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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 22:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/66361-drone-testing-area-could-boost-takeoff-central-oregons-aviation-industry/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAtuuQ6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Mp-2CifgQmw&usg=AFQjCNGqFV2g67ByI7kXy_K2wf_5r-teQw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Drone
Testing Area Could Boost Takeoff Of Central </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon's</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> Aviation Industry</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
(OPB News)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">It's over public </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> It's unpopulated and that's why it was selected originally as a military testing area, because
there's not many people flying around and there's not many people on the ground if anything goes wrong” Hemingway says he's already </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 21:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">NATIONAL PROJECT TO INSTALL HUNDREDS OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS IN OREGON (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2011/02/national_project_to_install_hundreds_of_electric_charging_stations_in_oregon.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2011/02/national_project_to_install_hundreds_of_electric_charging_stations_in_oregon.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A fleet of electric cars and charging stations is coming to Oregon.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ECOtality, a clean energy tech company, will announce on Wednesday the mass installation of about 1,150 charging stations for homes, businesses and public spaces across the state.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">MARINE RESERVES BILL DOESN'T INCLUDE CAPE ARAGO (The World) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Oregon Legislature's Coastal Caucus is putting finishing touches on a House bill that would fund research for five marine reserves in the state's territorial waters -- but not including one in the Cape Arago
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">FISHERMEN LOBBY TO DEEP-SIX MARINE RESERVES (OregonBusiness) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A recent scientific study co-authored by Oregon State University marine biologists showed that marine reserves help boost fisheries over 100 miles away.</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.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20110221/OPINION/102210320/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAwceL6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=I-up-ufLGXs&usg=AFQjCNENuO85OWTTSyhnDSXYJ3oWi6vsdg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Yes,
we're all concerned. Now what?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Medford Mail Tribune)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#222222">On Wednesday the Jackson County Board of Commissioners passed an official resolution of concern for Harry & David's financial woes. You may have missed it. As a "consent calendar" item, it passed
quietly with no public opportunity for comment or questions.</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.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/02/getting_the_biggest_bang_for_o.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAwceL6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=I-up-ufLGXs&usg=AFQjCNHk_TEUtvnCBjlo37Em3yJSUSOtwA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Getting
the biggest bang for our transportation buck</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Smart </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
and investments in affordable options like streetcar, light rail and bike networks make it easier to drive less here, and we do, about 20 percent less than Americans in other large cities. These household savings mean an extra </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 20:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">DIVERSIFICATION, NOT SPRAWL -- OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard) <a href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25895802-35/king-farmers-oregon-winery-estate.csp"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25895802-35/king-farmers-oregon-winery-estate.csp</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-Dont stop farmers from branching out to survive-</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A primary aim of Oregons land-use planning system is to preserve farm lands. That goal can be achieved only if farmers are able to make a living.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 19:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">KITZHABER'S BIOMASS STRATEGY FACES HURDLES (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110219/UPDATE/110219003/-1/7daysarchives/Kitzhaber-s-biomass-strategy-faces-hurdles"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110219/UPDATE/110219003/-1/7daysarchives/Kitzhaber-s-biomass-strategy-faces-hurdles</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Gov. John Kitzhaber wants to put Oregonians back to work in the woods.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Instead of trying to revive the glory days of the timber industry before the spotted owl, he envisions a new kind of woods work that provides green energy, healthier forests and jobs from thinning projects.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">STATE UPHOLDS CLATSOP COUNTYS DECISION ON LNG (Daily Astorian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/free/state-upholds-clatsop-county-s-decision-on-lng/article_7aae93ac-3c8c-11e0-8373-001cc4c03286.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/free/state-upholds-clatsop-county-s-decision-on-lng/article_7aae93ac-3c8c-11e0-8373-001cc4c03286.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld Clatsop Countys decision to withdraw its earlier approval of the consolidated land-use application from Oregon Pipeline LLC</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.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20110219/NEWS/102190314/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA5YeB6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7krnR9RxFkM&usg=AFQjCNGaRHcCiyCD05uWI3VbhSwGNh7qHA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Jacksonville
council won't challenge landfill ruling</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Medford Mail Tribune)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">On Tuesday, the City Council discussed the ruling by </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon's Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals but took no action to initiate
a judicial appeal. The ruling said that Jackson County could amend a comprehensive plan zone map for the property without having a </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.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/02/supporters_and_critics_of_the_rivers_make_their_claims_about_the_proposed_mall_--_heres_what_theyre.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJA5YeB6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7krnR9RxFkM&usg=AFQjCNESxdnVZ8yO3IH3pHJzciJpzEXnow"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>What
supporters and critics of The Rivers are saying about the proposed mall</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">By Steve Mayes, The Oregonian The Rivers, a planned $200 million mall that would be built on a former landfill, has sparked one of the loudest and most passionate public discussions </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
City has seen in the last decade. The project would receive </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 18:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">FATE OF COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING STILL TO BE DECIDED AFTER TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS MEET IN PORTLAND (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/fate_of_columbia_river_crossing_still_to_be_decided_after_transportation_officials_meet_in_portland.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/fate_of_columbia_river_crossing_still_to_be_decided_after_transportation_officials_meet_in_portland.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon and Washington transportation officials made it clear Friday that they haven't reached a consensus about which of three new Columbia River Crossing designs should go forward. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">FEDS GIVE $20 MILLION GRANT TO OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO UNIVERSITIES TO STUDY CLIMATE EFFECTS ON WINTER WHEAT (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/feds_give_20_million_grant_to_oregon_washington_idaho_universities_to_study_climate_effects_on_winte.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/02/feds_give_20_million_grant_to_oregon_washington_idaho_universities_to_study_climate_effects_on_winte.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The federal government has awarded a $20 million grant to universities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho that is designed to ensure that wheat farming in the Pacific Northwest will survive climate change. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ENERGY SECRETARY COMMITS $197 MILLION TO WILSONVILLE SOLAR PLANT (Oregon Public Broadcasting) <a href="http://news.opb.org/article/64454-energy-secretary-commits-197-million-wilsonville-solar-plant/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/64454-energy-secretary-commits-197-million-wilsonville-solar-plant/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A solar manufacturing plant planned for Wilsonville just heard the federal government will be fronting about half the cost of the facility.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">I-5 BRIDGE CONTROVERSY NORMAL, EXPERT TELLS PUBLIC (The Daily News-Kelso Longview) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The chairman of a panel advising Washington and Oregon transportation leaders briefed the public Thursday on the group's recommendation for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.</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.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/02/former_oregon_gov_barbara_robe.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAl9z76gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DLQxVcMhHOM&usg=AFQjCNG1YdOWeGZ4CowKQH716XOx9O-Sxg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Former
</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> Gov. Barbara Roberts appointed to Metro Council</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Metro coordinates </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">
and transportation planning in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. It also operates the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Zoo, pioneer cemeteries and convention and entertainment halls,
oversees garbage hauling and recycling in the </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.muninetguide.com/articles/top-transit-systems-are-a-community-asset-411/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAl9z76gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DLQxVcMhHOM&usg=AFQjCNFAJPwa84Bc9fuy21UAd6wLHOkXJA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Top
Transit Systems are a Community Asset</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (MuniNet Guide)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">According to Mary Fetsch, Communications Director for TriMet, Portland's regional transit agency, “One of the key reasons that transit works in the city and the rest of the region is because we link transit with
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> planning, to help create </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://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2014259704_guest18frumkin.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAl9z76gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DLQxVcMhHOM&usg=AFQjCNHQl3T0QrMtIrwZleq7GBK0uYcOFQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Guest
columnist Stopping Washington state coal production is a no-brainer</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Seattle Times)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">This is a feasible energy strategy; jurisdictions from </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> to Colorado to Ontario are eliminating the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
of coal in power plants. Speaking as a physician dedicated to public health, phasing out coal is also smart health policy — and the right </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 17:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">KITZHABER TOUTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (Oregon Business Journal) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">With a bevy of business and political representatives standing behind him, Oregons governor on Wednesday revealed sweeping plans he maintains will create jobs and help manufacturers navigate the states bureaucratic
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">GOVERNOR KITZHABER PROMOTES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (Oregon Public Broadcasting) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber says the state is not living up to its potential in creating high-wage industrial jobs. The Democrat touted a plan to spur industrial development Wednesday at a Portland shipyard.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">KITZHABER MEETS WITH MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVES (OregonBusiness) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Gov. John Kitzhaber picked Vigor Industrial on Wednesday as the place to talk about boosting the state's manufacturing sector and creating high paying jobs. Supporting those aims, he discussed a new bill to preserve
state industrial areas and a proposal to provide capital gains tax relief to those who invest in job-producing companies.</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.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/02/kitzhaber_backs_bill_to_speed.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNGSTtU2KXPr23JWh64TU22Fh4WXBw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Kitzhaber
backs bill to speed permitting of industrial development</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
John Kitzhaber is backing a new effort by legislators to make it easier to site large industrial plants in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, an issue that has long been controversial in a state
with strict </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"> controls. Thomas Patterson/Salem Statesman JournalGov.
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/breaking_news/governor-forms-new-center-to-focus-on-jobs/article_7d7faaf2-3ad5-11e0-aa21-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNGUtI16xGizvMrCIwH3AGigNVxPYA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Governor
forms new center to focus on jobs</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Blue Mountain Eagle)<br>
He said the office could help communities meet an array of challenges regarding infrastructure, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, technical assistance and other issues. Fairley is no stranger
to Eastern </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> or economic development efforts. He has worked on business </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/46971-planners%2Boppose%2Bbypass%2Bpackage%2B54&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNFvH8Ux7JG1VQbHH6kjPUbeXBC5KQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Planners
oppose bypass package 5-4</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
By Nicole Montesano During a joint Thursday meeting with the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners, the county planning commission voted 5-4 to oppose a package of route changes and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
exceptions sought by the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of Transportation </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.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2011/02/burgerville_seeks_to_pave_over_portion_of_beaverton_creek_to_build_drive-through_at_its_canyon_road.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNG8AHwZjjeYHntoNctndvHwpEbmrA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Burgerville
seeks to pave over portion of Beaverton Creek to build drive </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>
Then the city and other public agencies would weigh in on </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
and the impact to the environment. In January, representatives of Weil Enterprises met with the state department and the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss options other than a </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%3D129789349040868000&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNEPAdC1JU_YHuh689iC2S4NpoyzMQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>River
Plan heads to court</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Portland Tribune)<br>
Among other things, Gardner says 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 laws require
the city to adopt an economic opportunity analysis that guarantees a 20-year supply of industrial land for development. LUBA found the city's approved economic opportunity analysis </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.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/oregon/rep-david-wu-continues-fight-for-local-control-over-lng/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNFU6p9KO5rPQCkEXJbdC0w5nY1jxA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Rep.
David Wu continues fight for local control over LNG</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The State Column blog)<br>
FERC's overbearing and overbroad regulatory authority is preventing states and communities from having any meaningful input—let alone decision-making authority—over local </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">.”
Wu's amendment to the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of </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.molallapioneer.com/news/2011/February/17/Local.News/council.reins.in.planning.dept.spending/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAIOAhAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNEcBLeeVLolxE-qhuz25yCNwWdbvQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Council
reins in planning dept. spending</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Molalla Pioneer)<br>
Mia Nelson, an advocate from Thousand Friends of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> watchdog
group, addressed the council last Wednesday with concerns about the proposed urban reserve. She said she follows population forecasting around the state and Molalla's proposed </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.californiaprogressreport.com/site/node/8682&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAnLv26gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=45hit9qTquA&usg=AFQjCNGArAQotJjv_o57kC8x48CnrpB3xQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>New
Study: Encourage Jobs Near Transit, Raise Cost of Driving to Put State on </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (California Progress Report)<br>
"The law encourages an integrated approach to reducing emissions—changing </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> patterns to reduce the need to drive, investing in mass transit and other alternatives
to driving, and increasing the cost of driving and parking to encourage the use </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.newberggraphic.com/news/2011/February/16/Opinion_Editorials/feb.16.editorial.land.use.system.works.just.fine/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAvcf16gRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=uPjFjlsQZ1A&usg=AFQjCNGZn_luvy9gKjXOw0a0QSyuuuavpw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Feb.
16 editorial: Land use system works just fine</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Newberg Graphic)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">... the Oregon landscape into what amounts to a giant strip mall if it hadn't been wisely overturned by the voters via Measure 49. Oregon's land use system, ...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">PROPOSED LAND USE BILLS: REINING IN APPEALS PROCESS OR HOBBLING IT? (Newberg Graphic) <a href="http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2011/February/16/Local.News/proposed.land.use.bills.reining.in.appeals.process.or.hobbling.it/news.aspx"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2011/February/16/Local.News/proposed.land.use.bills.reining.in.appeals.process.or.hobbling.it/news.aspx</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Three proposed bills that would limit or change procedure for citizen land use appeals, a process well known in the Newberg area, had their first hearing Tuesday in the Oregon House of Representatives.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Feb 16:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2011/February/16/Local.News/proposed.land.use.bills.reining.in.appeals.process.or.hobbling.it/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAupbx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=igR_sd90StI&usg=AFQjCNGw7eR7zdku92R6fdVDJSpdJbfhLQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Proposed
</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>land use</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> bills: Reining in appeals process or hobbling it?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Newberg
Graphic)<br>
Three proposed bills that would limit or change procedure for citizen </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> appeals, a process well known in the Newberg area, had their first hearing Tuesday in
the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> House of Representatives. The bills have a long road ahead of them in 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://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/16/oregon-winery-restaurant-conservationists-clash/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAupbx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=igR_sd90StI&usg=AFQjCNHr2VchGUnrOdWDfImRRf6xPxtVRA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>
winery restaurant, conservationists clash</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Columbian)<br>
(AP) -- The restaurant at the chateau-style King Estate winery in the hills south of Eugene is facing a challenge from </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">
activists, highlighting confusion over agricultural zoning laws. The Register-Guard reports the King Estate obtained a </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.bluemountaineagle.com/news/breaking_news/a-real-power-house/article_55e4e954-39f8-11e0-bd93-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAupbx6gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=igR_sd90StI&usg=AFQjCNE-L8HXverK784B2JDvte-1DcJaQQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>A
real POWER house</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Blue Mountain Eagle)<br>
Eastern </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, and much of the Northwest, should see similar solar success with the home-vehicle combination, Clifton said. “Mitchell is a very average location in
relation to others in the eastern part of the state. I have modeled the performance of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Heavy Rains Linked to Humans</u><font color="#000000"> (New York Times)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/science/earth/17extreme.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=heavy%20precipitation&st=cse"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/science/earth/17extreme.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=heavy%20precipitation&st=cse</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">An increase in heavy precipitation that has afflicted many countries is at least partly a consequence of human influence on the atmosphere, climate scientists reported in a new study. </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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