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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>
<p class="MsoNormal">The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived
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<p class="MsoNormal">Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here:<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/lng-roils-county-commission-race/article_bd1ae842-d173-11e3-8efc-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDY5NTcwOTY0ODgwODYxNDcyMTIaY2Y1MzU3YjdlM2FiNzhjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH7DsD5UOojfD3ST9fUKzIQq94LMA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">LNG
roils county commission race</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">In October, Clatsop County commissioners voted unanimously to deny a land-use application sought by Oregon LNG to install 41 miles of pipeline ...<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.opb.org/news/article/npr-oregon-state-board-hears-appeal-of-lng-decision/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU2NzY3NjAyMDM5NTk0MzMyNjkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHWbvabHA8AUbUEfHU-2zCd7ugxUA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">
State Board Hears Appeal Of LNG Decision</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></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">The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals hears arguments about a ... The developer, Oregon LNG, is trying to reverse a Clatsop County decision to ...<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://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/oregon/lng-pipeline-permit-headed-for-land-use-board/article_c6b22db9-6812-5284-a1db-b43ef8704a5a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzk0ODA2MzI0MzI4NDkzOTM1MjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFgcpDGrPXEFHrBP29e0V2BgL14EQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">LNG
pipeline permit headed for land use board</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Longview Daily News
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Douglas County commissioners have refused to hear an appeal of a permit for a pipeline through southwestern Oregon to ...<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.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/05/transit_activist_urban_scholar.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTEzMzYyMzM1MjkyMTU4NTY1NTIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGlzed65eUpF0v18gIqt5zJclPSmw"><span style="text-decoration:none">Transit
activist, urban scholar Benjamin Ross says Portland is a model for how cities should grow ...
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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">Author and transit activist Benjamin Ross says the urban growth boundary ... 7:30 p.m courtesy of 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Portland Transport and Oregon Walks. ... That's the widespread
assumption, that the growth boundary is the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonwild.org/about/blog/yes-it2019s-biggerthanbundy2014efforts-to-seize-your-public-lands-have-only-just-begun&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcxNzU1MzUxMjk4NjE1MzA2NTUyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGRyPfJbuT9hNYXoG4ohcP__ZPqbA"><span style="text-decoration:none">Yes,
It's #BiggerThanBundy—Efforts to Seize Your Public Lands Have Only Just Begun <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Oregon WildBlog (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">... it's worth remembering that Bundy's fringe ideas are mirrored by current efforts in many Western states to seize federal lands--including Oregon.<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.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57876473-78/blm-horses-county-says.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MjU3NzQ0MzkyMTQ3NzIzMjAyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHZnz203k6VDZEB9o3TBcVjSCiz6g"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Tensions
rising over public land use in Utah, the West <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Salt Lake Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Bureau of Land Management closed Recapture Canyon to motorized use in 2007, but this Saturday, the rumble of engines will once again ...<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.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/05/gov_john_kitzhaber_has_deep_co.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHayvkt3koPwa4IlgZowpUJWJ1-pg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Gov.
John Kitzhaber has 'deep concern' about oil train safety, tells feds to move faster</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">In a Friday letter to federal Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, ... Kitzhaber said Oregon was exploring whether the state has adequate rail safety ...<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.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/05/gov-kitzhaber-discusses-opposition-to.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTczNzAwMzkwOTIwMjEzNDM5ODEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFX6zE_whzmmc545ZPujxGNBaji4A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Gov.
Kitzhaber on oil train safety and why he opposes NW coal (Video)</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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon Gov. ... Wednesday to discuss a range of issues including Cover Oregon, transportation infrastructure, carbon pricing and education reform.<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/2058518-151/oregon-official-talks-oil-trains&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczNzAwMzkwOTIwMjEzNDM5ODEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFO7Hy6k20i_58PH_mbQr4YvnqpqQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">
official talks oil trains</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></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">Howard Gard, administrator of the Oregon Department of Transportation's Rail and Public Transit Division, said the agency is working to update rules ...<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.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/05/vista_ridge_tunnel_antenna_mys.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNExsFGp6lsh01HRW0fxcPkzEVldNw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Vista
Ridge tunnel antenna mystery; bicycles and cats; Portland's bad roads: Oregon transportation ...</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">What happened to Portland's Vista Ridge tunnel antenna? In the early 1970s, when AM was king, Southwest Portland's Vista Ridge Tunnels had a ...<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://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2014/05/02/odot-bought-a-mess-of-bike-route-data-is-that-helpful-or-worrisome&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHbWFB8Qhjv8STQAslUjtMKhiYFCA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">ODOT
Bought a Mess of Bike Route Data: Is that Helpful or Worrisome?</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Portland Mercury (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">BikePortland had an interesting scoop yesterday about how the Oregon Department of Transportation is the first in the nation to purchase data from ...</span><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://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-525976/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUwNjcxNDc0MTQ3OTQ2MzQyMTcyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFdc2Bc4JNXKmYUE29LlBMjOf5AaQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Strava,
Popular With Cyclists and Runners, Wants to Sell Its Data to Urban Planners</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Wall Street Journal (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Margi Bradway, a policy analyst for Oregon's transportation department, first got the idea of paying for Strava's data when she was riding with friends ...<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://news.boldride.com/2014/05/who-killed-public-transportation-in-los-angeles/48243/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NDI2MDI3OTIyNzg3MTgyMzQyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG8GsyVaI46CEQHffXmB5tTA3a-mg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Who
Killed Public Transportation in Los Angeles?</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Bold Ride Blog (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">With Elon Musk's Hyperloop making news in Israel, the story of how Los Angeles's trolley system disintegrated is once again rising in discussions.<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.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/05/04/peter-varga-millennials-transportation/8577831/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY4NDMwNjA0MzQ5MTc3MzA4ODgyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGpBWrgTR1vnWpFMHOYO7FyKVQqZw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Millennials
shifting commuter trends: Column</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">USA TODAY <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">To explain their preference for a multimodal lifestyle undergirded by public transportation, they specifically cite ease of use, lower environmental ...</span><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.cnn.com/2014/05/04/opinion/farber-air-pollution/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY4NDMwNjA0MzQ5MTc3MzA4ODgyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFuR8DrgrU15tFiz_sTcHPqF64LIw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">When
air becomes a public health hazard</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">CNN <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">American cities have not done enough to get people out of cars and onto
<b>mass</b> <b>transit</b>. LA exemplifies the problems. As detailed in "Railways," a recent ...<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/local/31505709-75/million-growth-site-urban-boundary.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ3MDIyODg1NTI0Mzk4MjQ1NTQyGjI2YzQ2YjQwNzIyOWMxMDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFN0N2FoHESEd2H2NATXT1P0z1HMA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">The
dollars and sense of growth <o:p></o:p></span></a></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">If the land remains outside the urban growth boundary, state and county ... Mia Nelson of 1000 Friends of Oregon, a land use watchdog group, said ...</span><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.kval.com/news/local/Springfield-explores-expanding-urban-growth-boundary-258029751.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzQ0NjA2ODc2NjI1NzkyODE5ODIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG1Oc9fTiH-pburp-hbvV1kLgY6pA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Springfield
explores expanding urban growth boundary</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">KVAL <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - The City of Springfield is ... That's why the City Council plans to expand their urban growth boundary. By law, Springfield is ...</span><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/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/clackamas_county_board_plans_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTIwOTcwNjc3MzQ3ODY1MjgyNzAyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFQMoj_MHjzL4uVcpMd9XSiLQH46w"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Clackamas
County board plans to lobby for main transportation corridor projects, compost zoning ...</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">Find a sponsor for a rural area committee on transportation. The Oregon Department of Transportation is working on the idea currently, but the county ...<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.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/clackamas_county_candidate_ste.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTM1NjU1MDg1MzEzMzQ5MzUyMzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH41hymm8cEHhZJYvHloSZgvcVVyw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Clackamas
County candidate Steve Bates receives $15000 donation from property owner fighting ...
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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 Maletis brothers joined a lawsuit against the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, Metro and Clackamas County that ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/219676-80081-troutdale-energy-center-appeals-order-in-contested-case"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Troutdale Energy Center appeals order in contested
case</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Gresham Outlook (Pamplin Media Group)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DEQ issues developers air contaminant discharge permit. The contested case challenging the Troutdale Energy Center has taken a few small steps forward.<o:p></o:p></p>
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wind turbine on Umatilla tribal land dedicated</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">KEPR 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON NEWS RELEASE -- Today the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute dedicated its new 50-kilowatt Endurance E-3120 wind ...<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.gazettetimes.com/news/local/zone-change-keeps-alsea-quarry-open/article_985acf28-d60e-11e3-964b-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTIwOTcwNjc3MzQ3ODY1MjgyNzAyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFcQ6sJFhmHlF7u8obXHzMx7ax2xw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Zone
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">The Benton County Board of Commissioners took steps on Tuesday to ensure the Oregon Department of Transportation would be able to continue ...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Enjoy our state’s lands this spring and summer!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/bike_ecstasy_odot_plows_mckenz.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE4OTYzNzU3Mjg2MjA5ODUyMTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHop6eiHrjDQugTjgkMfNDyQQtn9A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Bike
ecstasy: ODOT plows McKenzie Pass, no cars, open road</span></a> <o:p></o:p></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="font-size:9.0pt;color:#252525">(AP) — The recently plowed McKenzie Pass Highway is car-free until at least June 16, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, giving ...<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.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/columbia_river_gorges_top_10_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTcxMTc4MzgwNzg5MDE5NTE3NjgyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFJN1l71JWwI8k5nXtqjmFAvGTeHg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Columbia
River Gorge's top 10 trails for spring, summer hiking</span></a> <o:p></o:p></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="font-size:9.0pt;color:#252525">Tom McCall Point: The trail goes south from Oregon's Rowena Crest viewpoint on Nature Conservancy Land to the lower tree line, where famous ...<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.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/crooked_river_ranch-area_trail.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcxMTc4MzgwNzg5MDE5NTE3NjgyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEfLVnUX-TJMzyizFIOTaVm2dkLOg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Crooked
River Ranch-area trails by BLM offer central Oregon spring hiking intro (links, photos)</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#252525">Smith Rock State Park is justly famous in central Oregon as a spring ... plan for lands it manages close to the growing cities of central Oregon. When it ...<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.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/clines_buttes_recreation_area.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc5ODI4NTg0NTk5MDkyNDM3MjQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGc1Pl8lDio74eyIY3H4nyQuMr61Q"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Cline
Buttes Recreation Area features new BLM trails near Eagle Crest Resort in central Oregon ...</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#252525">The Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management has opened a new trail system on 32,000 acres it manages in central Oregon, in the triangle ...<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.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/oregons_best_hikes_youve_never.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTc5ODI4NTg0NTk5MDkyNDM3MjQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHID_nvQtMggxHQn2Qr0VpmQUhBMA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Central
Oregon's three best hikes you may never have heard about: Sutton, Gray, Haystack</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="font-size:9.0pt;color:#252525">Main attraction: Roam where you want on Sutton Mountain (don't enter private land on the lower slopes, though). The mountain has lots of ponderosa ...<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 Buhl, AICP, CNU-A</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 | Transportation & Growth Management<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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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM">www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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