From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Sep 29 11:46:40 2017 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:46:40 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for September 28, 2017 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02BFE1B0B@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. ________________________________ Affordability and down payment top challenges for millennials National Mortgage News (subscription) A significant number of millennials that were able to purchase a home, 37%, went over their planned budget; for all buyers, 29% exceeded their price range, according to the Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2017. $350000 immediately available to help homeless veterans NBC Right Now SALEM, OR - Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) in partnership with the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs is pleased to announce the release of $350,000 in resources to provide immediate assistance for Oregon's homeless veterans. Governor Kate Brown is leading the effort to end veteran homelessness in Oregon, and these funds will be implemented by Community Actions Agency partners across the state and delivered through the Veterans Emergency Housing Assistance program administered by OHCS. Members needed for Agricultural Heritage Commission Capital Press The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board is accepting applications to serve on the Governor's Agricultural Heritage Commission. Two members recommended by the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, one member recommended by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Oregon farmer faces penalty for planting project Capital Press Oregon regulators allege a farmer violated fill-removal law by placing materials next to a stream for tree planting. it's worthwhile to seek guidance from the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the local soils and water conservation district, or an Oregon State University Extension agent, said John Byers, manager of ODA's agricultural water quality program. Wildfire scorches old-growth redwood forest USA TODAY Oregon's largest wildfire torched a quarter of the area's old-growth redwoods, according to U.S. Forest Service officials. The Chetco Bar Fire, which has burned an area almost as large as New York City, roared into Wheeler Creek Natural Area where one of four Oregon groves of the majestic trees have been growing for hundreds of years. Interior Department to Overhaul Obama's Sage Grouse Protection Plan New York Times A Trump administration review of the habitat of the greater sage grouse - a ... The sage grouse, which looks like a chesty chicken but struts like a spiky-tailed peacock. All of some of the BLM land use plans that we amended or revised in 2014 or 2015 regarding greater sage grouse conservation in the states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Montana. Toxic 'Superfund' cleanups languish in Northwest KUOW News and Information Many cleanups have stalled for years or decades. The report found that 34 hazardous hotspots in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington have no EPA staff assigned to work on them. "Sixteen of them are on the National Priorities List, meaning that they're the worst in the country," Lovingood said. Life on the edge Speaker series kicks off with coastal concervancy presentation Oregon Coast Today After years of doing field work with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Voelke found her calling: working in land conservation with North Coast Land Conservancy. Urban renewal moves to council's desk Herald and News The Klamath Falls Planning Commission gave its blessing Monday to move a proposed urban renewal district encompassing more than 160 acres of downtown, including the site of the former Balsiger building on Esplanade Avenue. Connecting Land Use and Transportation is Key to Reducing GHG Emissions in Cities, Towns ... Markets Insider The report recommends strengthening the Charter's smart growth foundations by better integrating land use and transportation planning in BC communities. While the BC government has steadily increased spending on transit, these investment have been outpace by spending on infrastructure that supports person vehicle travel. 'Mass timber' tour will involve legislators, building officials Capital Press "Wood products in general is an industry that's been around this state for a long time, and it's still important to rural Oregon," Locke said. Mass timber products are the only building materials that store carbon - unlike concrete and steel - and can safely be used to support multi-story buildings, he said. Struggling Oregon county spent safety net money on pro-timber video, animal trapping OregonLive.com The cash the county awarded Communities for Healthy Forests instead could have been used to boost the county's wildfire preparedness or pay firefighting costs, purposes allowed by Title III since it was created. In a statement, Wyden said what The Oregonian/OregonLive found in Douglas County would spur him to ensure counties are held accountable for their spending if the program is renewed. Millennials Gravitating to Urban 'Walkable' Environments, But Also Leaving NJ StateBroadcastNews.com (subscription) The report suggests that New Jersey could help towns engage in smart-growth development by: providing guidance and incentives for rethinking zoning and planning; promoting development policies offering resources fro younger, entrepreneurial businesses; and creating pedestrian connections to transit stations and downtown destinations to make the towns more "walkable." EPA says Pruitt took chartered, military flights costing taxpayers more than $58000 myCentralOregon.com EPA says Pruitt's flight was delayed and he would have missed a meeting on the Gold King Mine. The governor's office offered a seat on his plane but there was only one seat available. Cost: $5,719 The buds of wrath: Why this marijuana farm inflamed a community Las Vegas Sun As a younger man, Richard dabbled with growing pot in the Oregon forest, he said. He studied horticulture and landscaping in junior college. And he liked to make hashish. Washington State Deals Blow to Plan for Coal Export Terminal Flathead Beacon The governor of Wyoming, the nation's leading coal-producing state, previously traveled to the Pacific Northwest to pitch the importance of coal exports to the governors of Washington and Oregon. Editorial: Bad salmon runs a remnant of drought Chico Enterprise-Record There's proof out there, however, that salmon population complications go beyond just drought. Some Oregon rivers report some of the best fishing in a hatchery. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: