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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/shipping-profiles/Land-use-restrictions-remain-an-issue-for-Oregon-growers-168527526.html%3Fref%3D526&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAzo2aggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=N-IygaXydlk&usg=AFQjCNF-KNCPO_HIciJGfKp-TolDnll13w"><b><span style="color:#1111CC">Land
use</span></b><span style="color:#1111CC"> restrictions remain an issue for <b>Oregon</b> growers</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">The Packer</span></span><br>
<b>Oregon</b> pear growers say they're finding themselves being squeezed out by good intentions. Those intentions take the form of a 1973 state law that took decisions about
<b>land use</b> away from local jurisdictions and placed them in the hands of a state agency.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/web/sportsoutdoors/28673821-44/pronghorn-golf-course-resort-fazio.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAzo2aggVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=N-IygaXydlk&usg=AFQjCNH3ps1dUxG6-6HX1RNGmFq6DbdA_Q"><span style="color:#1111CC">Central
<b>Oregon's</b> Pronghorn <b>uses</b> the hybrid-club mentality after tough <b>...</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">The Register-Guard</span></span><br>
That number is well below the roughly 190 destination resort rooms — “overnight keys,” in the lingo — that Pronghorn must provide to meet state
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> laws that allowed it to build the residential community outside of the urban area. The issue has
<b>...</b><br>
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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://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/24006&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA04zggQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=lxu6JdOna2I&usg=AFQjCNH9HLCDAi4pOoJ83aiBdFS_phx3sw"><b><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#1111CC">
Highway Rest Stop Hosts Solar Farm</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">SustainableBusiness.com</span></span><br>
Previously unused <b>land</b> at a highway rest stop in <b>Oregon</b> is now home to a 1.75-megawatt (MW) solar array that produces about 11% of the annual electricity needed by the department of transportation's local offices. Described as the largest solar
highway <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/08/22/rackspace-confirms-data-center-in-oregon/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAz8bVgQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=X5eQsjqyPXA&usg=AFQjCNFCxnKV2_owN9-x7_dtEBkS_hzS8A"><span style="color:#1111CC">Rackspace
Buys <b>Oregon Land</b> for Data Center</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Data Center Knowledge</span></span><br>
Rackspace Hosting has confirmed that it has bought <b>land</b> in <b>Oregon</b> for a possible data center, but the company says it has not finalized any plans, and would work with a third-party developer rather than building the facility itself. Rackspace
also <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120822/NEWS0107/208220334/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAz8bVgQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=X5eQsjqyPXA&usg=AFQjCNH3eWTezH_YEHbuE7gMe2_coc6bTw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Wedding
setting a flashpoint in debate over rural <b>land use</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Bend Bulletin</span></span><br>
The Shriveses' <b>property</b>, a parcel zoned for forestry on Sears Road between Creswell and Cottage Grove, has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over rural development in
<b>Oregon</b>. Where the Shriveses see a pastoral outdoor backdrop for big <b>...</b><br>
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Burney Offers <b>Oregon</b> Ranch Regardless of Price</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">The Herald | HeraldOnline.com</span></span><br>
The ranch has been permitted the needed conditional <b>use</b> permits for operating a guest, hunting and fishing operation with the initial cabin permits for 4 cabins in place. Three
<b>land</b> owner permits for elk and another three for mule deer along with world
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Michael Morrissey</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> | Policy Analyst</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"">Director's Office</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"">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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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 320 | Fax: (503) 373-5518</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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