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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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting
 and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. </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://portlandtribune.com/pt/10-opinion/297958-174976-our-opinion-annexation-votes-thwart-land-use-system&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkxOTc3NDIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE0IZMlz80xtJRUa2IM5LRPF9dv-g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Our
 Opinion: Annexation votes thwart land use system </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Since 1973, when the Oregon Legislature passed a historic land-use ... The result is an urban growth boundary that looks great on a map,
 but doesn't ...<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/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/kate_brown_signs_bills_on_affo.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMTMwMzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE41NgdxvLhSwM8ivd1DiJifk5uow"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Kate
 Brown signs bills on affordable housing rules, renter relief </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">A hard-fought legislative compromise that trades housing mandates and renter relief provisions for tweaks in Oregon's vaunted land-use
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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/34163035-78/high-density-redevelopment-wont-help-eugene.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM4MzE3NzU2NTU3MjMyMjg1NDUyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE62yxt-Q8HTPf15g7hbvA2kO-AJg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">High-density
 redevelopment won't help Eugene </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">California and Washington are the biggest sources of new Oregon residents, ... Housing affordability — the relationship between median
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/03/charlie_hales_advocates_for_le.html"><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">Charlie
 Hales advocates for less density in Eastmoreland</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Eastmoreland</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> residents rallying against density in their
 affluent enclave have found an ally in one of their own: Portland MayorCharlie Hales.<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/297993-174768-novick-more-missing-middle-homes-needed&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkxODU5NzIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNESNLXAH2fsNZMqrjSUSWcxQAL7Vw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Novick:
 more 'missing middle' homes needed </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">He considers them to be part of housing's “missing middle” — smaller-scale units that include duplexes, triplexes, four-plexes and two-story ...<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://klcc.org/post/tiny-house-concept-comes-veneta&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkxOTg0ODIaNDBkZThjMzE5ZWZlZmJlNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHLG5B6wJ7cA1gJ1itMSkUsdbIEpg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tiny
 House Concept Comes To Veneta </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Tiny houses are recognized as a viable solution to the housing crisis in Oregon. Veneta is the latest community to help get people into
 homes they can ...<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/northwest-oregon-economic-development-organization-honors-sen-betsy-johnson-as-regional-leader-of-the-year/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc1MjgyODIzMTY2MDMxNDY1NjIaZjIzZWE4YjdkNDQwOTNkMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHsvSw0ufy0tko6UxbBnMVDFfxnnA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Northwest
 Oregon economic development organization honors Sen. Betsy Johnson as Regional ...
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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">Col-Pac helps retain and grow Northwest Oregon's businesses through ... Tillamook County Commissioner Mark Labhart, who also serves as ...<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/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/03/google_greenlights_new_600_mil.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMjI4NTIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGebB7aYae3sWPAyqR7C1cizU3vQg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Google
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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">... that could apply to the value of their companies' brands, Amazon, Apple and Facebook immediately began expanding their facilities
 in rural Oregon.<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://klcc.org/post/doj-launches-investigation-grant-county-sheriff&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMjU1NDIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEbOBMsLiHRsF_DxL0QtEJac0ABJg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">DOJ
 Launches Investigation Into Grant County Sheriff </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">When Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer heard about the Oregon State .... “I can tell you it's not a standard practice in Oregon,” said
 Malheur 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.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2016/03/17/spring-break-lesson-prepare-now-big-one/81774342/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMjAwNzIaYjFlMWE0MGU4ZWM0YjBiYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEKsRSU5VSpKI6M9h-mLBI8JDMyUQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Spring
 Break lesson: Prepare now for Big One </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Perhaps no one is better prepared to dismiss cover-up theories than Kenneth Murphy, a former West Salem resident who headed Oregon's office
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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.bendsource.com/Bent/archives/2016/03/17/wyden-blumenauer-introduce-bill-to-open-access-to-outdoor-recreation&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMjI4NTIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFqqHNirPJwN5RiD9PSkb68Af_DuQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wyden,
 Blumenauer Introduce Bill to Open Access to Outdoor Recreation </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Source 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">Earl Blumenauer today introduced legislation to increase outdoor recreation access for visitors and boost rural economies in Oregon and
 nationwide.<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://blogs.usda.gov/2016/03/16/a-river-runs-through-it-an-oregon-national-forest-at-the-heart-of-a-movement/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM4MzE3NzU2NTU3MjMyMjkwNjEyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHGr6hOKQuRAgqoqIxqRhcLKRbLYA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
 River Runs Through It – An Oregon National Forest at the Heart of a Movement </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">USDA.gov (press release) (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">Oregon's</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> McKenzie River has a lot to boast about. ...
 Within Oregon's heavily populated Willamette River system, the forest plays a central role ... at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium at 1400 Independence Ave., ...<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/Oregon/20160316/feds-divvying-up-willamette-valley-dam-water&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM4MzE3NzU2NTU3MjMyMjkwNjEyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE1oRVtD5QK9SHrdZ_H_s3uWQ-rKg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Feds
 divvying up Willamette Valley dam water </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Future irrigation demands calculated by the Oregon Water Resources Department and Oregon Department of Agriculture will be considered
 by 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.bendbulletin.com/opinion/4117327-151/editorial-dont-endanger-central-oregon-farmers&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc1MjgyODIzMTY2MDMxNDg2NTIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFt-r9puAZAPof_DyJFTLVlCqgN3Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
 Don't endanger Central Oregon farmers </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Some Central Oregon irrigators are in a very uncertain place. ... River, in the process damaging habitat for the threatened Oregon spotted
 frog.<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.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Northwest-Report-33553&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTOTIwOTg2MzcwMDQ2NDE0MzI4MDIaNDNhN2ZmN2FhMTZiMmUzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHItYyq8G4LRlV5KQS3y0sP_XISeQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Celebrating
 Ag Week & A Growing Demand for Local Produce </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">AgInfo.net (press release) (registration) (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">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">. Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba
 has a messages for the urban consumer. COBA: Go out and enjoy Oregon agriculture products, ...<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/34171071-75/epa-takes-suit-with-farmers-riverside-earthwork-near-albany.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMjIxMTIaNzBjYzY0NjhiNGVjMGVjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFpQPAU30pFFDOcWWkhnBtPaewiAg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">EPA
 sues 77-year-old farmer over riverside earthwork near Albany </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">... Oregon Department of State Lands and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Spokeswomen for the state and federal agencies declined to
 comment ...<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://planetsave.com/2016/03/17/oregon-governor-signs-solar-incentives-bill/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkxOTg1NzIaY2UwZjQ5YTg1MDM1NmRhYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHPYDzXk6bOqh_cMFWSXIn8_ejo8A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Governor Signs Solar Incentives Bill </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">PlanetSave.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">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> Governor Kate Brown signed a bill in Pendleton
 Wednesday that will create a program providing incentives to those who use solar energy for ...<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.kdrv.com/news/Transportation_Levy_Proposes_Tax_Increase_to_Support_More_Bus_Routes.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkxODgxMDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEgXIOpJyJda_bla3SqGDjRmnk0Zg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Transportation</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Levy Proposes Tax Increase to Support More Bus Routes </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Rogue Valley Transportation District is looking to increase property taxes to support more bus routes in southern
 Oregon.<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/yes-u-s-highway-101-has-slumped-near-manzanita-but-no-its-not-going-to-cave-in-says-odot/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM4MzE3NzU2NTU3MjMyMjU5MjcyGmYyM2VhOGI3ZDQ0MDkzZDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH9KSyOU7kkRvsjMjIsHPOg_DnzIg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Yes,
 US Highway 101 has slumped near Manzanita, but no, it's not going to cave in, says ODOT
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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">... according to an Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman. ... section of roadway on the North County News public Facebook group
 page, ...<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/20160314/NEWS/160319824&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc1MjgyODIzMTY2MDMxNjA5NTIaZTZkY2IwMzc5M2VkNjMzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGikfwVM0u1H14fL_mIVOie8DyYQA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Jackson
 County commissioner says state law does limit pot grows </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">... officials are misinterpreting marijuana legislation approved by the Oregon ... Counties in the state differ on what they allow on
 rural residential land. ... "Our county mandate is clear — no farm use on rural residential land, 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://www.opb.org/news/article/helicopters-to-drop-wood-mulch-on-scorched-oregon-land/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTk4OTYyMTkyMTk5MzI5NzkwODIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGOnRB7qIYdHC-2fH1MLYq8Nx17xw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Helicopters
 To Drop Wood Mulch On Scorched Oregon Land </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">by AP AP | March 14, 2016 8:05 a.m. | Baker City, Oregon ... dropping hundreds of tons of wood mulch on land burned by the Cornet-Windy
 Ridge fire.<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/34163003-75/portland-named-finalist-in-national-smart-cities-competition.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTOTIwOTg2MzcwMDQ2NDE0Mjg1MTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH7kyvUR7o57zFzf2-el_cRqh1XWw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
 named finalist in national 'Smart Cities' competition </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">AUSTIN, Texas — Oregon's largest city is a finalist in a national competition to find a city to fully integrate innovative technologies
 such as self-driving ...<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://mic.com/articles/138260/google-s-sidewalk-labs-is-creating-a-platform-to-make-city-transit-better&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMTkzMzIaNjg1OTUxMTNlYzQ5MTAwZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHhM2W5kn5CweQMLHX3czp6lOnM1g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Google's
 Sidewalk Labs Is Creating a Platform to Make City Transit Better </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Google is trying to transform public transportation. ... Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon and San Francisco,
 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://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/6303-california-drought-monitor-and-national-drought-summary-for-march-15-2016&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzMzOTU3NDU4NDA1NTkyMTI0NzIaZWQ4NGM2NjIzNWJiNzVhODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEMrepthN299GLnG7VugY4ZUoPqSg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">California
 Drought Monitor and National Drought Summary for March 15, 2016 </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">California Drought Monitor and National Drought Summary for March 15, .... D2 shrank in northeast Oregon to reflect improved reservoir
 and SWE ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"><a href="https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/cleveland-neighborhood-vote-community-development"><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">Cleveland
 Neighborhood Votes on Creative Community Development</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">On a recent Wednesday afternoon in North Collinwood in Cleveland, ... artists and a slew of creative ideas for improving the neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Better Bridges</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">After collapsing in 2007, the I-35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis was rebuilt in 11 months using acceleratedbridge ..<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/business/la-fi-agenda-dynamic-pricing-20160314-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTIwOTg2MzcwMDQ2NDE0MTA3MTIaOTZjODAxN2RmYzRkOTQ5Mzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHLfblzirCSX_LGfaEnV4PNjedRUg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Why
 'dynamic' pricing based on real-time supply and demand is rapidly spreading </span>
</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Walt Disney Co.'s move to lift prices at Disneyland and its other theme parks on busy days was a novel step for the entertainment giant,
 but the news ...<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/84952/e-commerce-revolution&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTOTIwOTg2MzcwMDQ2NDE0MTY1MDIaYTI4ZTJkYWVjZWQwMTc4ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHh45L2MiPakoFQTrI14wwrqDxyMg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
 E-commerce Revolution </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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 internet has revolutionized the way people shop. From Amazon's Prime service, to grocery stores offering online ordering and delivery
 or store ...<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Director’s Office</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">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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sadie.carney@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">sadie.carney@state.or.us</span></a> |
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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