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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!</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://www.oregonlive.com/data/2015/12/charting_dramatic_population_c.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcyMTAxMhowM2EwMGVkNDM0N2Y1Njc0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGkfj0Xarc-vVAiwnNas1JmxJV5Tw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Charting
dramatic population change in Portland since the Great Recession </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">Fedor Zarkhin | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Fedor ... The effects of the Urban Growth Boundary, which limits the amount of land available
for new ...<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/portland/index.ssf/2015/12/5_takeaways_from_portlands_pla.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODIwNDcyGjcyYTBmOWVhNDcxMmNhYTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEdjldRB2agB2UI2XgTuHnlk90q-g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">5
takeaways from Portland's plan for next 20 years of growth </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">Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... five work sessions in the past few months drilling down on the state-mandated comprehensive
plan.<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.oregonmetro.gov/news/50-year-map-years-research-public-input-led-agreement-reserves-plan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzM0MzkxMzY0NDc2Mjc2MzUzNzIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFNWIXNjbXxdrUaFEDzbNMvZLKCDw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
50-year map: Years of research, public input led to agreement on reserves plan </span>
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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">Oregon's</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> land use laws gave every city an urban
growth boundary, with one exception – the cities of greater Portland would share a common ...<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/business/index.ssf/2015/12/nearly_all_new_portland-area_h.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcyMTUwMhoyZjc3MDBlMjA5YmI5NjBiOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNHPjBKAr0TBJLHQPmbe0bkHyHgd0g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Nearly
all new Portland-area housing units are rentals, data shows </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">Nearly all new Portland-area housing units are rentals, data shows ... "This is a pretty expected change," said University of Oregon
economist Tim Duy.<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/283484-159594-rising-rental-rates-hit-close-to-home&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODE1OTcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGeake8dwL09TNRpGNTaqmkDVyrZQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Rising
rental rates hit close to home </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">He moved to Oregon with his parents in 1977, when he was 17. ... which builds and administers affordable housing in Oregon, among other
programs.<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.housingpredictor.com/2015-oregon-housing-market/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODE1OTcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHiNYinzwsGZknYYj52gsM0QytxCg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">2015
Oregon Housing Market Predictions </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Housing Predictor
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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 2015 housing market has seen record highs in Oregon. The market was so strong that realtors' main complaints were that they had
difficulty 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://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/12/portland_gentrification_spread.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODMwNjUyGjQ3ZWQ0YWY2MGExODhmOTc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH7ah1GA3wvHW2oKhU4hTFP6cd6jA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
wave of gentrification? Incomes rising near SE Portland's 82nd Avenue </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">The Census Bureau released data Wednesday confirming what Lisa Bates has predicted for years: Soon, Northeast Portland won't be the
city's only ...<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.portlandmercury.com/portland/say-goodbye-to-two-pieces-of-portland-history/Content%3Foid%3D17084635&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODE3MzkyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNECyeKxYd5L9aEC8B_HYg-pSjMDVQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Say
Goodbye to Two Pieces of Portland History </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 Portland Mercury
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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">Restore Oregon is hoping to close a code provision it says makes it too ... at Restore Oregon have tapped Carrie Richter, a Portland
land use attorney, ...<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://marijuanapolitics.com/oregon-bans-cannabis-cafes-starting-january-1/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5NTAxMho4OTk3ZDI3YjZhNDkxMzBhOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFXW-sg962rwNIP9eNrcV6gDGAGWQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Bans Cannabis Cafés Starting January 1 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Marijuana Politics (blog)
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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">I just received an email from Madeline Martinez, the proprietress of the World Famous Cannabis Café here in Portland, Oregon. “OHA [Oregon
Health ...<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/bvt/15-news/283861-160258-beaverton-city-council-mulls-stricter-recreational-pot-rules&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5NTA4Mho5MzM4NWNlMjg1ZDg2MTlhOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNHEWkewsTzkdsanwzHyNwnfQByP5g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Beaverton
City Council mulls stricter recreational pot rules - Thursday, 03 December 2015 00:00
</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">With the Oregon Liquor Control Commission ready to accept applications for its new recreational marijuana program in January, the Beaverton
City ...<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://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/284007-160444-clackamas-board-sets-marijuana-rules&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcyMzE4MhplNmRjYjAzNzkzZWQ2MzMxOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGf20GP0X_DOVxHzuGxkXVMcOn7Wg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Clackamas
board sets marijuana rules </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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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 action amends the county zoning and development ordinance, which will ... Oregon lawmakers earlier this year allowed cities and
counties some ...<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.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/key-players-Oregon-industrial-hemp-farming/2015/12/01/id/704151/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODQzMDgyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSkIUgSF3U0xqNo_7WKLyibUdAaQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Legalizing
Weed: Key Players in Oregon's Legalization of Industrial Hemp Farming </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Newsmax
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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">In Oregon, the following people were instrumental in legalizing and ... oversees the industrial hemp program for the Oregon Department
of Agriculture.<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.ktvz.com/news/new-report-takes-pulse-of-oregon-agriculture/36757212&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODQzMDgyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFPnwhrThVAULi47T2whg_cSBWtMA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
report takes pulse of Oregon agriculture </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KTVZ
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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 OSU study, commissioned by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, quantifies the contributions of producers, processors, and others
in a variety ...<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.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20151202/flurries-fly-as-snowpack-lags-in-northeast-oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5NDQ1Mho0M2E3ZmY3YWExNmIyZTMxOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEwrEaRd3s6UZUFPTKXZfq03Pfh5w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Flurries
fly as snowpack lags in northeast Oregon </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">East Oregonian (subscription)
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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">... U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service. Oregon is already coming off its lowest snowpack on record
for the 2015 ...<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/localstate/bend/3756386-151/bend-ready-to-crack-down-on-snow-removal&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzM0MzkxMzY0NDc2Mjc2NTcwNzIaZTA1ZTVmNzc1ZGE1NDFjYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH1UDvTeGMB6TZgdADI2sn65us-Hg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bend
ready to crack down on snow removal scofflaws </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"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In early November, similar letters were sent to properties along identified safe routes to school. These roughly 2,000 properties will
be the focus 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://time.com/money/4130813/christmas-tree-prices-increase/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzMjIwNjA5ODAxMDI5OTI3NDQyGmVkODRjNjYyMzViYjc1YTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEQUs5Euhz6fF7qfEMgp-8gnNha3A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Why
Your Christmas Tree Might Cost More This Year </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">Drought</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> in Oregon, the nation's largest supplier
of Christmas trees, has had a similar effect on that state's crop. “Ninety percent of the seedlings we ...<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.thedailycourier.com/articles/2015/12/03/breaking_news_free/news3.txt&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5NTg1MhplMzJjMzk5OGViYzYzZTdhOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGrqeUovmhSPzctMynIovcjm9jRSQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Be
alert for landslides on the Curry County coast </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">... engineering geologist at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). “Landslides and debris flows are possible
during this ...<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/travel/index.ssf/2015/12/deschutes_national_forest_feat.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5MzgyMhowYjUyZTYyYjg1MjQwODAwOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEYdtWG6bTzMK_0PV5sOhVL1qidWg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Deschutes</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
National Forest features Three Sisters (poll) </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">Metolius Basin Basin at Camp Sherman. Scenes from the Deschutes National Forest of central Oregon west of Bend. Terry Richard/Staff.<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/travel/index.ssf/2015/12/siuslaw_national_forest_has_ra.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDY5Mzk2MhoxZTU1YWIzM2VlN2IzNmQ0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFz8werhjiuSqdYZ5C69CNC8fnLgg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Siuslaw
National Forest has rare ocean frontage (poll) </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
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Siuslaw's prime ocean frontage is the Oregon Dunes National ... areas in the Oregon Coast Range, Devils Staircase, with the Bureau
of 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=https://kobi5.com/news/regional-news/klamath-commissioners-oppose-crater-lake-wilderness-proposal-5476/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODQzMDgyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE7ur8VTCXhPJratkEjjhQFjcFVgA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Klamath
commissioners oppose Crater Lake wilderness 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">KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
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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">In other action, the commissioners voted to apply for a 6 thousand dollar wolf depredation grant through the Oregon Department of Agriculture.<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/283344-158643-former-oregon-city-mayor-dan-fowler-seeks-zoning-change-along-beavercreek-road&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzMjIwNjA5ODAxMDI5OTM1MjcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFONwzlg9qApdH4kT5mZ5hriws2Cg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Former
Oregon City Mayor Dan Fowler seeks zoning change along Beavercreek Road </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">Historic Properties LLC, owned by former Oregon City mayor Dan Fowler, is proposing a zoning change on more than 15 acres of highly
visible 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://oregoncatalyst.com/32269-25th-birthday-measure-5-party-dec-2.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzMjIwNjA5ODAxMDI5OTM0NjQyGjJjYmE4ZjE2YTU3YWYzOWI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF8HnHqJJsKfO_2UhRWxh0IM1gMzw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">25th
birthday of Measure 5 Party — Dec 2 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Oregon Catalyst
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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">Twenty five years ago voters passed Oregon's greatest tax relief with Measure5 back in 1990. This heroic measure of the people limited
property taxes ...<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.thenewsguard.com/news/transportation-lincoln-city-still-waiting-for-fed-funds/article_cfd960da-9a35-11e5-84c9-53e6c9219da8.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcwNzY2MhoyMWFjODgxYTgwNWY5ZDEyOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGRkCSrqt_L_V3IIeVBOFR8V7qF4w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">TRANSPORTATION:
Lincoln City still waiting for fed funds </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Travel Oregon</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> is the state's tourism commission.
“Thanks go to Senator Wyden, Congressman DeFazio and the Oregon delegation for fighting to ...<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/33811335-78/a-highway-bill-at-last.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcyMjIwMho3ZDExNmQ5YzFhNjIxMDIxOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFl1sT-6f0YWTujrzdHTl0M1qqeFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
highway bill at last </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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">He says Oregon will receive more in federal transportation dollars than it pays in federal fuel taxes, and over the five-year life of
the bill will see a $230 ...<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/mapes/index.ssf/2015/12/oregon_congressional_delegatio_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcwNzgwMhoyZDBhYjNkOWM5OTVlZmExOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNExtR1Awzh7PMVLM0rusJSnuiVQWA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
congressional delegation at odds on Klamath Basin 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">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Low flows in upper basin rivers and water calls from tribes and others with senior water rights are putting the area's ranchers and
farmers in a bind.<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.adn.com/article/20151201/marijuana-board-strengthens-alaska-canna-business-residency-requirements&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODMxNDgyGjg5OTdkMjdiNmE0OTEzMGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEVxJpPzCPOYR6LYMytxMHBTABkOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Marijuana</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
board strengthens Alaska canna-business residency requirements </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Alaska Dispatch News
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In Oregon, another state where marijuana is legal, the laws are more open to outside investment -- allowing for 49 percent ownership
by an individual ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82488/gift-ideas-young-future-urban-planner-your-life&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzMjIwNjA5ODAxMDI5OTMwMzIyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNElRCRWCj6eYKNIm-f6cJ63b02Rug"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Gift
Ideas for the Young Future Urban Planner in Your Life </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">I've gathered some of the best here, field tested by my boys who have grown up a little since I last made a list like this in 2010,
to help you with your ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82524/new-ruralism-sustainability-matters-rural-new-england&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioSNDMxNTI2NjU0NDg2MDcyMjU1MhphMjhlMmRhZWNlZDAxNzhlOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNHtxcSi4zPEJbzvFQVlmDygmP-2Eg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
Ruralism: Sustainability Matters in Rural New England </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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 predominant definition of New Ruralism is based on the role of rural areas as suppliers of food to urbanites. But, Northern New
England planners ...<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://smartgrowth.org/highways-destroyed-americas-cities/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTAzMjIwNjA5ODAxMDI5OTM0MTkyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEe44lS8rQTpsusN5i9-b_hD61Hnw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Highways
Destroyed America's Cities </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Smart Growth Network
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Urban freeways have caused problems for cities, and as some of the highways reach the end of their useful life, cities and counties
are debating 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.planetizen.com/node/82499/will-millennials-remake-suburbs-their-image&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODQ0NzQyGmI2NDkzZjAwZThhZWVhNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFP2hrBccKA3_4lGJryrSTQBVyTaA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Will
Millennials Remake Suburbs in Their Image? </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 suburb is a haven for priced-out Brooklynites and their children. Indie filmmakers and acupuncturists, farm-to-table restaurants
and yoga studios ...<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.texastribune.org/2015/12/01/pedestrian-safety-takes-center-stage-cities-fighti/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzM0MzkxMzY0NDc2Mjc2NTcwNzIaZTA1ZTVmNzc1ZGE1NDFjYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFCkX-SCZr5f-cOar3nH7PerF2y4A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">As
Cities Fight Fat, Experts Call for Pedestrian Safety </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Texas 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">Public health experts warn that a lack of safety on Texas roads is not just ... did so in 1969, according to the advocacy group Safe
Routes to School.<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.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/salinas-economic-development-plan-calls-for-annexing-developing-prime-farmland/article_595e388c-9958-11e5-ba72-e3771e729d99.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODM4NTgyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEyLxdng4AFyF_26pKMTafDIbF3JQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Salinas
economic development plan calls for annexing, developing prime farmland. </span>
</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Monterey County Weekly
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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">Salinas economic development plan calls for annexing, developing prime ... That trend is troubling to Amy White, director of land use
watchdog ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82515/pittsburgh-launches-complete-streets-planning-earnest&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODMwMDYyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSWuMa6TpeRpRwg9khChT5inEsZQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Pittsburgh
Launches Complete Streets Planning in Earnest </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">With a planned pace of ten new miles of bike lanes every year for the next five years, Pittsburgh is already making over many of its thoroughfares in 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.wsj.com/articles/creating-oases-in-new-york-citys-food-deserts-1449108001&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUwNDA4NjYwNTY3MzIzODMyMzEyGmI3YTE1YmFmY2JmZTg5NDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFiPwa_AIKLvCQt2LK03sdjVca16w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Creating
Oases in New York City's 'Food Deserts' </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wall Street 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 initiative plans to build more urban farms, expand school gardens and establish community-center culinary programs and farmers markets.<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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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