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<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon land use news makes the NYT and the Economist!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21582315-are-oregons-strict-planning-rules-stifling-growth-biking-and-hiking-no-parking&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAztnGjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pxtomGwsNAc&usg=AFQjCNENvq0IbUYaCeeujguhpvs1eqBpsg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Are
<b>Oregon's</b> strict planning rules stifling growth?</span></a> (Don’t miss the comments to the article too.)<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">The Economist</span></span><br>
No one disputes that <b>Oregon's land</b>-<b>use</b> law, in force for 40 years, is among the strictest in the country. The governor who pushed for its adoption insisted that the state's “quality of life” was at risk from “sagebrush subdivision, coastal condo-mania
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2013/07/oregon_parks_department_sets_t.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFAztnGjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pxtomGwsNAc&usg=AFQjCNF1amMQEIgEo_28y_7189XFjkuY-A"><b><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#1111CC">
parks department sets two open houses on proposed <b>land</b> exchange for <b>...</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">OregonLive.com</span></span><br>
Open houses are scheduled in Bandon and Mt. Vernon for the <b>Oregon</b> Parks and Recreation Department staff to discuss with the public a proposed property exchange that would give up
<b>land</b> on the <b>Oregon</b> coast for the chance to develop a large state park in
<b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2013/07/oregon_parks_department_sets_t.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjABOAFAztnGjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pxtomGwsNAc&usg=AFQjCNHrYAmPY2iPue1Z9c2zzvW1VC1cVQ" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2013/07/oregon_parks_department_sets_t.html&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.dailyastorian.com/free/giant-cedar-draws-looks-efforts-to-protect-it/article_a2663a18-f548-11e2-8b39-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATACOAJAztnGjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pxtomGwsNAc&usg=AFQjCNGwZObOkdlt0HnDaJHcUs2qO3SR2Q"><span style="color:#1111CC">Giant
cedar draws looks, efforts to protect it</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Daily Astorian</span></span><br>
The board granted a variance to Steve Cullen, owner of Versa Corp., who sought to expand a structure on his company's property zoned Exclusive Farm Use, which is located south of Astoria off
<b>Oregon</b> Highway 202. The county's <b>land use</b> rules limit <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/rethinking-41445-san-bernardino.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAHOAdAr6C5jwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Z6uE_3ODMac&usg=AFQjCNEC-edHeWhff_wo8K1jaef5b6FnKQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Rethinking
the High Desert's working perspective</span></a> (solar siting standards)<br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Victorville Daily Press</span></span><br>
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is looking to extend the term of its Interim Urgency Ordinance to June 12, 2014, to provide more time to address
<b>land use</b> issues and conflicts. “Although staff has been working diligently since June 12
<b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/rethinking-41445-san-bernardino.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAHOAdAr6C5jwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Z6uE_3ODMac&usg=AFQjCNGiGQsZkkCx1r71O4jQYTKtNGQKfg" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/rethinking-41445-san-bernardino.html&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.scienceworldreport.com/articles/8286/20130721/deforestation-africa-affect-climate.htm&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZArNezjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q0Eltbuf9Rw&usg=AFQjCNFvEV_g9WQN_IAe_hvtCOaStHABmw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Deforestation
in Africa May Affect Climate</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Science World Report</span></span><br>
"<b>Land use</b> in Africa influences how much its forests can grow - and their capacity for absorbing carbon emissions," said Dr. Ed Mitchard, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the study, via a press release. "If humans reduce
<b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php%3Fid%3D30338&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATACOAJA86mpjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Hta65Xa9np8&usg=AFQjCNHMAZd9fUnwECSKkOrJDnKXYggFLA"><span style="color:#1111CC">The
long and winding road to an updated '<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> bible'</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Palo Alto Online</span></span><br>
Martinez, who often cites the Comprehensive Plan in reviewing proposed developments, noted at the May 20 discussion that the commission began its revision of the
<b>Land Use</b> Element "so long ago, that the members I worked with no longer work on the <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-hunters-anglers-support-oregon-leaders-policy-on-public-lands/article_d26a1b40-f051-11e2-8e5c-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA1YenjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=4bmVadLQblM&usg=AFQjCNEC4aWILvQPesd7Xc1fprPuTcbiKA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Letter:
Hunters, anglers support <b>Oregon</b> leaders' policy on public <b>lands use</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Corvallis Gazette Times</span></span><br>
Ron Wyden, Rep. Peter DeFazio, and the entire <b>Oregon</b> congressional delegation for protecting wild habitat. BHA supports a balanced
<b>use</b> policy for public <b>lands</b> in a collaborative management strategy where wildlife,
<b>land</b>, and water receive equal priority <b>...</b><br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-hunters-anglers-support-oregon-leaders-policy-on-public-lands/article_d26a1b40-f051-11e2-8e5c-0019bb2963f4.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoBjAAOABA1YenjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=4bmVadLQblM&usg=AFQjCNHB-HWMD4SoAplpa8aTBc4Y24QeOQ" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-hunters-anglers-support-oregon-leaders-policy-on-public-lands/article_d26a1b40-f051-11e2-8e5c-0019bb2963f4.html&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.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/30186428-75/eugene-lot-property-beverlys-development.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATABOAFA1YenjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=4bmVadLQblM&usg=AFQjCNEFVYAMgbcQDj8pAXjUKnmvuJVi5A"><span style="color:#1111CC">Landowner
wins appeal for southeast Eugene subdivision</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>
The <b>Oregon Land Use</b> Board of Appeals, in a decision earlier this month, upheld a Eugene Planning Commission decision giving Eugene residents Martin and Leslie Beverly the planned unit development approval they need to build 47 lots on the 26 acres <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/21396609-418/homer-man-fed-up-with-land-use-officials.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA4o-ljwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wULjedHLpys&usg=AFQjCNFHENpAPSsd5bafmO2DlUSkH_OBFA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Homer
man fed up with <b>land use</b> officials</span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Joliet Herald News</span></span><br>
JOLIET — First it was his demolition derby cars. Then it was his pool. By the time the Will County
<b>Land Use</b> Department was done with him, Walter Hartung said he had to move demolition derby cars from his driveway and tear down his backyard pool to <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_23689619/marin-opponents-turn-out-force-controversial-land-use&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAEOARA4o-ljwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wULjedHLpys&usg=AFQjCNGH-hrkJ9Mao5AVS1JoY_4LHL57cQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Officials
approve controversial Plan Bay Area as Marin opponents turn out for <b>...</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">Marin Independent Journal</span></span><br>
In an email following his vote, Kinsey wrote: "I voted 'yes' on the plan knowing that it doesn't reduce local control over
<b>land use</b>. It actually commits the region to embrace long-standing principles reflected in Marin's protection of ag and open space
<b>...</b><br>
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Hills makes list in National Register of Historic Places</span></a><br>
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"Oak Hills epitomizes the best in post-war development, emphasizing varying residential densities, mixed
<b>uses</b>, the incorporation of open space and <b>land</b> conservation," says Diana Painter, National Register coordinator for the
<b>Oregon</b> State Historic <b>...</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.friends.org/trail/sauvie&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATALOAJA-d-fjwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=7h_wvAg0_6c&usg=AFQjCNHbGaeX08Av9rwTfuqOM8z2RajPpg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Today's Stop on the
<b>Land Use</b> Trail: Sauvie Island | 1000 Friends of <b>...</b></span></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Throughout this summer, we'll be featuring stops on our new
<b>Land Use</b> Trail. Today, July 15: Sauvie Island. This stop is rooted in Oregon Trail history but <b>...</b><br>
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traffic issues tied to south <b>Medford</b> Walmart</span></a><br>
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The Walmart in south <b>Medford</b> has been doing its thing for a while now. <b>
...</b> an earlier decision by the state <b>Land Use</b> Board of Appeals that required the city
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today on rest stop</span></a><br>
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The project laid low for almost two years after the <b>Oregon Land Use</b> Board of Appeals ruled the county needed to prove it was meeting statewide planning goals, particularly related to water availability. Connie Foland, one of the neighbors opposed to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20130716/NEWS/307160310/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA0MGcjwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=vFDvu7UuymM&usg=AFQjCNHSA3ZjXUKjYwaR4i7cPQELL5dkAg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Bear
Creek Greenway being considered for state trail designation</span></a><br>
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The greenway is being considered for a state trail designation that would boost its advertising on
<b>Oregon</b> travel websites, and give it additional protection in <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> planning decisions. The nearly 18-mile stretch of mostly paved trail that spans the
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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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