[LandUse-News] Ahoy! Land Use News September 19, 2014

[Lehman, Laura]

Welcome to the Land Use News - Talk Like a Pirate Day<http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/09/talk_like_a_pirate_day_shallow.html#incart_m-rpt-1> edition!

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Board hesitates on Y's land offer<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32171495-75/ymca-offers-1.5-million-for-roosevelt-property-school-board-votes-for-appraisal.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA3Njg3NzgxMTg4MDc5NDQ5OTcyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSOAuMr7xZO0CL7X6nvKAYT_P1cA>
The Register-Guard
Any additional money added to the land purchase would take away from the Y's ability to start building a new facility, unless donors step up to help, ...

Wyden's O&C bill secures date for work session<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/17/wydens-oc-bill-secures-date-work-session/15780079/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTA3Njg3NzgxMTg4MDc5NDQ5OTcyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHu6Ujjpybxu9Xdu5aHtzBqmClV9A>
Statesman Journal
Ron Wyden has finally secured a work session date for his bill to increase logging on more than 2 million acres of Oregon's federal forest land.

Neighbors object to "clear cutting" historic trees<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.willamettelive.com/2014/news/neighbors-object-clear-cutting-historic-trees/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTA3Njg3NzgxMTg4MDc5NDQ5OTcyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2ftIqAR92eLmmBjTG12kIR2oQZg>
WilliametteLive.com
Among the trees are nine several-hundred year old Oregon White Oaks ... Its appeal to the State of Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals will be filed ...

New Oregon oceanfront state park acquisition completed in Tillamook County<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/09/new_oregon_oceanfront_state_pa.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTA3Njg3NzgxMTg4MDc5NDQ5OTcyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFzjpSqmH8TaL8RdLxJSppfmxDo2Q>
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
State parks purchased the land from Oregon-based nonprofit Ecotrust, which acquired it from a private landowner in May 2014. The final purchase ...

A major accounting firm just ran the numbers on climate change<http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/09/a-major-accounting-firm-just-ran-the-numbers-on-climate-change/379994/>
CityLab
With every year that passes, we're getting further away from averting a human-caused climate disaster. That's the key message in this year's "Low Carbon Economy Index," a report released by the accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Oregon jobless rate jumps<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/business/32166325-63/oregons-unemployment-rate-rises-to-7.2-percent.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTU2MTMzODM1MDcwODU5MTc0MzgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNETw3SIJ1DCJLBFf3QKA7aK7HsYwQ>
The Register-Guard
Oregon's unemployment rate rose from 6.9 percent in July to 7.2 percent in August ... But, while employers added thousands of new jobs in July, the Oregon ... substantial gains in wood products, machinery, transportation equipment, ...

Portland: Hardly 'a retirement community for the young' <http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/09/portland-hardly-a-retirement-community-for-the-young/380381/>
CityLab

Hey, New York Times: Portland happens to outshine many U.S. cities in entrepreneurship, job growth, productivity-and the elusive "second paycheck."

Will Portland always be a retirement community for the young?<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/magazine/will-portland-always-be-a-retirement-community-for-the-young.html?_r=2>
The New York Times
Like many residents of Northwest Portland, Matthew Hale doesn't own a car. Instead, he prefers to walk or ride the bus to the city's innumerable coffee shops and breweries and live-music spots...

Economic plight of rural Oregon gets spotlight at legislative hearing in Salem<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/09/economic_plight_of_rural_orego.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5MzYyNTA2NzM5NzU3ODI4MzYyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNETFgXgec8ghyQ7GZRg9rFUE7M48g>
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Lack of available land for industrial uses is causing many residents of rural Oregon to flee elsewhere in search of jobs, an eastern Oregon legislator ...

Approval for OSU-Cascades appealed<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2416824-151/approval-for-osu-cascades-appealed%3FentryType%3D0&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTM5MzYyNTA2NzM5NzU3ODI4MzYyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE8n9dScPJwIovvNbfyUlTXXt1avQ>
Bend Bulletin
"But we also respect Oregon's land use process and know that this is what comes along with it. We feel very strongly that this is the best location, and ...

City Club Forum To Address Urban Boundary Growth<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2014/09/16/city-club-forum-to-address-urban-boundary-growth/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTIwNzY5ODc2NDI0Mzk3OTQyMzIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGxKUY2Rq-iFctU4HxCW_oqklOGAg>
myCentralOregon.com
The City Club of Bend will present three forums on the city's Urban Growth Boundary remand and possible extension. Bend City ...

Portland street fee: Transportation officials don't expect consensus from working groups ahead of ...<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/09/portland_street_fee_transporta_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTQ4Mjk4Mzc1ODY0OTAxMTE3NjIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFJTpfMZkEgJBZyjfYi8gwHbso-MQ>
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Commissioner Steve Novick (left) and Mayor Charlie Hales during a press conference about the delayed street fee vote on Tuesday, June 2, 2014.

Oregon couple fined for weddings on agricultural land<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/sep/15/oregon-couple-fined-for-weddings-on-agricultural-l/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMxOTE0MzYwMjIwMTUzNjY2MTQyGmNmNTM1N2I3ZTNhYjc4YzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEj06aQQFkpbLn91Lv_2HO--bn9_g>
The Columbian
Their land is zoned exclusively for agricultural uses - a significant designation in Oregon, where the land-use laws are designed to protect farm and ...

Corps of Engineers halts Boardman coal terminal review pending outcome of Oregon permit<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/corps_of_engineers_halts_board.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTgxOTA5MTQ5MDU4NTc1MzY0NjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFGu5zSIRJy0xF_jw2TCLacNr7L_Q>
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
The Corps' Portland District took the action because the Oregon Department of State Lands has denied authorization of the shipping terminal's ...

House moves to block EPA rule<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/sep/12/house-moves-block-epa-rule/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQzMjI5MDM4Mjg0MDM1Njk1NTcyGjdmMjhmMGIwYTI4YzEzMDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH2QKYlm7ArAnrclIgJ_V0wm1Umcw>
Dalles Chronicle
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Wednesday that House members have taken steps to stop "yet another regulatory overreach by a federal agency ...

NOAA says warming 'blob' may impact Pacific marine life<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.undercurrentnews.com/2014/09/12/noaa-says-warming-blob-to-impact-pacific-marine-life/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTYyNDI5MTM0ODg3OTg0NDM2MzEyGjk0MzVkY2JmNjJjNTM3MTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFonbG6dFXprL_8_9hHQ1Zh5vyb1w>
Undercurrent News
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries ... with NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Newport, Oregon, who has ...

Vancouver City Council passes oil moratorium<http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/sep/11/vancouver-city-council-passes-oil-moratorium/>
The Columbian
The Vancouver City Council on Thursday unanimously passed an emergency six-month moratorium on new or expanded facilities that would accept crude oil.

Out of the way, slowpoke!<http://www.pamplinmedia.com/sl/233454-92145-out-of-the-way-slowpoke?utm_source=webmaster&utm_medium=twitter>
Portland Tribune
Portland's streets are becoming so crowded with a such a variety of bicyclists  tourists, messengers, pink-cheeked commuters, Spandexed semi-pros, lollygagging space cadets, TED-listeners, texters and talkers  that sharing the road has become an art form...

Ag-based economies help small Oregon counties thrive<http://www.capitalpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014140919854&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>
Capital Press

Agriculture has provided a strong base for economic recovery in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge counties. Five Columbia River Gorge counties contain only 1.4 of Oregon's population but pack an outsized punch in the state's economy...

Down on the farm - 2012 census of agriculture for Oregon<http://oregonemployment.blogspot.com/2014/09/down-on-farm-2012-census-of-agriculture.html>
Oregon Workforce & Economic Information

Oregon's farm acreage totaled 16.3 million in 2012, with 35,439 farms and 59,237 farm operators. Of these, 39 percent were women farm operators. These results and more are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's report, 2012 Census of Agriculture.

Poll: residents want jobs, jobs, jobs<http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/233765-98715-poll-residents-want-jobs-jobs-jobs?utm_source=New+Media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PortlandTribune+%28Portland+Tribune%29>
Portland Tribune

Willamette Valley residents believe the economy is improving, but still want elected officials to focus on creating more jobs  even more than protecting the environment and fighting climate change.

An endless search for housing for Oregon's working poor<http://www.opb.org/news/series/workingpoor/an-endless-search-for-housing-for-oregons-working-poor/>
Oregon Public Broadcasting
In this series we bring you stories of Oregon's working poor,  those who are living below 200 percent of the poverty line. For many families, housing eats up the biggest portion of limited budgets...

Statewide trails plan workshop set in Bend<http://www.ktvz.com/news/statewide-trails-plan-workshop-set-in-bend/28108796>
KTVZ Bend
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites comments on the development of a statewide comprehensive trails plan at 14 workshops scheduled throughout the state in October, including Bend. on Oct 23.

Broad outlines of a new carbon tax in Oregon get positive response from legislative committee<http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/09/broad_outlines_of_a_new_carbon.html#incart_story_package>
Portland Oregonian

In recent years, the mere mention of a new tax on carbon was all it took to elicit howls of protest from some. The idea received a far more positive response from an Oregon legislative committee as a group of economists and scientists provided an overview of a detailed proposal due out Nov. 15.

The mutiny in Damascus: Editorial<http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/09/the_mutiny_in_damascus_editori.html#incart_river>
Portland Oregonian
One of the more urgent but curious bills to pass the Legislature this year was written specifically to protect the interests of Damascus residents who want out of Damascus. And this week, a Marion County judge denied the city's attempt to block those "fleeing," quickening what threatens to become a civic mutiny by longtime residents who seek to have their properties captured within the boundaries of nearby Happy Valley or Gresham.


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<mailto:laura.lehman at state.or.us> | www.oregon.gov/LCD<http://www.oregon.gov/LCD>

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