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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-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>
<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">A hard-fought legislative compromise that trades housing mandates and renter relief provisions for tweaks in Oregon's vaunted land-use
rules has ...<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/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>
<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">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:
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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
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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" 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
greenlights new, $600 million data center in The Dalles </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">... 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
of ...<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.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
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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>
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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>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.7pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Next City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4"><a href="https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/science-building-better-bridges-safety"><span style="color:#4472C4;text-decoration:none">The Science of Building
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>
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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>
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</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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