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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:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/land_use_grand_bargain_headed.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjkyNTQxMjcyNTk0Mzk3Nzg4NzIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGmaKphiJfeUpXGBJGJj9nHcNMKVQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Land
use 'grand bargain' headed for vote in Oregon House</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, is the chief architect of House Bill 4078, which would expand the Urban Growth Boundary and establish new urban and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/02/forest_grove_could_grow_north.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTY5OTg0ODM0NTkzNTgxNDQ0NjEyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGVaK1KHa8tFAdzEZ6A1XWE1WzIZA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Forest
Grove could grow north in land use 'grand bargain,' but lose land in study area</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">House Bill 4078, the "grand bargain"€ between state lawmakers, land ... The deal was sparked by a court ruling last Thursday, when the Oregon Court ...</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/212489-70098-blueprint-for-land-use-takes-shape&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNjcyNTYxNDc3MDExNTI0NjY5MjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG8Tkx6lnHKRKsH7DaFKhsVI-EPAw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Blueprint
for land use takes shape</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Lawmakers in Salem are rushing to complete a so-called land-use grand bargain before the 2014 Legislature ends on March 5. Hearings on the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/land-use_grand_bargain_gets_fl.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNjcyNTYxNDc3MDExNTI0NjY5MjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE9Mw5EQTqxmQqTJTKIgbkG_tzJgQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Land
use 'grand bargain' gets flak from Clackamas County: Take 3 for Politics (video)</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The land-use "grand bargain" that is aimed at structuring growth in the Portland metro area for decades to come is proving to be a tough sell ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/212465-70291-our-opinion-legislature-should-ok-land-use-bargain&ct=ga&cd=CAEYByoTNjcyNTYxNDc3MDExNTI0NjY5MjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH8F8kpMhDZ3kO1OGTKHIE5tM9d7Q"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Our
Opinion: Legislature should OK land-use bargain</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Prior to the body proclaiming sine die on March 5, lawmakers can approve the land-use “grand bargain” that has been forged in recent days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_senate_passes_bill_to_p_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzUwNjcwNjg5NDc2MTg5ODg3MzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHR6MotzccPSUENYjf-2H0AzfZ_aA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Senate passes bill to protect state renewable energy mandates</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">...</span><span style="color:#252525"> through the Senate's Business and Transportation Committee Tuesday, ... But citizen's in Eastern Oregon who signed on to support the initiative
feel ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/1829886-151/central-oregon-weighs-pot-dispensary-rules&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTNTk4NTgzMDcxMTIwMDcyOTEwNzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFFCOGWkjl4KgAiwG2vZKTco_mXUA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Central
Oregon weighs pot dispensary rules</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">There are no existing rules in business or land use permitting that would ... Endicott, past president of League of Oregon Cities, an organization that ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/land_use_grand_bargain_has_kum.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYyOTM5MDIzMzQwNzg3Mjg0NDcyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGQIgkpkQnj2FwFGDsxTvCp315tDQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Land
use 'grand bargain' has kumbaya moment at Oregon Legislature</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, is working on finalizing amendments to House Bill 4078, which would expand the Urban Growth Boundary and establish ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-why-are-land-use-deals-so-challenging/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTYyOTM5MDIzMzQwNzg3Mjg0NDcyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEpAQFOuTk1H7Ma1h1mct0W3-Mbdw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Why
Are Land-Use Deals So Challenging?</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">OPB News <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">It's just the latest skirmish over land-use policy in the Northwest. So why land use deals are so hard to reach? Branden Born, an associate professor at ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/02/clackamas_county_commissioners_21.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTYyOTM5MDIzMzQwNzg3Mjg0NDcyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGaga4QmehawQXZlS0RM55bIcIK3A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Clackamas
County commissioners oppose land use 'grand bargain'</span></a></span></span> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Clackamas County commissioners oppose an amendment to the land use “grand bargain” that is expected to move quickly through the Oregon ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/portland-ugb-bargain-022514&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgxMTg1MTAzNjM2MDA5MTQyMjIyGjczNTg1OWViYmVhMTllMDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH8HNQn6tf2OwdWP7jkU7boG9Aqzw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Council
in agreement as terms for reserves-UGB deal released</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission would have to issue its written evaluation of UGB expansions within 180 days of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20140225/ARTICLE/140229927&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoTMjYxODgyNjM4MzE5MDA1OTg1NTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHLvsCUI5dQ9z7qipqNAuCgBo1x0Q"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Parks
commission scuttles Grant County park</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Capital Press <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">...</span><span style="color:#252525"> and Recreation Board has unanimously voted to end an effort to create a new state park in Grant County, Ore., as part of a complicated land swap.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/02/fitting_into_oregons_timber_la.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzkxMTM1MTM5NTA4ODY3NjM5NDIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH95X21mrJx0955hlm97qX2SwJOkA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Fitting
into Oregon's timber land use laws proves expensive, time-consuming for small-time loggers</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">When Chuck Vance bought his 39-acre tree farm just outside Sandy in 1990, he was logging for a company during the week and planting trees on his ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/02/timber_veterans_struggle_to_na.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMzkxMTM1MTM5NTA4ODY3NjM5NDIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEsB9RM-YNbxXPqSAI_gQD4AkUz9Q"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Timber
veterans struggle to navigate Oregon's land use law and make forestry profitable</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Mark Fritch talks fast and swears a lot, standing in ankle-deep snow in Government Camp. As he carries wooden pallets up icy stairs of the three-story ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/02/court-wants-more-scrutiny-of-metros.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNzE3MDQ1ODQ5MTE0MDgzMjY2Mho3MzU4NTllYmJlYTE5ZTA5OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEvMKW2e51otqeTxpvPSbBtBjyE6A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Court
wants more scrutiny of Metro's land plan</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Sustainable Business Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The court sent Metro's reserves plan back to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission for further review. A band of land owners ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_lawmakers_ink_land_use.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjI1NzU1MjEwNzk2NTU0ODM5NTIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHijUXNGvBCn0zbqyKh0QnH8zMLvg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
lawmakers ink land use 'grand bargain' with developers, conservationists</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon</span><span style="color:#252525"> lawmakers have reached an agreement on a land use “grand ... out an agreement that will expand the region's Urban Growth Boundary and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_has_forgotten_the_d_in.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM4MjIzNzk5NjE4NDM3OTM3NTcyGmNmNTM1N2I3ZTNhYjc4YzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHZJAPPYfe12PyUNuIwG5hw4H1tnQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
has forgotten the 'D' in LCDC (guest opinion)</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">We are the innovators of land use planning, public access to our beautiful ... Unfortunately the letter 'D' has been forgotten by many in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Central-Oregon-farms-see-uptick-in-events-5260670.php&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTg0MzE5MDkxNTYyNTk1NzQ1ODIaNjgyY2EwZDcyODgzMzg5Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNERwEh1Qv35CINDyhC-Mf6vQHGLvA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Central
Oregon farms see uptick in events</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">...</span><span style="color:#252525"> time when this has been so prevalent," said Jon Jinings, a Bend-based staffer with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20140223/NEWS/402230338/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTQ5ODUyOTY4MDYyOTMxMjIzNDUyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHVfmv4yt8H4SiByUSP3CEt-oqIhQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Josephine
County officials say they won't allow pot dispensaries</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Rich said that makes the matter a land-use issue. ... or the Board of Commissioners can take their case to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2014/02/south_cooper_mountain_land_use.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM2NDA0MTQ0MTA2NzM0MDM3NzkyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGkbnn2HU6M9EhXnXr3HvN1r_FLTw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">South
Cooper Mountain: Land use ruling may delay, but not halt, Beaverton development</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">What it means for Washington County: Metro and Washington County might have to redraw urban and rural reserve lines unless a land-use “grand ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/city_asks_residents_where_do_w.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTYzMzI4NDMwNzg3MzI0MTkwMzQyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHMS2bxICzN9Yl_1UzwUKiMWS08iA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">City
asks residents, 'Where do we start?' as officials eye transportation, safety priority list: Portland ...</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Robert Liberty, the former Metro Councilor, urged the city to follow through on plans to push the Oregon Department of Transportation to invest more ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/1814677-151/bend-mayor-pitches-urban-growth-boundary-idea&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgwOTY4NjMyMzU1MzIxMTY5NTcyGjI2YzQ2YjQwNzIyOWMxMDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFjINX6RvAi37FsL9AjQXG2seI6Uw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Bend
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Bend is updating its growth plan, which will likely call for an expansion of the city limit known in Oregon as the urban growth boundary, or UGB. Urban ...<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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