From sadie.carney at state.or.us Wed Dec 23 16:10:37 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:10:37 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for December 23, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C6A006C@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! Early Holiday Release! 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. ________________________________ Steve Duin: The last Noel at Wheeler Christmas Tree Farm OregonLive.com "The highest and best use of the land, he would say." ... But then came the pole barn and the nativity scene. The wreaths and the ornaments.... Fourth-graders eligible for free Christmas tree Bend Bulletin As part of the Every Kid in a Park campaign, fourth-graders in Central Oregon and around the country can obtain a national forest Christmas ... Upside-down weather pattern across U.S. linked to El Nino Savannah Morning News In a reversal of a typical Christmas, forecasters expect New York to be in ... On Sunday, a heavy storm closed Oregon's Mount Ashland Ski Area when it knocked out power. ... Comp plan isn't a solution, but more foundation Portland Tribune Jim Redden's piece about the city's new Comprehensive Plan doesn't tell the whole story (Neighborhood leaders ... Info: www.portlandoregon.gov/bps. City swears in new chief, passes UGB amendment Pamplin Media Group City swears in new chief, passes UGB amendment ... a remanded version of the urban growth boundary amendment it passed in 2005. ... Mary Kyle McCurdy, policy director and staff attorney for 1000 Friends of Oregon, also spoke in ... $3.1 million coming to land trust Wallowa County Cheiftain While the land trust took the lead in submitting the grant, Ackley credited ... Trust for Public Land, Wallowa County and Oregon Parks and Recreation ... Talent approves contract for economic analysis Mail Tribune ... for development and ascertain whether the city has enough land to support future ... There's also underutilized industrial land near the new Oregon ... Tourism Studio program invites wide participation Hood River News #Gorge Tourism Studio, offered by Travel Oregon in partnership with 26 agencies and organizations, is now open for registration. The winter/spring ... County passes farm land zoning code update, sets 'agritourism' event rules Hood River News #Public opinions were largely in favor of protecting high value farm land in some capacity, but views ... The commission agreed to authorize Chair Ron Rivers to sign letters of support to the Oregon Water Resources Department for ... Oregon's Opportunity to Lead on Cannabis Policy Marijuana Politics (blog) But when it comes to cannabis in Oregon, failure to lead sums it up. ... And hemp feeds into Oregon's manufacturing industries, our farming industries, ... Deschutes County temporarily bans marijuana businesses Bend Bulletin Existing medical marijuana growing operations are not affected. ... The Oregon Farm Bureau cautioned the county in a letter this month about potential ... Best Vacation Ever! A Pot Tour of Washington and Oregon Yahoo Travel Now that marijuana can be legally purchased and enjoyed in both Washington and Oregon states, you have to wonder whether the pot tour or pot ... Regional watershed councils to turn Christmas trees into wild salmon habitat Tillamook County Pioneer Watershed Councils along the north Oregon coast are once again teaming ... and even a pick-up option for those who live in south Clatsop County. Make fund permanent The Register-Guard But while groups like the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts and the Oregon chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers breathed a sigh of relief, they ... Western Oregon finally escapes drought Statesman Journal Snowpack in the north and central Cascade Range is at 65 to 90 percent of normal, but 134 percent in Southern Oregon and well above average in ... Oregon Warm Springs tribe approves recreational marijuana facility, sales outside reservation Minneapolis Star Tribune Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have approved a plan to build a facility to grow marijuana on their reservation in central Oregon ... Who's In The Mix To Buy Oregon's Elliott State Forest? Herald and News The state of Oregon is looking for a buyer for the Elliott State Forest, and ... They all had to notify the Department of State Lands by close of business ... Oregon needs more new business The Register-Guard I suspect Oregon has no such enticing opportunities due to our overly restrictive land use laws, which put a huge damper on attracting new businesses ... New dredge spoil site could change Army Corps, Oregon LNG dispute Daily Astorian In September, Mike Connors, a Portland attorney representing Oregon LNG, said at a public hearing on the company's land use permit applications in ... Water wars could return in Northwest as Congress dams deal Fox News The Klamath and Karuk Tribes, which were granted senior water rights ... Oregon's lone Republican member of Congress, Greg Walden, wrote a bill ... Employment Numbers Drive Housing Market Health The MReport Positive labor market with sustainable housing trends: In the majority of MSAs, ... "National house price appreciation is accelerating and is weakening ... On the Oregon Coast, affordable housing doesn't pencil out OregonLive.com Cohen, 60, moved from Chicago to the Oregon Coast less than a year ago to take a job as director of the Tillamook Economic and Small Business ... 10 questions: Jules Bailey vs. Ted Wheeler on fixing Portland streets OregonLive.com ... to leave more control with Portland and other large local governments, while the Oregon Department of Transportation focuses on rural needs. Oregon transportation workers make headway on coastal highway repairs OregonLive.com Oregon 131 near Oceanside and Oregon 22 on the Oregon coast are expected to reopen to traffic on Wednesday, Oregon Dept. of Transportation ... Cities Lead the Way in Meeting Paris Climate Goals Planetizen To meet the U.N.'s global warming targets, city leadership is critical. The international agreement struck in Paris last week has been hailed as an ... Los Angeles to Redesign Its 'Worst Public Space' Planetizen Josh Stephens reports on the Pershing Square Renew Design Challenge, an effort to redo one of the "world's worst squares and plazas." The new ... Why Urban Gardening Landed At The US's 5th Busiest Airport Earth911.com Airport sustainability? Farm-to-plane? No matter what you call it, urban gardening is soaring to new heights with JetBlue's new outdoor 'T5 Farm' at ... This Nonprofit Believes Anyone Can Make Cities Better. And It's Accepting Applications Huffington Post Successful candidates will join New Cities' new Global Urban Innovators program, which launched in November. ... Past participants in the program include people working on everything from urban farming in Montreal to a unique ... The Urban Planner's Guide to a Post-COP21 World Smart Growth Network With 196 nations committed to reducing carbon emissions, the question is how, and for the first time, there is international consensus on the need for ... Paris Launches EcoDistrict on Train Station Site Planetizen After a decade of development, Paris' first EcoDistrict launched this year. Built in place of a disused train station, the district features offices, housing, ... Detroit's Getting Better, Say Detroiters Planetizen According to a wide-ranging poll conducted by the Detroit Free Press, residents have regained some optimism about their city and its management. Toward a Better Understanding of Supply and Demand Planetizen A housing market analyst finds that traditional models do a poor job of measuring supply and demand, which makes it very difficult to know how much ... 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: