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<div><b>March 15:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/argus/index.ssf/2011/03/forestry_report_chronicles_lan.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA1Mf_6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RXky9a0XAHs&usg=AFQjCNGcmMqVMWur5qGmnI-NKeDkh1sEKQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Forestry
report chronicles </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>-</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>use</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
changes in </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">By The Hillsboro Argus A new report says 98 percent of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> designated in 1974 as non-federal forest, agricultural and farmland remains
in that </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> today. Unlike many other states, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> has held onto almost all of its resource </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
during </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/03/15/portland-to-delay-airport-land-use-rules.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA1Mf_6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RXky9a0XAHs&usg=AFQjCNGUpMB4Rjoi9iuSjnpZCGlTLy4GyQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Portland
to delay airport </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>-</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>use</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
rules</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Bizjournals.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">The city began rethinking the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> section of the airport futures
plan after a state decision regarding the River Plan spotlighted the city's lack of industrial land. In January, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals asked the city to reconsider </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2011/March/15/City.Region/wilsonville.city.council.to.talk.airport.thursday.night/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANA1Mf_6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RXky9a0XAHs&usg=AFQjCNEnVYCtw42AzlO2MhXWDH9ideoE-A"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Wilsonville
City Council to talk airport Thursday night</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Wilsonville Spokesman)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Last July, city and Clackamas County officials testified in front of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Transportation Commission that if the agency funded the Aurora
Airport tower project, it should only do so after a complete study of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and transportation for all </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/opinion/editorials/ocean-resources-will-be-next-fight/article_a6d7470a-4f2c-11e0-a9b4-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARA1Mf_6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RXky9a0XAHs&usg=AFQjCNGd3RFdGyfRegU5Crc1DiKpjr4Y6w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Ocean
resources will be next fight</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Daily Astorian)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">As reporter Deeda Schroeder neatly summarized in our story Thursday, there's prime real estate off </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> coast. Figuring out who gets to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
what has the potential to become a political, legal and economic quagmire for decades to come. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2011/March/15/City.Region/wilsonville.tualatin.city.councils.discuss.basalt.creek.industrial.area/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVA1Mf_6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RXky9a0XAHs&usg=AFQjCNFYH9cMSPgKtQw6QlqOgtgVm9c8xg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Wilsonville,
Tualatin city councils discuss Basalt Creek Industrial Area</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Wilsonville Spokesman)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Goddard said there is a bill introduced in the Legislature that will allow the cities to plan the road, even though some of the property isn't in the urban growth boundary – something not allowed by </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon
land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> law. The bill was brought forward by </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>March 14:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/25989086-41/permits-projects-athletics-university-building.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAkaX66wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RnftoZ0XMaE&usg=AFQjCNFxbkCIa6OtGGb2ZiJoen-4xeSHHA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Hearings
set on 2 permits for UO</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Register-Guard)<br>
The reports indicate that the proposal substantially complies with applicable </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> standards. The projects will be built at the athletics complex around Autzen Stadium. The complex
is a short distance from the Willamette River, and a greenway </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.therepublic.com/view/story/71da4cd0a99c41f88bb476b8831fd4b1/OR--Duckweed-Energy/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAkaX66wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RnftoZ0XMaE&usg=AFQjCNEoE6mrmToXr0EBNGivfqjHkPfXHA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
company teams with engineer to turn duckweed into electricity</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Republic)<br>
"We're having to deal with the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> planning people, Fish and Game, water resources and lot of state
agencies," he said. "Everyone wants to know what's going on, and they definitely want some money." "Hopefully," he said, "we'll be through the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>March 12:</b></div>
<div>THE COST OF GREEN: HUGE EASTERN OREGON WIND FARM RAISES BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT STATE, FEDERAL SUBSIDIES (Portland Oregonian) </div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/post_20.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/post_20.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>The gravel haulers start rolling down Oregon 74 before dawn, their air brakes bellowing under the heavy loads they ferry into the neighboring hills. </div>
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<div>SHEPHERDS FLAT WIND FARM: WHAT'S THE COST TO TAXPAYERS? (Portland Oregonian)</div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/post_19.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/post_19.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>The Business Energy Tax Credit started life in the 1970s as a conservation and clean energy incentive, but the chief rationale has become economic development -- namely green jobs.</div>
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<div>ONLINE REPORT DETAILS CHANGES IN FORESTS, NON-FEDERAL LANDS (Salem Statesman Journal)</div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110313/STATE/103130362/-1/7daysarchives/Online-report-details-changes-forests-non-federal-lands"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110313/STATE/103130362/-1/7daysarchives/Online-report-details-changes-forests-non-federal-lands</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>The "Forests, Farms and People" report can now be found on the Oregon Department of Forestry website. Compiled by the Oregon Department of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service from detailed analyses of thousands of aerial photographs, the 74-page report examines
changes in activity on non-federal lands between 1974 and 2009.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/River-Loop-residents-not-thrilled-that-new/PHhX0nNx0UGAErtCwuSDUg.cspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAs9_v6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DJxbwy0dnkw&usg=AFQjCNFe577Bgd55uDty0rOeT3RHuZxpZg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>River
Loop residents not thrilled that new facility would house hospice patients</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (KMTR NewsSource 16)<br>
To the neighbors, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> is the biggest issue at hand. They say there are clear guidelines via the state of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
and in Lane County and building this facility would violate the guidelines. Also, while the judge and Cascade both use 'seamless' as a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/March/11/Local.News/court.remands.mcclure.decision/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA9uzu6wRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=Kxlv6lTTHIo&usg=AFQjCNHYVg9jiPwAjXpXkY0vAX4uktlj1Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Court
remands McClure decision</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Newberg Graphic)<br>
But the passage of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Measure 49</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> curtailed development allowed under Measure </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Gordon Cook in the subsequent
appeal of his case to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Supreme Court. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>March 11:</b></div>
<div>BILL WOULD SPECIFY ANNEXATION MAJORITIES (Salem Statesman Journal) </div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110311/STATE/103110341/-1/7daysarchives/Bill-would-specify-annexation-majorities"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110311/STATE/103110341/-1/7daysarchives/Bill-would-specify-annexation-majorities</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>A bill pending in the House Rules Committee would require separate counts of city and county voters, and majorities of both would be needed for approval of annexations of 20 acres or more.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/03/11/land-use-bills-draw-unexpected-widespread-support/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Land-use bills draw unexpected broad support</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>Land-use planning in Oregon is a lot like religion, says Sen. Chris Edwards. There’s this side and that side, and never the two shall meet. This year in Salem, however, something new is afoot, and Edwards likes what he sees.</div>
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<div>CLATSOP BOARD MOVES TOWARD REVERSAL ON LNG DECISION (Oregon Public Broadcasting) </div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://news.opb.org/article/77319-clatsop-board-moves-toward-reversal-lng-decision/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/77319-clatsop-board-moves-toward-reversal-lng-decision/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>The Clatsop County Commission has taken a big step toward reversing the land-use approval for the Oregon LNG liquefied natural gas project in Warrenton.</div>
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<div><b>March 10:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/free/how-will-we-divide-up-the-ocean/article_f6909c06-4b4e-11e0-8df6-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNHAGqxzV2XrfbElX5ILhpgyweokMA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>How
will we divide up the ocean?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Daily Astorian)<br>
Nick Furman, executive director of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Dungeness Crab Commission, represented ocean users – people who make their living from the sea. Bob Bailey, manager of the Ocean and Coastal
Division for </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon Land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Conservation and Development, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/business/index.ssf/2011/03/clatsop_county_votes_against_l.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNFlYt01PKMxsTXbKQTuFzxaBz05-Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Clatsop
County votes against LNG project in Warrenton</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The county's five-member Board of Commissioners had previously voted that the pipeline project was consistent with county </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> laws. But three newly elected commissioners were sworn
in Jan. 12 and immediately voted to re-examine their predecessors' </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/forest-grove/index.ssf/2011/03/residents_unhappy_with_washington_county_land-use_decisions_gather_in_forest_grove_to_strategize.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNFYGiSnnaoJROPjCOBVw2g71OBGjw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Residents
unhappy with Washington County </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>-</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>use</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
decisions gather in Forest </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The proposal will get a public hearing Tuesday, but has already been met with objections from area </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
groups, including some who will participate in the weekend summit. Commissioners Dick Schouten and Greg Malinowski, who have been on the losing </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/20110310/NEWS/103100310/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAMOAxA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNFVAtv2QY_nzbD1TVF1MUkcXFclHA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Police
tower's future remains undecided</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
Last week, the council reaffirmed the city is allowed to build a public utilities tower for use by police and fire departments without public notification. In the meantime, neighbors have appealed to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
Board of Appeals. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2011/March/09/City.Region/state.will.outline.alternatives.for.aurora.airport.thursday/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATASOBJA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNGM6GhQ5qNK-zwqNy94C8f0oG-oDQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>State
will outline alternatives for Aurora airport Thursday</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Wilsonville Spokesman)<br>
This alternative also includes an improved instrument approach system that would allow planes to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> with visibility at three-quarters of a mile. This plan would also allow planes
with faster approach speeds from 120 to 140 knots to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> the Aurora </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.woodburnindependent.com/news/2011/March/10/Local.News/up.next.making.99e.look.better/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATATOBNA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNEO__H9IeIXgx_HvusnpaM7Xv65Fw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Up
next: Making 99E look better</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Woodburn Independent)<br>
The project is meant to outline </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and transportation strategies over the next 10 to 20 years, he said. The goal is to improve the corridor's function, viability and aesthetic
appeal. Now that business owners have been queried, the consultant </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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://pottsmerc.com/articles/2011/03/09/news/green/doc4d77b98ed0bb5785254893.txt&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAUOBRA9prl6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=MqUlymg70SM&usg=AFQjCNF1QRzB4bHsFdMhn34wtq53fp3RxQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>How
does preserving </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> prevent global warming?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Mercury)<br>
The Act protects some 2 million acres outright as wilderness in nine different states (California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia) and
requires the Bureau of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Management to prioritize conservation on </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>March 8:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/03/08/keizer-approves-master-plan-for-big-box-store/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Keizer approves master plan for big-box store</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>
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<div>The Keizer City Council on Monday approved a master plan for a new 116,000-square-foot, large-format retail store and a 36,000-square-foot, mixed-use building to be built on a parcel near Interstate 5. But the council’s approval of the master plan stifles
a citizen-driven ballot measure being voted on today that would stop the development.</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/business/index.ssf/2011/03/lng_pipeline_project_gets_anot.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAoPbf6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EDECrJXU7Fs&usg=AFQjCNHUF_hJkM18EBiqT3BLe4AqmfN8TQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>LNG
pipeline project gets another hearing in Clatsop County</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.come)<br>
The original approval had been appealed to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals by the conservation group Columbia Riverkeeper. But before LUBA had a chance to rule on the appeal, the
commissioners voted 4-1 to withdraw their previous approval to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129970235841935900&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAoPbf6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EDECrJXU7Fs&usg=AFQjCNGkBdRYXb-s5ELfDaWOZwGmHR3EHw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Scappoose
council approves plan for UGB expansion</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (South County Spotlight)<br>
Portland-based real estate consultants Johnson Reid, which the city has used on prior occasions to conduct </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
studies, had prepared the analysis. Mayor Scott Burge said he believed the analysis' job projections are similar to what existed prior </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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%3D129964068593530800&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAJOAlAoPbf6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EDECrJXU7Fs&usg=AFQjCNFr8dg25zgXwmRuVU-66gsRS15m5w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Reserving
farmland</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (News-Times)<br>
Duyck recalls Linda Peters, a former Washington County Chair, testifying in front of LCDC against the land north of Cornelius, a stance long held down by 1000 Friends of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, the
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> advocacy group, and the Washington County Farm Bureau. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</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/20110309/NEWS/103090329&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAoPbf6wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EDECrJXU7Fs&usg=AFQjCNEWeXXZLgeCgd8C0xeTU5xLRj4vXA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Life
is Good Ranch takes a bad turn</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
Davis' attorney, Sydnee Dreyer of Huycke, O'Connor, Jarvis & Lohman, LLP in Medford, plans to appeal Rubenstein's ruling to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals. "The only way they
can hang onto the property is if they can rent the property," said </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Lisa Howard</b> | Assistant to the Director</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">Director's Office<br>
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<br>
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