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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/20120711/NEWS07/207110350/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA2qv9_wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=aKw7dJSCe24&usg=AFQjCNGYkME00y-ZdaDJrES1ovSLqJsZig"><span style="color:#1111CC">Court
finds Medford's plan to take <b>land</b> in exchange for lot split unconstitutional</span></a><br>
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In the July 5 ruling, the appeals court upheld earlier decisions by the <b>Oregon Land Use</b> Board of Appeals and Jackson County Circuit Court that found the City Council violated both the U.S. and
<b>Oregon</b> constitutions in taking a portion of Brown's property.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120715/NEWS03/707159886&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA1beSgAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Z1VpXNg7hzI&usg=AFQjCNHLG0Cs0-t2CHu7OPt-xn0Xh4oFHw"><b><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#1111CC">
man disputes convictions of illegal water <b>use</b></span></a><br>
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MEDFORD, Ore. -- A rural Eagle Point man said he will continue his decade-long legal battle with
<b>Oregon</b> water managers over what they call illegal... <b>...</b> <b>Oregon</b> man disputes convictions of illegal water
<b>use</b>. Associated Press. Northwest news <b>...</b><br>
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request temporary <b>use</b> permit for events center</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Creswell Chronicle</span></span><br>
Any appeal of that decision would then go to the board of commissioners, who can decide whether to hear the appeal or not. The decision then goes to the
<b>Oregon Land Use</b> Board of Appeals (LUBA) for 28 days before going into effect. Only issues raised in a
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.opb.org/article/study-similar-rules-different-growth-oregon-washington/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA0f2cgAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=GHnXHMH1Rb0&usg=AFQjCNH-oum3jNPC5cgqtjzR2frJTf05XQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Study:
Similar Rules, Different Growth In <b>Oregon</b>, Washington</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">OPB News</span></span><br>
He explained, "There's a decline in the pace of rural sprawl, but still there's a lot more of that low density housing development in rural lands on the Clark County Side than you saw in
<b>Oregon</b>." <b>Oregon's land use</b> planning laws have been around for much <b>
...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">Study: Portland’s “Rural Sprawl” Concentrated in Clark County</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">A 20-year comparison reveals that Oregon outdoes Washington in protecting rural lands.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">For Immediate Release:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif""> July 18, 2012</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">Media contact:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">Eric Hess, Senior Communications Associate, Sightline Institute</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:erich@sightline.org"><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">erich@sightline.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">, 206-447-1880 x 111</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Com \, serif"">A new analysis of census data shows that Clark County, Washington has allowed far more sprawling housing development on rural lands than the Oregon counties in the Portland metro
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2012/07/reducing_the_ugb_makes_good_se.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAzsOngAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0c3QZuxX-tE&usg=AFQjCNFXxe5__hFpejISfUB8XfcdvFnH0A"><span style="color:#1111CC">Reducing
the UGB makes good sense for Damascus</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">OregonLive.com</span></span><br>
<b>Oregon land use</b> laws require a 20-year supply of land inside the UGB to accommodate development. Right now, Damascus arguably has enough land for 40-50 years. Looked at another way, if at the time it was annexed in 2002, Damascus was the size
<b>...</b><br>
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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/20120722/OPINION/207220320/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA0YmygAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=i8fWhysNTTg&usg=AFQjCNEkwdvTxiX-SAdBYImvyOjyT7ZnGw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Planning
didn't destroy agriculture</span></a><br>
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Jared Black (Guest opinion, July 8) begins with a false premise and tries to blame
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> planning for changes in society. Far from being created by a single governor,
<b>Oregon's</b> highly regarded <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> planning efforts began with Senate Bill 100, an act of
<b>...</b><br>
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