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<div><b>August 9:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/08/09/metro-faces-crc-decision-hearing.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAluCG8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-lcESqL-1SI&usg=AFQjCNGLNdL-EvTDeIlzkepxrCNPpfItLQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Metro
faces CRC decision, hearing</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Portland Business Journal)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">The area's transportation and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> planning agency will decide whether to issue a “</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
final order.” The order is the last action needed before a final environmental impact statement is released. The order, which </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> law requires, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>August 8:</b></div>
<div>AFTER NATIONAL SEARCH, FINALISTS FOR METRO ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION ARE ALL FROM OREGON (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/08/after_national_search_finalist.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/08/after_national_search_finalist.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>Metro launched a national search for applicants to replace Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan, but the four finalists are home-grown.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/08/08/washington-county-land-reserves-map-recommended-for-approval/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Washington County land reserves map recommended for approval</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C61016">
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>The Department of Land Conservation and Development has given a vote of confidence to Washington County and its retooled map of where it can expand its urban growth boundary in the coming 50 years. DLCD last week released a 60-page report that addressed
concerns outlined by the Land Conservation and Development Commission when it remanded Washington ...</div>
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<div><b>August 7:</b></div>
<div>DEBT DEAL COULD DEAL COLUMBIA BRIDGE A BLOW (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110807/UPDATE/110807001/-1/7daysarchives/Debt-deal-could-deal-Columbia-bridge-blow"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110807/UPDATE/110807001/-1/7daysarchives/Debt-deal-could-deal-Columbia-bridge-blow</u></font></a></div>
<div>One casualty of the coming federal budget crunch could be a new $3 billion bridge carrying Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.</div>
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<div>AGENCY HAS COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING FUNDING CONCERNS (The Columbian) <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/07/agency-has-crc-funding-concerns/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/07/agency-has-crc-funding-concerns/</u></font></a></div>
<div>One of the agencies that signed off on plans for the Columbia River Crossing has also expressed its concerns about how the project is going to pay for itself. The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council gave its approval to the CRCs Final
Environmental Impact Statement last week, but included two amended statements expressing its worries about the $2.63 billion to $3.76 billion projects finances.</div>
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<div>WHY NOT HERE? (Medford Mail Tribune)</div>
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<div>From time to time during the past decade, business magazines and technology journals have highlighted the new wave of rural entrepreneurs who were escaping the cities to carry on major economic enterprises in beautiful places surrounded by nature. Trend-spotters
were proclaiming that technology would increasingly free city dwellers of their urban-industrial chains so they could live far from urban sprawl.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6"><a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_3e55d754-f3ec-5e33-832a-b4efe303547d.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3" color="#0000FF"><u>The Great Riparian Conspiracy</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3">
(Corvallis Gazette Times)</font></font></div>
<div>Opposition to Benton County’s proposal for protected riparian corridors has been simmering for months, with rural landowners — especially in the Alsea Valley — objecting to what they call an unwarranted intrusion on their property rights.</div>
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<div><b>August 6:</b></div>
<div>OSU RATED MOST GREEN (Corvallis Gazette-Times)</div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_947c587a-bff2-11e0-a5ef-001cc4c03286.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_947c587a-bff2-11e0-a5ef-001cc4c03286.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div>Oregon State University has been named to the Princeton Reviews 2012 Green Rating Honor Roll the only university in Oregon to achieve the distinction.</div>
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<div><b>August 5:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/45516&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAmtTx8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rOXN-E-ALaE&usg=AFQjCNG7VtghCGiF7tDsz_wvLTBOIRz_JA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>New
Rules for </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> Wineries</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Wine Spectator)<br>
The legislation permits wineries to operate tasting rooms and host events on properties zoned as exclusive farm-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">. Vintners estimate that 60 percent of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
wineries reside on this type of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">. While it does not affect existing wineries in </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/26648943-41/consortium-planning-lane-federal-government.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAmtTx8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rOXN-E-ALaE&usg=AFQjCNGJYz4nTOiBKcUaJSiORdxLsR6SwA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>$1.45
million planning grant: a help or a waste?</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
The grants are part of the Obama administration's goal to get HUD, the US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to consider a range of issues — such as affordable housing, transportation, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land
use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, public health and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/08/05/urban-renewal-triggers-clackamas-county-duel/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Urban renewal triggers Clackamas County duel</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C61016">
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>While a citizens group is only days away from submitting signatures for a ballot measure that, if approved by voters, would require major <a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/28/djc-dictionary-urban-renewal/"><font color="#C61016">urban renewal</font></a>
decisions in Clackamas County to go before voters, county officials are looking to craft a competing measure.</div>
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<div><b>August 4:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/08/04/wave-energy-developers-eager-to-learn-oregons-plans-for-zoning/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Wave energy developers eager to learn Oregon’s plans for
zoning</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C61016"> </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>Oregon’s coastal waters continue to appeal to ocean energy developers, but they say progress is tied to state zoning, which may not be finalized until next summer. The state in 2007 established Oregon Wave Energy Trust, a public-private nonprofit charged
with growing the wave energy industry, but not one full-scale device has been placed into the ...</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/2011/08/public_participation_metro_say.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAkrHs8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pMDkvFYLdQY&usg=AFQjCNH4XaGrT6HKA2rlQrI7EcBfbh41oA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Public
participation: Metro says it's ready to listen -- so let's speak up</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Born of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> 30-year-old system of centralized </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, touted at the time as the way of the future but yet to be imitated by any other state, Metro has been composed of the far left, advocating for the far left. </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/26654252-41/tower-cell-decision-appeal-commission.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAkrHs8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pMDkvFYLdQY&usg=AFQjCNF212_3jBpkwAOO4weA7v3GlyAXLg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Golf
course cell tower approved</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
Bill Kloos, a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> attorney who represents Oakway area residents fighting the tower, said his clients have yet to decide whether to appeal. But Kloos said any of the involved parties,
including AT&T, could seek a different outcome before the </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.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20110804/NEWS02/108040310/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAkrHs8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pMDkvFYLdQY&usg=AFQjCNEykhebRlKGcIzOEpr3Q_whv0r6Lg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Bennett
finalist in Metro search</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Ashland Daily Tidings)<br>
Metro works on transportation, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, sustainability, recreation and tourism issues, among other tasks. It's in charge of everything from garbage collection to running the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
Zoo. With an annual budget of $385 million, Metro has a budget about </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>August 3:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/mixed_results_from_sunday_school_legislature/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARApo7n8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xT-34q8212M&usg=AFQjCNHdzb0PucAjq0QKwFuZivC6S5CFNg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Mixed
results from Sunday school legislature</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OPB News)<br>
Also left behind were bills to increase timber harvests and to give more authority to regional governments over </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">. Ferrioli also pushed a bill to secure the privacy rights of
concealed weapons permit holders, but Democratic opponents killed it.</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.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110803/NEWS/108030417/Land-use-board-hears-arguments-Keizer%3Fodyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CNews%257Cs&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFApo7n8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xT-34q8212M&usg=AFQjCNGGU-uzeeFjtP0Xtj05_0hDtBIbCA"><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>
board hears arguments on Keizer</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Statesman-Journal)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals listened to oral arguments from two attorneys on a Keizer City Council decision about a development. Board chairwoman Melissa Ryan said the three-attorney
board will issue an opinion by Aug. 19 on whether to uphold City </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.seasidesignal.com/news/article_3eb707d4-be15-11e0-bc7f-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANApo7n8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xT-34q8212M&usg=AFQjCNFmdFmPQBqmFcQToL5TwCLH8Rb2oQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Schools,
hospital relocation making slow but steady progress</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Seaside Signal)<br>
When a price agreement is reached, the district must go to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals for approval of an extension of the city of Seaside's urban growth boundary, as the property
is located outside the current boundary. The district isn't yet sure </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.vancouversun.com/business/liquefied%2Bnatural%2Bleaves%2BOregon%2Blovestruck/5197632/story.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVApo7n8QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xT-34q8212M&usg=AFQjCNG9ozhkmzAQBhM2oztfNDQzR_JXlQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>BC's
liquefied natural gas leaves </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> lovestruck</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Vancouver Sun)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> is not without potential obstacles as well. "LNG opponents have proven a potent force in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, mounting
effective legal challenges to local </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"> approvals and mobilizing political opposition," reporter Sickinger
noted. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/coal-bed-methane-creates-coos-bay-challenges/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Oregon Gas Drilling: Different Challenges Between Sandstone and Coal Beds</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
(OPB – Earthfix)</font></font></div>
<div><font color="#222222">Hydraulic fracturing hasn’t been necessary for the region’s only operating gas wells, located in northwestern Oregon. But it’s another story near the state’s southern coast.</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>
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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