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<div><b>May 17:</b></div>
<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/20110517/NEWS/105170316&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAmuTL7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ahXw2KWeXJs&usg=AFQjCNEGlpu13XKGSWbZuNMTWzmsu_ECfA"><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>
watchdog group doles out assets</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">A 10-acre minimum version approved by commissioners in 2006 got shot down by the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals and the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
Court of Appeals after an appeal was filed by the city of Ashland, which maintained the county hadn't adequately involved </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.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26254878-41/board-center-civic-district-eugene.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATALOAtAmuTL7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ahXw2KWeXJs&usg=AFQjCNERzTB8_NXlKG_zFYxObjgoy2188Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Board
hears Civic pitches</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">“I think we are prepared to do what we need to do to deliver a great mixed-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> center,” said Eugene developer Steve Master, who wants to build
a Fred Meyer-anchored shopping center on the property near 20th Avenue and Willamette Street in south Eugene. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 16:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.alternet.org/environment/150951/what%27s_so_great_about_portland&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAmMHG7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5wuqH3GLSD4&usg=AFQjCNG79HxMb6V4_jiVr_J8ujV2ZS7HAw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>What's
So Great About Portland?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (AlterNet)<br>
“What people forget is that the light rail, the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> laws and all that would never have happened without the high levels of citizen involvement that goes on here. “That's what makes
Portland Portland,” adds Dee, co-founder of Onward </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 15:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newsregister.com/article%3FarticleTitle%3Dcounty%2Bputs%2Boff%2Bbaker%2Brock%2Bresumption--1305320274--751--home-news&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAlJ7B7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bMu651CE2ME&usg=AFQjCNElHR4l3Der8tLtIQOVVCBs3oNeQA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>County
puts off Baker Rock resumption</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
They want to get a ruling first from the state </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals on the legal sufficiency of the underlying gravel deposit. At issue is a company proposal to extract gravel
from 175 acres of Grand Island farmland. </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.argusobserver.com/articles/2011/05/15/news/doc4dcf60c114e3e408792491.txt&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAlJ7B7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bMu651CE2ME&usg=AFQjCNEW9oOK2rA7g8U9zZgUkX5N4fOBzA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>B2H
line to be evaluated by BLM and others</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Ontario Argus Observer)<br>
The line would be about 300 miles long and would cross private, federal and state lands in six counties in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and Idaho, with about 93 miles of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
the line will cross administered by federal agencies. Idaho Power's right-of-way application to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 13:</b></div>
<div>OREGON WINS APPROVAL FOR 'LARGEST SOLAR HIGHWAY PROJECT IN THE NATION' AT BALDOCK I-5 REST AREA (Portland Oregonian) </div>
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<div>Clackamas County this week granted the Oregon Department of Transportation approval to install what the state agency has described as the "largest solar highway project in the nation, and the largest solar project at a safety rest area in the world."</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2011/05/13/features/young-couple-budget-builds-ballards-first-zer&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAl9i27gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=buzcrkFVlis&usg=AFQjCNGYu2wwoeikjVd-RKv1RknSliZoUA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Young
couple on a budget builds Ballard's first zero-energy house</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Ballard News Tribune)<br>
Clifton recently built a house in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> that after producing all its own electricity with solar panels, still has enough energy left to power a Nissan Leaf for 3400 miles. "Buildings
that can power themselves and maybe even cars really seemed like the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div>SHOULD DRIVERS PAY BY THE MILE INSTEAD OF THE GALLON? (USA Today) </div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-13-gas-mileage-tax_n.htm"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-13-gas-mileage-tax_n.htm</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>For nearly 80 years, motorists have paid a tax every time they put gas in their cars. What if they were taxed based on how far they drive instead? The idea's been kicked around for several years. Oregon has tested it in a pilot program and is now considering
a bill requiring all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles traveling on state highways to pay .6 cents per mile beginning in 2014. </div>
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<div><b>May 12:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/05/11/oregon-bills-would-regulate-wineries/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Oregon bills would regulate wineries</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>The days of stopping by a roadside stand to buy a few ears of corn or a flat of strawberries from a local farmer have changed. The organic, buy local and slow food movements have drawn urbanites desiring to experience the farm itself.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D130514162670465500&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAMOAxAsLWx7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=PdJOh4sUgEM&usg=AFQjCNHJOjcGORpaQbA0oF6eTOyUe4Tpww"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Luscher:
More of a farm if in city limits?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (West Linn Tidings)<br>
Until then, city officials will continue to walk a tightrope to balance the public's desire to use the properties and the limitations set on the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land's use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> because of zoning, which
is enforced by Clackamas County. The city bought Luscher Farm in 1991 </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 11:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://theportlander.com/2011/05/11/oregon-business-groups-push-for-job-creating-legislation/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlJKs7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2hSNo13n9PY&usg=AFQjCNHhMAmEN5Jur95vSqmGjBl8o5T5SQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
Business Groups Push for Job Creating Legislation</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Portlander)<br>
SB 792: Creates a pilot project for Central </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> to better connect economic development and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> planning
across jurisdictions. HB 2700: Expedites permitting for linear infrastructure and pipeline projects. HB 3591-A: Provides clear direction 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.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/industrial_land_bill_important.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAlJKs7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2hSNo13n9PY&usg=AFQjCNHfXAqEfk4_4NLbnqRtOSldXgerZg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Industrial
</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> bill important to </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
job growth, state official says</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
"This is really about making 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"> system work," Whitman told the Joint Subcommittee on Transportation
and Economic Development. The conservation group 1000 Friends of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> also supports the legislation. Policy Director Mary Kyle McCurdy said </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div>OREGON, WASHINGTON AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION SPENDING-- BLOG (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/05/oregon_washington_among_nation.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/05/oregon_washington_among_nation.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>Oregon and Washington drivers may be paying more than ever in gas taxes and licensing fees, but they should feel good about the way state officials are spending that money, according to a new national study. </div>
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<div><b>May 10:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.registerguard.com/web/opinion/26211249-47/climate-weather-extreme-events-rise.html.csp"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>BOB DOPPELT: Climate change makes extreme weather normal</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(Eugene Register-Guard)</font></font></div>
<div>The “tornado of a lifetime” ripped through the Southeast last month, killing more than 300 people.</div>
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Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<br>
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Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<br>
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