From sadie.carney at state.or.us Thu Jan 4 16:48:53 2018 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 00:48:53 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for January 5, 2018 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02C163B58@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! Happy New Year! 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. 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If you have any questions or feedback, please contact DLCD's Plan Amendment Specialist at 503-934-0000 or plan.amendments at state.or.us Governor's Regional Solutions Teams Launch Workforce Housing Initiative - Read the full announcement Oregon Housing and Community Services Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), in collaboration with Governor Brown's Regional Solutions Cabinet, has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) in support of workforce housing pilot projects. The total amount of assistance available for all pilot projects is between $1,000,000 - $4,500,000. Oregon second-most popular state for relocation, study stays kgw.com "This year's data reflects longer-term trends of movement to the western and southern states, especially to those where housing costs are relatively lower, climates are more temperate and job growth has been at or above the national average, among other factors," said Michael Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California. New film 'Priced Out' explores Portland gentrification kgw.com Filmmaker Cornelius Swart visits the Portland Today set to talk about his new documentary "Priced Out: 15 Years of Gentrification in Portland, Oregon." It's the feature-length sequel to his 2002 documentary "NorthEast Passage: The Inner City and the American Dream." Trump moves to open Oregon, Washington coasts to oil drilling Statesman Journal The five-year plan is the largest expansion of offshore drilling in U.S. history, making 90 percent of the Outer Continental Shelf available for exploration and development. It would reverse a decades-long ban that protects the West Coast from oil and gas drilling and open drilling in new areas of the Arctic, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Oregon legislation prohibits drilling in its near shore "territorial sea" through 2023, Plybon said. "But any spill offshore can impact things near shore," he said. City Hall Update: Critics continue Comp Plan challenges Portland Tribune The Multnomah Neighborhood Association last Tuesday appealed the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development's rejection of their challenges to the update of Portland's Comprehensive Plan. Fractured West City Journal Urban-growth boundaries make a lot of sense in the Willamette Valley, where the vast majority of Oregon's population lives. Here is some of the best farmland in the entire United States. Pioneers who risked their lives on the Oregon Trail 150 years ago came out West not for the mountains, beaches, and forests, but for that valley, with its rich soil and mild year-round temperatures. "Things like agriculture and water rights have no effect on people who live in skyscrapers. Property rights issues don't resonate with them." Federal agency takes aim at wildfires in sagebrush habitat Bend Bulletin Morse added that sage grouse are particularly susceptible to impacts from wildfires. The sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating rituals, lives in sagebrush across 11 Western states, including Oregon. State official raises valid concerns about pipeline safety NRToday.com The Mail Tribune published an article on December 11 about a letter from state geologist Brad Avy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Avy wrote, "The scientific analysis of potential earthquake and tsunami hazards for the proposed natural gas pipeline and export facility is inadequate ... DOGAMI (Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) find the information in the Resource Reports submitted by the applicant to be incomplete, has comments about possible deficiencies in the scientific and engineering analyses related to geologic hazards and at this point is not satisfied that geologic hazards will be adequately addressed to ensure public safety." Rural Counties Watch Closely As Douglas County Considers Rezoning Farm Land Capital Press The rezoning effort sets up a potentially major shift in how Oregon - known for its conservative land use laws - manages a growing population. Some rural counties complain that Oregon's laws that protect farms and forest lands are too restrictive. Dispute erupts over replacing farmland dwellings Capital Press A legal dispute has erupted over replacing dwellings on farmland in Oregon due to an ambiguously written provision of the state's land use laws. The specifics of the controversy are convoluted, but it centers on whether Oregon law allows landowners in "exclusive farm use" zones to rebuild dwellings that were torn down or destroyed by a natural disaster many years or even decades ago. Opportunities for Baker County landowners to maximize mule deer habitat Oregon Natural Resources Conservation Service (press release) (blog) BAKER CITY, Ore. - (Jan. 3, 2018) - Private landowners in Baker County may be eligible for financial assistance to help them improve habitat for mule deer and other wildlife. The funding is available to eligible agricultural producers in the Keating Wildlife Management Unit. Applications should be submitted to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Baker City by March 16. Endangered Species Act Success: Oregon Fish Recovered, Proposed for Delisting Center for Biological Diversity (press release) The Foskett speckled dace was historically limited to one spring in the Warner Basin in eastern Oregon's Lake County. The fish was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1985. County-bought land for Deschutes may go to Greenville residential developer for $5 million Asheville Citizen-Times The 137-acre site on Brevard Road, accessible by Ferry Road, is in Bent Creek and was purchased by both city and county officials in an effort to lure Oregon-based Deschutes to the area. The effort ultimately failed, leaving the land unused since it was purchased for $6.8 million. Housing crisis highlights our disparities: Letter to the editor OregonLive.com Reading the guest opinion, "A class war brewing," on Dec 24, I was struck by how housing shows the discrepancy between the haves and have nots. In Oregon, despite record wealth, homelessness has gone up 6 percent just this last year. Meanwhile, housing prices keep surging. A class war brewing (Guest opinion) OregonLive.com It's beginning to look a lot like class war. Last Sunday, the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America gathered in downtown Portland to sing carols rewritten to reflect the rising rage against the Republican tax bill that passed this week. Songs included new takes on classics - "Away in a Mansion," "Have Yourself a merry Little Tax Scam" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Class War." New Year, New Ideas. The Source Weekly (press release) (blog) "Right now we're finishing up our comprehensive plan which will be the guiding document for us in the next 10 years and will help prioritize project investment," says Michelle Healy, planning and park services director at Bend Park and Recreation District. Horton says the future of transportation trails is in using Central Oregon Irrigation District ditch-rider canals St. Helens to hold first neighborhood meeting for Street Improvement Project St. Helens Chronicle St. Helens is planning for street improvements to some of the main roads and intersections in the city. To kick off the Riverfront Connector Plan project, the City is hosting the first of three neighborhood meetings on Tuesday, January 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the St. Helens Council Chambers at City Hall. Logging isn't the solution to our wildfire problems High Country News Like a lot of small towns in the West, my town of Ashland, Oregon, is nestled in a lovely valley surrounded by conifer forests. The forests grow on public lands managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and last year, as in many recent years, there were fires on those lands. Feds propose removing protections for rare Oregon fish listed under Endangered Species Act OregonLive.com The fish has been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since 1985 and is found in "harsh conditions" of the desert waters of the great basin spanning parts of Southeast Oregon and Nevada. Editorial: Cities should have control of transportation plans Bend Bulletin But it is evolving. A proposed change to the rule could be summed up as: Car bad. Local control bad. A state committee is drafting a policy that transfers more decision-making power on transportation to Salem out of the hands of local government. That shouldn't happen. Letter: B2H line could empower eminent domain East Oregonian This letter is in response to Idaho Power's intention to build a 500 kV power line through Eastern Oregon and Idaho from Boardman to Hemingway, known as B2H. There are many ... Eminent domain laws for compensation in the case of transmission lines are among the most restrictive. Oregon lawmakers to propose cap and trade bill KTVZ The aim is to reduce the carbon emissions cap each year, and help Oregon reach its goal of emissions that are 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Sen. Michael Dembrow, a Democrat from Portland and one of the bill's chief architects, said recent changes will ensure that rural Oregonians see the benefits of revenue generated by the program. New York to Spend $50 Million on 1500 Protective Bollards Planetizen New York City officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, are responding to a wave of terrorist attacks and other tragic events with a proposal to build protective bollards around the city. Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050 sadie.carney at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: