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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail list!<BR><BR>Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. (Measure 49 articles have headlines in ALL CAPS.)<BR><BR>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. 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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>____________________________________________________________<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Jan. 27: (Commentary, The Oregonian) As if farm families aren't already hurting<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/123302311528940.xml&coll=7">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/123302311528940.xml&coll=7</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Jason Lee was born and raised on this stretch of Stafford Road in Tualatin, and for more than 20 years, he and his wife, Kay, have sold feed, hay and whatnot out of a 1935 barn...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Jan. 27: (Coos Bay World) Agency comments ask for cutbacks in wave energy plan<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/01/27/news/doc497e024dacb6a362838568.txt">http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/01/27/news/doc497e024dacb6a362838568.txt</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Ocean Power Technologies is feeling pressure as local groups, the state and even the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urge the company to shrink its 200-buoy Coos Bay plan...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Jan. 26: (Daily Astorian) New FERC boss gives LNG foes more hope<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=57808">http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=57808</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">In a move eagerly anticipated by liquefied natural gas opponents on the North Coast, President Barack Obama has named Jon Wellinghoff acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the five-member board that oversees the LNG permitting process...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR>Jan. 26: (Eugene Register-Guard) Springfield plans ahead for urban growth<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/6315119-35/story.csp">http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/6315119-35/story.csp</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">SPRINGFIELD - With long-term visions of thousands of new jobs and hundreds of new homes in mind, the city of Springfield is moving at a rapid clip to expand its urban growth boundary...<BR><BR>Jan. 26: (Statesman Journal) Fairview's tainted soil a roadblock for residential project<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090126/NEWS/901260346&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL">http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090126/NEWS/901260346&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Pesticide-contaminated soil must be removed from part of the former Fairview Training Center property in southeast Salem to clear the way for residential redevelopment, state environmental officials say...<BR><BR>Jan. 25: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Columbia Crossing: More lanes will spur more sprawl, and more congestion<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/columbia_crossing_more_lanes_w.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/columbia_crossing_more_lanes_w.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">The Oregonian continues its campaign for the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing (CRC) with a Jan. 18 editorial, and with a Jan. 22 In My Opinion piece by James L. Huffman. These two follow a column by Dave Lister. All three have the same " eliminate congestion with more capacity" theme...<BR><BR>Jan. 25: (The Oregonian) Carlton: Once sleepy, now it's buzzing<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1232004304105250.xml&coll=7">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1232004304105250.xml&coll=7</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">CARLTON -- Every autumn for the past four decades, farmers and vineyard managers have picked, crushed and pressed increasing amounts of wine grapes from the gently rolling hillsides of Yamhill County...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 25: (The Oregonian) Critics want to pull plug on 'big extension cord' through eastern Oregon<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/critics_blast_proposed_eastern.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/critics_blast_proposed_eastern.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">A plan to build a 298-mile-long power transmission corridor across eastern Oregon to Idaho is rankling residents who say it will spoil spectacular views and lacerate prime onion-growing territory...<BR><BR>Jan. 25: (Roseburg News-Review) New Costco appeal<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901249994/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=New%20Costco%20appeal">http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901249994/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=New%20Costco%20appeal</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">In the latest round in her battle against the proposed location of a Costco Wholesale store in north Roseburg, former County Commissioner Joyce Morgan has now filed an appeal with a state agency contesting the latest county determination that the store can be built in an industrial zone...<BR><BR>Jan. 24: (Commentary, The Oregonian) A dream that's coming back to bite us<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/andy_parker/index.ssf?/base/metro_south_news/1232763906168520.xml&coll=7">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/andy_parker/index.ssf?/base/metro_south_news/1232763906168520.xml&coll=7</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Some days, when the early-morning mist hangs low in the pastures, and Cascade peaks slice into the icy-blue sky, the city of Damascus seems to be floating in a dream...<BR><BR>Jan. 24: (McMinnville News-Register) Abrams subdivision ruling won't be appealed<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.newsregister.com/article/24694-abrams-subdivision-ruling-won039t-be-appealed">http://www.newsregister.com/article/24694-abrams-subdivision-ruling-won039t-be-appealed</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">West Wind Estates is finally, legally speaking, off Friends of Yamhill County's hook. Land-use activists who have been challenging the controversial subdivision...