From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Aug 12 16:21:34 2016 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 23:21:34 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for August 12, 2016 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02AEC4061@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. ________________________________ A Major Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest Looks Even Likelier The Atlantic And the quake triggered a tsunami that rode across the Pacific Ocean for 10 hours before slamming ... This means that there is about a 20 percent chance that northern Oregon-a region that includes Portland and Astoria-will be hit ... Bracing For the 'Big One' on Oregon's Coast Undark Magazine Last month, Oregon State University held a short course for consultants, ... The odds are ever higher that a major earthquake and tsunami will strike ... THE BIG ONE: Presentation urges local citizens to take action St. Helens Chronicle 2 in Clatskanie about the impact of a Subduction Zone earthquake in Oregon. Subduction zones are plate tectonic boundaries where two plates ... Astoria-Megler Bridge celebrating 50 years of spanning the Columbia OregonLive.com But that history faded quickly as tourists crossed the bridge in droves, continuing through Astoria on their drive up the Oregon Coast Highway, helping ... Bend's Growth Rate: Scary or Sustainable? The Source Weekly (press release) (registration) (blog) There'll be no moratorium on construction or growth for a number of .... through a lengthy process of expanding its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). Central Oregon's youngest city builds brand Bend Bulletin He said two-thirds of the funding came from Travel Oregon, the state's marketing organization, while the remaining $5,000 came from the City Council. Talk of 'Portland creep' comes home Portland Tribune Although the TriMet Board of Directors increased the payroll tax that finances ... McFarlane said that Oregon does not have any state or local sales taxes, ... Metro has long said the region needs an additional source of transportation ... Hillsboro housing development will be largest in Oregon history kgw.com HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Hillsboro is on track to replace Gresham as Oregon's fourth largest city, as it broke ground Tuesday on a historic new housing ... Advocates push for action on housing costs Ashland Daily Tidings In an attempt to lessen the impact of the Ashland housing squeeze on ... with the Ashland Housing and Human Services Commission, Unite Oregon ... Church to build affordable housing Portland Tribune In April, when the church's Board of Trustees of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference ... "Our goal is to solve the affordable housing crisis in Portland. Portland gives massive homeless shelter green light, but lawsuit looms OregonLive.com (blog) After the vote, DiLorenzo told The Oregonian/OregonLive he will give ... "is entitled to the maximum possible rate of return" from the housing bureau, ... Life on 'Tweaker Island' OregonLive.com Arclin Surfaces LLC is listed as the owner of the land but Bureau of Development Services enforcement program manager, Mike Liefeld says, due to a ... Zillow: 5K Ore. coast homes underwater by 2100 as sea levels rise kgw.com Zillow says thousands of Oregon homes will be underwater if sea levels rise as ... time period than anyone had realized," said NOAA researcher Jen Zamon. ... According to Zillow, that would put more than 4,900 homes in Oregon ... Jefferson council approves annexation Corvallis Gazette Times The annexation takes effect in 30 days, though there is a 21-day period to appeal the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Department of energy backs proposed wind farm East Oregonian (subscription) The Oregon Department of Energy is backing a proposed 500-megawatt wind farm in Umatilla and Morrow counties, though the project will likely be ... Replacing coal won't break the bank after all Portland Tribune When the Oregon Legislature debated a landmark bill in March to phase out coal power in Oregon and require more renewable energy, Republican ... Better fire season on Oregon's state-protected lands - so far KTVZ The 2016 fire season is off to a promising start, in terms of far fewer acres of state-protected land going up in smoke, the Oregon Department of ... Lawsuits Target Controversial Forest Plan For Western Oregon OPB News Just days after the Bureau of Land Management finalized two forestry plans for Oregon, conservation and timber interests have each filed lawsuits in ... Forestry practices in Oregon are, and must be, rigorous (Opinion) OregonLive.com Our relationship with rural Oregonians runs deep. Our lives and livelihoods are here. We depend on the sustainability of these resources and the ... Selling Out the Elliott State Forest Eugene Weekly According to the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL), "Since 2013, because of harvest limitations prompted by a lawsuit over federal protected ... Oregon Instagrammer Camille Storch Gives A Glimpse Of Rural Life OPB News The Philomath, Oregon, beekeeper was named Oregon's Instagram ... and with over 28,000 followers she's giving the internet a glimpse of rural life. The Economics of Inclusionary Zoning Smart Growth Online The potential and limitations associated with inclusionary zoning, a tool used by a growing number of U.S. cities to encourage or require workforce ... Environmental Sustainability Grants Smart Growth Online The goal of the National Science Foundation's Environmental Sustainability program is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support ... Park life: Tokyo, the latest city to get a high line The Guardian New York and Paris have one, Singapore and Seoul want one. London can't make its mind up. High lines - regenerating the elevated sections of ... Why Companies Are Moving Back Downtown Smart Growth Online Why Companies Are Moving Back Downtown - Smart Growth Online ... Join online Smart Growth related discussions by participating in our blog. 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: