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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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://qz.com/217377/here-is-how-to-make-mass-transit-financially-sustainable/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY5MTUwMjQwNDIyMzk5NDI1MDYyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFHt41bSgvp9wEe-x-OhzP3HgVhZw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Here
is how to make mass transit in the US financially sustainable</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Quartz
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Over the past half century, US transit under public ownership has seen an enormous and growing per passenger subsidy. The debate over the merits ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-garcetti-cap-and-trade-20140606-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMjgxNjY2OTU2NTEzNjY2NzcwOTIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEwzGXX_myD59xfpRRXdXJgT8Llvw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Eric
Garcetti endorses funding mass transit with cap-and-trade revenue</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Los Angeles Times
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti voices support for a plan that would invest California's cap-and-trade revenue in mass transit and affordable housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sf-supervisors-may-defy-mayor-on-transit-funding-measure/Content%3Foid%3D2817751&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNTkyNjM1MDcwMjE4ODA0NTE2MzIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE3HfmcKjSRyflFK8elE9AJuVhBQQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">SF
supervisors may defy mayor on transit funding measure</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">San Francisco Examiner
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">San Francisco likes to bill itself as a transit-first city, and it could have the ... public-transit capital needs and bicycle safety-focused street
projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/06/the-rise-of-private-luxury-mass-transit-buses/372221/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTEzODQ4MDc5MTM4MzQ1OTg0MTIyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG50ehheDXgpTvkoYodR1ETJIAhzQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">The
Rise of Private 'Luxury' Mass Transit Buses</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">CityLab
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">If you ride a public bus with any regularity, you know all the common complaints. It's not very clean and it's very, very crowded. It stops so often
you can ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/bridj-bus-boston-new-city-transit&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTkyNjM1MDcwMjE4ODA0NTE2MzIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG_CUy_wSXr2IbAeThWEepBURPmsw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">What
Will New, High-Tech Bus Service Bridj Mean for Public Transit?</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Next City
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of public transit. I love the widespread affordability, the environmental sustainability, the passenger diversity.
So when I ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/06/video_a_walk_on_portlands_tili.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ2MjY0MjU1MzQ1NDkzMzYzOTEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH9dIASelt4DZF5h4nqwSTbky4_8A"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Video:
A walk on Portland's Tilikum Crossing for 'meet in the middle' bridge ceremony</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"The long-anticipated connection of the Tilikum Bridge, Bridge of the People occurs on Friday, June 6," Oregon's largest transit agency said. In reality ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/david_sarasohn_portland_city_c.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTQ2MjY0MjU1MzQ1NDkzMzYzOTEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2drd6RBu1tCHqpZ83SdZrGRjkiA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">David
Sarasohn: Portland City Council's street fee follies</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">This is partly but not entirely the problem; as Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, a senior member of the House Transportation Committee, points out, the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/07/epa-reinstates-pesticide-buffer-areas-to-protect/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMwOTI1MTM0ODU2MDM2NDE2MzUyGjdmMjhmMGIwYTI4YzEzMDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHjeNnKk5oR8_AouUFBQg7TGHldmQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">EPA</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
reinstates pesticide buffer areas to protect salmon</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Spokesman Review
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to temporarily restore ... along salmon-bearing streams in Oregon, California and Washington.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://wallowa.com/news/state_regional/ctuir-begins-to-buy-back-lost-land/article_68075e80-1d0b-5922-b7db-1ab6e4ff975e.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCSoUMTQ4MTYwNTA1MTQzNjU5NzQ5OTYyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFE_VEOEYV0UNsknPWJyeYb8INAmw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">CTUIR
begins to buy back lost land</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">It allots $1.9 billion for tribal governments to purchase these fractionated lands from the many owners and place them in trust to use for the benefit
of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2136399-151/madras-sidewalk-construction-should-be-done-by-end%3FentryType%3D0&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTkxNDc5MDYwMDc5MTkxNzQyNzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHrfAoiyYkWFCsOAt9gGXuVOfkbag"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Madras
sidewalk construction should be done by end of July</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The south end of Madras is getting a new look, with the city and the Oregon Department of Transportation teaming up to fill in gaps in the sidewalks ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://otrec.us/news/entry/study_examines_racial_bias_at_crosswalks"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Study examines racial bias at crosswalks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In a pilot study funded by the NITC Small Starts program, researchers explored whether drivers behave differently toward pedestrians waiting to use a crosswalk based on the pedestrian’s race.
The study – the first examining the effects of race on pedestrian crossing experiences – found that black pedestrians were passed by twice as many cars and waited nearly a third longer to cross than white pedestrians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news_paid/article_11e1f2b8-edc5-11e3-afc5-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDIxODY2NjgxMTc3MDA2OTg0NDIaN2YyOGYwYjBhMjhjMTMwOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEH3TEue-2aHgg_TbvbH4nflCSkjQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">EPA</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
Announces $1.55 million in Brownfields support for Oregon communities</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Tillamook Headlight Herald
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Five re-development projects in Oregon will receive a total of $1.55 million in Brownfields funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/with_columbia_river_crossing_i.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">With Columbia
River crossing in the grave, bi-state bridge coalition claims it's ready to step up</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It has no money, no plan and little in the way of political support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Columbian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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-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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/223461-84022-deq-officials-clarify-intel-agreement"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">DEQ officials clarify Intel
agreement</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Portland Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On Thursday evening, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality officials heard nearly three hours of questions and comments from the public about Intel’s air quality and permitting violations
as well as the $143,000 fine levied against the Hillsboro semiconductor manufacturer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/06/intel_begins_talks_to_extend_o.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Intel
begins talks to extend Oregon property tax breaks potentially worth more than $1 billion</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Intel has quietly begun talks with local governments on a new package of property tax exemptions that could be worth more than $1 billion to the company over several years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.chinookobserver.com/news/northwest/luba-decision-postponed-to-june/article_7dc1d8aa-4925-5387-bb12-dfb3306d55e7.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTEzODQ4MDc5MTM4MzQ2MDEwNTYyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFQ4T9byvwHlqLlKoOiMztkETG5ZA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">LUBA
decision postponed to June 23</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Chinook Observer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Land Use Board of Appeals requested a two-week extension for considering the merits of an appeal made by Oregon LNG, which was denied a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/06/portland-area_population_could.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY4OTg3NTMzMjQxNzMwNTA5ODUyGjI2YzQ2YjQwNzIyOWMxMDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNETT4eyYli54_3-qZAxhOfXA6oBYQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Portland-area
population could jump by 725000 in 20 years, Metro forecasts</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">This forecast might be at the foundation of next year's assessment of the Urban Growth Boundary expansion. The process allows the regional ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Profit/20140610/investment-firm-increases-land-buys&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM4ODQ2ODQxMTc1NDI5MTAyMzQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGThtkEBZhVp75es-E2FamrGroEDA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Investment
firm increases land buys</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Most recently, in early June, the Gladstone Farm Corp. bought two blueberry farms on 200 acres in Oregon's Columbia County. With this purchase, the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://wallowa.com/news/state_regional/two-bulls-fire-hits-planned-skyline-forest/article_901109e1-2633-58b7-9121-08a60ee534d1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTM4ODQ2ODQxMTc1NDI5MTAyMzQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEHJmdcGEBuccfh_usTJ_FzwW_afA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Two
Bulls Fire hits planned 'Skyline Forest'</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Like all of Central Oregon, the Deschutes Land Trust has continued to watch with concern as the Two Bulls Fire races through private property west of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_lavender_farm_prepares.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMjQ2MzU1Nzg5NDUxMjE4ODk2OTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGek3AsjFvYpK_PIceiVEH1YcRbQw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
Lavender Farm prepares for annual lavender festival as Clackamas County releases ...</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The 90-acre farm in Oregon City is praised by neighbors and local politicians, but is caught in a land-use quandry that could compromise Dierking's ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/06/odot_postpones_road_improvemen.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYzNDE0Njc4NjcyOTE3NzU5NTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHfjNNbWtWzurkDnNBssx9-SG408Q"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">ODOT
postpones road construction projects due to federal funding uncertainty</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Department of Transportation has decided to postpone road improvement projects due to federal funding uncertainty. (Michal Thompson ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/06/rep_peter_defazio_replace_fede.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTcyMzAzNzEzNTI1ODc3MTY1MzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHr-9MfsiYNbeMkAFEgpat4A-tb4A"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Rep.
Peter DeFazio: Replace federal gas tax with per-barrel tax on oil companies</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> Rep. Peter DeFazio on Wednesday unveiled his latest proposal for ending the
long deadlock over federal transportation spending: replacing ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/06/washington_county_voters_split.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoTNTcyMzAzNzEzNTI1ODc3MTY1MzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHDw7euczTYQRD2Hkb7z6kwFNluCQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Washington
County voters split on vehicle-registration fee, county survey finds</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... to be at least double that of the local gas tax because half of the proceeds usually got to the Oregon Department of Transportation, Roberts said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/223678-85473-port-projects-among-100-awaiting-state-review&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNTcyMzAzNzEzNTI1ODc3MTY1MzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEGXd0MENO47KJzsl-b2OJ6Ws04qQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Port
projects among 100 awaiting state review</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The panel's recommendations will go to the Oregon Transportation Commission, which will conduct a public hearing in July and adopt priorities in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://wallowa.com/news/state_regional/controversial-crude-oil-and-coal-export-dock-in-line-for/article_8afc9d3f-16a9-574f-85a7-8a6bb16fad75.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTYzNDE0Njc4NjcyOTE3NzU5NTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGCkkoqmkTWGAPSCxAN4_32HHYSMA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Controversial
Crude Oil And Coal Export Dock In Line For Oregon Subsidies</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing on the recommended projects July 17 before voting on them in August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/sather-project-gets-final-wetlands-permit-groundbreaking-ceremony-set-for/article_5c720668-f1be-11e3-87a0-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMTM1Mzk1OTYwMzA0MTAyNjY0NTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFvz-2xTwEJ3k7p4n_pXImQYX5gSw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Sather
project gets final wetlands permit, groundbreaking ceremony set for June 26</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Department of State Lands issued a wetlands permit June 4 to Landmark Properties, an Athens, Ga., based development firm which is ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/06/13/plan-raze-howard-hall-denied-city-commission/10408941/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Plan
to raze Howard Hall denied by city commission</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Salem Statesman Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The city's historic landmarks commission has rejected Salem Hospital's proposal to demolish Howard Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/oregon-completes-controversial-sales-state-owned-coastal-forestlands&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTY1NjYzODUwMjE5ODA1NDY5NDQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEEhLreq_nNKQLl8OgGh7O_ZaQEWQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
Completes Controversial Sales of State-Owned Coastal Forestlands</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Jefferson Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The finalized sales of 1,453 acres from a coastal state forest were announced Thursday by the Oregon Department of State Lands. The agency says it ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31720657-75/klamath-project-tribes-wells-drought.html.csp"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">State eyes farmers’
demands for water</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Eugene Register-Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">State water masters on Thursday were evaluating demands from farmers in a federal irrigation project and from the Klamath Tribes to enforce their senior water rights in drought-stricken Klamath
County, the Oregon Water Resources Department said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Direct: (503) 934-0073 | Main: (503) 373-0050<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:laura.buhl@state.or.us">laura.buhl@state.or.us</a> |
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM">www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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