From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jul 18 17:33:41 2014 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:33:41 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 18, 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. ________________________________ Son of Columbia River Crossing: Madore floats new bridge plan The Oregonian Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and both state transportation departments said Madore has not contacted them. Likewise ... Century-old Salem trees hit with spreading fungus Salem Statesman Journal Multiple black walnut trees on the Oregon State Hospital campus and nearby streets are infected with a newly discovered fungus that kills the trees from the inside out. "They're going to die, and that's very sad," said Dan Hilburn, director of plant programs for the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Portland expects to collect nearly $500,000 annually in taxes from Airbnb rentals Willamette Week Documents show that the city of Portland expects to collect nearly $500,000 from hotel taxes on Airbnb rentals in the coming year. Northwest leaders eye reducing carbon Oregon Public Broadcasting The Northwest's multi-state power council got a measure of the regions carbon footprint this week. It comes six weeks after the Obama Administration proposed new carbon limits. Pendleton weighs future of former mental hospital The Daily News-Kelso Longview A community group in Pendleton is considering the future of a shuttered state mental hospital and has narrowed the options to three. Many in the group preferred razing the former Blue Mountain Recovery Center and preparing the land for future industrial development. Other options included converting it to a call center or treating mentally ill inmates transitioning back to society. But the building has high operating costs and needs refurbishment, the East Oregonian reported. New report explores why Oregonians' incomes lag behind the national average The Oregonian Incomes in Oregon fall far short of the national average, a decades-long dynamic that stems from a handful of causes, according to a new report. The state Employment Department ties the personal income gap to several trends that have shaped Oregon in recent decades -- relatively high population growth and short workweeks among them. Governor urges progress on improved habitat, more jobs in rural Oregon Tillamook Headlight Herald Governor Kitzhaber met with Neil Kornze, director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, on Tuesday to discuss federal lands management, habitat ... Industrial hemp in Oregon: Portland man asks state's approval to grow hemp in Dufur The Oregonian Officials with Oregon's agriculture department said the agency lacks land and expertise in hemp production; Oregon State University, the research ... Oregon inmates tend seedlings for sage grouse The Register-Guard ONTARIO - Inmates at an Eastern Oregon prison are tending about 20,000 ... The project was put together by the prison, the U.S. Bureau of Land ... A federal program that draws talent to Oregon The Oregonian Oregon's technology industry has enjoyed a strong resurgence over the ... The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a little-known federal program ... Depleted Trust Fund dollars could slow work in Nyssa Ontario Argus Observer For the current construction season, Oregon Department of Transportation has sufficient funds in temporary reserves to weather a lapse in federal ... Portland street fee: Mayor Charlie Hales says 'nothing is off the table' in street maintenance push The Oregonian Portland Mayor Charlie Hales ... According to a 2013 city audit, the transportation bureau needs to spend ... City hopes 2015 Oregon legislature will increase gas tax Portland Tribune Portland could rebuild 92 lane miles of poorly maintained city streets if the 2015 Oregon Legislature increases the state gas tax 5 cents per gallon. Such an increase would allow the city to issue $93.5 million in bonds for road projects that would be repaid over 20 years. That would only release the existing reconstruction backlog by one-third, however. A Crowded Week Ahead for Transportation Advocates and Policymakers Roll Call (blog) The state of Oregon charges that the terminal may be receiving more crude oil ... Also on Monday, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be in ... The Gas Tax Is Running on Empty Businessweek "As soon as we said 'GPS,' people got nervous," says James Whitty, who manages the program for Oregon's transportation department. Drivers will ... Oregon's congressional Democrats call temporary $10.8 billion highway-funding fix 'missed ... The Oregonian Oregon's congressional Democrats call temporary $10.8 billion ... programs through May 2015, but the Oregon Department of Transportation isn't ... Highway 99 open house planned Ashland Daily Tidings The Oregon Department of Transportation will hold an open house to showcase pending updates to sections of Highway 99 between Medford and ... Doaks Ferry Road project still riles neighbors Salem Statesman Journal Polk County residents who live near or along the Salem-Dallas Highway are still steamed that there are plans to possibly close Doaks Ferry Road NW at its intersection with Highway 22 and bypass traffic out through a small side street that is the part of their neighborhood. Farmers Urge EPA To 'Ditch' Proposed Clean Water Act Revisions Jefferson Public Radio But despite repeated reassurances from the EPA, agricultural advocates ... Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader blasted the agency during a recent ... Smith appeals Gearhart action Daily Astorian A notice filed with LUBA on June 17 by Shannon Smith's attorney, Daniel Kearns, of Portland, states Smith's intent to appeal the land-use decision ... Reedsport City Council recommends legislative priorities Coos Bay World ... and increase the grant funds available to cities through the DLCD's (Department of Land Conservation and Development) general grant funds to $2 ... Exports and housing starts spark increased timber harvest Oregon Public Broadcasting Last year's resurgent economy cleared the way for Oregon loggers to cut more timber than they have since 2006, according to state figures released Tuesday. Logs piled at the Douglas County Forest Products mill near Winchester. State foresters say the timber harvest was more than 4 billion board feet last year. It was the biggest harvest since 2006. Woodburn errs on its land-use direction Statesman Journal But its residents also deserve land use decisions that respect the facts and the law. Woodburn's leaders could take a simple step to do both by making ... In Goose Hollow, lottery-funded bike parking may boost an underrated neighborhood BikePortland.org The lottery-funded transportation program, known as Connect Oregon, is now in its fifth round of awards. This year, for the first time, bike and ... Here's Looking At You, Portland Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability wants to know your favorite secret spots to view of the city as part of the Central City 2035 planning project. Report Shows Portland May Already Have Enough Room To Grow Oregon Public Broadcasting A report out Wednesday suggests that Portland's urban growth boundary might not have to expand to accommodate the people expected to move in, over the next 20 years. Creating Communities for All Ages in Oregon AARP News Issues like retirement and health security, transportation and housing. ... By 2030, Oregon's median age will rise to nearly 40, more than one in five ... County to Rehear Oregon LNG Pipeline Permit Case Natural Gas Intelligence The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners has set a new hearing and process for Oregon LNG's application for a permit to cross county lands with ... County Commission will reconsider pipeline Daily Astorian The five-member board could have appealed the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals decision requiring them to reconsider, but chose to instead go ... When Car-Loving Cities Start to Embrace Light Rail PublicCEO.com But some ridership patterns, especially among students, present good news for lovers of both public transit and wide-open roads. Los Angeles ... Ted Cruz federal land amendment causes firestorm among conservationists Examiner.com Sen. Ted Cruz offered an amendment to the pending Sportsman Act that would prohibit the federal government from owning more than 50 percent of the land in any particular state. According to the Economic Policy Journal, the federal government owns more than 50 percent of land in Nevada, Alaska, Utah, Oregon, and Idaho. Here's why everything you've been told about urban planning and land-use policy is wrong United Liberty Michael Hamilton is a libertarian writer living in Washington, D.C. His main interests are economics, drug legalization, immigration, and land-use ... 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