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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to the last Land Use News of 2013!
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/30900818-75/property-ltd-project-transit-bus.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYCQ&usg=AFQjCNF-wZomBsvsvUNOHZBLzz4DIHXW5A"><span style="color:#1111CC">EmX
land negotiations underway</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">The Register-Guard</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/205503-tigard-transit-initiative-touches-a-nerve&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYBw&usg=AFQjCNHig89s3fTihqbw5UKbSS_ILI2CXA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Tigard
transit initiative touches a nerve</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">Portland Tribune</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">They do not believe that either transit option being studied — a new light-rail line ... Only 3 percent favored more bus service and public transportation…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-commuter-benefit-20131225,0,5678716.story&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNGwo96mDDPgn7Vak_qLCcJqVFKFtg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Federal
tax benefit for transit users to shrink Jan. 1</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">Baltimore Sun</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">1 — potentially costing frequent mass transit users hundreds of dollars a year ... "Transit benefits are critical for thousands of Marylanders," said Rep…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-begins-review-of-damascus-fate/&ct=ga&cd=MTQ4MDc2ODk2MDM4Njc5MDczNjE&cad=CAEYBg&usg=AFQjCNHiUe5r7abmnz5Ba-uWVKyhbXnYMA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon
Begins Review Of Damascus' Fate</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">OPB News</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">A state hearings officer has started reviewing arguments to determine what should happen to a city that has failed to follow Oregon's land-use laws…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/1594880-151/former-bend-trap-club-site-to-be-developed&ct=ga&cd=NjAxOTA2Nzk1MjAxNzU0NDk1NA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEwhVTJE-BPcxLAXc3nP4U-M02_YQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Former
Bend Trap Club site to be developed</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">Bend Bulletin</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">From 1932 to 2005, Central Oregon marksmen honed their skills on the ... But with land values skyrocketing, the Trap Club's owners moved east of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2013/12/what_are_washington_countys_lo.html&ct=ga&cd=MTczMDM4NDI0ODc4NTI4NDI5NTU&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFk9u3VkP-j5NPWuV8gE8ehDsL3PA"><span style="color:#1111CC">What
are Washington County's long-term transportation needs?</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">“It's really big picture, an opportunity to think big” about transportation ... The Oregon Legislature approved the $1.5 million study at the end of its last ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/12/urban-growth-boundary-much-loved.html&ct=ga&cd=MjI4ODMwMDMzMDM3MTg4OTI3&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHbCaVkpm4Q_iNlIfNB9nLEVtCgVg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Portlanders
love their urban growth boundary</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">Portland Business Journal (blog)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">For all the angst Portland's urban growth boundary can cause developers or ... The survey was sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/49010-fed-to-require-strengthened-state-protection-from-nonpoint-pesticide-pollution.html&ct=ga&cd=NDI0MzA4NTg3NTI2MTE5NDY5Nw&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFdcgoKTvyqejs4nXKksqmHgpdv0w"><span style="color:#1111CC">Fed
To Require Strengthened State Protection from Nonpoint ...</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">eNews Park Forest</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">EPA and NOAA's proposed disapproval action of Oregon's Coastal Nonpoint Program finds that the state has failed to adequately protect certain ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/connect-oregon-projects-submitted/&ct=ga&cd=Nzk5OTE1NzgzMzk2MjQwMzU5NA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFNQwb7s1gYewxD33J4PvKSE0YebA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Statesman
Journal: Cycling, Pedestrian Projects Vie For Connect ...</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">OPB News</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians account for the greatest share of non-road transportation projects seeking a share of Oregon Lottery ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.menafn.com/c315af9d-bd48-4714-b9d3-96e44a1f885e/Energy-Committee-Reports-10-Public-Lands-Energy-Bills%3Fsrc%3Dmain&ct=ga&cd=NTg2NDQyNjA0Nzc1OTUwMDc3Mw&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNHFImpSqrJ95s39P9EGZEna8_09sA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Energy
Committee Reports 10 Public Lands, Energy Bills</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">MENAFN.COM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Among the bills passed today is Wyden's Oregon Eastside Forests ... use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.registerguard.com/rg/opinion/30896001-78/wyden-committee-senate-chairman-oregon.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=MTQ1MDg4NzMzMjIwNDQ5NzY3NjY&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHkVXkeaHHqEqvrP0hM0qWMGFywwA"><span style="color:#1111CC">The
window is closing</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777">The Register-Guard</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House have introduced different plans
for resolving the long deadlock over how to manage the O&C lands…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/12/mayor_charlie_hales_says_the_c.html&ct=ga&cd=ODU4MzcwMTAxNTYzOTEwNDI2NA&cad=CAEYAw&usg=AFQjCNGwe0_VmGVCq4b4YkBV1H-WLBDY8w"><span style="color:#1111CC">Mayor
Charlie Hales says the city -- not ODOT -- needs to manage ...</span></a> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Although Powell Boulevard is technically a state highway managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation, in this part of east Portland, it's a ...</span><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Laura Lehman, AICP</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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