<BR><BR>Jan. 23: (Baker City Herald) Crowd seeks best power line route<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Crowd-seeks-best-power-line-route">http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Crowd-seeks-best-power-line-route</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">A crowd of about 110 people, most opposed to Idaho Power Co.s plan to run a high-voltage power line chiefly through farm and ranch land in Baker County, attended an informational meeting Thursday night to learn how they might make their voices heard as the transmission line route is selected...<BR><BR>Jan. 23: (The Oregonian) Company withdraws plan for wind farm near The Dalles<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/company_withdraws_plan_for_win.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/company_withdraws_plan_for_win.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">A wind power company has pulled the plug on its plan to build a string of turbines on Seven Mile Hill outside The Dalles...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 23: (OPB News) Big Look Task Force Recommends More Regional Planning<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://news.opb.org/article/4102-big-look-task-force-recommends-more-regional-planning/">http://news.opb.org/article/4102-big-look-task-force-recommends-more-regional-planning/</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">A state task force reviewing Oregons land-use laws has issued its final report. The 45-page document makes recommendations to the state legislature on future land-use in Oregon...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 23: (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Planning panel OKs church expansion<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/01/23/news/community/3loc01_church0123.txt">http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/01/23/news/community/3loc01_church0123.txt</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">A plan to expand the First Presbyterian Church downtown was approved by planning commissioners Wednesday despite concerns that the project is eroding the neighborhoods short supply of parking...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 23: (Bend Bulletin) Land use planners eye wind and water<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230446/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230446/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">As part of its process for updating the countys land use blueprint, the Deschutes County Planning Commission looked into the future of water use and wind-energy generation on Thursday night...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 23: (Bend Bulletin) La Pine to discuss comprehensive plan<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230439/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090123/NEWS01/901230439/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">La Pine will be hosting the second in a series of meetings to develop the citys first comprehensive plan from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the La Pine Senior Center...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 22: (The Oregonian) Task force says Oregon land-use system needs tweaking<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/task_force_says_oregon_landuse.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/task_force_says_oregon_landuse.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Oregon's storied land-use system makes the state an environmental pacesetter but it smothers regional differences and is complicated to the point of being "unapproachable," a review concludes...<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Jan. 22: (Portland Tribune) Floods threaten job site<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=123258037631680700">http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=123258037631680700</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">The early January flooding of Johnson Creek is raising questions about the future of one of the last large remaining tracts of underdeveloped industrial land in the city</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) Metolius basin may become off-limits<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS0107/901220414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS0107/901220414/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>Gov. Ted Kulongoski has launched two separate approaches to stop development of destination resorts in the Metolius River Basin. Last week, the Department of Land Conservation and Development, acting on a request from the governor, started the process to designate the Metolius basin as an Area of Critical Concern...<BR><BR>Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) County takes public testimony on mine<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220423/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01Neighbors">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220423/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01Neighbors</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> of a pumice mine south of Tumalo State Park raised concerns at a Deschutes County Commission public hearing Wednesday night about the health and aesthetic impacts of a proposed expansion of mining activities...<BR><BR>Jan. 22: (Bend Bulletin) Planners tackle development in south Redmond<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220422/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090122/NEWS01/901220422/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>REDMOND - A yearlong process of planning a new look for a crowded stretch of U.S. Highway 97 in the southern part of the city began Wednesday night...<BR><BR>Jan. 22: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Washington County selects solution to improve traffic between I-5 and 99W<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/22/Washington-County-selects-solution-to-improve-traffic-between-I5-and-99W-Funding-gap-for-Three-Arter">http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/22/Washington-County-selects-solution-to-improve-traffic-between-I5-and-99W-Funding-gap-for-Three-Arter</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>Washington County is preparing to recommend a set of transportation system improvements to reduce congestion and improve access between Oregon Route 99 West and Interstate 5...<BR><BR>Jan. 22: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) If you don't build it, they won't come<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/if_you_dont_build_it_they_wont.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/if_you_dont_build_it_they_wont.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">"If you build it, he will come." That's the message that Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella hears from a mysterious voice in the movie "Field of Dreams..."<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Madras Pioneer) County opposes critical decision by governor<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPNews2.shtml">http://www.madraspioneer.com/MAPNews2.shtml</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">After an executive session and a lengthy discussion, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously voted Jan. 14 to oppose an effort by the governor to ban destination resorts in the Metolius basin...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Guest Commentary, Daily Journal of Commerce) Task force had the right ideas<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/21/Task-force-had-the-right-ideas-Though-criticized-by-some-the-Big-Look-Task-Force-does-deserve-partia">http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/01/21/Task-force-had-the-right-ideas-Though-criticized-by-some-the-Big-Look-Task-Force-does-deserve-partia</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">The Big Look Task Force was created in 2005 to review the states land-use system and make recommendations for its improvement...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Discussion of Brockway Resort continues<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219966/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Discussion%20of%20Brockway%20Resort%20continues">http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219966/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Discussion%20of%20Brockway%20Resort%20continues</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">WINSTON - After four hours of deliberation, the one aspect upon which both the Winston City Council and Resort Towns Inc. could agree was that planning for a $300 million resort takes time...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (The Oregonian) WES train rolls out for inaugural run<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/wes_train_rolls_out_for_inaugu.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/wes_train_rolls_out_for_inaugu.html</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">BEAVERTON -- TriMet showed off its new commuter train Wednesday at a "first ride" for westside community leaders, the first public passengers on its route between Beaverton and Wilsonville...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Statesman Journal) Keizer asks for residents' comments about goals for city<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090121/COMMUNITIES/901210336/1106/KEIZER">http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090121/COMMUNITIES/901210336/1106/KEIZER</A> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Keizer officials are brainstorming goals for the future. Keizer City Council and city staffers discussed short-term goals for the next two years and long-term goals at a work session Jan. 12...</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Baker City Herald) Whats your vision for Baker Citys future?<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Whats-your-vision-for-Baker-Citys-future">http://www.bakercityherald.com/News/Local-News/Whats-your-vision-for-Baker-Citys-future</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>What do residents of Baker City - and even those who live outside the city limits - want their town to look like 20 years from now? Don Chance wants to know...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Neighborhood plan pondered for Mill-Pine<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219972/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Neighborhood%20plan%20pondered%20for%20Mill-Pine">http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090121/NEWS/901219972/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1055&title=Neighborhood%20plan%20pondered%20for%20Mill-Pine</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>Some people would like to see a bridge built from Interstate 5 near the Douglas County Fairgrounds exit, over the South Umpqua River and connecting to the Mill-Pine National Register Historic District in Roseburg...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Bend Bulletin) Sisters hotel OKd<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/BIZ01/901210354/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/BIZ01/901210354/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>The Sisters Planning Commission unanimously approved plans last week to build what could be a 98-room, three-story hotel at the western edge of town...<BR><BR>Jan. 21: (Bend Bulletin) Deschutes seeks public input on pumice mine<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS01/901210394/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01">http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090121/NEWS01/901210394/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>The Deschutes County Commission will hold a public hearing today on a mining companys request to expand activities at an 80-acre pumice mine south of Tumalo...<BR><BR>Jan. 20: (Hillsboro Argus) Airport zoning committee readies presentation to city<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1232479211314570.xml&coll=6">http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1232479211314570.xml&coll=6</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>Following an 18-month study by a subcommittee, the Hillsboro Airport Issues Roundtable anticipates presenting new airport use and safety and compatibility overlay zones to Hillsboro city officials this March...<BR><BR>Jan. 19: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) A rural moment of truth<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/a_rural_moment_of_truth.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/a_rural_moment_of_truth.html</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>Stephen Trimble is the only honest writer in America. In his book "Bargaining for Eden," he describes his own role in the fight to save Snowbasin, Utah, from development by Sinclair Oil magnate Earl Holding...<BR><BR>Jan. 18: (Medford Mail Tribune) Farms to Forests: Wimer property among those in statewide program to produce new timber<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><A href="http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/NEWS/901180332">http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/NEWS/901180332</A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"> <BR>WIMER - To Lawrence Martin, a 12-acre patch of his 104-acre ranch is a personal study of what not to do to some pieces of streamside forest land...<BR><BR>END<BR></DIV>
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