[LandUse-News] Land Use News for April 22, 2016

Fri Apr 22 17:11:39 PDT 2016

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Merkley announces $58 million in housing funding for Oregon <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/Merkley-announces-58-million-in-housing-funding-for-Oregon/39136976&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTA3MzMyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEqaeeQL2RCXP6QomyF7e6WQcKR3A>
KTVZ
Senator Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday that Oregon will receive an additional $58 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to assist ...

Give affordable housing top priority <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34285144-78/give-affordable-housing-top-priority.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQ1MzEyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEcvy8oeuiDI-UIoKsIPYNtAUBZjg>
The Register-Guard
As reported by the Oregon Housing Alliance, $40 million in state money is now available to develop affordable housing; property tax exemptions used ...

Portlanders split on 'missing middle' housing <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/302840-180514-portlanders-split-on-missing-middle-housing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTA3MzMyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH6eoVNyuHC1gdzOOp4EnQ3z_WKgA>
Portland Tribune
TRIBUNE PHOTO: STEVE LAW - Are small scale multi-family housing projects an answer Portlanders are split over whether the City Council should ...

Program still can aid potential homebuyers in La Pine, Redmond <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4231620-151/program-still-can-aid-potential-homebuyers-in-la&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTA3MzMyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAHmiq6g6MwXdG9F_6qiwLOuoBNQ>
Bend Bulletin
"There's still money," said Kelly Fisher, Project Development Manager for Housing Works, Central Oregon's housing authority. "It's never good when a ...

GENTRIFICATION SPOTLIGHT: How Portland is Pushing Out Its Black Residents <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.colorlines.com/articles/gentrification-spotlight-how-portland-pushing-out-its-black-residents&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzODc4MjIyGjQwZGU4YzMxOWVmZWZiZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHU3cmVTmPH_0jHXnIVddrgUnbQyw>
ColorLines magazine
"This is a critical moment for us as a state ... as we're faced with quite possibly the most far-reaching and devastating housing crisis in Oregon's history ...

GENTRIFICATION SPOTLIGHT: How Portland is Pushing Out Its Black Residents (Part 2) <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.colorlines.com/articles/gentrification-spotlight-how-portland-pushing-out-its-black-residents-part-2&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQwMjAyGjQ3ZWQ0YWY2MGExODhmOTc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHRaCXp2ooPJ_aJiMwZLaDsUVxlEg>
ColorLines magazine
Portland, Oregon, has become one of the country's worst examples of Black displacement and gentrification in the country. Part 2 of our report looks at ...

Housing crisis: City Club membership reverses position on single-family neighborhoods <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/04/housing_crisis_city_club_membe.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTE0MDkyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGnvt6o1CXFdEm2k2qam2z3eKN7RQ>
OregonLive.com
In a reversal, the City Club of Portland has amended its report on housing affordability to include a recommendation to re-zone single-family ...

Editorial: Floodplains are vital for residents and salmon <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20160419/editorial-floodplains-are-vital-for-residents-and-salmon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDE5NjA5MTc5NDAyOTQ5ODgyMDIaOTBjNGE3ZDU0YWQ0NjY5MTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG5RWyu877fHAyNfHTELot-PvQt1w>
Daily Astorian
Editorial: Floodplains are vital for residents and salmon ... the National Flood Insurance Program in Oregon to avoid further destruction of fish habitat.

Building in flood plains to get harder in Oregon <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.djc.com/news/en/12088350.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTAxODQyGmY5ZTcwNmUwN2NhOWZmM2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGJqaTc-xEM5WyWI5Kbrx0edXvINA>
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (subscription)
The biological opinion does not directly ban development in flood plains along salmon-bearing waterways, but developers must mitigate any lost ...

Port awaits word on Oregon LNG lease <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/DA/port/20160420/port-awaits-word-on-oregon-lng-lease&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDU4MzAyGjIxN2ZhNjQ1OTYyOGMzMmM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH416ZYYKDE4ZzZqyJ8AMs_HONgYw>
Daily Astorian
The Port of Astoria is still waiting to learn the intentions of Oregon LNG, which subleases more than 90 acres from the agency on the Skipanon ...

Oregon LNG withdraws Warrenton project <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160418/oregon-lng-withdraws-warrenton-project&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzODkwMjMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE_qmvU-5wrmAy0lGQI5B_qyZuDsw>
Daily Astorian
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners approve a segment of Oregon LNG's ... Oregon LNG appeals the county's decision to the Land Use Board of ...

Clackamas County prepares to assume land use regulation <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/302918-181013-clackamas-county-prepares-to-assume-land-use-regulation&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTAxODMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGuRZCtLhIj4ofedS7fzYC5vr3zrA>
Portland Tribune
Board Chairman John Ludlow said he thinks such a statement should be reviewed by the Oregon secretary of state to make sure it is explanatory only, ...

Jackson Family Wines buys another Oregon winery <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/5515287-181/jackson-family-wines-buys-another&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzODkwMjMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH-hdQSIwL-mukMCsGLtnfjt3BONA>
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Jackson Family Wines continued its push into Oregon on Monday by ... $4.6 million for a large facility and land in McMinnville, Oregon, to be able to ...

Planning vs. envisioning <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34285319-78/planning-vs.-envisioning.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDYzNDEyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFWb1SHJHPZ-g57q-9yH3iMGFT50g>
The Register-Guard
... greater densities so that an increasing population can be accommodated without expanding the city's urban growth boundary. ... The city asked Oregon Consensus, a state conflict-resolution program at Portland State University, ...

Oregon's property tax compression a minus for eighth-grade math <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sciencecodex.com/oregons_property_tax_compression_a_minus_for_eighthgrade_math-180604&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQ5NjQyGjJjYmE4ZjE2YTU3YWYzOWI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFO3OPK7_c2SwkBvhA_PJhG6myqGQ>
Science Codex
Oregon's property tax compression a minus for eighth-grade math ... Measure 5 put a cap of $5 per $1,000 on property taxes based on real market ...

Experts upbeat on Bend real estate <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/4230376-151/experts-upbeat-on-bend-real-estate&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1ODk1MjMyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFi9rmchxGLD6xx1rVD12lCqkUIgQ>
Bend Bulletin
... one of five panelists Wednesday at the Bend Chamber Real Estate Forecast, said the planned expansion of the Bend urban growth boundary by as ...

Letter: A better plan for Deschutes River flows <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/lettertotheeditor/4224605-151/letter-a-better-plan-for-deschutes-river-flows&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1ODk3NDMyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGNaO6vGMKevNK98N614QNPBSTIbg>
Bend Bulletin
The Deschutes basin holds one of four recognized genetic groups (it makes this population special). It thrives in slow-moving water with permanent ...

Respecting the Endangered Species Act <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/oregon-spotted-frog/Content%3Foid%3D2624406&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDMwNzYyGjcyYmY4YTJiZTk5OTI3NjM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHeRJgXlLMeSh5JDI0nQPd7izESFQ>
The Source Weekly
Shon Rae, communications manager for the Central Oregon Irrigation ... that will help irrigation districts comply with the Endangered Species Act.

Mountain Snowpack In Northwest Melting Fast This Spring <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nwpr.org/post/mountain-snowpack-northwest-melting-fast-spring&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDYwMjkyGjUyMDY0NzY5Y2FiNmYxN2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGihX-aghrA6Plb3qQOY7vYIcy8Yg>
Northwest Public Radio
In four short weeks though, the snowpack in Oregon, Washington and Idaho has ... Bond said the snowpack was primed to melt by above average ...

Jewell: Oregon takeover among several threats to West <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160419/NEWS03/160419015&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQ2MDkyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEdHaxAbj3zgu0XNNvgNy0Mbp-qDQ>
HeraldNet
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday called for "a major course correction" in the way the nation conserves its public lands, ...

Group offering free earthquake guide <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2016/04/21/83356534/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTE3NzgyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGyj6npnTHETnxZGlg7FBp3SVCYHg>
Statesman Journal
To complement the Statesman Journal's yearlong series on earthquake ... The guide offers graphics and information to prepare for the next earthquake or tsunami to hit the state ...

Recent earthquakes likely won't trigger NW quake <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kgw.com/news/recent-earthquakes-likely-wont-trigger-nw-quake/141096201&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTAyMDgyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEA78YL_94xhFhStwmb9ETj0Cr6lQ>
kgw.com
PORTLAND, Ore. - After deadly earthquakes hit Japan and Ecuador two days apart, some are concerned another earthquake could be headed to the ...

Scientists reveal plans to deal with TSUNAMI across the Pacific Northwest <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3552616/Is-America-ready-TSUNAMI-Scientists-reveal-plans-deal-killer-waves-Pacific-Northwest.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTE3NzgyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFiBOH3l9qKmpwUeLIOCTM7OJkWhA>
Daily Mail
A powerful earthquake thought to be as large as 9.2 magnitude ripped .... 'When that tsunami is coming, you run,' Jay Wilson, the chair of the Oregon ...

Bandon School District receives $1.5 million seismic grant <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theworldlink.com/bandon/news/bandon-school-district-receives-million-seismic-grant/article_07730c0c-445e-5f36-8583-9274073e442d.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDMxNTQyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEh6ozsi63dqpmlnO6E4MkiyokQxA>
Coos Bay World
Business Oregon, the state's economic development agency awarded 41 grants ... subduction zone earthquake event followed by an expected tsunami occurs. ... Senate Bill 3 in the 2005 Legislature established Oregon's Seismic ...

New Yorker writer wins Pulitzer for 'The Really Big One', thanks Steve Novick <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/04/really_big_one_pulitzer_new_yorker.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTAyMDgyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEbMTCtci9WqzutH010g4RDrn7Xvg>
OregonLive.com
Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker journalist whose article on an impending mega-earthquake in the Northwest went viral last summer, has won a ...

Dead cyclist's family sues Portland and Oregon for disappearing bike lane, bad road design <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/04/dead_cyclists_family_sues_port.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTI0OTMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEeYC6BDd6r6udF9OFr3-pXc7yJ0g>
OregonLive.com
A lawsuit filed Wednesday, April 20, 2016, faults Smith as well as the city of Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation for alleged ...

Let's slam the brakes on rising traffic fatalities <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34272535-78/lets-slam-the-brakes-on-rising-traffic-fatalities.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDI2NDMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGrZfBE46oaUVT7JlPboKAYzxnkwg>
The Register-Guard
Oregon and Lane County each suffered a distressing 27 percent increase, with 446 ... of zero transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, and directed the ... Meanwhile, Oregon road fatalities so far this year are up 7 percent.

Families ask Metro for safe streets funding <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://koin.com/2016/04/21/families-ask-metro-for-safe-streets-funding/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTA3MDcyGmUwNWU1Zjc3NWRhNTQxY2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFns4Gb1IrSIvtHMNRhA9wxGMZy0w>
KOIN.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - Parents on Thursday asked regional leaders for a dedicated investment in safe routes to schools. In a packed room, ...

Death and Congestion <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://bikeportland.org/2016/04/19/death-and-congestion-181167&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDE5NjA5MTc5NDAyOTQ5ODc5MDIaZTA1ZTVmNzc1ZGE1NDFjYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE9rtqrWU_nRWui-X5NrqtQDupP6A>
BikePortland.org
We try to get a drop in the bucket $4 million for Safe Routes to Schools which fulfills all the goals and encouragement of health and daily exercise ...

Oregon Testing Out Vehicle Mileage Tax <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/04/18/oregon-testing-out-vehicle-mileage-tax/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTAwMzMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFPrt-mDFqz21m7xHeSBgFMNQfzuw>
CBS Local
There are no more than 5,000 motorists allowed to take part, during what Oregon Department of Transportation spokeswoman Michelle Godfrey calls, ...

How the Portland region gets around -- and how the journey's going. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/you-are-here-snapshot-how-portland-region-gets-around&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUyMTg3NDEwMTAxMDgzOTAwMzMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE1-vfSCf_2q_HjieqQBwV7Otg01Q>
Metro newsfeed
Data from the Oregon Department of Transportation shows that truck activity was still below year 2000 levels in 2013, the most recent year data is ...

Lake Oswego's proposed pot rules ready for public input <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/302943-181030-lake-oswegos-proposed-pot-rules-ready-for-public-input&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTI5ODgyGjkzMzg1Y2UyODVkODYxOWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHe8Elr3pNGgoP3IeO9ZDLtrMwJNQ>
Pamplin Media Group
The City of Lake Oswego has posted an online public review draft of proposed time, place and manner restrictions for the marijuana industry.

Oregon pulls in nearly $7 million in marijuana sales <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kivitv.com/news/oregon-pulls-in-nearly-7-million-in-marijuana-sales&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTI5ODgyGjkzMzg1Y2UyODVkODYxOWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHEDw-cPio8fQtg0LgfmnNh2N6ZbQ>
6 On Your Side
Many legal pot shops in Washington, Colorado and Oregon - the only states with legal recreational sales so far - and dispensaries in medical ...

YIMBY says part of homeless problem could lie with building regulations <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://mynorthwest.com/274129/yimby-says-part-homeless-problem-lie-building-regulations/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTEwOTIyGmVkMWQwMWU3ZTM1ZWMwOWY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH-lCgMjxhHUwkiiT4pt9DpbqyC2A>
MyNorthwest.com
A Seattle YIMBY says at least part of the city's homeless problem may stem from zoning regulations. Laura Anderle Bernstein told KIRO Radio's Jason ...

An Approach to Assess the Effectiveness of Smart Growth in Achieving Sustainable Development <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/4/397&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1OTA4OTgyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEI1eE7Pw8j0BerBQexUigbwvMoQA>
MDPI.com
Smart Growth has become an evident concept in public policy debates and provides answers to the enduring problems of sprawling development and ...

Giving Communities the Historic Preservation They Want <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/san-francisco-preserve-cultural-heritage-neighborhoods&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTI1MzExNDQ4MzE2NjA1ODk3OTgyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH0WJFkmuFyf7EXvxbWEY3iFQW4MQ>
Next City
SoMa Pilipinas is more than symbolic: It's a tool that will possibly affect land use and economic development within the boundaries of the district, ...

Smart Growth grants go to Adirondack communities <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/environment/smart-growth-grants-go-to-adirondack-communities/article_68dcd91a-8e5c-51ba-9a28-4fc46cb23af7.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQwOTgyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEQ31ipqKmhxzL7F4hfvxGYlArOWg>
Plattsburgh Press Republican
CROWN POINT - The state has awarded Smart Growth Program grants to several Adirondack Park communities, including Crown Point, Willsboro, ...

Drowning History: Sea Level Rise Threatens US Historic Sites <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://smartgrowth.org/drowning-history-sea-level-rise-threatens-us-historic-sites/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDQwOTgyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHuNEymZj6ErgK1-qrWfV0l7zcbxA>
Smart Growth Online
With scientists forecasting sea levels to rise by anywhere from several inches to several feet by 2100, historic structures and coastal heritage sites ...

Will America's Worst Wildfire Disaster Happen in New Jersey? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/will-americas-worst-wildfire-disaster-happen-in-new-jersey-20160420&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MjYwNDYxOTI2MTc0MDYyNzEyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFMBUeuKkUaux8RokIgME4StmwsIA>
RollingStone.com
A Wildfire Risk Assessment published by New Jersey compared the ... through Colorado and Montana and west through Oregon, Washington and ...

Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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