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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News – Double Issue!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Greetings from Land Use News. We were at the OAPA conference last week, but are happy to be back bringing you interesting planning news from near and far (but mostly near).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2108442-151/bend-considers-new-fee-structure%3FentryType%3D0&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzI4MDU5MDE5NjkxOTgxNzc1NjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHsTxgjDZPXTXrtQddY_bvQxwur7w"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Bend
considers new fee structure</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The city of Bend is poised to change how it pays for the employees who answer questions from the public about land use and planning applications</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/oregon-landowners-agree-to-protect-sage-grouse/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon
landowners agree to protect sage grouse</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A county in Southeastern Oregon has announced one of the largest land conservation agreements in the state to protect greater sage grouse. The birds live in sagebrush country
where their habitat is shrinking because of people, wildfires, and invasive species. Harney County contains much of Oregon’s prime sage grouse habitat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/ecology/future-land-use-change-urban-areas-forests-habitat-biodiversity&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTA5MDcwMDM0MDM4OTYyOTkyOTIyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEPH_CvE0uSuhRBKnQfihoUWAq2LA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">The
impact of future U.S. land-use change on urban areas, forests, habitat and biodiversity</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A 2014 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “Projected Land-use Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services in the United
States,” ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/osu-scientist-delivers-pessimistic-report-on-climate-change-in-the/article_3c8f4d90-e220-11e3-b306-001a4bcf887a.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Climate
scientist describes hotter, drier Oregon</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Corvallis Gazette-Times
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How about a 24-inch rise in the sea level at Newport by 2100? Or an increase in temperature of up to 14 degrees Fahrenheit? Those are some of the possible effects of climate
change in the Pacific Northwest, as outlined by Phil Mote, who helped to write the Northwest portion of the third national climate assessment that was released May 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/57404&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTNzI4MDU5MDE5NjkxOTgxNzc1NjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHGuQa95AgAL-J5HpUZahp8V3971A"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">How
did Australian drylands cause record land carbon sink in 2011?</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">environmentalresearchweb
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Each year, scientists assess how much carbon the ocean, land and ... Current candidates for the explanation include land use and grazing,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/222781-84031-state-transportation-panel-gains-members"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">State
transportation panel gains members</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Two new members, including the first African American, have been added to the Oregon Transportation Commission.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.forconstructionpros.com/news/11486767/oregon-dot-seeks-vendors-to-build-road-usage-charge-program&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTE3OTkxMTQyNDkwMzYxMTE2MzkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE5EijwafVAPqSUPWQFwxsmgZCNqw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
DOT Seeks Vendors to Build Road-Usage-Charge Program</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Department of Transportation moved closer to implementing its voluntary Road Usage Charge Program by announcing it is seeking ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinion/20140530/is-a-mileage-fee-better-than-the-gas-tax-question-of-the-week&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoSMTY1NzkyNDcwNjcwODQ0MDUxMho4NDMwYzEyZTA3YjY4YzA0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFXAKAvr1QSuOjeb3GfgfUoD5WkYQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Is
a mileage fee better than the gas tax? Question of the week</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... that would study implementing a mileage fee much like those in Oregon and Washington. The bill would give the California Transportation
Agency, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2014/05/28/googles-driverless-car-will-make-the-interstate-look-like-brilliant-public-transit-2/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM0NzQzODkxMjgyMzEwNzM4MzEyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHn703LjipV1T6g9c8Xqvx8dAZ7wg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Google's
Driverless Car Will Make the Interstate Look Like Brilliant Public Transit</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">In The Capital
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">It seats two and only goes 25 mph, but it might make the U.S. the center of a revolution in personal mobility and mass transportation.
