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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 8:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">BILLS EXPEDITE ROADS, PIPELINE (The World) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">First in a weekly series of reports on the Oregon Legislature. Salem Update will focus on issues of interest to the South Coast and the activities of local legislators.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/7570/biodiesel-the-state-of-the-states-and-canada&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAq__G6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ii1FJHXBmng&usg=AFQjCNHMg2gRjlxs51JmB87hlfQssdjcuQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Biodiesel:
the state of the states and Canada</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Biodiesel Magazine)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Considering the cultivation and indirect </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> change of soybeans factored in, however, one must add 62 gCO2e/MJ
to that number, bringing it up to more </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 7:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/02/doing_a_double-take_at_the_dra.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAy-nA6gRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=H9KMua3XDfE&usg=AFQjCNGJ43Iro9padV4SPVIaKXybakdnwA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Doing
a double-take at the dragon</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
In 2007, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> voters overwhelmingly repealed Measure 37, putting in its place </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Measure 49</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">.
And, yes, this compromise fashioned by the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Legislature </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newsregister.com/article/46864-out%2Bamp%2Babout%2Bgetting%2Bgreen%2Bgoing%2Bgreen&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAkNzB6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1HJMDkMoU0U&usg=AFQjCNEGv6Hqh0bgUhlFulR7xZ2OAv0e7g"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Out
& About: Getting green for going green</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
And nowhere in the wine industry is this more true than in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">. LIVE — Low Impact Viticulture and Enology — is a homegrown </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
wine industry program </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663170/creating-the-perfect-city-is-about-illusions-such-as-shorter-blocks&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAkNzB6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1HJMDkMoU0U&usg=AFQjCNG2PbGQwEY6G94f52p9C5jdhTpw8g"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Creating
the Perfect City Is About Illusions, Like Shorter Blocks</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Co Design)<br>
Cities like Portland, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, hog urban planning's limelight with their schemes to fix American urban living, but meanwhile, many lesser-known cities and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 6:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">IN OUR VIEW: THREE GOOD IDEAS -- OPINION (The Columbian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/06/three-good-ideas/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/06/three-good-ideas/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Although Columbia River Crossing planners were told last week by Govs. Chris Gregoire and John Kitzhaber to abandon pursuit of one particular design for a new Interstate 5 bridge, there are plenty of new positives
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 5:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2011/02/02-04-11-01.shtml&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAopW36gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EfiPrE02KsE&usg=AFQjCNFv6pnrRFZ0Kpd2PBFDs1nh416Q4w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>County
urged to rezone ag </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Dalles Chronicle)<br>
According to the information provided by Murray, counties can work with the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
Conservation and Development to rezone some of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129686726015372600&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAopW36gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EfiPrE02KsE&usg=AFQjCNEn590mtVzJxQl-s2eIxfX8_fB8AA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>City
weighing River Plan options</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Portland Tribune)<br>
A number of harbor-related businesses appealed the first phase of the plan, arguing, among things, that it violated state </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
planning goals requiring </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 4:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/02/impact_of_closed_parkway_avenue_intersection_in_wilsonvillle.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA_PKx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=98G6yGAjJzI&usg=AFQjCNHeVrkMofbOi-Zo7y1KakLgwXYAIw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Wilsonville
neighborhood remains worried about the impact of closed Parkway </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Johnstone said he first heard about the permanent roadblock three years ago and appealed the decision to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals last fall. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/polls/25850433-56/building-project-riverfront-site-opponents.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA_PKx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=98G6yGAjJzI&usg=AFQjCNFsACxZFf2w_f7TqA6Z730G03RwJw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Riverfront
building project nears start</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Eugene Register-Guard)<br>
But appeals to a city hearings official and the State </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals were rejected. Project officials say the building deserves to go forward. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25850904-41/housing-growth-ruiz-eugene-recommendations.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATALOAtA_PKx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=98G6yGAjJzI&usg=AFQjCNGZu3tUCKoODrshryZHFOV8n9BvlA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Eugene
growth plan still developing</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Eugene Register-Guard)<br>
His recommendations call for the city to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> its existing </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> for projected
commercial growth — mainly offices and retail. But he's not finished deciding </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">GOVERNORS NARROW I-5 BRIDGE OPTIONS (Northwest Cable News)</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">In a joint statement released Thursday evening by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, they expressed a preference for the composite deck truss bridge to cross the Columbia River
on Interstate 5.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">PANEL REJECTS PRICEY, INNOVATIVE DESIGN FOR PORTLAND-TO-VANCOUVER BRIDGE; SUGGESTS THREE CHEAPER PLANS (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/panel_rejects_pricey_innovative_design_for_portland-to-vancouver_bridge_suggests_three_cheaper_plans.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/panel_rejects_pricey_innovative_design_for_portland-to-vancouver_bridge_suggests_three_cheaper_plans.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">For years, plans for the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing have envisioned an ambitious double-decker structure with V-shaped girder sides curving downstream from the aging Interstate Bridge. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 3:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/02/hundreds_turnout_to_tell_oregon_city_commissioners_how_they_feel_about_the_rivers_mall_and.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAs8-s6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vK5f_W_9qhw&usg=AFQjCNHfOdxxcmUhQoB8YR6_7_o3yYXp9Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>
City commissioners bow to public pressure and pull the plug on a </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The community center was used for public hearings on a proposed Wal-Mart store and when the city updated its comprehensive </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/02/03/portland-surrounded-by-proposed-casinos/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>2 casinos proposed near Portland</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Pacific Northwest tribes are pursuing two casino projects slightly outside the Portland-metro area. But one proposal is facing strong opposition, and the other could encounter some in the future.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 2:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">STARTED WITH MEASURE 37, OREGON LAND-USE WAR SETTLED WITH A MUTED IMPACT ON THE LAND (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/02/oregon_land-use_war_gets_settl.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/02/oregon_land-use_war_gets_settl.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Despite all the grief and bitterness of Oregon's property rights war, a new report suggests a relatively muted impact on the landscape. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonbusiness.com/high-five/10-high-five/4780-portland-river-plan-appealed&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA1q2n6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=e2IN1znrfYg&usg=AFQjCNFn8bIzvqi2hLjF6qT9u9Uur2D4JQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Portland
River Plan appealed</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Oregon Business)<br>
The </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeal's has remanded the only adopted portion of the Portland River Plan. The plan was immediately appealed by Gunderson LLC </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://naturalresourcereport.com/2011/02/update-on-hb-2229-the-big-re-zoning-bill/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJA1q2n6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=e2IN1znrfYg&usg=AFQjCNEmHvCdfzBE9iNAaiGsG0hEs7bsug"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Update
on HB 2229: The big re-zoning bill</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Oregon Natural Resources Report, Oregonians in Action)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">... we've discussed the provisions of House Bill 2229, the bill passed by the 2009 Oregon legislature that made important changes to Oregon's land use laws. ...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.blueoregon.com/2011/02/lng-fast-track-bills-threaten-landowners-salmon-and-climate/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANA1q2n6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=e2IN1znrfYg&usg=AFQjCNHX-eXVuTvlzxGYMhKAN6y5kyVHbw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>LNG
Fast-Track Bills Threaten Landowners, Salmon, and the Climate</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (BlueOregon.com)<br>
Though cloaked in the obscure language of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> permits, the intent
of this year's “LNG fast-track bills” is clear. Giant energy companies are trying to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 1:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Portland River Plan immediately appealed</u><font color="#000000"> (Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The latest effort by the city of Portland to strengthen zoning and regulate development along the Willamette River has hit a legal snag that could end the process before zoning even becomes effective.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="4" color="#293546"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/02/post_6.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Oregon City urban renewal board splits on a proposal that
some say will kill redevelopment projects</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> (Portland Oregonian) </font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon City's urban renewal commission declined to take a stand this week on a proposal that could endanger plans for a $200 million mall and other public-private development projects.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><b>Lisa Howard</b> | Assistant to the Director</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Director's Office<br>
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<br>
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540<br>
Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<br>
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