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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 8:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">IN NEW FOOD CULTURE, A YOUNG GENERATION OF FARMERS EMERGES (New York Times) <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/us/06farmers.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/us/06farmers.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">For years, Tyler Jones, a livestock farmer here, avoided telling his grandfather how disillusioned he had become with industrial farming. </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.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mineta-transportation-institute-study-are-mileage-fees-and-land-use-planning-mutually-supportive-117547788.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABArdba6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=otEgI0f0aVE&usg=AFQjCNFhjgkDOsiI1CMXMVZNS4p3nFe6gg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Mineta
Transportation Institute Study: Are Mileage Fees and </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>-</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Use</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>
Planning </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (PR Newswire press release)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">This finding suggests that some </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> patterns are more supportive of mileage fees than others." The report also
finds that the influence of urban form tends to be higher under congestion-based mileage fees, as oppose to under the uniform mileage </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.dailyastorian.com/news/local/county-to-proceed-with-lng-meeting/article_270dd65a-49ba-11e0-9e23-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFArdba6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=otEgI0f0aVE&usg=AFQjCNGPAb0dodwYBhl5GpkFzQOAGZNxKA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>County
to proceed with LNG meeting</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Daily Astorian)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Despite a legal motion filed last week, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will proceed with a public hearing Wednesday to reconsider a liquefied natural gas pipeline </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">
application. The petition filed by </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Pipeline LLC seeks </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://theworldlink.com/news/local/article_132185b0-0e7f-58a2-aa83-0d89bbf4a71d.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANArdba6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=otEgI0f0aVE&usg=AFQjCNHhEKL33tZyYlIkU4GDPshKIdGT0w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>LUBA
hears pipeline arguments</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Coos Bay World)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">At a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals hearing at the law school in Portland, students watched pipeline opponents' attorneys
argue that the county hadn't followed its own </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"> guidelines. They
said the pipeline's environmental studies hadn't </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.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20110308/NEWS/103080324&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJArdba6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=otEgI0f0aVE&usg=AFQjCNFMCF47GhOzJxuzi7vpRMR6JT_Jqw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Associated
Fruit lays off half its workers</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">"Basically, we just ran out of land value collateral to satisfy (South Valley Bank & Trust's) requirements," Lowry said. "The irony of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon 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">
system designed to protect farming was that in overprotecting land, it becomes so devalued that </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://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/03/pge-moving-forward-on-biomass-testing.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVArdba6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=otEgI0f0aVE&usg=AFQjCNHMl5qyol9OULcRorhd53w0nc7hTQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>PGE
moving forward on biomass testing for Boardman</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Sustainable Business Oregon)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Portland General Electric is contracting with growers in Eastern </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> to plant crops of a fast-growing woody grass
known as Giant Cane — or Arundo Donax — for </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> in testing as a potential replacement for coal at the Boardman Power Plant. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 7:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">JOHN KITZHABER READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON NEW COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/kitzhaber_ready_to_move_forwar.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/kitzhaber_ready_to_move_forwar.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Construction of a replacement bridge across the Columbia River is on track to get under way within two years, Gov. John Kitzhaber said Friday, setting a time line on a project that has been debated for years. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ODFW RELEASES REVISED DRAFT OF GREATER SAGE GROUSE CONSERVATION PLAN (East Oregonian) <a href="http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/odfw-releases-revised-draft-of-greater-sage-grouse-conservation-plan/article_0881b22a-4694-11e0-bb7c-001cc4c002e0.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/odfw-releases-revised-draft-of-greater-sage-grouse-conservation-plan/article_0881b22a-4694-11e0-bb7c-001cc4c002e0.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has revised its greater sage grouse conservation plan.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">WE NEED CLEARER LAND-USE REGULATIONS -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/03/we_need_clearer_land-use_regul.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/03/we_need_clearer_land-use_regul.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The legislative process is sometimes described as being like sausage making and the results sometimes turn out to be little more than inspirational mush. But regulations implementing legislation should provide clear
guidance about what is, and is not, lawful and what compliance requirements need to be met when taking lawful actions. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 6:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_656a9ec6-5d4e-53a2-a32a-85d8517ee9ef.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARArI7Q6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=S3h1xSXnyco&usg=AFQjCNGiphse1MCqADubNdkRlkcpTMuWeA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Landowners
upset about proposed riparian rules</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Corvallis Gazette-Times)<br>
That's because, although Goal 5 directs counties eventually to develop riparian protections, the mandated inventory and planning work is expensive, said Rob Hallyburton, the manager of the planning services division of 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"> </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 5:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ktvz.com/news/27086094/detail.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAlunK6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7ohrFGth1gY&usg=AFQjCNGzhPofOxcOO_fwzvL76UCeZwrCmw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>ODOT
Planning New Bend Building</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (KTVZ)<br>
Managers for the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of Transportation said Friday they have launched the design for a new building in Bend to house its Central </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
highway project delivery staff. The two-story, 20000-square-foot building will </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> state-of-the-art </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.waterworld.com/index/display/article-display/1446533056/articles/waterworld/volume-27/issue-3/editorial-features/water-utility-management-special-section/achieving-energy-independence-at-the-gresham-wastewater-treatment-plant.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAlunK6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7ohrFGth1gY&usg=AFQjCNFvMgkRTNPvniJbwxrdQll_MAVQ6w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Achieving
Energy Independence atthe Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Water World)<br>
"The City of Gresham shares a collective vision to achieve 100 percent energy independence at the wastewater treatment plant by 2015," said Alan Johnston, senior engineer, City of Gresham, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">.
Because of that vision and the work of an innovative </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 4:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OREGON LAWMAKERS AGAIN TRY FOR WILD AND SCENIC DESIGNATION FOR MOLALLA RIVER (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/03/molalla_river_wild_and_scenic.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/03/molalla_river_wild_and_scenic.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon lawmakers will try once again to secure the highest federal protection for a stretch of the Molalla River, albeit facing an altered political landscape. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">KITZHABER SEES A PATH TO BRIDGE JOBS CHASM (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110305/NEWS/103050329/-1/7daysarchives/Kitzhaber-sees-path-bridge-jobs-chasm"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110305/NEWS/103050329/-1/7daysarchives/Kitzhaber-sees-path-bridge-jobs-chasm</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-Columbia River bridge project might create work by 2013, governor says-</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon's governor said it's possible that construction of a replacement bridge across the Columbia River at Portland could begin in 2013, leading to much-needed jobs.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">BILL ENABLES AURORA TO BUILD FIRE STATION (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110305/STATE/103050330/-1/7daysarchives/Bill-enables-Aurora-build-fire-station"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110305/STATE/103050330/-1/7daysarchives/Bill-enables-Aurora-build-fire-station</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Aurora Rural Fire Protection District would be able to build a central fire station and training center on a 10-acre parcel under a bill that passed the Oregon Senate without dissent.</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/web/business/25961083-41/estate-king-restaurant-wine-events.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAv8nF6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=k2EkDfMPu6Q&usg=AFQjCNHjjLl807ZU5Ib-8Uji-YNoLr9I7w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>King
Estate testimony heard</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
Currently, counties are left to decide these </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"> challenges based
on a confusing jumble of state laws and court opinions. Goal One Coalition argues that the rules are the rules, and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> statute prohibits full-service restaurants,
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2011/03/03-03-11-02.shtml&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAv8nF6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=k2EkDfMPu6Q&usg=AFQjCNGS3petafcWIpq28H2EUj9u9Oy43Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Gorge
reps brief county commission</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Dalles Chronicle)<br>
We are looking for Keith's model for the other five counties [Clark, Klickitat and Skamania counties in Wash., and Hood River and Multnomah counties in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">].” Part
