From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Sep 30 16:58:53 2016 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:58:53 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for September 30, 2016 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02AF0D35D@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. ________________________________ Young Oregon Farmers Face Barriers To Starting Farm Businesses OPB News The report also shows that Oregon land prices are a major hurdle for young people who want to farm. "A high price of land means that a farmer has an ... Aging farmers will turn over two-thirds of Oregon's ag land Capital Press Farmers 55 and older, the ubiquitous Baby Boomers, control that much of Oregon ag land, according to the report. As they leave the profession over ... State, Hillsboro schools aim to improve safety Pamplin Media Group According to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, up to 30 percent of morning traffic comes from parents who drive their kids to school. Bend UGB expansion clears Deschutes County KTVZ BEND, Ore. - The final local hurdle in a two-year process was cleared for Bend's urban growth boundary expansion Wednesday when Deschutes ... Portland's Urban Growth Boundary Plots City Versus Country Modern Farmer We're lurching across Park's Nursery in his truck on a rainy Saturday, casually discussing a 1978 Oregon land-use law that has started to consume his ... Oregon Governor Appoints New Head Of Housing OPB News Margaret Salazar comes to the Oregon Housing and Community Services ... Salazar's been with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ... Housing for those needing health care could be a trend Portland Tribune On Thursday, officials for Legacy Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Adventist Health Portland, CareOregon, Kaiser Permanente Northwest ... Tribes voice opposition to LNG pipeline Herald and News Meanwhile, the state of Oregon is delaying a decision on two permits submitted by the Jordan Cove. The Oregon Department of State Lands said in ... A new 'how-to' for tsunami-safe buildings: 'We're trying to save lives' The Seattle Times Waves from a tsunami hit homes after a powerful earthquake struck March 11, ... Officials at Oregon State University say a $50 million marine science ... How to protect Americans against natural disasters: Bloomberg View OregonLive.com Further incentives could be provided through the National Flood Insurance Program. Over the ... And communities in fire-prone parts of Washington and Oregon have required ... States and cities need to do more of such planning. Red Cross to offer free earthquake-tsunami preparedness presentations Friday, Sept. 30 in ... Tillamook County Pioneer MANZANITA, Ore. - The American Red Cross is promoting preparedness and helping Tillamook County residents to be ready for disasters such as a ... Oregon Department of Forestry to declare fire season 'regulated use closure' over early Friday ... Tillamook County Pioneer TILLAMOOK, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry announced today, Thursday, Sept. 29, that effective at 1 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 30, the ... A sign of safer times: Corvallis neighborhood receives wildfire prevention recognition Corvallis Gazette Times ... OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, and Patrick MacMeekin, Oregon Department of Forestry community wildfire forester, stand near a sign ... A recipe for transportation funding? Forum shares ingredients from Seattle, Bay Area and Los ... Metro newsfeed The forum at the Oregon Convention Center was part of an effort to raise awareness about greater Portland's transportation challenges and how they ... Public input sought on transportation plan update NRToday.com The Oregon Department of Transportation requires cities to have community advisory committees when updating their transportation plans, city ... United Grain planning upgrades in Oregon's wheat country Corvallis Gazette Times United Grain planning upgrades in Oregon's wheat country ... Regional Manager Jason Middleton said they have not made any decisions yet, but ... 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: