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<div><b>May 31:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/05/27/metros-ugb-expansion-study-is-under-fire/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Metro’s UGB expansion study is under fire</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>Hillsboro city officials are eager to identify more potential industrial sites, even on land not yet officially designated able to accommodate urban growth boundary expansion. The Groveland Road area’s 404 acres – farmland north of U.S. Route 26 near Hillsboro
– were some of 9,800 acres selected by Metro to be studied for potential UGB expansion. ...</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-31/portland-copenhagen-tap-efficiency-to-beat-un-to-climate-fix.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAmc6V7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=09_sV0upjW4&usg=AFQjCNH2py-yIiN_mT5tYuKu-se2K0OI9w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Cities
>From London to Portland Slash Emissions as UN Climate Envoys Bicker</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Bloomberg)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">“While national governments continue their excruciatingly frustrating dialog on climate change, we in the cities are acting,” Portland, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
Mayor Sam Adams said in an interview. “It's sheer common sense. Becoming more efficient with your city's </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 29:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldandnews.com/viewpoints/article_87d95e66-89b9-11e0-8aa8-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAmIiL7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LQcY1-iO8g0&usg=AFQjCNHgJ5nDc9ztQnj6QvPE-MI72VwLIQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Biomass:
No — New plant would degrade air, endanger health</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Herald and News)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Using this land this way violates the current Klamath County Comprehensive </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Plan. The image this use gives to visitors, prospective new
homeowners and tourists is one of disrespect for our beautiful environment. New clean industry will think </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.democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_aee270fc-89b3-11e0-9815-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAmIiL7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LQcY1-iO8g0&usg=AFQjCNHpNnRJrrnusoJlgTJSHmz9XrmJaQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Commentary:
The Corvallis effect: Lots of talk comes with a cost</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Albany Democrat Hera</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">ld)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">One conclusion: Corvallis requires a more involved public process on a higher percentage of </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">
cases than similar-sized </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> cities. So we expect something like the Corvallis effect. We actually like it. This partially reflects the fact that </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.courierpostonline.com/article/20110529/NEWS01/105290357/Land-use-program-turns-50&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAmIiL7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LQcY1-iO8g0&usg=AFQjCNFYFQFVfpSXsu81EWkZy1tbNjABaw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Green
Acres </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>land</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>-preservation program turns 50</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Cherry Hill Courier Post)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Places like </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> have figured it out to some extent." </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> is among
a handful of states to adopt growth boundaries intended to control urban expansion onto farm and forest lands, with incentives for investors to develop and redevelop </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and </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.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_18148326&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAmIiL7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LQcY1-iO8g0&usg=AFQjCNH8pTjWiuK2GqFfVVfKHBHWDNJRUw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Peirce:
Public transit and access to jobs</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Denver Post)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">It is because of urban growth boundaries such as </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, plus regions with new and expanding transit service, and a commitment to serve areas
where growth is permitted, such as Salt Lake City, San Jose, Sacramento and Denver. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 28:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/05/counting_oregons_eccentric_ass.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAkeWF7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=iger9InFqnE&usg=AFQjCNEpZmBoYTtIlOpWFWOQfRTSi2B_gw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Counting
on </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon's</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> unique assets</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Under </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> laws, historic assets are supposed to be inventoried,
just as wildlife assets are. But, in reality, most </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> communities haven't updated their historic inventories in years. That makes it more likely that eccentric treasures </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/2011/05/after_landing_facebook_prinevi.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAJOAlAkeWF7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=iger9InFqnE&usg=AFQjCNGZaFKdLPGs72Yw9bz_crbqp2Tznw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>After
landing Facebook, Prineville aspires to add more data centers</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Meanwhile, the site manager for the new Facebook data center in Prineville said he has been impressed with the efforts of city and county officials to resolve water, power and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land
use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> issues. Ken Patchett said he has also been impressed by efforts to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 27:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/housing-is-just-one-issue-being-addressed-in-the-periodic/article_8e3f6722-8898-11e0-be5b-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAlsKA7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DVgwI_jr7DY&usg=AFQjCNGrwssVmYXpo0Gqchk56SXMfDvR4A"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Housing
is just one issue being addressed in the periodic review</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (East Oregonian)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">“We're hamstrung more by local property owners than we are by </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">
law,” MacKenzie said. “Rather than operating on a bunch of hearsay ... we want to find out what those people are interested in doing, how much they want for their property and what </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 25:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/800784/Landslide-fears-delay-Oregon-Coast-golf-resort.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlPz17gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rw-EQWKMuz0&usg=AFQjCNFCUYMJBkMhYXWQjZvJzu7hbOI6RQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Landslide
fears delay </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> Coast golf resort</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (myCentralOregon.com)<br>
AP News | 05/25/11 12:55 pm A golf resort representing some of the best economic development hopes for the southern </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Coast has hit a snag that will delay it at least a year. The
state </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals has sent plans for the Crook Point </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>May 24:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/ghosts-measure-37-still-haunt-rural-oregon/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA0Ofv7gRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=FQyrkYMNOQs&usg=AFQjCNHmD2Sq2WaiAQWh8Hv8roULhcP9iw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>'Ghosts
Of </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Measure</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> 37' Still Haunt Rural </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(OPB News)<br>
Now, the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Supreme Court is set to decide what to do about those lingering projects. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> When </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Measure
49</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> replaced 37 in 2007, the landscape shifted. </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://special.registerguard.com/web/opinion/26271597-47/oregon-climate-commission-roadmap-energy.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAltnw7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6gr00R2Jq-Y&usg=AFQjCNGWBkXOAJN8W_azcHrdcvsZmGdarw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Get
involved in forging climate change solutions Guest viewpoint</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Register-Guard)</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> including Lane County, the commission developed a
Roadmap to 2020 that includes recommendations in energy, transportation and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, industrial processes, forestry, agriculture and materials and waste management. The proposals aim
to help </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><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/argus/index.ssf/2011/05/county_and_state_link_aloha_tv.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAltnw7gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6gr00R2Jq-Y&usg=AFQjCNEQSRiQmWKMRw_BpDkP2hZWWPuJXQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>County
and state link Aloha, TV highway studies</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The updated study combines corridor development with strategies for aesthetic improvements, including appropriate </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> and a bicycle and pedestrian plan. Of particular interest
will be opportunities for low-income and minority residents. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">Director's Office<br>
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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