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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.dailyastorian.com/news/columbia-river-bridge-project-to-close/article_ec78c974-aa22-11e3-9b77-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTMzgzODUwOTE4NzU3MTMzMjk1MzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHbT7FK23yN01OuaSZLHwIt5Sx8yw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Columbia
River Bridge project to close</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Daily Astorian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">On March 7, the Oregon Legislature adjourned without reinstating ... future use,” said Oregon Department Of Transportation Director Matthew Garrett.<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/9-news/213768-71914-county-land-in-limbo-after-state-steps-in&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTA4MTI1NTMwNzI0NTI0NDI2MTIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEgG8m2nWEjA13o6n6N0UeSVsAJxA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">County
land in limbo after state steps in</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"><span style="color:#252525">Metro's urban reserves lie outside of the region's urban growth boundary, but are considered suitable ... When the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Feb.<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/20140312/ARTICLE/140319938&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTQ4MDA1ODI2ODkyOTU2NzA5MzMyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGP_o2Vg69iLZX8kDwXbbAcUTNHvQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Legislature passes several ag bills</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">SALEM — A redrawing of urban and rural reserves in Oregon's largest ... A revised plan converted several large swaths of land from urban to rural ...<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/oregon-city/index.ssf/2014/03/sewer_issue_propmts_oregon_cit.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTQ4MDA1ODI2ODkyOTU2NzA5MzMyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG0mXr4uH8UUklv4WSer9BjRXbzTA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Sewer
issue delays Oregon City decision on dormitory for recovering addicts</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">10 land-use hearing on the Portland Metro Men's Center proposal. ... The Oregon City Planning Commission deferred a decision on Portland Metro ...<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://ijpr.org/post/more-americans-ride-mass-transit-not-oregonians&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzg1ODg2MDgyNDc2MjA0MDAyMTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEE_WJT6sjHJjgX_OVQCgXazRZAbw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">More
Americans Ride Mass Transit - But Not Oregonians</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Jefferson Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">All valid reasons, according to Jennifer Dill of the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium. But she says Portland also has a high ...<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/tigard/index.ssf/2014/03/tigard_ballot_measure_appears.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTNzg1ODg2MDgyNDc2MjA0MDAyMTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFCNHsIi9NuMMfFMrZpj3lc1ECACQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Tigard
ballot measure appears to have passed, barely: 'It's a divided community'</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 measure will additionally require Tigard to annually send a letter to the governor, the Oregon Department of Transportation, TriMet, Metro, ...<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.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140312/NEWS/303120043/Is-land-trust-best-way-redevelop-Oregon-State-Hospital-s-North-Campus-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzOTgwMTEzNTU3ODU5MjUxNTMyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFomjY71bwGahWf5AwS3Ohcr6H59g"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Is
a land trust the best way to redevelop Oregon State Hospital's North Campus?</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Dome Building on the Oregon State Hospital North Campus in Salem. ... Melora Hiller, executive director of the National Community Land Trust ...<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.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/c2a0201fdd86454e83f34a49c6d4a4a4/OR--Public-Transit-Trips-Oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU0Mzg4MDUwNDI0MjQxOTY4NDEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG1RcXdaQp7_8cFggkLdQe4K2meaQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">As
Americans ride public transit in record numbers, ridership down in Portland region</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Greenfield Daily Reporter
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">PORTLAND, Oregon — While the use of buses, trains and subways is on the rise in many U.S. cities, ridership in the Portland region's much touted …<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/travel/index.ssf/2014/03/oregons_beautiful_sisters_look.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTU0Mzg4MDUwNDI0MjQxOTY4NDEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHNLo66eZgupR1Dy-PWt6kxOPoGmQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon's
beautiful Sisters has that messed up look, but all will be well by May 15</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">Sisters, one of Oregon's favorite small towns, is looking a little down these ... A bit of explanation: the Oregon Department of Transportation is in 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.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140311/NEWS/303110018/Are-rails-trails-projects-derailed-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMjIwNDQzNTgwNzgzMTI5MTgxNDIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGq2amOZQCYtoSDxqmro_kLkUegXg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Are
Oregon rails-to-trails projects derailed?</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon</span><span style="color:#252525"> is home to many rail-to-trails pathways, including popular ... “An erosion of protections of these public lands in the Supreme Court would
not ...<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://democratherald.com/news/local/south-santiam-community-forest-corridor-members-formalize-land-deal/article_abc2fbac-a92d-11e3-977a-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTMjIwNDQzNTgwNzgzMTI5MTgxNDIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGi-XSC2R_y_GGqnFFU2PjCAuYErg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">South
Santiam Community Forest Corridor members formalize land deal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Albany Democrat Herald
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">South Santiam Community Forest Corridor members formalize land deal ... Thomas Maness, dean of the Oregon State University school of forestry ...<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.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/09/hales-says-end-of-crc-could-benefit-deferred-trans/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE3MDU4ODkxNTQwMTYxOTYzMzYyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEulcFGRSgjPSE0pavcLGVY1b4aZg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Hales
says end of CRC could benefit deferred transportation projects</span></a> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Columbian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Hales says with the Columbia River Crossing out of the way, he will ask the Oregon Legislature to work on a transportation funding bill next year, 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://lanetoday.com/2014/03/08/eugene-hosting-passenger-rail-meeting-tuesday/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTE3MDU4ODkxNTQwMTYxOTYzMzYyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG89-qZ_iHmcujW3r77bZfScrJjXg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Eugene
Hosting Passenger Rail Meeting Tuesday</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Lane Today <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">...</span><span style="color:#252525"> of the Cascade Corridor with Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and Oregon Department of Transportation Rail Division Administrator Hal Gard on Tuesday, ...<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/2014/03/4_flashing_bicycle_beacons_wil.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM0Mzc5Mjc1MTk2MzYyNTk3NjAyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF3RaajpAxudm29eVIne3zT5wy77g"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">4
flashing bicycle beacons go up on Barbur in SW Portland</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">The Oregon Department of Transportation will activate four flashing ... The beacons, the first of their kind in Oregon, will start flashing on Thursday.<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/2014/03/oregons_land_use_grand_bargain.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQwNTA1OTkyMTQ2MjUzMDIzNTIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG9r6nDSAPDc22-IHQlPNzL5jy8XA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon's
land use 'grand bargain' and Beaverton: What you need to know</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">The next expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary will likely be elsewhere in the region, not at South Cooper Mountain, Project Manager Valerie ...<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Planning Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Office: (503) 934-0059 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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