From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Nov 13 15:58:29 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:58:29 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for November 13, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C66366E@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 vote on growth boundary expansion set for Thursday Pamplin Media Group Metro vote on growth boundary expansion set for Thursday ... The Metro Council is scheduled to vote whether to expand the Urban Growth Boundary where ... of Planning and Sustainability website at portlandoregon.gov/bps/57352. Mount Angel voters approve land annexation Pamplin Media Group Voters in Mount Angel have approved the admittance of 20 acres of land into ... The land, which borders West Marquam Street to the north and West ... Remanded UGB goes before city, county in December Pamplin Media Group ... by contention, appeals from area residents and the land-use advocacy group 1000 Friends of Oregon, and disappointment ? for the city, anyway. Eugene City Council switches direction, suspends previous directive on controversial land use plan The Register-Guard Piercy said a facilitated effort by Oregon Solutions or Oregon Consensus, among residents and city planners, could lead to resolution. She described ... 380-acre industrial parcel in Scappoose would help city 'explode and grow' OregonLive.com The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a land-use decision allowing the property, located northeast of the city near the Scappoose Industrial Airpark, ... Land trust receives $450000 for Whychus Creek efforts KTVZ The Deschutes Land Trust announced Tuesday it has received a $450,000, three-year commitment from an anonymous Oregon family foundation ... A real transportation bill The Register-Guard Oregon lawmakers should take note of this rare achievement ? on transportation policy, the Legislature finds itself in the embarrassing position of? Oregon Lacks Funding to Upgrade Bridge Conditions KEZI TV A 2015 bridge condition report by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows 61 bridges are currently considered structurally deficient. Due to ... Group to Multnomah County: We want sidewalks KOIN.com They are asking for safe routes to schools funding. But there isn't any one specific group to hold accountable. The coalition is calling on elected ... Blumenauer urges TriMet to put transportation funding measure on November 2016 ballot Portland Tribune PORTLAND TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO - Oregon Congressman Earl ... of the Portland-Milwaukie MAX line and payroll tax increase to fund enhanced ... COMPANY TOWN -Salem Weekly Editorial WilliametteLive.com The modest measure on the November 3rd ballot to have private employers and Salem Hospital pay a 0.0021 payroll tax so that we could have ... Property taxes offer few surprises Pamplin Media Group A common misconception with property taxes arises from Measure 50, which was passed in 1997 and, among other things, limited the growth of the ... Homeowners need to have a voice The Register-Guard I doubt the Lane County Democratic Party or 1000 Friends of Oregon really want to attack the dignity of low-income and middle-class voters for whom ... Housing market is a year behind Portland Tribune ... the speakers at the 2016 Housing Forecast presented at the Oregon Convention Center by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland. Central Oregon Vets Struggle In Tight Housing Market OPB News Nearly one-third of people living homeless in Oregon are veterans, according to the state. With Central Oregon's extremely tight rental market, housing ... Regional Solutions gives Sisters a boost Sisters Nugget She expressed her appreciation to Oregon Department of Transportation and the Infrastructure Finance Authority for assisting the City with the new ... Wood works Pamplin Media Group But Oregon is putting out green shoots of progress in the use of cross ... the project could catalyze Oregon rural economic development,? she adds. Is It Really Illegal To Collect Rain Water In Oregon? CBS Local So the folklore began, ?it is illegal to collect rain water in Oregon.? Not true. The bottom line is, you must have a water rights permit to use public water ... Governor intervenes on Nestl? water transfer Hood River News #Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has intervened on the cross water rights transfer that would make possible Nestl?'s proposed water bottling plant in ... Landmark Klamath Basin Water Agreement Is on Verge of Collapse Circle of Blue WaterNews On July 14, 2001, pulses quickened in Oregon's Klamath River Basin when unarmed U.S. marshals were summoned to stand guard over irrigation ... Tensions flare over C. Oregon irrigation canal ownership KTVZ A long-standing dispute has some neighbors along the Pilot Butte Canal opposing the Central Oregon Irrigation District's piping plans by seeking a ... So wet, yet so far from drought recovery Capital press The November to January forecast from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Forestry calls for warmer temperatures than ... Drought Has Triggered A New Normal For The California Landscape Greenhouse Grower (blog) California is now entering its fifth year of the worst drought in 500 years, .... In the Pacific Northwest, the governors of Oregon and Washington have ... Fighting wildfires: Ag secretary says it's all about the money; will Congress buy it? OregonLive.com It's about making sure that there is a process that puts forest fires ? intense, ... acres across the U.S., including 631,000 acres of forestland in Oregon. Aftermath of Oregon wildfire forces road closure, lengthy detour KVAL The anticipated aftermath of the state's most destructive wildfire prompted the Oregon Department of Transportation to replace two culverts under U.S. ... Winter storm watch: Valley rain and plenty of mountain snow OregonLive.com (Oregon Dept. of Transportation) ... in the north Oregon and south Washington Cascades on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, forecasters say. State wildlife officials remove gray wolf from endangered list Bend Bulletin PORTLAND ? Oregon wildlife officials voted Monday in Salem to remove the gray wolf from the state's Endangered Species Act list. The state's Fish ... A wilderness proposal gone wild Capital Press Residents of Malheur County, Ore., are wise to be suspicious of a plan to ... a wilderness study area near Steens Mountain in south-central Oregon. Whole Foods Beef Supplied by Ranchers Behind Massive Oregon Roundup YubaNet In a statement, AWHPC said: ?Whole Foods' sale of beef from entities that graze cattle on public lands in designated mustang habitat fuels a system ... BPA plans for Oregon-Washington power line on horizon The Register-Guard BPA previously has said the $459 million transmission line is needed to ease a strained regional power grid and add capacity for future growth. Why the Bureau of Land Management Is Reaching Out to Mountain Bikers Outside Magazine The big news from Outerbike last month wasn't the surprise debut of some flyweight carbon-fiber ?ber-mountain bike. Sure, plenty of those things were ... Why People Live Where They Do Smart Growth Network A new report from the Centre for Cities?a London-based research and policy institute?takes a detailed look at the question of why people live where ... Affordable housing lottery being tweaked to benefit long-time residents San Francisco Examiner But the ?neighborhood preference? proposal unanimously approved Monday by the Board of Supervisors Land Use and Economic Development ... US Climate Resilience Toolkit Smart Growth Network ?Individuals, businesses and communities can respond to the challenges of our changing climate. This framework can guide you through the process ... Land and Water Conservation Fund: Wrong Solution for Public Land Management Heritage.org The federal government owns between 635 million and 640 million acres of land in the entire United States, nearly 30 percent of the country and ... How Urban Planner Germane Barnes is Reviving a Forgotten Miami Suburb Smart Growth Network How Urban Planner Germane Barnes is Reviving a Forgotten Miami Suburb - Smart Growth Online ... 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: