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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"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/Permit-to-cut-your-own-Christmas-tree-in-Oregon-National-Forests-Bureau-of-Land-Management-rules-284173421.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTI5MDQ4NzU0ODE2Mjg2ODEwMDIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFb0F9oE_buMSp-whGBm8_P-WpE0Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Holiday
tradition: Christmas tree hunting in <b>Oregon's</b> wilderness</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Holiday tradition: Christmas tree hunting in
<b>Oregon's</b> wilderness ... You also have to be more than 200 feet away from a state highway or private
<b>land</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/32542648-78/a-test-for-envision-eugene.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgzNDM5NzY4NDMzMDkyNDM2ODQyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGrrLBLSmonFMhvlwErsjq3bRXAIg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
test for Envision Eugene</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The reception given to city planners' recommendations for expansions of the city's
<b>urban growth boundary</b> will show whether this harvest is worth the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kast1370.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D3556:astoria-riverfront-project-invited-back-for-another-look-by-transportation-commission%26catid%3D17%26Itemid%3D677&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI5NDA0MTI0ODExMTE4NTI4MjkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGc4v5t9l2dh8OzMmh86-ofdULOIg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
proposed ConnectOregon V project for Astoria that didn't make the first cut gets another look by
<b>...</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">After considering input from the public at a hearing in July, 2014 and reviewing a large volume of written comments, the
<b>Oregon Transportation</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2014/12/washington_county_approves_nik.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTI5NDA0MTI0ODExMTE4NTI4MjkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGHdvOPTQuyOyTiySWdGfZp2u9EdQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Washington
County approves Nike World Headquarters expansion plan, with conditions</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The county's land use and
<b>transportation</b> department mailed its decision Wednesday to more than 300 property owners within 500 feet of the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/index.ssf/2014/12/bethany_boulevard_road_widenin_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTI5NDA0MTI0ODExMTE4NTI4MjkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGbDzNDNQn-srDep4_gxExA8Vpqgg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bethany
Boulevard road widening, still nettling to neighbors, wins design award</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>Oregon</b> Chapter of the American Public Works Association agreed, selecting the project as its 2014
<b>Transportation</b> Project of the Year in the $5 ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2014/12/us_justice_says_indian_tribes.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTUyODkxODc4MjY1ODQzMDcwOTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFd9ayruIWZCF3rRasCEhRlw6YdKQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">US
Justice says Indian tribes can grow, sell marijuana on their <b>land</b> in <b>Oregon</b>, Washington</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana on their
<b>lands</b> as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/no-federal-timber-payments-mean-leaner-times-ahead/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTUyODkxODc4MjY1ODQzMDcwOTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHkFCUm2Pcbw7c-QasbwD3gVBNudg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">End
Of Federal Timber Payments Means Leaner Times For <b>Oregon</b> Counties</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">It's been a lifeline for many counties, especially in
<b>Oregon</b>. ... But that bill governing the so-called O&C <b>Lands</b> (named for the
<b>Oregon</b> and California ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32538385-75/eugene-council-looks-at-expansion-areas-for-development.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNTUyODkxODc4MjY1ODQzMDcwOTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGP6fa6DHSVodLsSdZfCTzKCpRrRA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Council
looks at boundary proposal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">City planners on Wednesday presented long-awaited
<b>land</b> use recommendations on where Eugene should grow in the next 20 years to satisfy the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Nation_World/Nation/20141211/congress-delays-sage-grouse-protections-in-spending-bill&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTgzNDE3NDI2NDcyNTMyNzg3MjEyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEcxL6IxvNIu39qVIFVkFZNRZTrQw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Congress
delays <b>sage grouse</b> protections in spending bill</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>sage grouse</b> rider was tucked deep within the 1,603-page spending package ... Worries about a potential endangered species listing for
<b>sage grouse</b> ... Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, <b>Oregon</b>, South Dakota, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.willamettelive.com/2014/news/salem-hospital-property-future-consideration/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTkyMzI0MzI0NzMyMTcxODc5MjIaMTMzOGQ4ZjJmNjViMWY0YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFR9WlgdqXF0ruFTKd5sBcQ_n96Qg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Salem
Hospital property future under consideration</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">On December 4, the State of
<b>Oregon's Land Use</b> Board of Appeals (LUBA) ... In the second matter, of the hospital's Site Development
<b>Plan</b>, SCAN ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/oregon-land-board-ponders-future-elliott-forest&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTU3ODg5NTc0MTQ2MzEwMDA5MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNETKiE7ZdRLp1nsNw6YVXoLpR0QOQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Land</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none"> Board Ponders Future Of Elliott Forest</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">NW News Network
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The State
<b>Land</b> Board Tuesday endorsed a proposal to transfer ownership of the Elliott State Forest. But it's not clear who the new owners would be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/12/10/rural-oregon-comes-short-federal-budget-bill/20217179/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTNTU3ODg5NTc0MTQ2MzEwMDA5MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGWNoeWRnfypcJsFITBvA4Qxorqyg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Rural
