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<div><b>September 12:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_624b8b42-dd5b-11e0-bd42-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAk4e68wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ih0mfjdPOio&usg=AFQjCNHTUnCkkd82J9IRwfiM8KTEGlSQBA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Editorial:
Time to adopt stream rules</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
These streamside intrusions are the result of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> freedom-choking system of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> regulations. If
this can be fixed at all, it has to be fixed at the state level. Certain electoral districts will have to start electing legislators who will </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>September 10:</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%3Driverbend%2Bprevails%2B2-0%2Bon%2Bordinance--1315673151--1594--home-news&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAk8Cv8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cUpg4X_d-i4&usg=AFQjCNFaWk9Sdk4xmDV6X0RYJeYi7ObTlg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Riverbend
prevails 2-0 on ordinance</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
The commissioners were reluctant to do that, preferring the harder line the county had previously taken on landfill siting, but felt they had no real choice in the wake of a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">
Board of Appeals ruling upheld by the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Court of Appeals. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>September 9:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110908/UPDATE/110908029/City-Keizer-taking-fight-community-group-Oregon-Court-Appeals%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CNews&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAm52q8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sWG8XiCpnEA&usg=AFQjCNGuyxMGjna6CyN82QZbBqfxFB5Mfg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>City
of Keizer taking fight with community group to </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u> Court of Appeals</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Statesman Journal)<br>
The City of Keizer on Friday could issue an intent to appeal a </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Board of Appeals decision, said city attorney Shannon Johnson. Keizer City Council at a Tuesday meeting voted
7-0 to file the appeal, which will take a controversy over a major </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://democratherald.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c1011f46-dd80-5104-b322-9a34af15fae5.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAm52q8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sWG8XiCpnEA&usg=AFQjCNHFAmXFkwfaa173YRFFYyjohorYOQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>
county tries to block 3-day music festival</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
Organizers didn't get county approval to hold the festival on </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> zoned for farm </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">, and county officials
said this week they're worried about public health, safety and fire risks. Online festival promotions remained up Friday. </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.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D131559739990695100&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAm52q8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sWG8XiCpnEA&usg=AFQjCNETXeABXkKIcjGnrRVN16J18d4d3Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Dirksen
to make run for Metro Council</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (The Times)<br>
Metro, the Portland-area regional government, oversees </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"> and transportation planning in Washington,
Clackamas and Multnomah counties, as well as operates the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> Zoo. Dirksen said that his near decade in office has shown him the importance of </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/2011/09/metro_council_confirms_martha_1.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAm52q8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=sWG8XiCpnEA&usg=AFQjCNF6BABB-8r7E77VZcY_2G433vgDAQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Metro
Council confirms Martha Bennett as chief operating officer</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Among other services, Metro coordinates </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"> and transportation planning in the region, requiring it
to work closely with three counties and 25 cities. Councilor Barbara Roberts said Bennett's work with the gorge commission was similar. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div>COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING WINS KEY APPROVAL (The Columbian) <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/08/columbia-river-crossing-wins-key-approval/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/08/columbia-river-crossing-wins-key-approval/</u></font></a></div>
<div>-Oregons Metro government signs off on final environmental report-</div>
<div>After balking over concerns about the Columbia River Crossings impact to Hayden Island last month, Oregons Metro government agreed Thursday to sign off on the project.</div>
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<div><b>September 8:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.capitalpress.com/orewash/mp-deschutes-land-ruling-090911&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAnPqk8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=hQwzPMgm4Hk&usg=AFQjCNHUyvi-uOLKDvmxVmWfCED1QrCyVA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Court
OKs combining parcels for resort sites</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (Capital Press)<br>
Dewey said the exception to </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 that allows for the development of destination resorts
should be interpreted narrowly. Overbuilding such resorts runs counter to the economic goal of the exception, since tourist "demand is just </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/opinion/index.ssf/2011/09/government_support_for_renewab_1.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAnPqk8wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=hQwzPMgm4Hk&usg=AFQjCNF5HPuUoI_QJJguxPzZ0PM0PnFGLg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#1111CC"><u>Government
support for renewable energy development must continue</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Finally, there is not enough arable </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> to grow crops to satisfy world demand for food and fuel oil. The federal government needs to support new, safer designs for nuclear plants that
also make more efficient </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"> of uranium ore. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">...</font></font></div>
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<div>GETTING SALMON PAST DAUNTING WILLAMETTE BASIN DAMS COULD HAVE A BIG PRICE TAG -- AND A BIG PAYOFF (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/detroit_dam_to_restore_wild_ru.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/detroit_dam_to_restore_wild_ru.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>If you don't like heights, this dam's walkways are not for you, with winds that make you wobble and a 469-foot concrete-lined drop downriver. </div>
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<div><b>September 7:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/09/07/the-trouble-with-urban-growth-boundaries/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><u>The trouble with (urban growth) boundaries</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C61016">
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>Adopting or amending an urban growth boundary has never been easy, but a recent decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals illustrates just how difficult the process can be.</div>
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