From sadie.carney at state.or.us Wed Nov 26 17:02:31 2014 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 01:02:31 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF034E36C@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. 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Kitzhaber's Office Says Water Deal Imminent Capital Press If successful, the deal could put thousands of acres of highly productive farmland into full production near Hermiston and Boardman, Oregon, with potential economic benefits... Coalition Seeks new Way to Fund Road Work Portland Tribune Linking future gasoline tax increases with fuel efficiency of cars is endorsed by a coalition of transportation users, local governments and environmental groups... Oregon Walks celebrates Vision Zero plan and honors livable-streets visionaries BikePortland.org Metro active transportation planner Lake McTighe, center, at Oregon Walks' ... to transportation planning, policy, and funding to all levels of Oregon ... Bend needs 16681 new residences by 2028. What kind? | Balancing homes and apartments for the ... Bend Bulletin That idea, however, encountered the political reality of Oregon's land use laws. ... "If we don't do anything, we're just going to see land prices rise. Fish and Wildlife Gets New Interim Deputy Director Statesman Journal Brett Brownscombe, a natural resources policy advisory for Gov. John Kitzhaber, on Dec. 1 will become the interim deputy director for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Oregon environment roundup: NOAA tracks ocean acidification with new tool OregonLive.com Boats wait in moorage in Newport. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, based in Newport, has released a new tool to track ocean ... Time to get Onboard with Rail - Guest Opinion Eugene Register-Guard Oregonians want reliable, on-time passenger trains, but that's going to take money and public will ... LNG Plant would be a Huge Carbon Source Daily Astorian Proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay would become one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in Oregon, federal data shows... Grouse Needs 3-Mile Buffer from Drilling Yamhill Valley News Register A government report with significant implications for the US energy industry says a struggling bird species needs a 3-mile buffer between its breeding grounds and oil and gas drilling, wind farms and solar projects... NOAA launches ocean chemistry tracking tool The Spokesman Review ... monitoring sites in Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska and Hawaii. ... in Central California and the Whiskey Creek Shellfish hatchery in Oregon. The Goshen factor The Register-Guard Under Stewart's proposal, Springfield's urban growth boundary - the line around a city that designates where urban development and expansion can ... Nike expansion project includes several traffic impacts, improvements OregonLive.com The company's envisioned expansion is detailed in a land use planning application the company has filed with Washington County. County officials ... City to hire lobbyist to assist with 'UGB problem' Hillsboro Tribune "On some level, we share the mayor's frustration," Jim Rue, director of the DLCD, said in response Thursday. Rue went on to explain that the Oregon ... Airport project takes off Daily Astorian The Connect Oregon program focuses on multimodal transportation projects in Oregon. The Oregon Transportation Commission, which decides who ... Portland Bureau of Transportation paying nearly $150000 for 'vision' of its 'transportation future' The Oregonian - OregonLive.com On the cusp of a divisive $46 million street-tax vote, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is quietly plotting its future. Will today's political priorities ... Oregon's Boardman State Park is straight out of a fairytale Huffington Post Between 1949 and 1957 the land was purchased by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, ... So, in the 1940s, according to the Oregon State Parks:. People Still Moving to Oregon Portland Tribune Oregon's population continued to grow in 2014, with the more urbanized areas of the state attracting the most new residents, according to preliminary estimates... Congress would rather you drive to work than take public transit Washington Post (blog) The federal tax code has a weird way of favoring people who drive to work over those who take public transit there. If you're a driver, the federal ... Oregon environment roundup: NOAA rescues baby sea lion, Klamath water bill passes Senate ... The Oregonian - OregonLive.com NOAA Fisheries teamed up with Seattle area wildlife advocates to rescue a ... The weasel-like mammal has all-but-disappeared from Oregon and ... 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