From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Sep 22 10:50:29 2017 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:50:29 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for September 21, 2017 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02BFE0926@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. ________________________________ Juniper mill illustrates 'new natural resource economy' Capital Press Like much of the high desert landscape across central and Eastern Oregon, the community of Ritter in rural Grant County is dealing with a scourge of unwanted Western juniper trees, crowding out native vegetation for wildlife and livestock. Oregon Timber Frame eyes English expansion insider.co.uk Timber system manufacturer Oregon Timber Frame Ltd has added new production capacity with a view to expanding into the English housing market. Two-state transportation leaders gather in Beaverton Portland Tribune The leaders of Oregon and Washington state transportation agencies say their focus is shifting from developing and building projects to maintaining and improving networks. Washington State Transportation Secretary Roger Millar said neglecting repairs can negate the effects of new construction. Inslee responds to proposed Oregon tolls The Columbian Herrera Beutler also sent a letter to Inslee on Sept. 12, signed by nine Republican state lawmakers, demanding the governor take "an active role in opposing Oregon's transportation plan that calls for imposing tolls on I-5 and I-205 at the state line." Bend councilor Boddie to run for Buehler's House seat KTVZ Since joining the Bend City Council in 2014, Dr. Boddie has led policy efforts to increase affordable housing and helped strategically expand Bend's urban growth boundary while protecting our natural environment, providing more buildable land, preventing urban sprawl and improving transportation and new infrastructure throughout Bend. House District 54 represents Bend in the Oregon State Legislature. Metro receives 249-acre donation from The Nature Conservancy Metro newsfeed If the Nature Conservancy is doing such a great job managing the sites, why hand them over to a government agency? "It allows us to focus on some of our other priorities across the state of Oregon," Kreuzer said, pointing to work protecting sage grouse habitat in high desert habitat. "It frees up time for staff to focus on these other priorities." Recall effort passing in Jefferson Albany Democrat Herald After a 15-acre annexation was passed by the council in August 2016, the group filed an Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals case. Another organization that Hightower and the three councilors belonged to sued the city over the right to vote on annexations. Judge OKs lawsuit seeking better protection of Puget Sound SFGate According to the lawsuit, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration haven't approved Washington's plan, but they keep giving the state money anyway. Northwest Environmental Advocates previously filed a similar lawsuit sued to block federal funding for Oregon. That eventually resulted in the state losing $1.2 million last year. Oregon Fire Sparks Changes to Tourism Planning U.S. News & World Report According to data from the Oregon Employment Department and Dean Runyan Associations, direct travel spending broughtin more than $100 million to Hood River County in 2016, a 9 percent increase in one year. "Every public land is susceptible to tragedy like this, whether 1,000 people or 100,000 people are on it," says Chris Havel, associate director of the Oregon Parks and Recreations Department. Portland Prepares for the Freeway Fight of the Century CityLab Which means that Oregon has joined the growing list of states pushing highway expansion projects on rather disingenuous grounds. The gentrification of the historically black neighborhood in central Portland, Albina, has led to conflicts between white Portlanders and longtime black residents over things like widening bicycle lanes and construction of a new Trader Joe's. Mexico's earthquake early warning system coming to Pacific Northwest kgw.com They were part of the country's earthquake early warning system, a system that alerts the public seconds, and in some cases minutes, before an earthquake strikes. Duffy, Blumenauer: Congress can fix flood insurance this year Longview News-Journal Drastic reform of the National Flood Insurance Program is long overdue. The program now subsidizes insurance for millionaires, puts low-income families in harm's way, and keeps people trapped in vulnerable homes by masking the true risk of flooding. Let's fix the program this time and protect our families. - Sean Duffy, R-Wisconsin, is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. How Trump could undermine the US solar boom WTOP (THE CONVERSATION) Tumbling prices for solar energy have helped stoke demand among U.S. homeowners, businesses and utilities for electricity powered by the sun. But that could soon change. This case follows earlier and narrower complaints filed by SolarWorld, a German solar manufacturer with a factory in Oregon, that Chinese companies were getting an unfair edge as a result of subsidies and dumping. Oregon State Climatologist warns of global destruction KVAL Kathie Dello, a Climatologist at Oregon State University has been studying weather conditions over long periods of time. We really rely on that mountain snow pack not just for fun, but for our summer resources," said Dello. Buehler blames PERS while ignoring history The Register-Guard Knute Buehler, a Republican candidate for governor, misrepresents the facts and ignores history when he alleges the Public Employees Retirement System "is principally to blame" for the problems with education in Oregon. Apparently his degree in history from Oregon State University is not serving him well. Measure 5 not to blame The Register-Guard Albright tells us Measure 5 is why public schools are hurting. In misrepresenting the truth here's what Albright didn't tell you: When voters refused to raise property taxes in a deep recession, Oregon liberals came up with high-density planning to increase property tax revenue through market manipulation at the development stage, and bypass the voters. Measure 5, property tax relief, was passed before liberals sent everyone but the rich to the streets homeless. State seeks input on Adirondack Park highways plan Plattsburgh Press Republican State seeks input on Adirondack Park highways plan. The New York State Department of Transportation is looking for feedback on a new plan designed to manage state highways in the Adirondack Park while retaining the area's park-like character. Democrats introduce mining reform bill to avert another EPA-caused disaster Washington Examiner Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Ed Markey of Massachusetts introduced the Hardrock Mining Reclamation Act of 2017, seeking to modernize the nation's antiquated hard rock mining laws by making sure companies pay for cleanup activities. Why Mexico Is So Prone to Strong Earthquakes New York Times Just before midnight on Sept. 7, a magnitude-8.1 earthquake - the most powerful to hit Mexico in a century - rattled the country, doing the brunt of its damage to the southern part, which was closest to the quake's epicenter off the Pacific Coast. A quake that big, and the tsunami it would generate, would be "devastating" to both Oregon and Washington, especially their coasts, Dr. Hayes said. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: