From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Oct 2 17:00:52 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 00:00:52 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for October 2, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C63563E@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. ________________________________ Metro president: No need to expand urban growth boundary Portland Tribune Metro will not expand the urban growth boundary this year but will launch an ... but the Oregon Court of Appeals remanded them back for more work. Apple buys 200 acres of land in Central Oregon to expand data center GeekWire Photo via Shutterstock. Apple is growing its footprint in Central Oregon. The Silicon Valley tech giant paid $3.6 million for nearly 200 acres of land in ... Will The Columbia River Crossing Project Get New Life? Oregon Public Broadcasting After opening the MAX Orange Line on time and nearly $50 million under budget, whats next for TriMet? How about restarting the debate over the need for the Columbia River Crossing, the failed I-5 bridge replacement project between Oregon and Washington? After wildfires rage in the West, Congress moves to provide $700 million in emergency aid OregonLive.com Devastating wildfires in Oregon, Washington and California have destroyed thousands of homes and consumed over $1 billion in federal firefighting ... County blames White House, Congress for forest woes Wallowa County Cheiftain Wyden and Merkley introduced a revised O&C Lands Act in Jan. 2015. The original Act, covering 2.1 million acres of timberland, was introduced in ... Costs in Oregon of fighting wildfires well above 10-year average, again Bend Bulletin The Oregon Department of Forestry spent more than $74 million fighting fires on state lands in 2015 before reimbursements from federal agencies, ... Oregon counties urge forestry reforms East Oregonian (subscription) 15 to Oregon's congressional delegation asking for bipartisan support on reforms to ?effectively fight wildfires, rehabilitate burned forests and actively ... Oregon official explains defense of Clean Water Act rules Capital press ?This is an issue that has frankly been politicized nationally,? Whitman said before the House Committee on Rural Communities, Land Use and Water. Drought is 'the new normal' Herald and News According to Jason Eisdrofer, Oregon Public Utility Commission's utility program director, drought is not an indicator of climate change, but the ... Farmers Seek Lawmakers Help On Transmission Line East Oregonian Farmers are seeking help from lawmakers in the siting of a transmission line that threatens to take valuable land out of production.- Farmers near Boardman, Ore., hope state legislators will influence the U.S. Navy on the siting of a proposed transmission line? County Boasts Oregon?s Top Enterprise Zone Argus Observer Malheur County has a new distinction: It has the most active enterprise zone in the state. That was some of the information shared by Greg Smith, county economic development director, at the economic development roundtable held Wednesday at Treasure Valley Community College. Land Trust marks 20 years of service Sisters Nugget Since then the Land Trust has worked with local landowners all over Central Oregon to conserve a total of 8,750 acres of land for wildlife and local ... Oregon regulators fine aerial pesticide spraying company Washington Times The Oregon Department of Agriculture says Applebee Aviation must pay $1,100 and implement new procedures and training. The company's ... Judge blocks Bureau of Land Management attempt to restrict fracking Washington Times A federal judge temporarily blocked the Bureau of Land Management's new rule on hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, suggesting the agency attempted ... New Requirements Complicate Golf Developer?s Plan to Buy State Park Land Portland Oregonian Add about $450,000 to the price Mike Keiser must pay if he wants buy state parkland on Oregon's south coast and turn it into a golf course. Then subtract the college scholarships and environmental restoration work he vowed to provide with revenue from the course. Southern Oregon Natural Gas Project Gets Federal Environmental Approval OPB News Opponents of the project, who range from climate activists to property-rights ... ?Governor [Kate] Brown has complete control over whether Oregon ... Oregon lawmakers press FERC on Oregon LNG's land use dispute with Army Corps Daily Astorian But it does question whether Oregon LNG will ever be able to use the land ? a concern that LNG opponents have voiced in recent public meetings. Who Has The Right To Live On Oregon's Waterways? OPB News The Department of State Lands is currently considering changes to the law, including a ?2 Month 2 Mile? proposal put forth by liveaboard boaters. Stop the Drift Creek Dam -Salem Weekly Editorial WilliametteLive.com Ten years ago, the farmer-created East Valley Water District (EVWD) began to seek state ... We at Salem Weekly do not think this is right. ... then we urge the East Valley Water District and the Oregon Water Resources Department to ... Ag impacts local economy to the tune of $290 million Herald and News All told, they make up $290 million in the Basin's economy. That stands only second to Klamath County's No. 1 industry, timber, which is on the decline ... Sage grouse decision: New paradigm Capital Press While some critics question whether ranchers who enter into voluntary conservation plans to aid the greater sage grouse have given up too much, ... Bill to help agribusinesses will hurt West Coast salmon TheNewsTribune.com California is suffering from the worst drought in centuries. Washington and Oregon are feeling similar pain. Because of the drought, the rivers where ... The Making Of Unprepared: 'A Completely Different Beast' OPB News Oregon Field Guide producer Ed Jahn spent more than a year making the ... A magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake, such as the Cascadia Subduction Zone can produce, ... We were in a fishing community that was hard hit by the tsunami. Oregon DOT studies seismic effect on bridges, roads Land Line Magazine In Oregon, a new study by the Department of Transportation concludes if the state was hit by a major earthquake, as many as half of the bridges could ... SKSD seeks $1.5 million for earthquake safety Statesman Journal ... predict when the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami will occur, ... The grants are the first part of a $205 million program the Oregon ... Former Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven receives posthumous Hatfield Statesmanship Award Tillamook County Pioneer (Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation). BEND, Ore. ? Former Nehalem Mayor Shirley Kalkhoven, who died in March at the age of ... Wouldn't it be nice? Statesman Journal Oregon Main Street's coordinator, Stuart was invited by Stayton city officials in part at the behest of a ... Main Street is designed for just such a charge. Charlie Hales' staff discussing North Portland homeless camp with state officials OregonLive.com Hales' staff is also talking to the Oregon Department of Transportation, which owns much of the land on North Greeley Avenue west of Interstate ... Oregon Ag Department Developing New Strategic Plan Capital Press The Oregon Department of Agriculture is drawing up a new strategic plan to guide the agency?s activities in the future. The goal is to develop a document that?s actually useful to ODA officials rather than gathering dust on a shelf, said Ron Sarazin, a consultant who?s assisting ODA with the process. USDA infographics showcase women in agriculture Farm Futures Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba will be featured in this weeks blog series. Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba ... Ditching Salem for Boise The Register-Guard Instead of ranking ninth in land area, Oregon would slip to 41st, just behind South Carolina. Idaho would climb from 14th-largest into fourth place, ... Bringing Dead Malls Back to Life Smart Growth Network ?While traditional malls with rows and rows of shops and kiosks might have appealed to their parents, younger consumers just aren't enamored with ... The potential of partnerships for improving public transit GCN.com Cities can use such data to identify gaps and friction points in existing public transit systems, and -- in the longer term -- make smarter planning ... Couple operates corn maze to entertain, educate Missouri Farmer Today They asked Andy if she knew about agritourism. She learned more ... Andy is the chair of the farm bureau's agritourism committee. She says seeing ... Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager Director?s Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050 sadie.carney at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: