[LandUse-News] Land Use News: October 19, 2018

[Carney, Sadie]

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Bend Asks State To Release Stevens Rd Tract <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/local-news-feed/386058&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzOTM3NDc2MjcwNDcxMjQ0OTgyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHCSZWvP7cLO582dVpyIyRAojxHAw>
KBND
Bend's City Council has agreed to send a request to Oregon's Department of State Lands (DSL), asking for the release of hundreds of acres on the southeast end of town. Officials say it would be best used for a multi-use development, including single- and multi-family housing, public facilities, and commercial and industrial sites.

EPA Must Protect Salmon From Warming Waters, Judge Rules <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/pacific-salmon-epa-water-climate-change/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzOTM3NDc2MjcwNDcxMjM0NjkyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGVa_6eQR0tk3-l1CXwf8TBpgprhA>
OPB News
The record-high temperatures and salmon deaths led conservationists and fishing groups to sue the federal government. Now, a judge has ruled the Environmental Protection Agency must develop a plan to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm rivers.

Portland weighs changes to key affordable housing policy <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/10/9f40fe6abe6623/portland-weighs-changes-to-key.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODcyMjI1OTgyMzcyNjQ4ODM3MTIaMzgxMzA3ZTMyNTBlYmYyYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFJcpPR5UrFX5PQ1lu0x0Me8LoZHw>
OregonLive.com
City housing officials are proposing big changes to a year-and-a-half-old program known as "inclusionary housing." The approach requires developers to include rent-restricted units in large housing developments, which the city hopes will create a pipeline of affordable apartments in some of the city's most desirable neighborhoods.

La Grande City Council candidates discuss economic development, Quiet Zone, housing crisis <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/6605501-151/la-grande-city-council-candidates-discuss-economic-development&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODcyMjI1OTgyMzcyNjQ4NjMxMzIaNDBkZThjMzE5ZWZlZmJlNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGWwnfkwuM8irRSMJ1vib61wIOkSQ>
La Grande Observer
Three La Grande City Council candidates participated in the Union County Forum on Monday, expressing their views on the Quiet Zone, economic development and the housing crisis. Incumbent Justin Rock is being challenged by Ashley O'Toole for Position 7. The pair were joined by Jim Whitbeck, who is running unchallenged for Position 6 but wanted to give his input on pressing issues and to introduce himself to the community.

Likely mild winter this year in parts of US <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/likely-mild-winter-this-year-in-parts-of-u-s-87968/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODcyMjI1OTgyMzcyNjQ4OTM3MDIaNTIwNjQ3NjljYWI2ZjE3Yzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGJsf2tMwAl6o0mJIMbixVm99CMRw>
KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

And even though it's still fall, and weather is often unpredictable... experts say the more snow the better. "A wet winter, even if it's warm, would be a lot better than a dry winter...," said Division Chief Chambers. Experts say the melting snow during the spring and summer months is what really keeps us out of the dry conditions. That's why we need a consistent amount of water going through our streams, lakes, and rivers...and that comes from the snowpack during the winter months.
Portland could make big businesses pay to protect communities of color from climate change <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90245854/portland-could-make-big-businesses-pay-to-protect-communities-of-color-from-climate-change&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTODcyMjI1OTgyMzcyNjQ4NzIzMjIaY2UwZjQ5YTg1MDM1NmRhYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEGWWEWirszqPejCk6nuaUXXicF9w>
Fast Company
"It's a community-of-color-led initiative that is really born out of both a strong desire to address climate change and out of frustration at bearing the brunt of the fossil fuel economy, and not seeing the benefit of Portland's clean-energy transition in their communities," says Tony DeFalco, Verde's deputy director. The PCEF specifically targets companies in the Portland area that make more than $500,000 in revenue locally and more than $1 billion nationally, and would require that they pay a 1% surcharge on a fee they already pay to operate in Portland.


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Sadie K Carney
Rural Policy Analyst & Communications Manager | Director's Office
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540
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