal (blog) All of these energy developments are sure to offer considerable benefits for the United States and for Oregon. Transport of crude oil by rail is key to this ... Save Helvetia pens letter calling for more citizen involvement in land-use growth decisions The Oregonian Though Save Helvetia emerged with a decisive win from the legislative land-use grand bargain -- preserving a swath of Helvetia farmland as rural ... Oregon Legislature backs land-use compromise Daily Astorian Proponents say it will result in more land for housing and employers in fast-growing Washington County. They say it will ensure that designated ... Legislature passes land use bill, which heads to governor for approval Metro newsfeed The Oregon Senate unanimously passed House Bill 4078 on Tuesday, sending the comprehensive land use bill to Gov. John Kitzhaber for approval. My View: 1000 Friends' land-use agenda is flawed Portland Tribune It is astonishing that 1000 Friends of Oregon is so disingenuous as to argue that the Helvetia area should be ejected from the "urban reserve" ... Arizona, Oregon transportation leaders seek public input on passenger rail Progressive Rail Roading The Arizona and Oregon departments of transportation are seeking public comments and questions regarding proposals to expand passenger-rail ... Land-use 'grand bargain' heading to governor's desk, but Oregon growth debate far from settled The Oregonian Sen. Fred Girod, R-Stayton, said Oregon lawmakers need to take a broad look at the state's land use laws, finding a new solution that works better for ... As land-use 'grand bargain' moves quickly, questions remain about precedent and public ... The Oregonian And Washington County commissioners, mayors, developers and land-use ... Hillsboro lost substantial developable land, mostly in North Hillsboro, ... Can gentrification ever be good? Free public transit for everyone! Neighbors balk as Airbnb eyes ... The Oregonian Gentrification may seem like a distinctly Portland problem, but conversations such as the one about what to do with the lot at the corner of Martin ... Cornelius could gain land for development in east under land use 'grand bargain' bill The Oregonian The city will gain two tracts of land once considered urban reserve into its urban growth boundary under the new plan. It would include a triangular ... Land use 'grand bargain' gets new name, heads to Oregon Senate floor The Oregonian Land use 'grand bargain' gets new name, heads to Oregon Senate floor ... set urban and rural reserves and designate the urban growth boundary in ... The Coos Bay World: Clammers Ask State To Refer Port Of Coos Bay To The EPA OPB News A statewide sportsmen's group is asking the state of Oregon to sanction the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay for failing to cleanup the Charleston ... Sisters launches US Highway 20 upgrade Bend Bulletin The $6.6 million project, jointly funded by the city and the Oregon Department of Transportation, aims to fully replace and rebuild the road, and will ... Plan to create Grouse Mountain State Park falls apart Statesman Journal Part of the issue for some was that the Grouse Mountain deal was originally tied to a controversial land swap on the Oregon Coast. OPRD plans to ... Oregon's Cities, Counties, Move To Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Daily Astorian Local officials have said that they need to revise land use and business rules ... Tom Burns, director of pharmacy programs, says that they won't turn ... Land Advocates Protest Logging Bill Jefferson Public Radio Public lands advocates took this opportunity to protest a logging bill sponsored by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden. Today (Friday) more than 50 people ... 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