From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jul 11 15:39:54 2014 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:39:54 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 11, 2014 Message-ID: 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. ________________________________ Clatsop County was biased against pipeline for Oregon LNG, must reconsider permit The Oregonian Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals on Friday remanded the earlier decision to the county after determining that one of the commissioners was ... LNG goes back to drawing board Daily Astorian The Land Use Board of Appeals issued a ruling Friday that found Clatsop County Commissioner Peter Huhtala was not impartial when voting to deny ... County Commissioners take no action on LUBA ruling Daily Astorian ... action regarding a recent ruling from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on the consolidated land use application from Oregon Pipeline LLC. Feds miss deadline to disapprove Oregon pollution program Salem Statesman Journal Federal officials have missed a May 15 deadline to decide whether to cut about $4 million per year in funding from Oregon's coastal nonpoint pollution program. Bee deaths prompt emergency pesticide restrictions Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Department of Agriculture has banned the application of two pesticides to linden trees following multiple incidents of bee deaths this summer. Medical marijuana in Oregon: Dispensary owners meet with state officials to air complaints, ask questions The Oregonian For years, the medical marijuana industry in Oregon flourished unchecked, making up its own rules and counting on the tolerance of neighbors and law enforcement to survive. City taking land use and licensing applications for medical marijuana businesses MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Department of Planning began accepting land use and licensing applications for medical marijuana establishments on ... Central Oregon town struggles over sewage fixes Eugene Register-Guard The issue of nitrate contamination in La Pine's groundwater is technically older than the city itself. Central Oregon an urban renewal hotbed Bend Bulletin Central Oregon an urban renewal hotbed ... using urban renewal districts to spearhead commercial, housing, park and transportation developments. Transit expert coming to Bend in July Bend Bulletin Karen Swirsky, a Bend resident and transportation and land use planner with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development ... Central Oregon highway projects OK without federal funding - for now Bend Bulletin WASHINGTON - The Oregon Department of Transportation doesn't expect any of its major highway projects in Central Oregon to be immediately ... Portland street fee: Mayor Charlie Hales hosts transportation funding 101 meeting for potential ... The Oregonian PORTLAND, OREGON -- June 24, 2014 -- Citizens concerned over street fees proposed by the Portland City Council gathered at a town hall meeting ... Oregon could loan $110 million to federal government if transportation funding runs out The Oregonian A project to widen U.S. 26 to Cornelius Pass Road could be jeopardized if federal transportation funding runs out, an Oregon Department of ... Washington County vehicle-registration fee would bring in $1.5 million for Beaverton road work The Oregonian If voters approve a vehicle-registration fee in the November election, it will generate about $1.5 million annually for the city of Beaverton to help get caught up on street maintenance work. Oregon to Become First State to Implement Road Usage Charge Salem-News.Com (SALEM, Ore. ) - State governments and policy makers contemplating per-mile charging as a way to sustain transportation funding can now learn how ... Hey, Congress, Oregon Has Your Long-Term Highway Funding Solution Right Here CityLab We've seen this movie before, where Congress heads straight toward a transportation funding cliff it totally saw coming, so we know that lawmakers ... Ron Wyden hails bipartisan plan for nearly depleted transportation fund The Oregonian Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. speaks with reporters about legislation to extend tax breaks on May 14. Three myths about the Highway Trust Fund - Opinion The Washington Post It's time for a primer on the Highway Trust Fund, which looms as the next battle in Congress' unending budget wars. How to Make Mass Transit Financially Sustainable Once and for All: The seven-part case for operating public transportation as a public utility The Atlantic - City Lab The words "transit" and "crisis" have been associated in the American lexicon for nearly 60 years. It is time to recognize this as a chronic condition rather than a temporary event. Current strategies have not placed transit on a financially sustainable path. Traffic and pedestrian study on U.S. Highway 101 is underway Coos Bay World A traffic and pedestrian study is currently underway that may change the way ... is conducting the study for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Simpson Heights residents take scuffle to Land Use Board of Appeals Coos Bay World NORTH BEND - Simpson Heights residents are planning to file an appeal with the state's Land Use Board of Appeals, dubbing an upcoming meeting regarding Jordan Cove's proposed workforce housing camp "a dog and pony show." Airport, bike path, rail projects are in running for ConnectOregon funds Mail Tribune ConnectOregon uses revenues from lottery-backed bonds to fund nonhighway transportation projects that promote economic development in Oregon. Study shows how light rail reduces traffic. Does it apply to Portland-Tigard Southwest Corridor? The Oregonian The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, based at ... Justin Carinci, an OTREC spokesman, said the study shows that traffic ... 3rd Bridge not quite to state code WilliametteLive.com ... the Department of Land Conservation and Development Community Services Division (DLCD) that referred to the fact that the Salem River Crossing ... Oregon's only saltwater lake is disappearing, and scientists don't know why The Oregonian An environmental mystery is unfolding in south central Oregon. Lake Abert is drying up, killing everything that lives in it. Scientists are alarmed. A local business is suffering. But the state hasn't done a thing about it. Oregon land use system does not need overhaul: Guest opinion The Oregonian It results from Oregon's innovative land use system, which has drawn an urban growth boundary around the metro area and each smaller city. Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A | Land Use & Transportation Planner Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0073 | Main: (503) 373-0050 laura.buhl at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: