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<div><b>October 4:</b></div>
<div>PSU LAB SPECIALIZES IN TESTING GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS (Oregon Public Broadcasting) <a href="http://news.opb.org/article/psu-lab-specializes-testing-green-building-products/"><font color="blue"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/psu-lab-specializes-testing-green-building-products/</u></font></a></div>
<div>Leaders of Oregon's green business sector are converging in Portland Tuesday for a conference called "Go Green '11."</div>
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<div><b>October 3:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/09/30/greater-density-sought-for-urban-growth-boundary-expansion/"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>Greater density sought for urban growth boundary expansion</u></font></a><font face="Arial" color="#C61016"> </font><font face="Arial">(Daily
Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>A group of 28 local policy makers that present recommendations to the Metro Council unanimously support a modest urban growth boundary expansion for the Portland-metro area. But about two-thirds of the group’s members went further and asked that the council
also require residential zoning in those expanded areas to be as dense as most Portland neighborhoods. During ...</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://naturalresourcereport.com/2011/10/a-chance-to-let-metro-know-what-we-think/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAkuWo9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=J6eoU6pK79A&usg=AFQjCNGno26FY77H1d2AGVDAbBfEusruXg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>A
Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think!</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Oregon Natural Resources Report)<br>
Like many veterans of </font><font face="Arial">Oregon's land use</font><font face="Arial"> battles, I have long opposed Metro's “smart growth” agenda. I believe people should have far more freedom to use their land as they see fit, not just as some planning
bureaucrat thinks their land should be used. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>October 2:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111002/NEWS01/110020513/One-man-s-battle-against-big-oil%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAksKj9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Mt2b4LB9B-8&usg=AFQjCNHOzMExN7V7dAh5itVvkEce1sJowQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>One
man's battle against big oil</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Lansing State Journal)<br>
An easement allows public entities, energy companies or other bodies or individuals to </font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial"> privately owned </font><font face="Arial">land</font><font face="Arial">, usually for things such as roadside curbs
or underground utilities. Weimer said some states are considering a review of their easement laws </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>October 1:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newsregister.com/article%3FarticleTitle%3Dluba%2Bruling%2Bupholds%2Bbaker%2Brock%2Bproposal--1317489498--1720--home-news&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAnJ-e9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=C6RXlDYvN-I&usg=AFQjCNFwMy2UeCN9--t9uq2ObpmGZm1VEg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>LUBA
ruling upholds Baker Rock proposal</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
By Hannah Hoffman The </font><font face="Arial">Land Use</font><font face="Arial"> Board of Appeals has upheld a 2-1 ruling by the Yamhill County commissioners that the gravel deposit Baker Rock Resources proposes to strip from 175 acres on Grand Island meets
state standards for significance. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://democratherald.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_bf83a15e-ebe4-11e0-bd28-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAnJ-e9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=C6RXlDYvN-I&usg=AFQjCNEviMpHvzSs4wPxE9MEYzKj5-iATQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Morse
praises Lebanon for economic development</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
Morse said restrictive </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial"> policies — especially surrounding industrial properties and wetlands — and the fact that it can take years to obtain building permits steer potential companies away from the
state. Morse said his son-in-law is an </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div>BULB-OUTS EXTEND CURBS, ADD ACCESSIBILITY (Salem Statesman Journal) <a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111002/NEWS/110020338/-1/7daysarchives/Bulb-outs-extend-curbs-add-accessibility"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111002/NEWS/110020338/-1/7daysarchives/Bulb-outs-extend-curbs-add-accessibility</u></font></a></div>
<div>-Rehabilitation project addresses traffic flow and pedestrian safety concerns-</div>
<div>This summer the city of Salem installed 24 bulb-out curb extensions as part of a street rehabilitation and waterline project on Liberty and High streets downtown.</div>
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<div><b>September 30:</b></div>
<div>NORTHEASTERN OREGON'S FARMING REGION WILL GET INJECTION OF COLUMBIA RIVER WATER TO PUMP UP DEPLETED AQUIFERS (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/northeastern_oregons_farming_r.html"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/northeastern_oregons_farming_r.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>Columbia River water is scheduled to start flooding into a big leaky pond near here early Saturday as part of a historic effort to recharge the Umatilla Basin's long-depleted underground aquifers. </div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_856f4388-eb2b-11e0-9745-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAxP2Y9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9gyz70qY-xs&usg=AFQjCNGXBW1Vpmrv7HQ0URKVIPH5eOVF2g"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Student
housing project back on</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Corvallis Gazette Times)<br>
But a planned development overlay was removed from the property in 2007 under a new state law designed to encourage affordable housing. An effort by the City Council to rezone the land for industrial use was overturned by the state </font><font face="Arial">Land
Use</font><font face="Arial"> Board of </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://democratherald.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_c6aa3312-eb2b-11e0-a699-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAxP2Y9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9gyz70qY-xs&usg=AFQjCNEbFqO7C8t6G0DrIlwBzsK5l8GAMQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>County
approves code changes</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
Police stations will be treated the same as fire stations in terms of </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial"> planning, now that the Linn County commissioners have approved a change to the county code governing development in Freeway Interchange
Commercial and Rural Commercial zones </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26955960-55/consortium-county-planning-board-lane.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAIOAhAxP2Y9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9gyz70qY-xs&usg=AFQjCNE0wKp-62I_26kZpEuJzubb9IWmog"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>County
joins planning collaboration</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
The grant is part of the federal administration's goal that HUD, the US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency work together on affordable housing, transportation, </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial">, public
health and environmental protection. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div>COUNTIES BRACE FOR THE WORST AS TIMBER PAYMENTS END (Oregon Public Broadcasting) <a href="http://news.opb.org/article/counties-brace-worst-timber-payments-end/"><font color="blue"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/counties-brace-worst-timber-payments-end/</u></font></a></div>
<div>For the past decade, Oregon counties have federal timber payments to fund education, roads and other county services based. How much a county got depended on historical timber receipts.</div>
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<div>OREGON APPEALS BOARD HEARS ARGUMENTS IN CRC CHALLENGE (The Columbian) <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/30/neighbor-business-groups-vs-metro-council-oregon-a/"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/30/neighbor-business-groups-vs-metro-council-oregon-a/</u></font></a></div>
<div>Lawyers on both sides of a legal challenge hoping to derail the Columbia River Crossing made their case to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on Thursday morning.</div>
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<div><b>September 29:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/oregon_land_use_board_heard_fr.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAhuKT9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YEue-XtbdpI&usg=AFQjCNHePno0pXon4vQdhKiD30chLrqpEg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon
Land Use</u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u> Board to hear from group trying to derail Columbia River </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Today, the state </font><font face="Arial">Land Use</font><font face="Arial"> Board of Appeals hears the first legal challenge to the project. The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Coalition for a Livable Future contend the Metro Council on Aug.
11 inappropriately used a light rail siting </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/09/new_highway_connecting_i-84_an.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAhuKT9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YEue-XtbdpI&usg=AFQjCNEff0LYn-y_HaPkt-tGxuY2vubEkA"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>New
highway connecting I-84 and US 26 not needed, but other east county </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
So in 2007, the mayors in east county agreed to a new study by Metro that would look at the area's </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial">, transportation, economic development and environmental needs. That effort, the East Metro Connections
Plan, is about half-completed. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/west-linn/index.ssf/2011/09/wal-mart_to_renovate_empty_wes.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAhuKT9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=YEue-XtbdpI&usg=AFQjCNFn2qN0bYzGIocpYvTSVYWl0XqpHg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Wal-Mart
to renovate empty West Linn outlet into grocery store later this year</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The letter asks the city to conduct a </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial"> review and hold a public discussion to gauge whether residents want a Wal-Mart in their community. "This is an important change in our community," the letter
reads. "Don't sweep it under the rug. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>September 28:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.eastoregonian.com/umatilla-county-to-discuss-new-wind-farm/article_20f3f37e-ea0c-11e0-9781-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlbaO9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=83nirUtGl7I&usg=AFQjCNHMy60Gl_6K00vni3J5Aj-5M4ZG1g"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Umatilla
County to discuss new wind farm</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (East Oregonian)<br>
Those new rules are being challenged in the </font><font face="Arial">Land Use</font><font face="Arial"> Board of Appeals by Portland law firm Garvey Schubert Barer and a dozen county citizens. They contend the new laws make it impossible to site wind turbines
and infringes on landowner rights. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20110928/NEWS02/109280306/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAIOAhAlbaO9ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=83nirUtGl7I&usg=AFQjCNE9CERcEIq28RzQgdIsjjgLcSlj6g"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Expansion
opponents launch ski area boycott</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Ashland Daily Tidings)<br>
Mt. Ashland is a great economic driver for all of Southern </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial">. It generates revenue in the winter when things are slow," DeBoer said. DeBoer said his donations are to support ski area operations and special
programs, but he also plans to donate to </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div>FIRST LEGAL CHALLENGE FILED AGAINST PROPOSED COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING (Portland Oregonian) </div>
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<div>In the first of possibly multiple legal challenges, opponents of the proposed Columbia River Crossing have thrown the first punch. </div>
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