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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail list!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2018116500_guest02cox.html">Region's transportation and
<em>land</em>-<em>use</em> policies have little effect <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The reality is that neither present transportation plans nor
<em>land</em>-<em>use</em> policies are up to the challenge. Part of the problem can be traced to
<em>Washington</em> <b>...</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Effort to tap a river suffers a setback.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/index.ssf/2012/04/bethany_residents_begin_raisin.html">Bethany residents begin raising money to fight proposed
Taco Bell <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">County staff members have already approved the
<em>California</em>-based chain's <b>...</b> to take their case to the next level -- the Oregon
<em>Land Use</em> Board of Appeals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/sustainability_in_the_crazy-qu.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAFOAVAz7D8_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3NPXIIXeQME&usg=AFQjCNEeBRsbNyvchBNBgh413WMtL_xchQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Sustainability
in the crazy-quilt world of metro regions</span></a><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><br>
Especially when it comes to <b>land use</b>, MPOs are basically advisory, and their ability to influence what jurisdictions within their purview choose to do with regard to transportation, economic development, and other matters of great import tends to be
<b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/sustainability_in_the_crazy-qu.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjAFOAVAz7D8_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3NPXIIXeQME&usg=AFQjCNG1ipxZeG9_cl0v4BQ3l9i9uAIoAw" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/sustainability_in_the_crazy-qu.html&hl=en&geo=us"><span style="color:#228822">See
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<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/sustainability_in_the_crazy-qu.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoAzAFOAVAz7D8_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3NPXIIXeQME&usg=AFQjCNEeBRsbNyvchBNBgh413WMtL_xchQ">Natural Resources Defense
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20120425/NEWS/204250322&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA1YHi_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tD38D5jaHXU&usg=AFQjCNGuctzXOnzAMkRp9rPdmASBFi8QYw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Jackson
County commissioner race Candidates split over <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> measures</span></a><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Mail Tribune</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
Doug Breidenthal, R: It is my belief it is time we make a stand and reaffirm our commitment for localized
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> laws. I believe it is important for the county to fight to restore local control of our land and our resources. The residents of Jackson
<b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%253FAID%253D/20120425/NEWS/204250322%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABA1YHi_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tD38D5jaHXU&usg=AFQjCNHfQ4n1RtZdBw0HEs8aRj_zRxYOLA" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20120425/NEWS/204250322&hl=en&geo=us"><span style="color:#228822">See
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2012/04/bad-news-oregon-growth-rate-to-drop-in-2012/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATACOAJA1YHi_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tD38D5jaHXU&usg=AFQjCNFP_BAPSK_gh_HR06Nq1OoUO-RMNQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Bad
news: <b>Oregon</b> growth rate to drop in 2012</span></a><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Oregon Business News (press release)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><br>
<b>Oregon</b> has to accept some responsibility. As we say, not all of <b>Oregon's</b> economic weakness is exogenous.
<b>Oregon</b> made a mistake when it passed measures 66 and 67 in a recession. It is also true
<b>Oregon's land use</b> decisions are too centralized.<br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://oregonbusinessreport.com/2012/04/bad-news-oregon-growth-rate-to-drop-in-2012/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJA1YHi_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tD38D5jaHXU&usg=AFQjCNFy-icIVWR6QtCu3EekvF08vWpA5A" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2012/04/bad-news-oregon-growth-rate-to-drop-in-2012/&hl=en&geo=us"><span style="color:#228822">See
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/conservation-group-challenges-bends-water-plans/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFA0t7c_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vhhGU-8PKDg&usg=AFQjCNESc64hLEMhhzmftHCq0EhlCsnqsw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Conservation
Group Challenges Bend's Water Plans</span></a><br>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777;text-decoration:none">OPB News</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
Central <b>Oregon</b> Landwatch wants <b>Oregon's Land Use</b> Board of Appeals to put the brakes on the project. The project has been a source of controversy both because of its price, and the long-term impacts it could have on fish in Tumalo Creek.<br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://news.opb.org/article/conservation-group-challenges-bends-water-plans/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFA0t7c_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vhhGU-8PKDg&usg=AFQjCNEpF9Crdm7hwYzq1tN9HU9ezaYkEg" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://news.opb.org/article/conservation-group-challenges-bends-water-plans/&hl=en&geo=us"><span style="color:#228822">See
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Line-on-Agriculture-21867&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATACOAJA0t7c_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vhhGU-8PKDg&usg=AFQjCNExkQJiMg4Ak6LAHI7eAayZBdgmhg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Record
Setting Ag Year</span></a><br>
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<b>Oregon</b> farmers, ranchers, and fishers enjoyed a record setting year in 2011 according to newly released statistics that show 34 of the state's 36 counties increasing agricultural sales last year. The numbers speak for themselves, says
<b>land use</b> <b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Line-on-Agriculture-21867%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjACOAJA0t7c_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vhhGU-8PKDg&usg=AFQjCNHeedGOIz8lmpKM21JlhXe6evjdVA" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Line-on-Agriculture-21867&hl=en&geo=us"><span style="color:#228822">See
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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