From laura.buhl at state.or.us Thu Feb 5 20:53:26 2015 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 04:53:26 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for February 6, 2015 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. ________________________________ More habitat conserved on the North Santiam Salem Statesman Journal The Western Rivers Conservancy and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, have completed Chahalpam, an assemblage of land that conserves an outstanding stretch of the lower North Santiam River, approximately three miles southwest of Stayton. Will Oregon consumers pay for clean energy? Salem Statesman Journal Seventy-one percent of Oregon voters support moving the state away from coal power and into renewable energy over the next decade, a new Sierra Club poll shows. Transportation tax debate looms Portland Tribune As lawmakers consider how to pay for repairs and construction of highways and other projects, one advocate from a national group says Oregon is like every other state and also like no other state when it comes to transportation. Lawmakers again consider sending WES on a longer ride Portland Tribune Should TriMets WES commuter rail become the Little Engine That Could Connect With Salem? America's Billionaires Are Turning Public Parks Into Playgrounds for the Wealthy New Republic There is no doubt that the urban comeback that we've witnessed over the last decade, especially in cities like Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Dallas, and New York, has been fueled by the work of independent park managers-private-public partnerships that invite civic and business interests to help manage public spaces. Assessment to guide restoration on Birch Creek East Oregonian -A technical team made up of groups around the county are working on an assessment and action plan for Birch Creek between Pendleton and Pilot Rock. A third of all Umatilla Basin steelhead call creek home- Drier winters in store for region, weatherman predicts Capital Press -Weatherman Art Douglas returns to the Spokane Ag Expo. A changing weather pattern suggests drier winters, Douglas says.- The Pacific Northwest could be in for dry winters and wet springs as a long-term El Nio pattern develops, a weather expert says. Former county employee files intent for wrongful termination claim Gresham Outlook A former Multnomah County employee alleges that Commissioner Diane McKeel pressured his boss to terminate his position as a code enforcement officer after he tried to stop land-use violations at a Corbett bed-and-breakfast. Malheur County gets 'regionally significant' designation in Oregon Ontario Argus Observer VALE-The state of Oregon has designated approximately 1,000 acres of industrial land in Malheur County as a Regionally Significant Industrial Area. North coast business park earns state designation Daily Astorian -The state Economic Recovery Review Council designated the North Coast Business Park as a Regionally Significant Industrial Area, which gives the county several advantages in its efforts to promote the development of industries on the site.- Clatsop County North Coast Business Park, a 162-acre site in Warrenton, earned a special designation Wednesday from state economic development officials. LNG it's both 'if' and 'when' Coos Bay World -Veresen remains optimistic, but some energy experts question Jordan Cove- While Coos Bay waits for Jordan Cove to get the green light or the ax, there's a larger dilemma hanging over the United States' energy industry: How will the U.S. shale boom impact LNG prices and supply on a global scale, and what if export terminals are doomed before they're even built? Oregon LNG foes try new strategy to block development Oregon Public Broadcasting Southern Oregon communities along a proposed natural gas pipeline route are looking for creative ways to stop the project. NOAA, EPA disapprove Oregon's coastal nonpoint pollution control program NOAA News NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have disapproved the state of Oregon's coastal nonpoint pollution control program because it does not sufficiently protect salmon streams and landslide-prone areas from logging impacts or reduce runoff from forest roads built before 1971. Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds New York Times An overwhelming majority of the American public, including half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times, Stanford University and the nonpartisan environmental research group Resources for the Future. Concrete dam gone, but Whychus work not over Bend Bulletin -Footbridge replacement, channel filling set for this year- The last concrete dam blocking Whychus Creek is gone, but more work remains along the creek upstream of Sisters. Late last summer, excavators tore apart the Pine Meadow Ranch dam along the creek as it parallels the road to Three Creek Lake. Washington County rebuffs charges of 'stacking the deck' as it moves to revamp 40-year-old citizen ... Portland Oregonian OSU, whose CPO program ties date to the early 1970s, said administering ... All local governments in Oregon are required under statewide land-use ... Gearhart denies annexation proposal Daily Astorian To do that, Clatsop County and the city of Gearhart would have to apply to the state Department of Land Conservation and Development to extend the ... Deschutes County provides funds for sage grouse project Bend Bulletin Deschutes County commissioners approved a $5,000 grant Monday to help landowners prepare for the likely federal listing of greater sage grouse as ... Southwest transit plans delayed in name of public involvement Portland Tribune The City Council delayed committing $650,000 to the Southwest Corridor Plan last week to ensure the public is fully involved in the new second phase ... No. Bend Council decision on land near Simpson Heights challenged KCBY One year ago Simpson Heights residents were informed they might be getting some new neighbors, but a recent ruling by the Land Use Board of ... Cemetery owner seeks rezoning Eugene Register-Guard Carol Schirmer, president of Schirmer Satre Group, filed two land use applications with the city of Eugene in January for Rest-Haven Memorial Park, ... Willamalane weighing land swap Eugene Register-Guard The Willamalane Park and Recreation District bought land last year at Jasper Road and 32nd Street to develop one of two trailheads for the Mill Race ... Construction: Building momentum Eugene Register-Guard Smaller builders, in particular, are finding it harder to get land, she said. ... including the national exposure stemming from the University of Oregon ... Electric cooperative considering solar projects East Oregonian Umatilla Electric Cooperative is looking into developing one or more future solar projects as the utility anticipates shouldering greater investment in new renewable energy. Under the state of Oregon's Renewable Portfolio Standard, utilities that provide at least 3 percent of total retail electric sales must generate 25 percent of their electricity from qualifying renewable sources Transportation Department report gives the outlook for the next 30 years Washington Post Before diving into a thicket of transportation data and questions, a hefty new federal study makes a traffic projection that could get a chuckle, even from folks in Nebraska: Omaha, the new Los Angeles. That's by 2045, the study says, when traffic congestion in Omaha current population of 435,353 could be just as bad as it is in L.A. current population of 10 million. On marijuana, Oregon cities ask for big rewrite of voter-approved legalization law Portland Oregonian Oregon's cities are asking state legislators for big changes in the marijuana legalization law approved by voters in November. A new bill introduced at the request of the League of Oregon Cities would allow cities and counties to levy their own taxes on retail marijuana sales, something now prohibited under Measure 91. Salem pot meeting: less regulation is more, hundreds say Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Liquor Control Commission used brightly colored stickers and green, red and yellow cards to gauge hundreds of people's opinions on how it should regulate recreational marijuana, which was passed by Oregon voters last November. Blueberry industry's explosive growth prompts Oregon State University to bring northwest growers and rookies back to the classroom Portland Oregonian In winter, blueberry bushes stick barren purple branches into the gray sky. Throughout the Willamette Valley, the rows of purple sometimes go for acres. When the weather warms up, those bushes bear tons of one of Oregon's best-selling fruits. 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