of the Gorge Commission's work, Arens said, is regional coordination of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 3:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="4" color="#293546"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/index.ssf/2011/03/washington_county_planning_commission_vote_on_urban_reserves_irks_county_commission_chairman_andy_du.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Washington
County planning commission vote on urban reserves irks County Commission Chairman Andy Duyck</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"> </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">(OregonLive.com)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="4" color="#293546"><a href="http://www.co.washington.or.us/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Washington County's</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> attempts
to pinpoint where growth should and shouldn't occur over the </font><a href="http://www.co.washington.or.us/reserves/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">next 50 years</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> just
got a lot more complicated -- and contentious.</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="4" color="#293546"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129917986056545400&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANA66PA6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6C1JbTlFzgE&usg=AFQjCNF1vkGgBYDLMQlS5J1MIbcLZtYtmw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Governor
taking right steps to mobilize state</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Times)<br>
An immediate effort to increase the number of industrial land sites throughout the state that are quickly able to serve new or expanded industries, This will require streamlining some very complicated local and state permit and </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">
processes and </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.eastoregonian.com/news/gun-range-aiming-to-add-rifles-pistols/article_6930719e-45d4-11e0-911c-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATALOAtA66PA6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6C1JbTlFzgE&usg=AFQjCNEF3rHfrIGfAl0BJwCmZHkyJxOxPg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Gun
range aiming to add rifles, pistols</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (East Oregonian)<br>
McLane said the state of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> doesn't have rules for how a firing range should be built. The planning commission looked at the club's safety plan and found it adequate,
she said, especially in light of the fact that it has never reported an accident. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>March 2:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/03/02/hillsboro-tries-to-simplify-zoning-code-to-hold-onto-development/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Hillsboro tries to simplify zoning code to hold
onto development </u></font><img src="http://djcoregon.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/dmc-story-security/key.gif" width="45" height="22"></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The city of Hillsboro is proposing a zoning code amendment that would allow development of a mixed-use project featuring a space to house Lillian's Natural Marketplace.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/03/01/qa-new-metro-councilor-barbara-roberts/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Q&A: New Metro councilor Barbara Roberts</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts last week was sworn in as Metro councilor to fill the District 6 seat vacated by Robert Liberty earlier this year. The DJC recently spoke with Roberts about her experience and her
new role.</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.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110302/NEWS/103020441/1001/silverton/Plan-would-consolidate-Oregon-s-natural-resources-agencies%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA2YG76wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=iTo0Qq8W8jw&usg=AFQjCNF1t-cTEpFnpRGYbUK1Hs7fVTmevQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Plan
would consolidate </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> natural-resources agencies</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Statesman-Journal)<br>
The sweep also would include the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals, the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
Watershed Enhancement Board and the Forest Resources Institute. All those functions would be consolidated into one state mega-agency, the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of Natural
Resources </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.forestgrovenewstimes.com/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129902843350863700&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANA2YG76wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=iTo0Qq8W8jw&usg=AFQjCNF-QYMN_8tmdiQoGsAj7kroCUnnvA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Debate
on </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> for jobs heads to legislature</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (News-Times)<br>
The economy and record unemployment cast the role of Metro, the regional government that handles </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> and other tasks for the region, in new light. Metro's duties
include managing the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Zoo, the region's Urban Growth Boundary and the trash </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://djcoregon.com/news/2011/02/28/the-urban-renewal-peace-treaty/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Group fights Oregon urban renewal bill </u></font><img src="http://djcoregon.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/dmc-story-security/key.gif" width="45" height="22"></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">(Daily
Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Proponents and opponents of urban renewal are coming together to fight an urban renewal bill that even some of them admitted was a good idea.</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>
<a href="mailto:lisa.howard@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>lisa.howard@state.or.us</u></font></a> | <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.oregon.gov/LCD</u></font></a> </font></div>
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