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<div><font size="2">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
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 24: (The Oregonian) Portland's not a global city – luckily</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/portlands_not_a_global_city_-.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/portlands_not_a_global_city_-.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Here's an interesting take on why Portland remains a livable, attractive city. Forget about progressive land-use policies or green lifestyles. Turns out we're not globally important enough…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 24: (Guest Commentary, Statesman Journal) Onerous land-use laws divide farmers from their land</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091124/OPINION/911240302/1049/BLOGS19"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091124/OPINION/911240302/1049/BLOGS19</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Oregon is a leader in the "buy local food" movement, and buying fresh produce from local farmers' markets and community supported agriculture (CSA) could become an even stronger trend in our state…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 23: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Providence project could spur development in Beaverton core</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/23/providence-project-could-spur-development-in-beaverton-core/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/23/providence-project-could-spur-development-in-beaverton-core/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Don Mazziotti has his eye on undeveloped property in downtown Beaverton, but it’s not for a baseball stadium this time. After negotiations to build a Triple-A stadium in Beaverton came to halt in October, the city hit upon a new idea to
reinvigorate its city core: more housing…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 22: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg's flood maps to be updated</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091122/NEWS/911209969"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091122/NEWS/911209969</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Roseburg's new digital flood maps mean about 200 houses will no longer be included in the 100-year flood plain, and about 45 others are being added, according to city officials…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 20: (Baker City Herald) How many people in town? Estimates vary</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/How-many-people-in-town-Estimates-vary"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/How-many-people-in-town-Estimates-vary</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">The U.S. Census Bureau and Portland State University have been arguing, albeit with numbers rather than words, about Baker City’s population for most of a decade. Next year we’ll find out which foe came closest to the truth…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 20: (Guest Commentary, The Oregonian) Mandates to reduce driving will harm Oregon's economy</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/mandates_to_reduce_driving_wil.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/mandates_to_reduce_driving_wil.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Fears of climate change have led national, state and even local governments to attempt to reduce human emitted greenhouse gases from various sectors in the economy…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 19; (Ashland Daily Tidings) Stream, wetland buffers approved</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS02/911190307"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS02/911190307</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Mayor John Stromberg cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of a new ordinance that would create buffer zones around streams and wetlands, despite lingering concerns that buildings that aren't in historic districts could not be rebuilt if they
were destroyed by floods or other disasters…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 19: (Editorial, Roseburg News-Review) Redevelopment plan needs approval to benefit property owners</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/EDITORIALS/911199962"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/EDITORIALS/911199962</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">A long-awaited remedy for zoning problems in the West Avenue neighborhood will come before the Roseburg City Council on Monday night. We urge the council to approve the redevelopment plan…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 19: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg seeks small grocery downtown</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/NEWS/911199988"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091119/NEWS/911199988</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">City officials have determined that downtown Roseburg won't easily support a supermarket, but they hope to bring a smaller grocery store to the area. They also envision a new public park in the city's core and a livelier waterfront…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 19: (Portland Tribune) It’s crunch time for I-5 bridge plan</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">The battle over the Columbia River Crossing is heating up just as a scaled-back version of the controversial Interstate 5 bridge and freeway project heads toward a critical meeting early next month…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 18: (The Oregonian) As controversial as his message, Gore insists on switch to clean energy and a new politics</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/as_controversial_as_his_messag.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/as_controversial_as_his_messag.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Though we're pumping more global warming pollutants into the air, fewer of us believe we're really changing the climate. And the prospects for agreements within and among nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide
keep getting delayed…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 18: (East Oregonian) Road to the future: City celebrates opening of long-awaited new Airport Road</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">It's been open for two weeks now, but the new Airport Road west of Pendleton added significantly to its traffic load Tuesday…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 18: (The Oregonian) Oregon's 2009 population growth was the slowest of the past decade, study shows</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregons_2008_population_growth.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregons_2008_population_growth.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Oregon's population increased to 3.8 million in 2009, but the annual gain of 32,390 people marked the slowest growth of the decade…</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 17: (Daily Journal of Commerce) A tale of two cities’ crossings: different takes on congestion</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/17/a-tale-of-two-cities%E2%80%99-crossings-different-takes-on-congestion/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/17/a-tale-of-two-cities%E2%80%99-crossings-different-takes-on-congestion/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font size="2">Portland’s Columbia River bridges have close parallels with the Burrard Inlet crossings in Vancouver, B.C. But different views on handling congestion have set the two areas on separate paths: a new bridge in the works for Portland, and no
new construction planned for Vancouver, B.C….</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Nov. 17: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg to annex areas north of the city limits</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Roseburg will grow by 185 acres to the north if the City Council approves an annexation proposal forwarded Monday night by the city's planning commission….</font></div>
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