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<div><b>October 25:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/article_0cea0fb4-fe9b-11e0-b0b8-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAluec9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=mNXJ9O7EKII&usg=AFQjCNGuEwkqu1UpHz12C4sQtoGv7SozUg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Pipeline
could connect in Malin</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Herald and News)<br>
</font><font face="Arial">Pacific Connector spokeswoman Michele Swaner said the Coos County commissioners are expected to rule in November whether they'll sign off on the project. Swaner said the project already has </font><font face="Arial">land</font><font face="Arial">-</font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial">
approval from Klamath, Douglas and Jackson counties.</font></font></div>
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<div><b>October 24:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111024/NEWS/110240323/Law-allows-more-diverse-uses-farmland%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CNews&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA9cSX9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0gC2rfg19bg&usg=AFQjCNFlB5IhI6PhFpyAI5egJNjW_pVYJg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Law
allows for more diverse </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>uses</u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u> of farmland</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Statesman Journal)<br>
</font><font face="Arial">Oregon's land use</font><font face="Arial"> system was designed partly to address those conflicts. Farmers farm on land zoned "exclusive farm use," or EFU, and the legislature has passed a right-to-farm law that gives farmers protections
against complaints about common </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/10/24/local-officials-react-to-urban-growth-boundary-decision/"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>Local officials react to urban growth boundary decision</u></font></a><font face="Arial" color="#C61016">
</font><font face="Arial">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>The Metro Council last week decided the fate of the Portland region’s urban growth boundary, which will gain a total of 1,985 acres in areas of Hillsboro, Beaverton and Tigard. At the end of the long process, Metro councilors said they wanted to achieve
a balance between maintaining a tight, urban form and adding enough land to keep pace with projected growth. The DJC spoke with stakeholders who had hoped for a different UGB outcome.</div>
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<div><b>October 23:</b></div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/10/23/2240171/umatilla-chemical-depots-mission.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlKGS9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=44-aaKuD6r0&usg=AFQjCNETgLzggPt52vfCWHy_ZiD61QcuIw"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#1111CC"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>Umatilla
Chemical Depot's mission success</u></span></font></a><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> (Bellingham Herald)<br>
It is part of a </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">land</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">-</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">use</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">
swap with Irrigon, allowing it to convert an area within the city for industrial use. The remaining land has been designated for industrial use, with some in Morrow County and some in Umatilla County. It includes the land near </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">...</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div>USING OREGON'S FORESTS FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCTION HAS A DOWN SIDE: INCREASED CARBON EMISSIONS (Portland Oregonian) </div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/using_oregons_forests_for_bioe.html"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/using_oregons_forests_for_bioe.html</u></span></font></a></span></font></div>
<div>Oregon's blue-sky thinking on alternative energy envisions the state's forests as a terrific source of biomass. Woody debris from thinning, brush clearing and removing dead trees could generate electricity, heat manufacturing plants and be turned into
biofuels. </div>
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<div><b>October 22:</b></div>
<div>WE CAN'T CLEAR-CUT OUR WAY TO PROSPERITY -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/10/we_cant_clear-cut_our_way_to_p.html"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/10/we_cant_clear-cut_our_way_to_p.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>In his Oct. 8 opinion column "Ending federal timber payments to Oregon" Representative Dennis Richardson argued that the laws that protect our clean drinking water, salmon, and wildlife are responsible for the looming county funding crisis and the high
levels of unemployment in rural Oregon.</div>
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<div>GAS TAX MONEY FAILING TO MATERIALIZE (Yamhill Valley News Register) </div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=gas+tax+money+failing+to+materialize--1319295349--1873--home-news"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>http://www.newsregister.com/article?articleTitle=gas+tax+money+failing+to+materialize--1319295349--1873--home-news</u></span></font></a></span></font></div>
<div>A 6-cent gas tax increase taking effect Jan. 1 was supposed to be one of the driving forces in a nearly $1 billion transportation package enacted by the 2009 Legislature - something then-Gov. Ted Kulongoski touted as a "landmark achievement."</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/business/index.ssf/2011/10/a_huge_cost_of_doing_small_bus.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAkf6M9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EUUhgAe0IQg&usg=AFQjCNGke9OCwl7KEW3-iutqPWU_RMYMUQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>The
huge cost of doing small business in Portland</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
They also must comply with </font><font face="Arial">Oregon's land</font><font face="Arial">-</font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial"> laws. "Things like comprehensive zone changes certainly don't fly under the radar," Saltzman said. It takes
hours to coordinate the parties involved, and the fee covers the bureau's time. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>October 21:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111020/UPDATE/111020021/Oregon-Supreme-Court-makes-first-ruling-Measure-49-case%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Ctopnews%257Ctext%257CNews&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAxemG9QRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=gT2TlWXkR6M&usg=AFQjCNF87quEZfPpX19QTukzE_ro5-aPkQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>
Supreme Court makes first ruling in </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Measure 49</u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u> case</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Statesman Journal)<br>
It's also been closely watched by environmental groups, which assert that those projects were not far enough along before voters approved </font><font face="Arial">Measure 49</font><font face="Arial">, </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.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx%3Fxmldoc%3DIn%2520ORCO%252020111020827.xml%26docbase%3DCSLWAR3-2007-CURR&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAxemG9QRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=gT2TlWXkR6M&usg=AFQjCNH0-Mly7MdPQSs2aT9orkDy_golLQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>FRIENDS
OF YAMHILL COUNTY, INC. v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Leagle.com)<br>
See Edward J. Sullivan & Jennifer M. Bragar, The Augean Stables: </font><font face="Arial">Measure 49</font><font face="Arial"> and the Herculean Task of Correcting an Improvident Initiative Measure in </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial">
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/oregon-supreme-court-ruling-halts-yamhill-co-development/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATADOANAxemG9QRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=gT2TlWXkR6M&usg=AFQjCNGa54O26ZKdNVK53BosCUwGA22F-Q"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon</u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>
Supreme Court Ruling Halts Yamhill Co. Development</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (OPB News)<br>
</font><font face="Arial">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial"> Supreme Court upheld an appeals court ruling Thursday that put the </font><font face="Arial">...</font><font face="Arial"> the development was still under construction, voters had passed </font><font face="Arial">measure
49</font><font face="Arial">. </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/metro-council-inches-portland-growth-boundary-outward/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAktuH9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bJrn8T8S8yw&usg=AFQjCNFbitWlKrW2U71w7PXKa5gu7qk0-g"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#1111CC"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>Metro
Council Inches Portland Growth Boundary Outward</u></span></font></a><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> (OPB News)<br>
And, it's the first time councilors' hands weren't tied by </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Oregon's</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> traditional </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">land</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">-</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">use</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">
mandate: that the places to be urbanized are determined by where the lowest quality soils are. Under the new system, councilors could evaluate transportation </span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;">...</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div>METRO APPROVES URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY EXPANSION FOR THE PORTLAND AREA (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/metro_approves_urban_growth_bo.html"><font color="blue"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/metro_approves_urban_growth_bo.html</u></font></a></div>
<div>In what councilors described as a conservative move in a bad economy, the Metro Council voted Thursday to expand the urban growth boundary in four places. </div>
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<div>NATURAL-GAS-FIRED PLANT PROPOSED FOR TROUTDALE'S FORMER REYNOLDS ALUMINUM PLANT, JUST A MILE FROM COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE (Portland Oregonian) </div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/nature_gas-fired_plant_propose.html"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/nature_gas-fired_plant_propose.html</u></span></font></a></span></font></div>
<div>An energy developer based in New York wants to build two natural-gas-fired power plants -- with the option for a third -- on the site of the old Reynolds Aluminum plant in Troutdale. </div>
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<div>ASTORIA OPENS GATEWAY II AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Oregon Public Broadcasting) <a href="http://news.opb.org/article/astoria_opens_gateway_ii_affordable_housing/"><font color="blue"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/astoria_opens_gateway_ii_affordable_housing/</u></font></a></div>
<div>Imagine a brand new apartment with a Columbia River view just off Marine Drive, a balcony to view oceangoing ships passing by.</div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016565137_skiareas21m.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAktuH9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bJrn8T8S8yw&usg=AFQjCNFSmwoEiu5MAUHwrzkG0h8ONjMZVQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Congress
OKs bill to expand ski-resort </u></font><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>use</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (The Seattle Times)<br>
Kaden said his group, which represents ski areas in Washington and </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial">, had pushed for the bill for two years. The new permit process could also funnel recreation toward resorts and away from sensitive
undeveloped lands, and to "relieve congestion </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><b>October 20:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20111020/NEWS/110200306&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgBIAAoATAAOABA7reC9QRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=DBuUi6SgimU&usg=AFQjCNEfsdRve0VpiPVENAIYLdA8ZuI6dg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Regional
planning initiative approved by county</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
The </font><font face="Arial">Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development</font><font face="Arial">, </font><font face="Arial">...</font><font face="Arial"> County </font><font face="Arial">land</font><font face="Arial">-</font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial">
planner Josh LeBombard guided the board through the maze of maps and options </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/article_f78f3826-fac4-11e0-aa55-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAk7iC9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-O9SIzRNLp0&usg=AFQjCNGj2fCqidXBNJKjYtTKWBSl1k_4aQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Linn
seeks grant for Hwy. 34 projects</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Albany Democrat Herald)<br>
Now that the county has received final approval from the state </font><font face="Arial">land use</font><font face="Arial"> board of appeals to construct a park on 175 acres on Seven Mile Lane, ODOT has given a green light to the signal project. Lane said it
could be installed as early as next year. </font><font face="Arial">...<br>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.kbnd.com/page.php%3Fpage_id%3D60247%26article_id%3D10227&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAk7iC9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-O9SIzRNLp0&usg=AFQjCNG-j3FM0Lkk0qzCx2DhZrVy174p5Q"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Pumpkin
Patch Dilemma</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (KBND)<br>
After over 10 year of operation, Matt Lisignoli the owner of the Central </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial"> Pumpkin Company was recently notified by Deschutes County Code Enforcement that he must obtain a commercial </font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial">
permit for his corn maze and pumpkin patch. </font><font face="Arial">...<br>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.capitalpress.com/content/cs-forest-editorial-102111-w-cartoon&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAIOAhAk7iC9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-O9SIzRNLp0&usg=AFQjCNEv9ZWoopVCtIla45-aPTthFM6MRQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Lessons
learned in the woods</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Capital Press)<br>
</font><font face="Arial">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial"> -- and the West's -- rich timber resources should and must be managed for multiple </font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial">. And that includes timber production in addition to wildlife
habitat and recreation. Our hope is Congress will get that message, too. </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/20111020/OPINION04/110200301/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAk7iC9QRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-O9SIzRNLp0&usg=AFQjCNHWqB00FIOQOf5NYlgy6xcjastWOw"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Ski
expansion lawsuits, boycotts will continue</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Ashland Daily Tidings)<br>
The Rogue Group and </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial"> Wild will work to oppose the lifting of the injunction. In addition, these groups plus the Center for Biological Diversity will soon file a second lawsuit against the Forest Service
for its apparently willful disregard 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://www.co.clatsop.or.us/news.asp%3Fpageid%3D5%26pressID%3D3040%26deptid%3D12&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgBIAEoATACOABA7reC9QRIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=DBuUi6SgimU&usg=AFQjCNGFYt098G_uiRK8sQflLrX8z-Ehvg"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Panel
explores county's ocean planning proposal</u></font></a><br>
<font face="Arial">Camp Rilea Joint </font><font face="Arial">Land Use</font><font face="Arial"> Study </font><font face="Arial">...</font><font face="Arial"> </font><font face="Arial">Oregon</font><font face="Arial"> Pipeline LLC - Reconsideration </font><font face="Arial">...</font><font face="Arial">
state </font><font face="Arial">Department of Land Conservation and Development</font><font face="Arial">, said Clatsop County's </font><font face="Arial">...<br>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/10/20/over-final-objections-metro-approves-conservative-urban-growth-boundary-expansion/"><font face="Arial" color="blue"><u>Over final objections, Metro approves ‘conservative’ urban
growth boundary expansion</u></font></a><font face="Arial" color="#C61016"> </font><font face="Arial">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div>Metro Council voted unanimously to approve an urban growth boundary expansion this afternoon, over objections that called the expansion both too ambitious and too conservative.</div>
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<div><b>October 19:</b></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20111019/NEWS/110190330&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAl5X99ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Nh4Oi8E7cPE&usg=AFQjCNGYovQKexbjjZ6J2iUB_gTfrGcCHQ"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Cherry
Creek ruling appealed to state board</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
The Housing Authority of Jackson County earlier this month filed a notice of intent to appeal with the </font><font face="Arial">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial"> Board of Appeals over a decision the Medford City Council made Sept. 2. It overturned
approval of the Cherry Creek project by the </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.molallapioneer.com/news/2011/October/18/Free.Access/molalla.voters.asked.to.consider.new.city.charter/news.aspx&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAl5X99ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Nh4Oi8E7cPE&usg=AFQjCNHJYGaVUeRQDiR5pC5FPkfpHywmhA"><font face="Arial" color="#1111CC"><u>Molalla
voters asked to consider new city charter</u></font></a><font face="Arial"> (Molalla Pioneer)<br>
Recognize the quasi-judicial (</font><font face="Arial">land</font><font face="Arial">-</font><font face="Arial">use</font><font face="Arial"> actions) and administrative powers that the council already has under state law, but which are not mentioned in the
current charter. A side-by-side comparison of the current charter and the proposed new charter is </font><font face="Arial">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><b>Lisa Howard</b> | Assistant to the Director</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">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>
<a href="mailto:lisa.howard@state.or.us"><font color="blue"><u>lisa.howard@state.or.us</u></font></a> | <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD"><font color="blue"><u>www.oregon.gov/LCD</u></font></a></span></font></div>
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