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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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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="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/oregon-hillsboro-ugb-legislature-011514&ct=ga&cd=NDc1NDkzOTY5MTMzNjY1MjE0Mw&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFZW7Ko9PrWH4fmx--YLX9RqmCjYw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Council's
voices vary on UGB bill, but some agreement about ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Metro newsfeed</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">A one-time fix to the Metro region's urban growth boundary quagmire might be a tempting fruit, but a more permanent solution would be better, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/207442-62631-trimet-whittles-names-for-new-transit-bridge-to-four&ct=ga&cd=OTA4MTgwMTk2ODQzMDk2NTA2&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNGq1yT_ufZeiYGBAmgybfKwc8NSSA"><span style="color:#1111CC">TriMet
whittles names for new transit bridge to four</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Portland Tribune</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The Tillicum Crossing Transit Bridge, Bridge of the People. ... The committee is chaired by Chet Orloff, a 22-year member of the Oregon Geographic ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20140116/news-briefs/goshen-%25E2%2580%2598great%25E2%2580%2599-plan-problems&ct=ga&cd=MTIwMjMwOTMzNTkzODQ1NjExNDI&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFHmDJ3PaVVo71rJr3qR61ffpIoUg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Goshen
'Great' Plan Problems</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Eugene Weekly</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">13, touting a $20,000 Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DCLD) grant to conduct a “sewer feasibility study” in Goshen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/01/oregon_traffic_deaths_lowest_s.html&ct=ga&cd=NTE0NDUzODg2NTc2ODU2ODkyOA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHWcD-4-Rno-tBgczfMyr4MEqWcbA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon
traffic</span><span style="color:#1111CC"> deaths lowest since gas-rationing 1940s</span></a>
</span><span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Oregon traffic</span><span style="color:#222222"> deaths continue to plummet Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman Don Hamilton explains the factors behind Oregon's ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bikeportland.org/2014/01/14/novick-oregon-walks-and-the-oregonian-weigh-in-on-transportation-spending-priorities-99875&ct=ga&cd=NTE0NDUzODg2NTc2ODU2ODkyOA&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNEIzmkvyKcqBnk88j107IueEluLqA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Novick,
Oregon Walks, and The Oregonian weigh in on ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">BikePortland.org</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">If The Oregonian's opinion pages are any indication, the City's campaign to persuade Portlanders to help fund transportation investments is heating up ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jan/14/oregon-lawmakers-probe-plan-for-i-5-bridge/&ct=ga&cd=MTMyMDEwMjk5OTcxMDM4NTE2NzA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGO5l5Fg4LE9o5YSjYYQzzVJcuCEg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span><span style="color:#1111CC">
lawmakers probe plan for I-5 Bridge</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">The Columbian</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Oregon</span><span style="color:#222222"> would need agreements with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's administration to acquire land and impose sanctions on Washington drivers who ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21766-the_watchdogs%25E2%2580%2599_late_bark.html&ct=ga&cd=MTMyMDEwMjk5OTcxMDM4NTE2NzA&cad=CAEYAw&usg=AFQjCNGwNz30LfCO_poniJD0IU-jkB8KeQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">The
Watchdogs' Late Bark</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Willamette Week</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The group, known for its bare-knuckled defense of Oregon's land-use laws, has been muted about the CRC since Bob Stacey left as executive director ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/207451-64377-our-opinion-we-must-find-a-way-to-build-the-bridge&ct=ga&cd=OTA4MTgwMTk2ODQzMDk2NTA2&cad=CAEYBQ&usg=AFQjCNFabJDRwf5RLjeZFG7DNryWWihNKw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Our
Opinion: We must find a way to build the bridge</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Portland Tribune</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">A comprehensive study conducted for the Oregon Department of Transportation shows revenue from future tolling on the bridge will be sufficient to pay ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/improving-rail-connections-to-corvallis-discussed-at-city-club/article_e0bd298c-7cc2-11e3-bd61-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=Mzg5MjI4NTU1NDkyMDExMDc5Mw&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNFKVs9tr2WeLy5jVINLwATJ2HuuTQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Improving
