From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Aug 22 16:58:33 2014 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:58:33 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for August 22, 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. ________________________________ LandWatch Opposes New Houses On Forestlands Eugene Weekly One deed might be for a tiny bit of land, not large enough for a home. ... "If it's legal, I don't think the Oregon land use system had this in mind," Bob ... LTD becomes toast of transit world The Register-Guard -A local brewery produces a celebratory ale to honor the agency named the best of its size in North America- A craft beer inspired by a transit award A trade group has named Lane Transit District the best midsize transit ... Area transportation advisers dissatisfied with commission Ontario Argus Observer ONTARIO - The initial session of the Oregon Transportation Commission meeting went longer than expected Thursday as members of the Southeast ... Does city's favorite bridge meet state law? WilliametteLive.com However, portions of the "Preferred Alternative" bridge would be located outside of Salem's urban growth boundary (UGB,) and State laws request that ... City aims to calm traffic on busy bike corridor Portland Tribune Portland transportation officials unveiled last week their plans for traffic and bike changes on North Williams Avenue. Two lanes of vehicle traffic will ... Bend selects growth committee members Bend Bulletin Miller said Friday that his family owns several hundred acres of land ... members from the Department of Land Conservation and Development, the Wyden drafts new forest bill The Register-Guard It adds 250,000 acres of "public domain" lands, managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, to the 2.1 million acres the Oregon Democrat's ... ODOT working on wildlife overpass design Medford Mail Tribune In an effort to cut down on vehicle-versus-deer collisions in northern Klamath County, state officials are working on designing and installing a wildlife overpass south of Crescent. The Oregon Department of Transportation is designing the overpass to cover a section of Highway 97, according to spokesperson Peter Murphy. Clatsop-Nehalem confederated tribes avowal back in game Daily Astorian -A bill restoring federal rights to the Clatsop-Nehalem has been introduced in Congress.- U.S. Rep. Suzanne, D-Ore., has introduced a bill in the U.S. House calling for federal recognition of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes. New nursery sprayer could be game changer Capital Press -The USDA and university researchers are testing a sprayer that dramatically cuts pesticide use and drift.- An intelligent sprayer that uses a laser sensor to determine where and what to spray has shown it can cut pesticide in half and greatly reduce drift. Researchers estimate the technology can save growers $230 an acre annually on chemicals alone. Agency reconsidering water for Klamath salmon Herald and News A federal agency said Friday it is taking another look at releasing water in Northern California's Klamath Basin to prevent the spread of disease among salmon returning to spawn in drought conditions. Oregon Department of State Lands rejects Ambre Energy coal export permit, dealing major blow The Oregonian Oregon's Department of State Lands on Monday dealt a serious blow to Ambre Energy's proposed coal terminal, denying a key permit needed for a project to export 8.8 million tons of coal annually to Asia. Coal export plan suffers setback in Oregon Crosscut An Oregon agency created a major setback Monday for plans to build a ... The system would unload coal from Union Pacific rail cars to dry land ... 5 things you should know about Oregon's coal terminal permit rejection The Oregonian Oregon's Department of State Lands on Monday dealt a serious blow to Ambre Energy's proposed coal terminal, denying a key permit needed for a project to export 8.8 million tons of coal annually to Asia. Oregon senators, fire chiefs see gaps in proposed oil train rules Jefferson Public Radio Local fire chiefs joined Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Monday in their push to expand proposed federal safety rules for oil trains. Local Board Again Challenges Oregon LNG Project Natural Gas Intelligence Clatsop officials decided to file a cross-appeal of a June 27 ruling by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) that found one of the county ... Airbnb to start collecting Oregon lodging tax statewide The Oregonian Airbnb says it will start collecting a 1 percent state lodging tax across Oregon, another step in its efforts to square its business model with local regulations. 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: