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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!
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<h3><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="http://www.ktvz.com/news/state-remands-lafayette-ugb-plan-for-unusual-reason/37202728"><span style="color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">State
sends back <em><span style="font-weight:normal">Lafayette UGB</span></em> plan for unusual reason</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">The
<em><span style="font-weight:normal">Lafayette</span></em> City Council approved an expansion of its
<em><span style="font-weight:normal">urban growth boundary</span></em>, <em><span style="font-weight:normal">or UGB</span></em>, to include about 50 acres of land for new residences.<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.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/288034-164630-regional-trail-plan-gets-thumbs-up-from-council&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjk1MzYyGjI1Y2E4MDYyZTUwZTJmZTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGaxafpZ72c6CPNYwFJeXAG9yZ3zA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Regional</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
trail plan gets thumbs up from council </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">Regional</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> trail plan gets thumbs up from council
... Oregon's Department of Transportation currently owns the 60-foot wide rail corridor and leases it to 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://portlandtribune.com/ttt/89-news/287542-164214-interpretive-elements-installed-along-tualatin-river-greenway-trail&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ0ODU5NzAwMTY4MDYyMDkyNjcyGmIxNjYwZTk5NzlhNDIzYzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEsi9BxeH4iSW-il8Iflc0VIae1Ag"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Interpretive
elements installed along Tualatin River Greenway Trail - Monday, 04 January 2016 17:48
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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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF TUALATIN - Workers set bronze footprints - covered for the When the new segment of the Tualatin River ...<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/sl/287918-164974-nike-to-partner-with-portland-bike-share-launch-set-for-this-summer&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjc5MzEyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEHQccOiV6UIQSKZB8PDWacW9OTJA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Nike
to partner with Portland Bike Share; launch set for this summer </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 Oregon Department of Transportation will also fund a bike share station at Union Station. The federal grant requires a 10-percent
match ...<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.equipmentworld.com/oregon-dot-plans-listening-sessions-for-transportation-safety-action-plan/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjc5MzEyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH9wzhslnMR4IQzXAIqL2pR9TfUOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
DOT plans listening sessions for Transportation Safety Action Plan </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Equipment World Magazine
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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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> traffic The Oregon Department of Transportation
has planned a series of listening sessions to gather public comments on the department's ...<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.golocalpdx.com/news/study-says-new-residents-are-jam-packing-oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjgwNTgyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGR6-c3QlZIOcVk0QeFfNbZWDTxpA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Study
Says New Residents are Jam-Packing 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">GoLocalPDX
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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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> is the most popular moving destination in
the world. ... Forbes cited Portland's low median income and the high cost of housing, groceries, and ...<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/287726-164803-population-growth-spurs-housing-cost-increases&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4ODk0MjQ2ODU5MjM0ODgyMzcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFAwMRI762kuyYStKMlJd98iWfDqw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Population
growth spurs housing cost increases </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">PORTLAND TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO - Portland housing prices are skyrocketing as more people move to the People continue moving to Oregon at
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://kval.com/news/local/its-definitely-a-sellers-market-demand-for-homes-helps-buoy-oregon-economy&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjc4NDcyGjBmNzFmYWM4MGU4YWVmNGM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFv8ozdwYWYQB6iHFLwf_m9HgB5Ng"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">'It's
definitely a sellers market': Demand for homes helps drive Oregon economy </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KVAL
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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 definitely a sellers market," said Ed McMahon with the Home Builders Association of Lane County. "In fact I've heard stories now
about buyers ...<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/287494-164144-city-willing-to-explore-homeless-crisis-options&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ0ODU5NzAwMTY4MDYyMDk5NzMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFMZhgIYAxkzarZ0amI0HHNUACzgQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
willing to explore homeless crisis options </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">The city is working to remove campers on adjoining Oregon Department of Transportation property, and installed a fence last week to
designate where ...<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.blueoregon.com/2016/01/historical-roots-oregons-affordable-housing-crisis/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzAwNTgzNDAzMTgwOTMyNjI0NzIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFtGjsSrr4qO-2bBTGhbGj_y7H5sA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
historical roots of Oregon's affordable housing crisis </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">BlueOregon
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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 housing</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> crisis is front and center in our
collective consciousness right now. Skyrocketing rents, spiraling property prices, and an intensifying ...<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.pamplinmedia.com/sl/287999-165027-former-metro-councilor-takes-psu-sustainability-helm&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4ODk0MjQ2ODU5MjM0ODk5MzgyGmZjNmM4NzUzZGYyNDAxMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEb2r4oU4REDBKkBkd-VQb-9aEMjg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Former
Metro councilor takes PSU sustainability helm </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">Robert Liberty, a former land use attorney and executive director with 1000 Friends of Oregon and then an elected councilor at Metro
regional ...<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.theweedblog.com/oregon-142-recreational-marijuana-business-license-applications-monday/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjczODIyGjg5OTdkMjdiNmE0OTEzMGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHNNe5kTvledjMof38IbCURdS7pLw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Received 142 Recreational Marijuana Business License Applications On Monday </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Weed Blog (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">The State of Oregon (where I have lived all my life) started accepting recreational marijuana business applications on Monday. It was
a bit of a bumpy ...<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.tillamookcountypioneer.net/tillamook-pud-offers-grants-for-projects-promoting-local-economic-growth-community-livability/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ0ODU5NzAwMTY4MDYyMTAwMTIyGmYyM2VhOGI3ZDQ0MDkzZDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNECmw3OAytaUAUdOEZ-HvITPqugxw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tillamook</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
PUD offers grants for projects promoting local economic growth, community livability
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Tillamook County Pioneer
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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 program is open to local nonprofit organizations with projects promoting economic growth and community livability in Tillamook County.<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/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/seaside_students_launch_fundra.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMzA4ODcyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGE_v1wHsFsRsgL2Yt6mLtqxRNQdw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Seaside
students' GoFundMe campaign aims to get them out of tsunami zone </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 odds of a big earthquake occurring in the next 50 years was roughly ... In Seaside, located in Clatsop County on the Oregon coast,
students are ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Bray of Oregon City helps rebuild village school destoyed by earthquake - Wednesday, 06 ...
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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">For years, Nigel Bray has wanted to take his general contracting skills to places affected by natural disasters, but even though he
contacted church ...<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://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/06/2015-wildfire-season-just-set-an-amazing-and-troubling-new-record/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkxNTUyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGu8BbeH0THrwxtK4W9nkC-PKUMOw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">US
wildfires just set an amazing and troubling new record </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Washington Post
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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">A single fire, the Canyon Creek Complex, burned 110,000 acres in Oregon. Ninety-eight fires met the Northwest Interagency Coordination
Center ...<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.1190kex.com/articles/portland-local-news-123543/asian-gypsy-moth-spray-program-considered-14250395&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkxOTgyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEA2niwxOMtEpCEC1ca8l7gfiB48A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Asian
Gypsy Moth Spray Program Considered </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 Oregon Department of Agriculture is proposing to treat Portland's Forest Park and a portion of north Portland this spring to eradicate
an ...<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.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-residents-in-packed-town-hall-want-armed-militia-to-leave/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkyODIyGmIzZTMxYTA0Mzg5YWY4ZTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFM5xHY5fMnW_6ZW90qlxtPGCqjfA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
residents in packed town hall want armed militia to leave </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">PBS NewsHour
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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">Harney County residents in rural Oregon look on as Harney County Sheriff David Ward speaks during a community meeting at the Harney
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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.cnn.com/2016/01/06/us/native-tribe-blasts-oregon-takeover/index.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkxNTYyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHaVXri7la-CkDlULYt2rxx7DCd4g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Native
tribe blasts Oregon takeover </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">CNN International
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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 message came from several tribe members whose ancestors fought and died over portions of that land long before the ranchers and
farmers had ...<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.theamericanconservative.com/articles/what-is-the-oregon-standoff-really-about/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4ODk0MjQ2ODU5MjM0ODg2NTkyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFpVNtjG_-rFfet7C-L3SqL354GZg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">What
the Oregon Standoff Is Really About </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 American Conservative
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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 Oregon Swampland Act created a “Reclamation Service,” which .... In the early 1990s the Hammonds applied for and were granted water
rights 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://news.stanford.edu/news/2016/january/oregon-land-protest-010616.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkxNTYyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEerI3NYPoB8hApsWgMZXI3aaIo6A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
standoff latest protest in long-running controversy over Western lands, Stanford experts say
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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">Stanford law professors say the armed protestors in Oregon reflect a misreading of constitutional law and the history of federal land
management 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://theconversation.com/the-twisted-roots-of-u-s-land-policy-in-the-west-52740&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMzA2MzMyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFgKxf2UQjxm-WeMxtr1yWC8FZLOg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
twisted roots of U.S. land policy in the West </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 Conversation US
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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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was often referred to as the Bureau of Livestock and Mining in the 19th century. U.S. 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=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-standoff-federal-grazing-laws-20160106-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTU4ODk0MjQ2ODU5MjM0ODk4MDEyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNESMqR4eKBp8Mo5zoxasJwtTJXDKA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
standoff: Who's really getting hurt by federal grazing laws? </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 standoff at a federal wildlife reserve in Oregon has put a spotlight on an often overlooked conflict over grazing rights on federally
owned land that ...<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/sl/287910-164531-promising-mount-hood-snowpack-could-bring-relief&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjc3MjAyGjUyMDY0NzY5Y2FiNmYxN2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE6O0KmF87yygr6lsV5ay1Ga2LB2A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Promising
Mount Hood snowpack could bring relief </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">POST PHOTO: KYLIE WRAY - Dan Fries, an Oregon Snow Survey ... But a promising snowpack for this season could mean a cheerier outlook
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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.stltoday.com/business/local/noaa-says-was-second-hottest-year-in-the-u-s/article_08fe7490-ab79-5479-8986-3239f02e3959.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjg2MDcyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHsWRY33I7XZc7D-M7msZe0FySJRw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">NOAA</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
says 2015 was second hottest year in the US on record </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">STLtoday.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">Much warmer than average annual temperatures were recorded across the West, including Washington state and Oregon, as well as in the
Southeast, ...<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://sourceable.net/urban-growth-boundaries-driving-house-prices/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjcxMjkyGjM1MDQ3Y2RiYTI3YzA3ZDc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGWZ2K0CkoWewsQb5Mk_Z7XuJ8j6w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Are
Urban Growth Boundaries Driving Up House Prices? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Sourceable
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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">... opinions are divided about whether or not urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are ... In New South Wales, while not referring to metropolitan
boundaries ... he says affordability challenges result not so much from the UGB but rather ...<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/landscape-architects-share-sustainable-design-concepts/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkzNjcyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFJM5SLNCsAT4u8zqTJt-l2w0x6lw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Landscape
Architects Share Sustainable Design Concepts </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
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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 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has made sustainable landscape design even more accessible with its new mobile-friendly ...<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/suburban-office-obsolescence-quantifying-challenges-and-opportunities/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUxMzYxMTE5MzI0ODQyMjkzNjcyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFkpvLwQDCLKXNcEQOjE6fIkBMcSg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Suburban
Office Obsolescence: Quantifying Challenges and Opportunities </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
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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 old-school office park does “not offer the experience most of today's tenants are seeking,” according to this new report from Newmark,
Grubb, ...<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://enewspf.com/2016/01/05/organic-farmers-score-new-victory-in-david-and-goliath-gmo-fight/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4ODk0MjQ2ODU5MjM0ODkwODEyGjJiNGMzYWJkMTYwMGYxYjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFCYT3TXXAkcMBq2hrSGawZzV2V7Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Organic
Farmers Score New Victory in 'David and Goliath' GMO Fight </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">eNews Park Forest
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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">A federal judge in Jackson County, Oregon recently upheld a consent ... to grow traditional and organic crops without risk of transgenic
contamination,” ...<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/82996/best-planning-apps-2016&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzAwNTgzNDAzMTgwOTMyMzc4OTIaYTI4ZTJkYWVjZWQwMTc4ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFUdwg2DsnfLGnT6UxxeFphX_WyhA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
Best Planning Apps for 2016 </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">A list of mobile apps that support planning, as part of an annual update. Learn about exciting new ways to explore cities and enhance planning via ...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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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