From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Dec 12 16:29:53 2014 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 00:29:53 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF034FE59@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. ________________________________ Holiday tradition: Christmas tree hunting in Oregon's wilderness KATU Holiday tradition: Christmas tree hunting in Oregon's wilderness ... You also have to be more than 200 feet away from a state highway or private land. A test for Envision Eugene The Register-Guard The reception given to city planners' recommendations for expansions of the city's urban growth boundary will show whether this harvest is worth the ... A proposed ConnectOregon V project for Astoria that didn't make the first cut gets another look by ... KAST 1370AM After considering input from the public at a hearing in July, 2014 and reviewing a large volume of written comments, the Oregon Transportation ... Washington County approves Nike World Headquarters expansion plan, with conditions OregonLive.com The county's land use and transportation department mailed its decision Wednesday to more than 300 property owners within 500 feet of the ... Bethany Boulevard road widening, still nettling to neighbors, wins design award OregonLive.com The Oregon Chapter of the American Public Works Association agreed, selecting the project as its 2014 Transportation Project of the Year in the $5 ... US Justice says Indian tribes can grow, sell marijuana on their land in Oregon, Washington OregonLive.com Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana on their lands as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the ... End Of Federal Timber Payments Means Leaner Times For Oregon Counties EarthFix It's been a lifeline for many counties, especially in Oregon. ... But that bill governing the so-called O&C Lands (named for the Oregon and California ... Council looks at boundary proposal The Register-Guard City planners on Wednesday presented long-awaited land use recommendations on where Eugene should grow in the next 20 years to satisfy the ... Congress delays sage grouse protections in spending bill Capital press The sage grouse rider was tucked deep within the 1,603-page spending package ... Worries about a potential endangered species listing for sage grouse ... Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, ... Salem Hospital property future under consideration WilliametteLive.com On December 4, the State of Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) ... In the second matter, of the hospital's Site Development Plan, SCAN ... Oregon Land Board Ponders Future Of Elliott Forest NW News Network The State Land Board Tuesday endorsed a proposal to transfer ownership of the Elliott State Forest. But it's not clear who the new owners would be. Rural Oregon comes up short in federal budget bill Statesman Journal Hansen, whose county is part of the former Oregon and California Railroad lands, said the county has reduced its staff by one-fourth, to 90, over the ... Bill would exempt some counties from state land-use system Portland Tribune SALEM - Oregon lawmakers will consider exempting counties with low populations and slow growth from the statewide land-use planning system in ... Metro Council accepts urban growth report Portland Tribune ... scheduled decision on expanding the Urban Growth Boundary next year. The 2014 Urban Growth Report says the UGB does not need to be ... policy director and staff attorney for 1000 Friends of Oregon, said the report was a ... Oregon looks at easements to protect working ag lands Prairie Star Popular in other states, the use of easements to protect farm and forest lands in production could give Oregon a strong tool to complement its land use ... ODFW to gain 500 acres of Willamette Valley wetlands, including endangered Fender's blue ... OregonLive.com One of two newly-approved ODFW land purchases includes blue butterfly ... of endangered species, including the Oregon chub and pacific lamprey. Medford plans to pack more people inside its borders Mail Tribune Oregon land-use laws require the city to achieve higher density within its existing boundaries before expanding outward. The city is considering ... Editorial: Sage grouse agreements help bird and ranchers Bend Bulletin Oregon's experience with the federal Endangered Species Act has not been wholly pleasant. Timber-dependent communities on both sides of the ... Oregon Caves bill moves forward, O&C bill blocked Statesman Journal ... the Oregon Caves National Monument appears headed for approval while a bill to overhaul management of Oregon's O&C lands was blocked from ... Expert: More density in Portland will drive up housing costs Portland Tribune Mildner has written or co-written numerous papers raising questions about land-use planning policies like those in Oregon and the Portland area. My View: Denser areas outside city should be option Portland Tribune 6), the urban growth boundary does not force higher prices. Every city in Oregon has a growth boundary; each needs to properly manage how its land ... Bend considers its future housing needs Washington Times Such a "housing mix" was included in a 2010 proposal to expand the city's urban growth boundary, the line beyond which the city is not ... According to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, which reviews ... Agencies Taking Comments On Oregon LNG Permits Jefferson Public Radio The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development ... 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