From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jul 14 22:57:45 2017 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 05:57:45 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 14, 2017 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02BE1040F@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, agency announcements 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. ________________________________ DLCD Draft Policy Agenda Agency Update The Draft Policy Agenda for the 2017-19 biennium has been posted online for review and comment. Beyond the bike tax: Here's what else Oregon's new transportation bill does for biking and walking BikePortland.org A new employee-paid payroll tax of 0.1 percent (about 39 cents per week for a minimum wage earner) will raise $1.2 billion over 10 years. This is the best news in the bill for transportation reformers by far. Columbia County economic outlook St. Helens Chronicle The study found Oregon's rapid economic expansion since the recession ended in 2010, came from job growth in urban counties. Perhaps the county's most valuable asset is land. Large tracts of undeveloped acreage, suitable for industrial or commercial development, are available in north and south county. In Scappoose, a major expansion of the urban growth boundary is attracting widespread attention as a potential site for future industrial expansion. Land-use group tries to stop Oregon solar farm KTVL (AP) -- The land-use group 1000 Friends of Oregon is trying to block a large solar farm planned for prime agricultural land outside Medford. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved the project last month by a 2-to-1 vote. 1000 friends filed its intent to appeal with the state Land Use Board of Appeals on Friday. What's Theirs is Mines Eugene Weekly Commissioner Jack Howard of Union County says he was glad the bill focuses on job creation, but that it could set up a dangerous precedent of competing land use goals between counties and the state. In an email to EW, Howard writes that he is concerned "it may be that we've moved from taking away the overreach of statewide planning to an inability for local governments to actually have a full range of discretion to deny a local application." State bike/walk advisory committee seeks two new members BikePortland.org SALEM - The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking two new members: one local government/land use planning member and one at-large member. Eastern Oregon neighbors worry about human waste from eclipse campers, file lawsuit OregonLive.com Neighbors of an eastern Oregon organic farm are asking a judge to stop it from renting out land to up to 6,000 campers during the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. A lawsuit filed Friday claims the Stelzer family of Azure Farms hasn't received an "outdoor mass gathering" county permit for its four-night money-making venture. Into the Weeds with Wine Eugene Weekly "Vineyard owners sue over pot operation," reads an April headline. Marijuana's history in Oregon is hazy, and made hazier by 50 years of strident anti-pot propaganda, along with increasingly draconian law enforcement and punishment, putting thousands of people in jails for possession. Earthquake Insurance Task Force Gets Started In Oregon KUOW News and Information Earthquake insurance is an optional add-on to homeowner's coverage. Oregon State Resilience Officer Mike Harryman said there are many reasons consumers skip buying it: It's expensive, deductibles are typically quite high, your primary carrier may not offer it, and big earthquakes are rare. Fire season in Clatsop County Daily Astorian The state Department of Forestry and Clatsop County Fire Defense Board declared the season open as of 1 a.m. Monday. Open debris burning is now prohibited with a few exceptions. President Trump's proposed budget cuts to fighting wildfires could be deadly for the Western US New York Daily News The fires have spread across Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Oregon and Washington where states of emergency have been declared. Meanwhile, Congress is debating a White House proposal to cut $300 million from the U.S. Forest Service's wildfire fighting initiatives and $50 million from its wildfire prevention efforts. Our view: Good trails benefit residents and tourists alike Daily Astorian This year, more walkers are discovering the Oregon Coast Trail because of lingering snow pack and high water in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Electric vehicle rebates included in Oregon transportation bill kgw.com PORTLAND, Ore. -- If you're thinking about buying or leasing an electric vehicle in Oregon, but are worried about the cost, just wait a few months. Statewide Transportation Bill Approved By Oregon Legislators Patch.com PORTLAND, OR - Oregon State Legislators last week approved a statewide transportation improvement plan that will raise $5.3 billion over the next 10 years to repair and improve the state's transportation infrastructure. House Bill 2017 seeks to accomplish five specific goals identified by the 14-member joint transportation committee: reduce congestion, increase alternate transportation options, invest in maintenance and preservation, improve the safety of existing infrastructure, and ensure accountability in how taxpayers dollars are spent. Rep. Huffman will not run again Dalles Chronicle Rep. John Huffman, R-The Dalles, will not run for his House District 59 seat in 2018 - and may be leaving earlier if he is selected by the Trump administration to oversee Oregon's rural development programs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Black retires as Wallowa County planning director Wallowa County Cheiftain Steve Tool/Chieftain Long-time Wallowa County Planning Director Harold Black at his retirement party held at the Wallowa County Courthouse on July 29. Black served in the planning department for 19 years. Listen, Yimby! San Francisco Tenants Union Listen, Yimby! What if your market-based model is destined to fail? An open letter from someone who is not a Nimby. By Tim Redmond -. Dear Yimbytown folks: ... Homes being demolished near Boise Airport worries neighbors KTVB "So the reason the airport purchased those properties was to turn it into a compatible land use, and so what we did was partner with the Department of Parks and Rec and they are able to take this land and turn it into an urban farm, which is a compatible land use within the airport influence area.". How to Measure Social Impact of Community Collaborations Sustainable Brands The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is working to debut America's first sustainable urban agrihood - a neighborhood growth model with agriculture at the center of a mixed-use development. Sustainable solar housing with urban farming to take root in Eindhoven Inhabitat A sustainable green design is taking root in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The city just selected MVRDV and SDK Vastgoed (VolkerWessels) to create Nieuw Bergen - a super green block of homes and businesses topped with living roofs and solar panels. Surviving a Tsunami in the United States Government Technology "If we have the 9.0 for up to five to 10 minutes, we're talking about infrastructure not standing in almost any scenario," said Oregon Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Matt Marheine. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: