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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 class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/04/study_dings_portlands_reputati.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTIwMjU5MDI4MTM5Nzk0NTczNDkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGIpVXkyfbNrT1p3i34g5_D24hsxw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Study
dings Portland's reputation for fighting sprawl, but closer look tells a different story</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">Clark County, which is not subject to Oregon's stringent land-use laws, and Clackamas County scored just slightly above average. They ranked No…<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/sherwood/index.ssf/2014/04/sherwood_walmart_challenge_dis.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTIwMjU5MDI4MTM5Nzk0NTczNDkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFm4qqZ71PgtrE3wziqr92Baln8ww"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Sherwood
Walmart challenge dismissed by Oregon Court of Appeals</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"><span style="color:#252525">Sherwood Walmart challenge dismissed by Oregon Court of Appeals ... On Wednesday, the court affirmed the Land Use Board of Appeals' dismissal ...<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://theworldlink.com/reedsport/news/reedsport-to-discuss-pot-dispensary-ban/article_431b4e02-ba98-11e3-a560-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTIwMjU5MDI4MTM5Nzk0NTczNDkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHqdnjZlVvFbn1Iq_zVt2SU2oPg_A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Reedsport
to discuss pot dispensary ban</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Coos Bay World <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">City Manager Jonathan Wright said the discussion is likely to include land use ... The Oregon Health Authority has begun considering applications for ...<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://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/2/sprawl-poverty-impact.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTOTg0NzEwOTYyMzQ5NTUyNzg5NzIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH2uxyQ_aNN3XOAnXH2FvBO5oPtew"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Metro
areas with good, cheap mass transit can promote economic advancement and healthier living</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Al Jazeera America
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">Living in sprawling metropolitan areas hurts a poor child's chances of moving up the economic ladder as an adult, according to new research ...<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://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/04/coal-export-developer-asks-for-another.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA0ODA5NDM2NDAwNzkyMzIxOTEyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2wI9efyr0geEgcXnm1rOt8iIb6g"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Coal
export developer asks for another permit delay at Port of Morrow</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Sustainable Business Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">Australia-based Ambre Energy is seeking a permit from the Oregon Department of State Lands that would allow the company to drive pilings into 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.publicnewsservice.org/2014-04-01/water/what-epas-clean-water-proposal-means-for-oregon/a38429-1&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMyNjM5Nzg2NTYxNzE4MDg0ODMyGjdmMjhmMGIwYTI4YzEzMDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFt6bh4j5w-t4jfRVeBwGl7TCm4Kw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">What
EPA's Clean-Water Proposal Means for Oregon</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Public News Service
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">Mossy Creek, a tributary of the Salmon River, is one of many smaller Oregon streams that doesn't receive Clean Water Act protections…<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/2014/04/portland_bureau_of_transportat_13.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzM1MTI5ODQxOTk3MzI1NjUwNTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG26Q3aujVx0K5pgQ7uodLSJG-Hpg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Portland
Bureau of Transportation searching for new bike and pedestrian manager to replace ...</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">The Active Transportation Division Manager gig comes with budget ... "Big city excitement and small town charm make Portland, Oregon, a favorite ...<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/wal-mart_bails_on_plan_for_ore.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NzY5MDM3NjAwNTI3Mzg5ODIyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEPbhM6ZgEL8eW8SNHaWSO0SU3QyA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Wal-Mart
bails on plan for Oregon City store, 13-acre site is for sale</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"><span style="color:#252525">Wal-Mart has abandoned its plan to build a store in Oregon City and put its 13-acre site on the market. Wal-Mart acquired the land more than 12 years ...<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.registerguard.com/rg/news/31362884-75/county-shepherd-property-church-weddings.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU3NTg3NDYxODAzMjExNzgwMzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFP5B_-s-ZM7-U3tX-RGJqvS4RYuA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">
weddings dispute expands to church services</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">A Central Oregon man who has run afoul of the local government because he holds commercial weddings on land zoned for farm use ...<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.gazettetimes.com/news/local/speaker-oregon-farmland-prices-have-begun-rebound/article_6b6f504c-2c32-5a8a-92f5-684ed52b17fd.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzUyMzg0ODg5Mjg5OTk5Mzg0NzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFc-gUsWJJOJ3qXILhpMxydiM8LmA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Speaker:
Oregon farmland prices have begun rebound</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Corvallis Gazette Times
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">Farming in Oregon is quickly being divided into two classes: large-scale ... He said Oregon land prices have begun to turn back upwards, but remain ...<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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<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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