From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Feb 3 19:13:01 2017 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 03:13:01 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for February 3, 2017 Message-ID: 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. ________________________________ Cow Creek Tribe Takes Holistic Approach to Forest Management The News-Review (Roseburg) [First in a series about the forest management by the new partnership between the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and Lone Rock Timber Management.] The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians teamed up with Lone Rock Timber Management Company to create the sole proposal to buy 82,500 acres of the Elliott State Forest from the state of Oregon. With the help and support of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and The Conservation Fund, the partnership hopes to manage the land for timber harvest while providing 40 jobs per year and protecting the environment and public access. Oregon Won't Hit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals, Report Says The Oregonian (Portland) Oregon is not reducing carbon dioxide emissions fast enough to meet its goals for 2020 and beyond, a new report finds. In fact, it's not even close. How Rising Temperatures are Affecting Oregon Portland Tribune - Leading academics release third assessment to the legislature on how changing climate is affecting the state - The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, which combines the state's leading scientists in the field based at Oregon State University, has released its third assessment of how a changing climate is affecting the state. Legislature Told to Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals Oregon Business Journal A state commission is pointing to a potential transportation funding package in the Legislature as a key tool for getting Oregon on track to meeting its carbon emissions goals. In a draft report to the Legislature set to be issued today the day the 2017 legislative session opens in Salem the Oregon Global Warming Commission writes that a key takeaway is that rising transportation emissions are driving increases in statewide emissions. State Recommends Allowing Beach Parking in Lincoln City Statesman Journal (Salem) - Concerns about access for elderly, disabled keep access point open to cars - State officials have decided to continue allowing parking on the beach from a controversial access point in Lincoln City. Strong opposition to a proposal banning vehicle access from N. 35th Court, on the north side of town, prompted the decision, officials said. Land Owners, Oregon Want Very Different Things Within Bend's Borders Oregon Public Broadcasting Back in 2008, the city of Bend asked Oregon for permission to expand its urban growth boundary. The state said no. First, it said the city needed to fill in some of the empty space inside the existing boundary. Umatilla County Done Frittering Away Economic Development Money East Oregonian (Pendleton) - Commissioner says county looking for long-term investment out of state lottery money - The county receives about $300,000 a year from Oregon Lottery revenue for economic and community development. Elfering took the helm of the development department almost two years ago, after the full-time economic development director retired. Elfering said the days of easy handouts are over. "The modus operandi previously before I really stepped in on it was that, by golly, if Athena had a steak fry, call up the county and get some promotion money," he said. "My philosophy was that we needed to grow taxpayers." EPA Considers Impaired Quality Listings for Hood River Hood River News The Environmental Protection Agency has listed several local rivers including sections of the Hood River and Columbia as potentially impaired, or at a limited water quality due to pollution. EPA staff and local volunteers gathered data, which led to the agency finding more than 1,055 waterways with limited quality in Oregon Audit Finds ODOT Excels at Road Building But Fails to Strategize, Wastes Money The Oregonian (Portland) An independent review of the Oregon Department of Transportation shows that while the agency's overall performance is at par with other states, there's room to improve and prevent taxpayer money from being left on the table. Landlords Promise Lawsuit Over Proposed Portland Tenant Protections The Oregonian (Portland) Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly's proposed tenant protection rule up for vote Thursday could entangle Portland in a lawsuit that could block or delay some or all its provisions, attorney John DiLorenzo says. Grazing Halted in Oregon National Forest to Study Impacts on Spotted Frog Oregon Public Broadcasting A federal judge has prohibited cattle grazing on 68,000 acres in Oregons Fremont-Winema National Forest until federal officials reconsider its impacts on Oregon spotted frogs. Oregon to Launch Affordable Housing Pilot Program KTVZ Bend - Two cities to get to develop projects outside UGB - The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission said Wednesday it has approved administrative rules to launch an affordable housing pilot program . The rules adopted at the LCDC's meeting in St. Helens last Thursday implement House Bill 4079, which allows two cities to develop affordable housing on up to 50 acres outside their urban growth boundaries without going through the normal urban growth boundary expansion process. ODOT Appeals Love's Truck Stop Albany Democrat-Herald The Oregon Department of Transportation last week appealed a proposed Loves Travel Stop and Country Store that is planned in the city of Millersburg, asking that a planning commission approval of a site plan review be overturned. The state agency, in a letter to the city, said there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the business will have a significant impact to Interstate 5 and Linn County road systems. Sands Will Fight for City Street Money at the Capital Wallowa County Chieftain Joseph Mayor Dennis Sands is about to take the condition of Josephs roads to the state house. Sands is one of the regional representatives for small cities with populations of 5,000 or less in Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties. In an October meeting sponsored by the League of Oregon Cities in Elgin, Sands met with two representatives from Oregon Department of Transportation. It was an opportunity for the small cities to talk about their transportation and infrastructure issues. Arlington Landfill Working to Keep Portland's Trash East Oregonian (Pendleton) - The Columbia Ridge Landfill and Recycling Centers waste disposal contract with Metro is set to expire in 2019 - For nearly 30 years, trash day in Portland has meant payday in rural Gilliam County. A fleet of 50 garbage trucks arrives every day from the big city to a remote, windswept plateau south of Arlington, home of Waste Management's Columbia Ridge Landfill and Recycling Center. The 12,00-acre dump employs 90 people roughly 5 percent of the county's population and kicks in millions of dollars annually to local coffers. Republicans Back Off Bill to Sell 3.3m Acres of Public Land After Outcry The Guardian (U.K.) - Congressman Jason Chaffetz withdraws House bill 621 as conservationists and outdoorsmen vow to continue fight over similar legislation - In the small hours of Thursday morning, US congressman Jason Chaffetz announced that he would withdraw a bill he introduced last week that would have ordered the incoming secretary of the interior to immediately sell off 3.3m acres of national land. . . In his statement, Chaffetz did not mention a second piece of legislation he introduced last week, the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (HR 622), which would strip the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service of its law enforcement capacity. These two federal agencies have been criticized by supporters of Cliven Bundy and some Republican politicians for enforcing federal grazing laws. HR 482 & SB 103 - Attack on Geospatial Info, Antiracism Work & Affordable Housing Daily Kos We are writing to bring your attention to the US HR 482 and SB 103, which are an attack on the collection, storage, and distribution of geospatial information, antiracism work, and affordable housing (see below). The text of the bill, "Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017," will nullify HUD's 2015 "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" report to "have no force or effect," and does so by eliminating the data to support social change. Trump Tax Promise is Already Affecting Affordable Housing Next City Trump hasn't yet acted on his plan to slash the business tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent, but the campaign pledge alone is already reshaping how affordable housing developers fund their work. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has financed millions of rental housing units that are affordable to low-income Americans - and the promise of lower corporate tax rates has reduced its value in the eyes of investors. Metro Denver Apartment Rents Drop for Second Quarter The Denver Post - Apartment vacancy rates shot up from 5.1 percent to 6.2 percent - Average apartment rents in metro Denver fell for the second quarter in a row in the fourth quarter of 2016 as the market struggled to absorb a record number of new units, according to the Denver Metro Area Apartment Vacancy and Rent Report released Wednesday. 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