rail connections to Corvallis discussed at City Club</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Corvallis Gazette Times</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The Oregon Department of Transportation is studying options for improved passenger rail service between Eugene-Springfield and Portland — a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/01/forklifts-electric-motorcycles-and.html&ct=ga&cd=NDcxNDA3ODQ4NDczNjk3NzI3Ng&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNEkewz7BHbUDzcMMH8AIFGZ0Za7tw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Forklifts,
electric motorcycles and NYC ambulances land Drive ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Sustainable Business Oregon</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Southern Oregon's Brammo Inc., makers of high-performance electric motorcycles, was among the recipients of $85,000 in acceleration grants ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/01/grand_ronde_tribe_wins_house_p.html&ct=ga&cd=NDcxNDA3ODQ4NDczNjk3NzI3Ng&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNHZtzyxvJYOY1WH5WGR-SqRk5IAAg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Grand
Ronde tribe wins House passage of bill streamlining ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">A bill that would make it easier for Oregon's Grand Ronde tribal confederation to acquire additional reservation land passed the House Monday on a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20140113/ARTICLE/140119954&ct=ga&cd=NDcxNDA3ODQ4NDczNjk3NzI3Ng&cad=CAEYAw&usg=AFQjCNEijMihxR0S4L24-JJcEV7fqPhA8g"><span style="color:#1111CC">Check
before getting into agritourism, lawyer says</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Capital Press</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">County governments make on-the-ground decisions about the structures and activities allowed under Oregon's land use laws, but most aren't punitive, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20140112/OPINION/401120308/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cd=NTQ0MzA4OTc1NDY0NjkwNTMwNw&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNExJK-WXzlDaYUaaSImauEmyjjq9g"><span style="color:#1111CC">Timber
bills alone will not solve county funding woes</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Mail Tribune</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Counties in Oregon are in financial distress, as many as eight reporting ... Wyden's bill, the Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013, has been ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2014/01/southwest_corridor_rapid_trans.html&ct=ga&cd=MTQ1MTIwOTA1MjM2NDYxOTg0NDg&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNHGgZO1rrLn2bxbdtnjImH0693F_Q"><span style="color:#1111CC">Southwest
Corridor Rapid Transit: Elected officials, activists spar at ...</span></a> </span>
<span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Elected officials pushed for public transportation connecting Portland, Tigard and Tualatin while activists pushed for voters to have an equal say first in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2014/01/metro_councilor_craig_dirksen.html&ct=ga&cd=Nzk5Mjk2MTQ5MDMzNDkxMjA4OA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEGv20AOh3TFlztTW32cXlv8V6CQQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Metro
Councilor Craig Dirksen says bus rapid transit 'best choice' for ...</span></a> </span>
<span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Residents in Tigard and Tualatin constantly rank traffic congestion, especially on Oregon 99W, as their top concern in cities. A high-capacity transit ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/01/washington_county_transportati.html&ct=ga&cd=OTA4MTgwMTk2ODQzMDk2NTA2&cad=CAEYAw&usg=AFQjCNGi4DPVukcl45zGKgJWdAPevu3iQQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Washington
County transportation plans must reflect Millennials ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Transportation</span><span style="color:#222222"> planning in Washington County is shaping up to be a ... from the state of Oregon and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/state-losing-patience-with-the-city-of-damascus/&ct=ga&cd=MTIzOTk2NjM5NTk2NDg4NjYzOTk&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNESKj9Z_X4zqnfkAzbcyb48wFt5QQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">State
Losing Patience With The City Of Damascus</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">OPB News</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Steve Shipsey with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development acknowledged the uncommon nature of the hearing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tdn.com/news/local/epa-alaska-mine-project-a-threat-to-sockeye-salmon-runs/article_94378e6e-7e47-11e3-99ef-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=NDE2NzM0MDUxNDU3NTY2NjU0Mw&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEujkizV2TBLlCyA1GIQHPMfLUigg"><span style="color:#1111CC">EPA</span><span style="color:#1111CC">:
Alaska mine project a threat to sockeye salmon runs</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Longview Daily News</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The EPA's report also found that Bristol Bay salmon fishing and processing is worth $674 million to Washington, Oregon and California, creating ...<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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