From sadie.carney at state.or.us Thu May 10 16:57:26 2018 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 23:57:26 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for May 11, 2018 Message-ID: <3a059ec0c3cc4c27ae2dff25a5defca4@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. 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Jefferson County seeks feedback for updated farm and forest regulations Bend Bulletin The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development worked with a consultant group to provide a set of guidelines for counties to use at ... Sisters needs planning commissioners Sisters Nugget Additionally, the Planning Commission will be working with staff to update the City's Comprehensive Plan and Development Code in the near future." Wallowa County Commissioners boost planning fees Wallowa County Cheiftain Wallowa County Planning Director Chrystal Allen presented the new fee schedule that reflects an approximately $25 "across the board" rise in fees for zoning permits, ... It was noted that the Wallowa County Vegetation Department had received a $25,500 grant from Oregon State Weed Board. Talent may ban short-term rentals Ashland Daily Tidings The council had called for such a suspension in July last year but an ... by Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development, include: Rent hikes, homelessness and hunger in a small Western city High Country News Michael Baughman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News. He is a writer in Oregon. Editorial: Expand affordable housing pilot Bend Bulletin It created a pilot program for cities to create affordable and market-rate ... The program doesn't allow cities to completely subvert Oregon's land use .. Bend, Redmond seek to join state housing program KEZI TV The Bend Bulletin reports the program created by Oregon lawmakers will allow one large city and one small one to develop a mix of income-restricted ... Central Oregon city managers discuss growth challenges KTVZ City managers from across Central Oregon came together Monday to ... Madras has seen a bit of a housing boom in recent months, and they hope ... Group works on defining top issues to boost area economy Ontario Argus Observer The boundaries of the district includes the populated areas of northern Malheur County, and goes west to the Vale area and as far north as Brogan ... City Council Begins Planning for Portland's Looming Earthquake The Portland Mercury City Council Begins Planning for Portland's Looming Earthquake ... According to Oregon State University geophysics professor Christopher Goldfinger ... OEM offers tips of preparedness for Cascadia earthquake KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 Southern Oregon - While an Oregon commission is working on a resilience plan to make the state more seismically sound for the Cascadia earthquake, there are things we can do to be more prepared. Even having a sturdy pair of shoes next to your bed can make a difference. Officials urge public to prepare for Cascadia earthquake Coos Bay World Officials urge public to prepare for Cascadia earthquake. Recent earthquakes ... "That Cascadia quake will range between 8 to 9.5 magnitudes," said Ron Metzger, geologist professor at Southwestern Oregon Community College. ... That is where water will fill an area very fast, as in an incoming tsunami. Sage grouse leks attract polite, hushed birders Bend Bulletin Before dawn, a group of sage grouse had already convened. .... Thirty-eight percent of sage grouse habitat is in Oregon, according to the Bureau of ... Tourism: Good for Coos County's economy? You bet! Coos Bay World Travel Oregon provides us with annual research data which shows just how important these tourists are to our communities. In 2017, visitors to Coos ... WES train ridership down 13 percent from 2017, but TriMet rolls on OregonLive.com Public transit agencies nationwide are seeing ridership drop. Some blame ... It parallels I-5 and Oregon 217 in Clackamas and Washington counties. ReachNow expands service to include Oregon Intel campuses Portland Business Journal "We encourage a number of alternatives for our employees including biking, walking, carpool and public transit with access to last mile options. Local agencies plan for wildfire season with in-depth scenarios East Oregonian Local agencies plan for wildfire season with in-depth scenarios ... Oregon Department of Forestry said the Eastern Oregon/Eastern Washington region ... Farmers in many parts of Oregon brace for low water year Capital Press As of May 6, the Hood, Sandy and Lower Deschutes basins are holding onto 95 percent of their normal snowpack for the season. Nowhere else is ... Speak up or sprawl out: "Missing middle" housing proposal hits the planning commission tonight BikePortland.org This is a guest post by Michael Andersen, BikePortland's news editor from 2013 to 2016. He's a writer for 1000 Friends of Oregon's pro-housing ... Keizer's gentrified future? Keizertimes Keizer recently surpassed Lake Oswego to become Oregon's 13th most populous city. Its growth in the past 18 years is roughly equal to that ... Marion County celebrates 175th birthday Pamplin Media Group The Marion County Board of Commissioners met at Champoeg State Park May 2 to honor the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first Oregon ... Ambitious California mandates that new homes must have solar panels Mashable All five members of the California Energy Commission voted for the ... engineering and renewable energy at the Oregon Institute of Technology, said in ... 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