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<div><font size="2">July 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) State studying WES possibilities</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/07/State-studying-WES-possibilities-ODOT-looks-at-feasibility-of-extending-Westside-Express-Service-com"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/07/State-studying-WES-possibilities-ODOT-looks-at-feasibility-of-extending-Westside-Express-Service-com</u></font></a></font></div>
<div style="padding-right: 10pt; "><font size="2">Getting Oregon’s first commuter rail line built wasn’t easy. Extending that line would present a whole new series of challenges. As the Westside Express Service struggles to attract riders…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 7: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Milwaukie joins program to improve its downtown</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/07/Milwaukie-joins-program-to-improve-its-downtown"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/07/Milwaukie-joins-program-to-improve-its-downtown</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Clackamas County and the city of Milwaukie are moving forward with a project to revitalize downtown Milwaukie. The city recently became involved in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street program, which aids local governments
in creating more viable downtowns…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 6: (The Oregonian) Helvetia's residents may face a tough battle in fast-growing Washington County</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/07/helvetias_residents_may_face_a.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/07/helvetias_residents_may_face_a.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Helvetia has long been farming country, beginning with the Swiss, Dutch and German settlers whose names still ring from road signs and cemetery headstones…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 6: (Medford Mail Tribune) Water hook-up fee plan spurs concern</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090706/NEWS/907060314"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><u>http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090706/NEWS/907060314</u></span></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">A Medford Water Commission proposal to more than double water-system hook-up fees on new construction has drawn letters of concern from the mayors of Talent and Phoenix…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 6: (Commentary, The Oregonian) What Oregon places need protecting?</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/what_oregon_places_need_protec.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/what_oregon_places_need_protec.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Many of Oregon's spectacular places, like Silver Falls, have already been set aside as state parks. Or they have come into public ownership or public protection in some form. But some places…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 6: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Little activity in city’s development department</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/06/Little-activity-in-citys-development-department-As-building-and-planning-work-dries-up-Beaverton-off"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2009/07/06/Little-activity-in-citys-development-department-As-building-and-planning-work-dries-up-Beaverton-off</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Loneliness has crept into the offices of the Beaverton Community Development Department…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 4: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Metolius Protection Deserves to be Celebrated</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/metolius_protection_deserves_t.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/metolius_protection_deserves_t.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">History was made when the Oregon Legislature voted to designate the Metolius River Basin as an Area of Critical State Concern. The threat of permanent damage to this special area…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 2: (Portland Tribune) ‘Sensitive’ lands get a second look from Lake Oswego</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124648505718007900"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124648505718007900</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">The city of Lake Oswego will take a second look at a plan to protect sensitive lands, calling for a special committee to tweak the proposed program this fall. Though the city is tasked with complying with state laws that protect sensitive
lands — and must do so through regional government Metro — doing so with a city plan is on hold…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 2: (Portland Tribune) River plan draws groans</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124648020930167000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124648020930167000</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Mayor Sam Adams is trying to soften opposition to an ambitious plan for the Willamette River north of the Broadway Bridge before it comes before the City Council later this year. The plan calls for rezoning and reregulating portions of the
land along the river, and raising funds for infrastructure projects and other public improvements in the area…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 1: (The Oregonian) State business department gets new name, focus</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/state_business_department_gets.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/state_business_department_gets.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Oregon is renaming and recasting the state department responsible for helping companies create jobs -- and keep them here…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 1: (Statesman Journal) Gravel pit may turn into housing</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010385/1133"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010385/1133</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">A former gravel pit in Turner could get new life as a major housing development — which in turn could breathe new life into Turner, city officials say…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 1: (The Oregonian) Phantom fax just one obstacle to planning Oregon's water future</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/phantom_fax_just_one_obstacle.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/phantom_fax_just_one_obstacle.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Alice tried to pull a fast one in the closing days of the Oregon Legislature. She faxed a letter to Gov. Ted Kulongoski, urging he veto legislation planning the future of water in Oregon</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July1: (Illinois Valley News) Legislative land-use battles over, for now</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.illinois-valley-news.com/archive/2009/07/01/story-legislative_landuse.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.illinois-valley-news.com/archive/2009/07/01/story-legislative_landuse.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Typically, there are few points of agreement between property rights group Oregonians in Action (OIA) and environmental group 1000 Friends of Oregon…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 1: (Statesman Journal) Plan for historic district is halted</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010392/1132"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010392/1132</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">A plan to create a nationally registered historic district in Silverton has stirred passion and heated debate from homeowners during the past several months…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">July 1: (Statesman Journal) Panel narrows list of sites for proposed transit center</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010315/1106/KEIZER"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090701/COMMUNITIES/907010315/1106/KEIZER</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Keizer residents who feared losing their homes to a proposed transit center can rest easy…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">June 30: (Portland Tribune) Ardenwald neighborhood livid about light-rail bridge</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124639819977636100"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124639819977636100</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Nearly a year after the Milwaukie City Council voted in favor of a light rail alignment that would go behind the North Industrial Area, Ardenwald residents have begun criticizing the plan…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">June 30: (Hillsboro Argus) Planners adjust AmberGlen Plan to real world concerns</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1246384235281380.xml&coll=6"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1246384235281380.xml&coll=6</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">The conceptual plan for the future development of the AmberGlen Community has changed, based on the realities of feet-on-the-ground economics…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">June 30: (Portland Business Journal) Magazine: Sherwood best town for families</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/06/29/daily15.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/06/29/daily15.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Sherwood, 17 miles south of Portland, is the nation’s best town for families, according to Family Circle Magazine…</font></div>
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