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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" 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
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 21: (Roseburg News-Review) Roseburg Planning Commission approves waterfront plan</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100921/NEWS/100929955/1001&parentprofile=1055"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100921/NEWS/100929955/1001&parentprofile=1055</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Roseburg Planning Commission gave its approval Monday evening to a plan aimed at revitalizing the waterfront near downtown, despite hearing criticisms of the plan from residents of a neighborhood that could be
affected by it…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 20: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro seeks citizens for committee</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/metro-seeks-citizens-for-committee/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/metro-seeks-citizens-for-committee/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Regional government Metro is looking for transit-minded citizens to join its Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 20: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Troutdale takes a deep breath, tackles brownfield site</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/troutdale-takes-a-deep-breath-tackles-brownfield-site/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/troutdale-takes-a-deep-breath-tackles-brownfield-site/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">These days, money is tight for projects in both the public and private sectors. As a result, few developers are pursuing projects that require brownfield cleanup, which can be costly and time consuming…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 20: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Oregon land use policy not working as planned</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/oregon-land-use-policy-not-working-as-planned/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/20/oregon-land-use-policy-not-working-as-planned/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon’s land use policy has received many accolades from around the world since it was first incepted over 35 years ago. But a new study…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept, 19: (The Oregonian) Hundreds of acres to be added to Oregon coast natural area near Newport</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/09/hundreds_of_acres_to_be_added_to_oregon_coast_natural_area_near_newport.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/09/hundreds_of_acres_to_be_added_to_oregon_coast_natural_area_near_newport.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">BEAVER CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA – Just as Oregon prepares to dedicate its newest state natural area – 374 acres of wetland, forest, and meadows, including a quiet creek that is a paddler's dream – comes news that
outdoor enthusiasts may have yet another reason to celebrate: a new campground to go with it…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 18: (Klamath Falls Herald and News) Changes to ordinance to be discussed</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_5452bac0-c352-11df-a86a-001cc4c03286.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_5452bac0-c352-11df-a86a-001cc4c03286.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The city of Klamath Falls Planning Department is seeking public opinion on proposed changes to the Community Development Ordinance, the portion of city law that regulates land-use and development standards…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 17: (Newberg Graphic) Friends of Yamhill County appeals EOA remand to city</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/September/17/Local.News/friends.of.yamhill.county.appeals.eoa.remand.to.city/news.aspx"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/September/17/Local.News/friends.of.yamhill.county.appeals.eoa.remand.to.city/news.aspx</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">While the city of Newberg contends that issues raised in the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA)’s remand of the city’s Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) were technical and will be fairly easy to remedy, EOA opponents
beg to differ…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 17: (The Oregonian) Yamhill County delays hearing on Grand Island gravel mine</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/yamhill_county_delays_hearing.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/yamhill_county_delays_hearing.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A Yamhill County hearing on a rock company's request to mine gravel on Grand Island has been rescheduled to Nov. 10…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 17: (The Oregonian) Hillsboro's City Council could legalize backyard bee hives as soon as November</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2010/09/hillsboros_city_council_could_legalize_backyard_bee_hives_as_soon_as_november.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2010/09/hillsboros_city_council_could_legalize_backyard_bee_hives_as_soon_as_november.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">HILLSBORO -- When city leaders began updating animal codes a year ago, they expected the chicken enthusiasts to show up at city meetings. Goats were gaining in popularity, too…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (Detroit News) Detroit officials tweak format of land use forums<br>
<a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100916/METRO01/9160404/Detroit-officials-tweak-format-of-land-use-forums"><u>http://www.detnews.com/article/20100916/METRO01/9160404/Detroit-officials-tweak-format-of-land-use-forums</u></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Detroit --City officials say problems with the debut of public meetings about reshaping Detroit are prompting them to overhaul the format for forums that continue tonight…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Metro opens park in Wilsonville</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/16/metro-opens-park-in-wilsonville/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/16/metro-opens-park-in-wilsonville/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A few years ago, a 250-acre plot of land in Wilsonville was merely an open field. This Saturday, the land will officially become a park…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (Daily Journal of Commerce) Hillsboro rarin’ to develop</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/16/hillsboro-rarin-to-develop/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/16/hillsboro-rarin-to-develop/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">After commercial development in Hillsboro had nearly reached a standstill, the creation of a new downtown <a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/28/djc-dictionary-urban-renewal/">urban renewal area</a> has the
city’s economic development department’s champing at the bit…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (Eugene Register-Guard) Neighbors near gravel mine may get relief after sale</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25298010-41/gravel-site-mining-operation-road.csp"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25298010-41/gravel-site-mining-operation-road.csp</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">COBURG — Residents west of town say a newly active gravel mining operation is causing nothing but headaches, with trucks running to and from the site day and night and officials unable or unwilling to resolve concerns…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (The Oregonian) Oregon cities, trying to attract development, stall for years in state land-use system</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_cities_looking_to_attra.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_cities_looking_to_attra.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">e city of Donald, population 1,030, thought it might be wise to expand the town's urban growth boundary and attract some industry. Get some jobs in here to counter what's been a 65 percent population increase since
2000, the city council agreed…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 16: (The Oregonian) PGE looking at new wind-power project</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/pge_looking_at_new_wind-power.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/pge_looking_at_new_wind-power.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Portland General Electric C. has struck a preliminary agreement to purchase development rights on a massive new wind farm in Eastern Oregon from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc…</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sept. 14: (Albany Democrat-Herald) ODFW extends comment period on potential marine reserves</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_98b67bc4-c042-11df-ad49-001cc4c03286.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_98b67bc4-c042-11df-ad49-001cc4c03286.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">NEWPORT - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today it is extending the public comment period on various scenarios for marine reserves until Sept. 26, 2010…</font></div>
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