I used to think the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.vox.com/2014/6/2/5771880/us-mass-transit-construction-costs-are-insanely-high&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgwMTA0MzE0MjE0NjE2MjU0MTIyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFeDONOYZoHIeAaJkL0f8GrA8x3PA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">US
mass transit construction costs are insanely high</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">1. The City of Alexandria in the Washington suburbs would like to build a new Metro station alongside existing Blue/Yellow Line tracks somewhere ...</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/03/buses-rail-transit/9849761/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoSODIwMTcwMjgxMDI5NzcxMzMzMhplM2JlYzMxYTA5YjI0Yzk2OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEfLTegWaVfvzE6apI-ikXfrnIdSQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Get
on the bus - not light rail, one expert urges</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">USA TODAY
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Because of that, cities turning to rail transit usually opt for light rail. ... "Rail transit is often sold to politicians and the
public on the claim that it can move ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/TriMet-to-hold-hackathon-to-enhance-transit-apps--40679&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTY3ODk5MTUwNDEzMTAzOTEzNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEL1G09bbCMfRfdxlj2kEsRFt2JMA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">TriMet
to hold 'hackathon' to enhance transit apps</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Progressive Rail Roading
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) will host a data "hackathon" on June 25, the second event in the agency's Open </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/popular-app-odot-tracking-cyclists-gps-to-improve-roads/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Popular
app, ODOT tracking cyclists GPS to improve roads—blog</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon Public Broadcasting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Raise of hands, who’s using Strava? For those of you who didn’t raise your hands, Strava is an app for the active, tracking your run and bike routes through GPS. And the Oregon
Department of Transportation is interested, too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wired.com/2014/06/strava-sells-cycling-data/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0MjY3MDM0MjMzNjEwMjU3NzYyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHc9VnZkQfSU85gbCfcUQkkbzaR6g"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Strava's
Cycling App Is Helping Cities Build Better Bike Lanes</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wired
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“We were really deficient on the cycling and walking side of data,” said Margi Bradway, the active transportation lead at the Oregon
DOT. State officials ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/portland_street_fee_more_publi.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDY2MzcwNjk0NTI0MjQxMDMzODIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEn6GiqJhMyMq1OGKRKe__dS6vEUQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Portland
street fee: More public meetings, more committees coming in wake of City Council delay</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Transportation</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> bureau staffers said the city checked
with the city attorney and confirmed the meetings didn't fall under Oregon's expansive public ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/portland-pedestrian-safety-060514&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNDY2MzcwNjk0NTI0MjQxMDMzODIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGQq8pSH8_GAFwmVHBccEO4dkxXgg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Portland
region's streetscape helps it earn high score in pedestrian safety index</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Lake McTighe, a transportation planner at Metro, said Oregon's "Bike Bill" mandates bike and pedestrian upgrades when streets are developed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/223437-84983-oregon-washington-lawmakers-talk-about-new-columbia-river-bridge"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon,
Washington lawmakers talk about new Columbia River bridge</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lawmakers from Oregon and Washington met on Wednesday in Vancouver to talking about seeking options for a new bridge or bridges over the Columbia River.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/04/lawmakers-discuss-new-bridge-effort/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Lawmakers discuss
new bridge effort</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">-Rep. Pike says bistate coalition looking to rebuild relationships-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A group of state lawmakers from Washington and Oregon met in a closed-door meeting in Vancouver on Wednesday to discuss a new Columbia River bridge. It was not, however, a
meeting to "revive the Columbia River Crossing," said Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, one of the lawmakers spearheading the so-called Bi-State Bridge Coalition. Pike said she was encouraged by the meeting, which included 12 lawmakers, representing both states and
both parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news/Committee-to-prioritize-project-recipients-for-Oregon-funding-program--40582&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA2MDMxNTM0NzI0MzkxMTAxNTMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHhZ2emVGVNtQGN0uC1jwYfjKPk9w"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Committee
to prioritize project recipients for Oregon funding program</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Progressive Rail Roading
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A final review committee will meet June 11 and 12 in Portland, Ore., to prioritize multi-modal transportation projects seeking $42
million in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/06/04/oregon-infrastructure-ready-quake-tsunami/9930793/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDY2MzcwNjk0NTI0MjQxMDMzODIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFO7y3tKV8RlPUWWRWGwQKYzKxsqw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
infrastructure not ready for quake, tsunami</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Salem Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> seriously lags behind Washington in preparing its infrastructure to
... state bridge engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.willamettelive.com/2014/news/open-house-promote-3rd-bridge/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoUMTA2MDMxNTM0NzI0MzkxMTAxNTMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHeNGuOuVddF_hB0v2gkT2rVdaU-w"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Open
House to promote 3rd bridge</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">WilliametteLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... “preferred alternative” determined by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the City of Salem City Council the Mid-Willamette
Valley ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may292014/salem-funding-kh.php&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNTU1NDUzODI0Mzk4NjA0OTY5Mho3ZjI4ZjBiMGEyOGMxMzA5OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFQBIMUGfUXMsThjuN5MLNV62pweQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Salem
to Recieve Funding to Redevelop Brownfield Sites</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Salem-News.Com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">This funding comes from the competitive Brownfield Assessment Grants Program within the EPA. “This funding is a major win for Oregon's
natural ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/oregon-outdoors/columns/outdoors-column-new-use-fees-could-portend-bleak-future/article_d290c622-e6fb-11e3-b884-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDY3OTgwNTg5MDQxODM5NDE5MDIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFVDqGXXcnoydf3Z65oIwpqee6wWA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Outdoors
column: New use fees could portend bleak future</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Corvallis Gazette Times
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">I'm rabid about not setting foot on private land without permission, though ... I would be hunting state/public land — if I didn't
have an eastern Oregon ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/222392-83720-riverbend-landfill-opponents-vow-to-keep-fighting-after-luba-defeat&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDY3OTgwNTg5MDQxODM5NDE5MDIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGfDOzuRauLPCej3HMDmxfwDW2jmg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Riverbend
landfill opponents vow to keep fighting after LUBA defeat</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on May 27 dismissed an appeal filed by the Stop the Dump Coalition, which hoped to prevent expansion
of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/northwest/votes-approve-major-step-toward-gp-urban-expansion/article_8a202133-0382-5c3c-8553-2285a9c8bcb2.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Votes
approve major step toward GP urban expansion</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">There are 1,033 buildable acres within the proposed expansion, 440 of which will be within the urban growth boundary and 593 will be designated as ...</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/salmonberry-trail-project-one-step-closer-to-fruition-with-400000-epa-grant/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjQyNjUyMzU5MjQ0Njc3MzY4MTIaN2YyOGYwYjBhMjhjMTMwOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHsnaVnkG3-euE5GRQRN5h1jVQ2cQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Salmonberry
Trail project one step closer to fruition with $400000 EPA grant</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">TILLAMOOK, Ore. – A $400,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will cover the cost of identifying and developing cleanup
plans for ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/05/intel_deq_hear_residents_conce.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Intel,
DEQ hear residents' concerns; public comment sought on Tektronix's wastewater discharge</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is keeping busy in Washington County. Here's a roundup of recent news involving the state agency, Intel, Tektronix and county
residents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/222700-84026-state-will-pay-washington-county-to-offset-tax-breaks"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">State
will pay Washington County to offset tax breaks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Washington County will gain $37.8 million from the state to offset part of the property tax breaks it granted to Intel and Genentech for investment in Hillsboro plants.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/northwest-tribes-begin-energy-projects/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Renewable energy
takes root in northwest Indian country</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon Public Broadcasting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">You can spot one of the Eastern Oregon's newest renewable energy projects from Interstate 84. It doesn’t look like other wind projects east of the Cascades. A single wind
turbine rises over the Tamstslikt Cultural Institute on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://tdn.com/news/local/oregon-again-postpones-decision-on-ambre-energy-s-morrow-pacific/article_ab890d54-e85f-11e3-bf58-001a4bcf887a.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon
again postpones decision on Ambre Energy's Morrow Pacific Project</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Daily News-Kelso Longview
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A fill/removal permit decision for Ambre Energy’s Morrow Pacific project has been delayed again. On Friday, Oregon’s Department of State Lands said it wouldn’t decide on the
permit until later this summer. This is the eighth delay on the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gladstone-land-corporation-announces-farmland-acquisition-in-oregon-2014-06-02%3Freflink%3DMW_news_stmp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY0NzU2ODA4MzQ1ODA5OTE4NTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE238HjLvNpvVzzJiZYR1IKg3Nfhw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Gladstone
Land Corporation Announces Farmland Acquisition in Oregon</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">MarketWatch
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"We are pleased to add two great farms in Oregon to our portfolio and ... real estate partner for farmers so they can secure their
land for the long haul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20140603/oregon-landowners-seek-pipeline-protections&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNTY0NzU2ODA4MzQ1ODA5OTE4NTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEBHVSMoSC76HgMTNQhmg5JaEjPNw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
landowners seek pipeline protections</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A property rights group wants Oregon lawmakers to strengthen protections for farmers who face natural gas pipelines crossing their land. Landowners </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31674020-75/county-eugene-lane-west-block.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTNTA3MTk0Njg5OTgyMDc4NjA1NjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGZmu_RSWAAARCMosj8d0ubVpfJow"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Lane
County-Eugene land swap subject of public hearing</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Eugene Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">After that hearing, residents will be able to comment on the proposal to change land use designations in four undeveloped areas in
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theworldlink.com/sports/local/golf-course-decision-goes-to-luba/article_4b7bb752-ecda-11e3-b4f1-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODU4NTcyNzExMzU5MDA2NzA2MzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEW4y_qSyVlvsk7Vn9VxpUPx_2hiQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Golf
course decision goes to LUBA</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Coos Bay World
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">But by the end of the week, ORCA already had filed an intent to appeal the decision with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Now
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thenewsguard.com/news_paid/article_d3d81aa6-ec2f-11e3-80f0-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDY2MzcwNjk0NTI0MjQxMDMzODIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGT3sl6TY4xEZnQJaPx5E35-GiSxw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">VIDEO:
Officials hit the street to review Depoe Bay transportation issues</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Lincoln City News Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Using a little foot power, officials with the City of Depoe Bay, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and DKS Associates,
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trumpets suitors for land</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Williams & Dame partnered with Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Development Commission on the 35-acre South Waterfront ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.freep.com/article/20140527/BUSINESS06/305270026/Detroit-land-bank-duggan-blight&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNzI4MDU5MDE5NjkxOTgxNzc1NjIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGY7lCuRDCIkrEIJJXnWKXmyQN5Ig"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">An
energized Detroit Land Bank leads Duggan's blight effort</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">As Gerson recalls, Duggan told her, “I'm thinking of running for mayor, but the core problem in the city is land use and blight, and
if we can't fix that we ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/11125/study-land-use-for-corn-ethanol-production-to-drop-significantly&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTY1MDM0NTkwNDE2NjYzNzI1OTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE0CB2n0uuvWYgXd7LE9L97ni7Ofw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Study:
Land use for corn ethanol production to drop significantly</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Ethanol Producer Magazine
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A too common error made in reporting the amount of land used for U.S. ethanol production is to measure the amount of grain shipped
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.timescall.com/news_region-news/ci_25905621/light-public-outcry-boulder-county-hold-public-hearing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTODE5MzUwNjkwMzYwMTUzOTkxNzIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFhLWSGe0LWnPp8ewQEQGDs001zVg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">In
light of public outcry, Boulder County to hold public hearing on pot greenhouses</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Longmont Daily Times-Call
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Last month, the county Land Use Department approved the proposed 5,040-square-foot warehouse and 16,800 square feet of greenhouses,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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