<b>Oregon</b> comes up short in federal budget bill</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Hansen, whose county is part of the former
<b>Oregon</b> and California Railroad <b>lands</b>, said the county has reduced its staff by one-fourth, to 90, over the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/243055-110545-bill-would-exempt-some-counties-from-state-land-use-system&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYzMjc5NTIxNDkyMjAxODY4MjkyGjkwZjkzNjAwOTIwZTU0YTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHWOIYL37ZDA3QaRTxaWQNH7W2b-A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bill
would exempt some counties from state <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> system</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will consider exempting counties with low populations and slow growth from the statewide
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> planning system in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/243068-110101-metro-council-accepts-urban-growth-report&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTYxMjQ5MTc4MjQzMzIzNTA4NDIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGEyUtBpIUmlZ8ggAUDvPwdmrB00g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Metro
Council accepts <b>urban growth</b> report</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... scheduled decision on expanding the
<b>Urban Growth Boundary</b> next year. The 2014 Urban Growth Report says the UGB does not need to be ... policy director and staff attorney for 1000 Friends of
<b>Oregon</b>, said the report was a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theprairiestar.com/agweekly/news/regional/oregon-looks-at-easements-to-protect-working-ag-lands/article_2eba56a8-7cc9-11e4-be5b-073ca5893d3f.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTQyMDM5NTcyNzk5OTU1NDgyNTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEfxh56Yz1KVfiGCfSceWYxR7aZsQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
looks at easements to protect working ag <b>lands</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Prairie Star
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Popular in other states, the use of easements to protect farm and forest
<b>lands</b> in production could give <b>Oregon</b> a strong tool to complement its
<b>land</b> use ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/12/odfw_to_gain_500_acres_of_will.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNjc4NTkzMDY0MzA4NzExODA2MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF__E9BD_0xgQhjJD8PEJoTgfThRg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">ODFW
to gain 500 acres of Willamette Valley wetlands, including endangered Fender's blue
<b>...</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">One of two newly-approved ODFW
<b>land</b> purchases includes blue butterfly ... of endangered species, including the
<b>Oregon</b> chub and pacific lamprey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20141205/News/141209744&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoTNjc4NTkzMDY0MzA4NzExODA2MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFvrpjkNmY6i_3aiPVLV3__Rod8sA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Medford
plans to pack more people inside its borders</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon land</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">-use laws require the city to
achieve higher density within its existing boundaries before expanding outward. The city is considering ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/2650594-151/editorial-sage-grouse-agreements-help-bird-and-ranchers&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY1MTcyNDAzODQ0MDE4MjE4NDMyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGtPsmf8n_Uo6-BkGZw_VgfOgP6_Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
<b>Sage grouse</b> agreements help bird and ranchers</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon's</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> experience with the federal Endangered
Species Act has not been wholly pleasant. Timber-dependent communities on both sides of the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2014/12/03/oregon-caves-legislation-headed-toward-passage/19837465/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTc1MjMyOTQ3MzA5OTYyNjEzMzMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG-R04b_SWloDTNttTBMlPqQTkSaA"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Caves bill moves forward, O&C bill blocked</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... the
<b>Oregon</b> Caves National Monument appears headed for approval while a bill to overhaul management of
<b>Oregon's</b> O&C <b>lands</b> was blocked from ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/242330-109339-expert-growth-plan-too-costly&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE5NjI4MzgzNDEzMzkzMDczNjcyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFrMLV04gUNA0njpVsWB7HJkrm0wA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Expert:
More density in Portland will drive up housing costs</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Mildner has written or co-written numerous papers raising questions about
<b>land</b>-<b>use planning</b> policies like those in <b>Oregon</b> and the Portland area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/241814-108160-my-view-denser-areas-outside-city-should-be-option&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMyMzE4NjM0NjI2NzM0NzQyODcyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEOsvUCML1JtqKvbWbgQ4vW3CofBw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">My
View: Denser areas outside city should be option</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">6), the
<b>urban growth boundary</b> does not force higher prices. Every city in <b>Oregon</b> has a growth boundary; each needs to properly manage how its land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/30/bend-considers-its-future-housing-needs/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoRMzU2NTg3MzQ2MjgyMjQwODkyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFS2sM72SHOr4VM1eSKXkrPhiRuMg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bend
considers its future housing needs</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Such a “housing mix” was included in a 2010 proposal to expand the city's
<b>urban</b> <b>growth boundary</b>, the line beyond which the city is not ... According to the
<b>Oregon</b> Land Conservation and Development Commission, which reviews ...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/agencies-taking-comments-oregon-lng-permits&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzQ0MjgwNzg3MzIyMjk1ODY1MjIaNDE4NGJlMTY3ZTA2Y2NjMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHbD-jh5gaKpZzw-7Z7sGNFz7oIWg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Agencies
Taking Comments On Oregon LNG Permits</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon
<b>Department</b> of Environmental Quality and Oregon <b>Department</b> of <b>Land Conservation</b> and
<b>Development</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sadie K Carney</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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