From laura.lehman at state.or.us Fri Sep 26 14:02:54 2014 From: laura.lehman at state.or.us (Lehman, Laura) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:02:54 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News September 26, 2014 Message-ID: <75CEA9162A70214AA950529470B5F3832A7212ED@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 land issues may spark legislative fixes Blue Mountain Eagle Potential conflicts between farming and other land uses in Oregon are likely to inspire new legislative proposals next year, according to a state land ... Powell-Division plan for transit zooms along Portland Tribune Basic decisions about the design of the region's next high-capacity transit corridor could be made on Monday. Southwest Oregon Regional Airport celebrated two recent upgrades Tuesday night Coos Bay World When dignitaries gathered at Southwest Oregon .... "In an area like the coast of Oregon, great transportation links are everything. National Public Lands Day brings free recreation, service projects opportunities The Oregonian - OregonLive.com Development of the Cline Buttes Recreation Area in central Oregon continues Saturday, Sept. 27, when the Prineville BLM office organizes work ... County, state still at odds over industrial land Ontario Argus Observer Some city officials and would-be developers in Malheur County say Oregon's land-use planning laws put it at a disadvantage to its Idaho ... Neighbors want more details about city land-use plan changes Portland Tribune A neighborhood association in Southwest Portland is asking the city for more information and time to respond to proposed land use changes that will ... Meadow standoff The Register-Guard For Maureen McCauley, a planned "cohousing" community off River Road is a sensible way to downsize from her 2,000-square-foot south Eugene home. Pacific Gales golf course now waiting on planners Coos Bay World Developers of the proposed Pacific Gales golf course near Port Orford will have to wait another month to find out if their new conditional use application to build the course meets the approval of the Curry County Planning Commission. Competitive standards strengthen Oregon's forests Forbes A new study commissioned by Governor John Kitzhaber underscores the need for competitive, rather than restrictive, markets for wood and timber products harvested in Oregon. Portland will still be cool, but Anchorage may be the place to be New York Times Alaskans, stay in Alaska. People in the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest, sit tight. County says Ore. land-use laws put it at disadvantage Ontario Argus Observer Land-use planning rules are a different animal in Oregon from what they are in Idaho, and many people in Malheur County believe the ... Portland Is Building an Incredible Bridge, but Cars Aren't Invited TakePart Tilikum Crossing will be America's longest car-free transit bridge, and ... In the early aughts, Oregon's transit authority, TriMet, established that there ... The old house gets new life: LUBA says only the initial objector may remove an historic property designation Northwest Land Law Forum Last week in the case Lake Oswego Preservation Society v. City of Lake Oswego, LUBA gave a huge boost to the historic preservation community and the protection of local historic resources. New skydiving venture ready to call Mulino airport home Portland Tribune The co-owners of a proposed new skydiving business based at Mulino Airport could be up and running soon, despite the objections of a few airport tenants who insist such an operation would conflict with the facility's normal air traffic and pose a potential danger to both skydivers and pilots. Spotted frog plan finalized for Old Mill Bend Bulletin An agreement to protect Oregon spotted frog habitat near the Old Mill District in Bend while allowing future development was finalized this week between a group of landowners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Pavement Picassos The Register-Guard Alder Street between 19th and 24th avenues is closed to through traffic except bicycles, as students and University of Oregon employees use the ... Oregon's aging water-treatment facilities nearing end of useful lives with no replacement money in sight The Oregonian Many of Oregon's water-treatment facilities are nearing need for replacement just as the federal money that financed them is running dry. Panel to make decisions on Kennewick's urban growth area Tri-City Herald Kennewick's plan to attract large-scale industrial development to help replace Hanford jobs is hinging on a two-year-old law state legislators approved to allow Kennewick to claim land for industrial uses. Land-use cases decided at Arnold Way, S.W. 53rd Corvallis Gazette Times A zoning change for property on Southwest 53rd Street and an update on 45-year old limits on a parcel on Northwest Arnold Way were approved ... Group says rules halt Central Oregon youth camps The Register-Guard A Christian group says state regulators are thwarting plans to expand youth camps at an Oregon site that became notorious in the 1980s when an Indian guru and his followers took over the area. 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 | www.oregon.gov/LCD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: