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<div><b>August 14:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_5e7ec9f6-c646-11e0-b04c-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAl4-h8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-8hCgZW9kZc&usg=AFQjCNHQMH-dbRQrHzrxspdgTAWFvI5IpA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Sweet
Home cancer survivor wants to build small dam, reservoir</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
David Harmon wants to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> the elevation change of Two Girls Creek to run his hydro project. (Mark Ylen/Democrat-Herald) SWEET HOME - Civil engineer Dave Harmon spent decades designing
bridges, first for the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Department of Transportation and then </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>August 13:</b></div>
<div>COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING COULD BE A CASUALTY OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET CRUNCH (Portland Oregonian) </div>
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<div>Can the Columbia River Crossing survive the Tea Party?</div>
<div>The historic deficit-reduction deal that conservative Republicans wrested from the Obama administration two weeks ago, as well as the subsequent downgrade of U.S. government debt by Standard & Poor's, has delivered a potent one-two punch to business as
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<div>FARMERS SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES AS OREGON'S GRASS SEED INDUSTRY DECLINES IN ACREAGE, VALUE AND SMOKE (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/08/farmers_search_for_alternative.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/08/farmers_search_for_alternative.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>It's the summer of discontent for Oregon's grass seed industry, once king of the Willamette Valley. The market remains poor and the list of successful, money-making alternative crops is short. On top of that, the harvest is two weeks late.<br>
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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/20110813/NEWS/108130306&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlOyb8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vJxvRXHSllo&usg=AFQjCNHv46td6K0dhQe07AXu7lXLLL1e2g"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Tower
violates setback distance</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
By Hannah Guzik The city of Medford broke its own setback rules when it built a 130-foot emergency communications tower too close to east Medford homes, the state </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of
Appeals has ruled. The controversial tower that looms above treetops 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.kval.com/news/local/127620058.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAlOyb8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vJxvRXHSllo&usg=AFQjCNGrfZzItmQidiFAaktpMtjuHOqsQQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Civic
saved? Group offers to lease historic stadium</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (KVAL)<br>
The district requested proposals for leases after rejecting three competing plans for the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">: a Fred Meyer mixed-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
development, the Eugene YMCA and the Save Civic Stadium organization's hope to re-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> the facility. As of 4 pm Friday, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>August 12:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/11/oregons-metro-balks-over-crc-approval-regional-gov/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNFg8N4QMYj1JSybX3rpfP0SSph50w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon's</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
Metro balks over CRC document approval</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Columbian)<br>
The appeal process for the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Final Order is a rather short one: Opponents of the Columbia River Crossing will have 14 days to appeal its passage to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon
Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals. Once the board rules, further appeals go straight to 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.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/08/12/metro-says-crc-impact-needs-more-study.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNEXldzlGjHE1iEQdfp-9UjBf5Vxfw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Metro
says CRC impact needs more study</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Portland Business Journal)<br>
The approval of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> final order, by a 6 to 1 count, is a formality that lets the project move forward under </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
land planning laws. Metro set no timetable as to when it would reconsider the project's environmental implications. </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.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/08/the-importance-of-regional-planning-that-matters/243511/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNFcc15RVUTX3luEu0KZoseMnp13ZQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>The
Importance of Regional Planning That Matters</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Atlantic)<br>
By Kaid Benfield The Places to Grow </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> plan for the region of Ontario around Toronto and Hamilton (image above) is one of the best I have seen. I will discuss it more below, but
you can tell how well-conceived it is just by looking at the amount </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/milwaukie/index.ssf/2011/08/portland_mayor_sam_adams_commits_to_helping_milwaukie_entice_minor_league_baseball_team.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNE08d9PzAzvccKIbsp28lKA1DVmjQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Sam
Adams commits to helping Milwaukie entice minor league baseball team</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
“They've been through </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> planning before with PGE Park and Rose Garden Arena,” Ferguson said. “They've really got the expertise and we've got the TGM grant.” Milwaukie wants to
buy an 8-acre property where an </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Department of Transportation </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.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/columns/2011/08/oregons-waves-have-draw-from-near-and.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNF_8-VI8WZjtIGvPb1GQoDHU1dDhw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon's</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
waves have draw from near and far</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Sustainable Business Oregon blog)<br>
While it's clear that the waves in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> are growing up, it's still a frontier, hardly without its challenges. There's ample parity between the emerging wave technologies. Developers
are struggling with grid connection and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</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.hermistonherald.com/news/umatilla-receives-for-safe-routes-to-school/article_aae6b0d8-c50b-11e0-a7db-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATALOAtAmcmW8gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vCDan5M9vqU&usg=AFQjCNFTWPNB2lISNxG2aGAK9utgVkDQTw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Umatilla
receives $390000 for Safe Routes to School</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Hermiston Herald)<br>
“We're going to be improving the bicycle and pedestrian access to our schools, and hopefully this will make the Umatilla River footbridge that much safer and much more enjoyable to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">.”
Because part of the project will affect </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> owned by the US Army </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div>IN AUTO TEST IN EUROPE, METER TICKS OFF MILES, AND FEE TO DRIVER (New York Times) <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/science/earth/11meter.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/science/earth/11meter.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>As Sander Van Dedem recalled watching the charges tick up every 10 seconds on the dashboard meter on the way to the airport, he resolved to try public transportation next time. Looking at the money makes you realize that a car isnt always a good idea,
said Mr. Van Dedem, a commercial sales manager for I.B.M. here. </div>
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<div><b>August 11:</b></div>
<div>ODOT SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT FOR STATEWIDE PLAN (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110811/NEWS/108110349/-1/7daysarchives/ODOT-seeking-public-input-statewide-plan"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110811/NEWS/108110349/-1/7daysarchives/ODOT-seeking-public-input-statewide-plan</u></font></a></div>
<div>Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a statewide transportation capital improvement program.</div>
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<div><b>August 9:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/08/09/metro-sets-target-for-housing-needs/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>Metro sets target for housing needs</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C61016">
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<div>A “jumping off point” was established for discussions about how much land for housing should be included in an urban growth boundary expansion, if Metro Council were to green-light one. During a work session last week, Metro Council determined that if
it chose to expand the UGB, the incoming land would need to be able to ...</div>
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