From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Oct 13 10:43:46 2017 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:43:46 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for October 13, 2017 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02BFE2BBC@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! Double issue! 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. ________________________________ New program, panel aim to protect Oregon's ag heritage KTVZ "It allows for the state to get more involved in the use of agricultural conservation easements to protect agricultural land in a way that complements our land use planning program - keeping agricultural land in agriculture use," says Johnson. More tsunami signs for Curry Curry Coastal Pilot "Thanks to these grant funds, the entire Oregon coast now has tsunami evacuation maps that are available as print evacuation brochures and through a web map," Allan said. "Development of those maps was a crucial accomplishment in helping residents and visitors get to safety." Oregon ponders Capital idea reNews Under the state's law, a developer must have a certificate from Oregon's Energy Facility Siting Council in order to construct and operate a wind farm. Warming to Blame for Western Wildfires? FactCheck.org One of our readers wrote to us about the wildfires in Oregon, saying that they are "NOT due to 'climate change,'" but rather "directly caused by the ending of good sustainable timber harvests." So, we thought we would lay out the evidence behind the cause of the fires in the West. Is climate change to blame? Or land management practices, such as timber harvesting? Debt-Laden FEMA Is Slow To Act On Program That Buys Flooded Houses NPR With the help of federal flood insurance, many homeowners will rebuild after disasters. Some properties already have flooded many times. It'd be cheaper to buy owners out, but that's not happening. Energy for the Planet: Open Ocean Wind Turbines Could Provide Enough Electricity to Power the Entire World Newsweek It turns out that wind turbines over open ocean could generate three times as much power - that's right: three times as much - as placing them on land. As Bryony DuPont, a professor of engineering at Oregon State, tells Newsweek, compared to land, the surface of the ocean is extremely smooth with almost no topographical variation. Regulators wrestle with PGE, PacifiCorp over billions in new renewables Portland Business Journal Portland General Electric is downsizing its ambitions and PacifiCorp is facing vigorous opposition as Oregon regulators continue to wrestle with plans by the investor-owned utilities to spend big money on new renewables. PGE,k rebuffed on a potential $1 billion wind power buy two months ago, on Tuesday outlined a "new path forward" to the Public Utility Commission that reduces the scope of their proposed procurement by about 40 percent. Facebook: Future Oregon investments hinge on access to green power Portland Business Journal One of corporate America's biggest names is calling on Oregon to open up access to green energy in the state: Facebook Inc. OMSI reveals master plan Daily Journal of Commerce OMSI is set to go public in January with a request for proposals for the redevelopment of a large swath of land in the inner Eastside. Cities put proposed tax districts on ballot, minus one East Oregonian Cities in Umatilla and Morrow counties have passed resolutions putting the proposed Oregon State University Extension Service districts to voters, minus one. Specifically, Pelleberg said the city was concerned about tax compression, which limits their ability to collect revenue from property taxes. The law, established by Measure 5 in 1990 and later adjusted by Measure 50, sets a cap of $5 for every $1,000 of real market value for education, and $10 per $1,000 for general government. Portland's shot-in-the-dark approach to the housing crisis: Editorial Agenda 2017 OregonLive.com Members and supporters of Portland Tenants United protest outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem this year to call for changes in state law that allow greater renter protections. Portland should prioritize housing children, people of color, the near-homeless, advocates say OregonLive.com The Beatrice Morrow building slated for construction in Northeast Portland will include 80 affordable housing units. The city promises to create 1,300 more affordable apartments using a voter-approved bond. Unusual Housing Options Bloom in Oregon's Rose City U.S. News & World Report PORTLAND, Ore. - Jacqui Jackson's garden has it all: eggplant, basil, green beans, tomatoes and even a couple bushes of cannabis. And that's how the 71 year old feels about the city she now calls home. Jackson moved to Portland at the end of 2013 with help from her "Where to Retire" magazine subscription and a fateful job opportunity that also brought her son to the Pacific Northwest. She wasn't the only one. EPA's Pruitt signs proposed rule to unravel Clean Power Plan Chicago Tribune EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would repeal sweeping regulation aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from existing U.S. power plants. North Carolina and Oregon - have pledged to challenge EPA's proposed rule in federal court, along with environmental groups such as Earthjustice. EPA delays signing Portland Superfund agreement KOIN.com The EPA had notified the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality that it was preparing to sign the agreement for baseline testing with the unidentified polluters as soon as today, Oct. 10. But, after receiving letters from state, city and tribal officials, EPS officials agreed to meet with their representatives today instead. Economic development board backs annexations review Corvallis Gazette Times The Retreat, a massive student housing complex just west of Oregon State University, was built after Corvallis voters approved the annexation of the land in 2012. Long-time Corvallis area broker Deborah Weaver started the ball rolling during community comments by advocating for the city to look at annexing all land in its urban growth boundary not currently in the city limits. Local researcher named soil scientist fellow East Oregonian She holds adjunct graduate faculty positions at both Oregon State University and Washington State University. Her current research programs with the U.S. Department of Agriculture include the impact of cropping systems on soils organic carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. America's Shameful History of Housing Discrimination The Nib In May, the city of Philadelphia filed a scathing deferral lawsuit against banking giant Wells Fargo. The problem? Allegedly overcharging more than 1,000 black and Latino Philadelphians home buyers for loans since 2004. Local government officials gather for conference WatertownDailyTimes.com This year's keynote speaker, Sherman Craig, the chair of the Adirondack Park Agency, talked about the development and conservation efforts of the agency, as well as ways local governments could use its resources, including the hamlet economic planning and assistance program, which assists municipalities in the park with development. Suburban character not offended by flats PlanningResource The demolition of a large, detached house on a substantial plot in a predominately residential area of an outer London borough, and its replacement with a block of seven flats, was allowed by an inspector. 16 new rail services to connect extended suburbs to Mumbai from November 1 Times of India THANE: The railways are planning to operate 16 additional suburban services connecting the extended suburbs with Mumbai from November 1. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: