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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 2: (Guest Commentary, Eugene Register-Guard) The data
that guide growth are subject to manipulation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/14487624-35/story.csp"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/14487624-35/story.csp</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>’s
unique land use system confines most growth to cities while preserving farms
and forests. Only land inside an urban growth boundary may become part of a city…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 2: (Editorial, Central Oregonian) Cell towers vs.
rimrock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCOEditorial7.shtml"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCOEditorial7.shtml</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As is often the case, the Prineville City Council is going
to have to make an uncomfortable decision. Recently, the city’s planning
commission denied a request by AT&T to place a cell phone tower on the
rimrock above Prineville…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 2: (Bend Bulletin) </span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Redmond</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font size=1
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> starts
early planning for public transit<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/NEWS01/906020437/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/NEWS01/906020437/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=1
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>REDMOND</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
— As Redmond’s population boomed in recent years, the city faced
several challenges — from new roads to bigger storm water pipes —
to accommodate the growth…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>June 1: (Bangor
Daily News, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</st1:place></st1:State>)
<span style='letter-spacing:-.6pt'>LURC plans meeting on Plum Creek<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107344.html"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107344.html</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>AUGUSTA</span></font></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Maine</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> — The Land Use Regulation
Commission will discuss Plum Creek and the agency’s update to its
comprehensive plan during meetings this week. On Tuesday, commission members
will discuss the latest draft of Plum Creek’s controversial 30-year
development plan for land the company owns in the <st1:place w:st="on">Moosehead
Lake</st1:place> region…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 1: (Idaho Statesman) <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ada</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
hopes to find alternative path for Idaho Power's Gateway project<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/787803.html"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/787803.html</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Ada County Board of Commissioners will lend a hand in
trying to resolve a conflict between the city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kuna</st1:place></st1:City> and Idaho Power over the utility's plan
to run about six miles of its 500,000-volt Gateway West Transmission Line
project through the city…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>June 1: (The Oregonian) Governor questions review of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Coos</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
gas pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/governor_questions_review_of_c.html"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/governor_questions_review_of_c.html</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gov. Ted Kulongoski has restarted his poison pen campaign
criticizing federal energy regulators' environmental reviews of liquefied
natural gas terminals proposed in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 31: (Bend Bulletin) </span></font><font size=1
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A scramble
as Metolius resort issue nears a vote<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/NEWS01/905310410"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/NEWS01/905310410</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=1
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SALEM</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
— Is the number 30 — or is it 31? Lawmakers and lobbyists are
feverishly counting and recounting votes in the Capitol as, in the final weeks
of the legislative session, the duel over the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Metolius</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
is nearing a climax…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 31: (Guest Commentary, Bend Bulletin) </span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Metolian
resort can be a good thing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/OPIN/905310317"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090531/OPIN/905310317</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There have been a number of letters expressing the
desire to prohibit the Metolian resort proposal based on various concerns. One
characteristic shared by these letters is the simplistic view that development
of the Metolian will result in further degradation…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>May 29: (Hillsboro Arugs) </span></font><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Banks heads toward
city expansion<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1243619465122020.xml&coll=6"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1243619465122020.xml&coll=6</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Banks City Council took a key step toward expanding its
urban growth boundary Wednesday night, with a vote to endorse a specific
proposal for development…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 29: (Eugene Register-Guard) <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:City> vies as site for NOAA operations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/14451276-41/story.csp"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/14451276-41/story.csp</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NEWPORT</span></font></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> —
Within minutes, ships docked in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yaquina</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType> can make their way out into the
open ocean, and it’s that quality that makes this spot a prime location
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Marine</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Operations</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 28: (The Oregonian) House approves marine reserves,
research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/house_approves_marine_reserves.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Thursday that
funds the state's first two fishing-free marine reserves and sets a schedule
for studying four others…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 28: (Portland Tribune) Plan offers vision for
Hillsdale's center<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124345926939487600<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Urban plazas, multi-story developments and a master street
plan are headed for the Sunset Triangle in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hillsdale</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Town</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in coming years.
At least, that’s the dream…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (McMinnville News-Register) Enviros take aim at
bypass<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.newsregister.com/article/39848-enviros+take+aim+bypass<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Question: What happens when your $192 million highway project
gets a green light from lawmakers and heads for a floor vote in the Oregon
Legislature? Answer: It becomes a target…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners look at
sustainability of Croman Mill site<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS02/905270315/-1/NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Planning Commissioners said Tuesday that they are
considering making future developments at the Croman Mill site adhere to
sustainability standards…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Protecting the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Metolius</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/protecting_the_metolius_basin.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Metolius</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is a fish and
wildlife treasure targeted for exploitation by destination resorts, which are
rural subdivisions that cause serious fish and wildlife problems…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (Statesman Journal) Chicken proponents debate lot
size limit<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090527/NEWS/905270435/1001/news<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It's going to be a while before <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Salem</st1:place></st1:City> residents bent on keeping backyard hens
will know whether a proposal they support will see the light of day. Nearly 100
pro-chicken activists filled Council chambers to argue their case in favor of
urban chickens during a City Council meeting Tuesday night….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (Bend Bulletin) Agreement paves way for protection
of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Skyline</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS01/905270376/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>SALEM — New agreement on how to protect a prominent
part of Bend’s scenery, as well as some Central Oregon wildlife habitat,
was revealed Tuesday in the Capitol…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 27: (Bend Bulletin) Senate panel OKs resort-limits bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/NEWS01/905270359/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SALEM</span></font></st1:City><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'> — A
bill that could limit <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Deschutes</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s ability to
approve new destination resorts passed its first hurdle in the state Senate on
Tuesday. House Bill 2227, which would put new limitations on destination resort
developments statewide, was approved…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 26: (East Oregonian) Planner seeks community
participation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=93037&TM=33654.82"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=93037&TM=33654.82</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Evan MacKenzie has a direct message to drum up participation
for Thursday's workshop on revitalizing Pendleton's downtown: Participation is
democracy in action…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 26: (Ashland Daily Tidings) Planners to tackle Croman
Mill plans<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090526/NEWS02/905260321/-1/NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Where should the city allow offices, manufacturing plants
and houses to be built on <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ashland</st1:place></st1:City>'s
largest piece of undeveloped land?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 26: (The Oregonian) MULTNOMAH COUNTY APPEALS LAND-USE
COMPENSATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/05/multnoman_county_appeals_landu.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Multnomah County is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to
review the long-running Dorothy English land-use case, seeking to avoid paying
a $1.15 million judgment it was ordered to pay by another court just last
month…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>May 23: (Central Oregonian) Progress slow at Remington Ranch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCONews3.shtml"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCONews3.shtml</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Since late 2007, construction at Remington Ranch has been at
a standstill. The 2,200-acre resort in northwest <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Crook</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>END<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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