From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jan 22 16:20:41 2016 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:20:41 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for January 22, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02ADE8AB1@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. ________________________________ Land-use group, Westside land owners reach Bend UGB compromise KTVZ "The Urban Growth Boundary process will determine what kind of city Bend will become," Central Oregon LandWatch said after Wednesday's advisory ... Portland's housing market posted the hottest December on record last month OregonLive.com The Portland-area housing market finished out a record-breaking year with a record-setting month in December. The 2,710 closed home sales in the ... City seeks creative infill housing ideas Portland Tribune "We need abundant housing of all shapes and sizes," says Spevak, newly appointed to the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission. Meyer Memorial Trust awards $40000 to Tillamook County Housing Task Force Tillamook Headlight Herald Tillamook County received a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust in the ... largest private foundations in Oregon, with assets of roughly $718 million. Housing affordability a particular problem for the disabled (OPINION) OregonLive.com The housing market, both for rentals and ownership, is in crisis, with demand ... alike, too little attention has been paid to affordable housing in Oregon. Gov. Brown Appeals To Obama For Resolution To Malheur Occupation OPB News Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is frustrated about the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, according to two ... Atlas: Oregon militants are off base Indianapolis Star The militants assert that President Theodore Roosevelt unconstitutionally "seized" Oregon land in 1908 to create the wildlife refuge and that the land ... Letter: Occupation is a publicity stunt Corvallis Gazette Times Corvallis SURJ: Showing Up for Racial Justice joins Oregon's Rural Organizing Project in condemning the armed occupation in Harney County. Standoff exposes urban, rural divide Capital Press Meanwhile, rural residents, farming and ranching groups and elected ... wine, livestock and other agricultural products pouring out of rural Oregon are ... Should Oregon counties be allowed to ban GMOs on their own? Farmers push to repeal 2013 law OregonLive.com Advocates there tried to pass a GMO crop ban in the form of a "bill of rights" for nature. Nature, not being able to hire an attorney on its own, would rely ... City starts crafting laws for recreational pot sales Pamplin Media Group In the first instance of Newberg considering recreational marijuana ... week the subcommittee tasked with all pot related matters recommended land use ... imposed by state regulations from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. One day with 400 trees in Eagle Creek Portland Tribune The sun won't shine quite as brightly on the Clackamas River basin in the future - and that's not a bad thing. Through the Shade our Streams ... Snow-rific! The Source Weekly Albeit a dry January in Central Oregon, with less precipitation so far this ... 1, the Harney Basin had 186 percent of normal snowpack, which was the ... Pacific Northwest in fear of massive earthquake, tsunami CBS News During their regular earthquake and tsunami drills, students at an ... it just has to let go," Oregon State earthquake geologist Chris Goldfinger explains. Don't panic: Earthquake article misses mark; ocean fluctuations normal OregonLive.com 'The Really Big One' earthquake and tsunami explained by hand Recent New ... Claims that recent changes in the height of ocean waters near Oregon are ... in the Cascadia subduction zone, and that an earthquake would follow. Oregon Media Arguing About the Imminent End of the World TheStranger.com (blog) An ocean data buoy is alerting to an "event" in the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the west coast of Oregon. This is where a magnitude 9 earthquake hit ... Hanover Planning Commission defers hearings on large proposed developments Richmond.com Hanover Planning Commission defers hearings on large proposed .... of land from agricultural to either suburban residential or suburban multifamily ... Soon you'll be able to drive faster in parts of Oregon The Seattle Times THE DALLES, Ore. - Drivers in some areas of central and eastern Oregon will be allowed to travel at higher speeds under a new law set to take effect ... Flouting the law The Register-Guard >From 2008 to 2012, permits issued by Oregon's Department of State Lands for suction dredge mining almost tripled, to 2,251. Oregon, however, also ... Gray Wolves At Center of Controversy KEZI TV DeFazio's upset about a recent decision by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to remove the gray wolf from the state's endangered species ... Parking meters finally come to Northwest Portland Portland Tribune The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced Wednesday that they'll start installing meters along Northwest 21st and Northwest 23rd avenues, ... New group wants voice in Deschutes County marijuana issues Bend Bulletin The medicinal use and growing of marijuana has been legal in Oregon ... for "licensed and well-regulated cannabis farming and other businesses.". In One Ear: Snippets Daily Astorian Diggin' it: Did you know that the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has a huge amount of publications available online ... Neighborhood must dig up its community gardens The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Residents in a small Habitat for Humanity neighborhood are about to lose the community garden they've enjoyed for the past few ... This Oregon brewery uses 116% sustainable energy - here's how Mashable "I have found it best to stay current on innovations, renewable energy, recycling opportunities, and industry practices. It puts things in perspective and ... Case Study: Denver's Accessory Dwelling Units Planetizen Joe Vaccarelli checks in on the effect of Denver's 2010 ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), or "granny cottages," as the story's ... Should states take over management of public lands? Why or why not? Wyoming Public Media Contrary to popular belief, very little public land is still under the direct ... land management to state control will be detrimental to all of these things. Clallam timber panel given primer on trust land management to set the stage for future meetings Peninsula Daily PORT ANGELES - Members of the Clallam County Trust Lands Advisory Committee have been given a crash course in forest management. Court sides with US agency in decades-old land-grazing case The Denver Post Court sides with US agency in decades-old land-grazing case ... of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service in contempt of court for doing ... On the Surprising Efficiency of Big City Commutes Planetizen Traffic can be annoying, but it also suggests that a city is thriving. Eric Jaffe writes, "What is a little surprising is that even as cities get larger, life in them ... Carrots and Sticks: Making Driving Alone the Worst Option Planetizen The build out of mass transit and bicycle infrastructure hasn't been the cure-all for shifting commuters from single-person autos to alternate modes of ... New study finds that sharrows don't do anything for cycling safety Treehugger The results suggest that bike lanes encourage more people to bike and make biking safer, while sharrows don't do much of either. They found that ... Demographic Changes Spell Trouble Ahead for Auto Industry Planetizen It's not only young adults who are delaying in getting drivers licenses, but a drop in licenses among all age groups according to a new analysis of ... Governor rejects US Bureau of Land Management proposed withdrawal kxlo-klcm Helena, MT- Governor Steve Bullock today sent a letter to Neil Kornze, Director of the Bureau of Land Management objecting to the proposed ... 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