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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! Enjoy your Independence Day!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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
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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.mycentraloregon.com/2016/06/29/july-4th-weekend-on-your-federal-public-lands-in-central-oregon/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjM5OTAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEVP1U_pT78xJzjsQAlUPcKgzXRWg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">July
4th Weekend on your Federal Public Lands in Central Oregon </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">Central Oregon – As we approach July 4th weekend, federal land managers are asking for the public's help in keeping your public lands
safe.<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.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/fourth-of-july-fireworks-bans-western-us-drought-wildfire-dry-conditions/58470143&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjIxMDQyGmVkODRjNjYyMzViYjc1YTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHKXkqvG0H4ccNly3OFH3JDjbSiNw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Fourth
of July fireworks bans in effect across western US amid drought, wildfires </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">In Oregon, fireworks are not allowed along state beaches and at all state and national parks, according to The Oregonian. In California,
a ban is 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.wweek.com/headout/2016/06/29/celebrate-fourth-of-july-in-washington-aka-freedomland/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzkzNDIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGkkQBUx2cjKcWkAmsbZwFO1jOlxA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Celebrate
the Fourth of July in Freedom 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">Portlanders can celebrate the Fourth of July by crossing the Columbia to a bastion of hope and freedom as our founding fathers envisioned
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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.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article86824722.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3Nzc5MTAyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE7LZ5Xl5KzyRJn7lLgKdeJkVIXIQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Boise
Foothills wildfire caused by fireworks </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">There were burning embers everywhere,” said Tomlinson, who had watched the 2008 Oregon Trail Fire burn into Columbia Village . This time ...<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/C-O-land-managers-plead-for-caution-as-Fourth-approaches/40280250&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzkzNDIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFO1346Fs3D2c4ZtDki6mMDWvLR6w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">C.O.
land managers plead for caution as Fourth approaches </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">As we approach the July 4th weekend, Central Oregon federal land managers are asking for the public's help in keeping your public lands
safe.<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.gazettetimes.com/news/local/mid-valley-grass-seed-harvest-ramps-up-with-bright-weather/article_363729e0-b8da-5418-b803-3a118e6ca9ed.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NjU5NjkyMjE3NDk2MTA3MzgyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGzLhkf7qy4sWcZe9Zg3kzCb_-PHA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Mid-valley
grass seed harvest ramps up with bright weather forecast </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">Corvallis Gazette Times
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in May that about 118,000 acres in Oregon are devoted this year to annual ryegrass, down about
4 ...<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/34494721-78/value-of-oregons-forests-more-than-timber.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY1NzU2NDkzOTk1NjE0MDM4NjUyGmMxZjEwN2QxZDg5YzdjMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG7jdMfaTS8TCtaj6j1znXsMEk19w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Value
of Oregon's forests more than timber </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">The Bureau of Land Management administers 2.6 million acres in southwestern Oregon, most of which are the so-called O&C lands. Due to
a sordid ...<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/fire-season-to-begin-july-5-in-west-oregon-district/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3Nzg1NDQyGmYyM2VhOGI3ZDQ0MDkzZDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFnK9ziaDOTkXxYX9WzDu38PyVfdA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Fire
Season to begin July 5 in West Oregon District </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">Due to increasing fire danger, the Oregon Department of Forestry has officially ... of Forestry in Benton, Polk, Lincoln and southern
Yamhill counties. ... Meanwhile, district foresters with the Tillamook, Forest Grove and Astoria state ...<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/wildfire-forest-service-oregon-california-montana-colorado-program/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjI4NjIyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFTDegr9ZJTK6k6j4OKetgr47yFTQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Public-Private
Partnership Aims To Reduce Wildfire Risk </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">Fire</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> officials survey the scorched banks of Mono Lake
near Lee Vining, Calif. in ... of the Missouri River in Montana and the Blue Mountains of 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://coastexplorermagazine.com/features/dog-friendly-beaches-on-the-oregon-coast&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzkwMjUyGjIxYWM4ODFhODA1ZjlkMTI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE4VKZRaJiNKC-JoxmTHkkylxDQsw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Dog
Friendly Beaches on the Oregon Coast </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">Coast Explorer publisher Gary Hayes answers questions from travelers as Travel Oregon's "Ask Oregon" expert for the Oregon Coast. Question:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal"><a href="http://democratherald.com/news/local/parklets-installed-in-downtown-albany/article_3fb4e5ce-7f86-55f2-b731-24fb54ebf85d.html"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">'</span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">Parklets</span></em><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">'
installed in downtown<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">Albany</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444;font-style:normal">Parklet</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">designer
Christina Larson, left, of Varitone Architecture and Peggy Burris, executive director of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Albany</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Downtown
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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/land-banking-could-let-cities-have-easier-path-new-development&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjQzODUyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFITvboXYWRyRSFfjH-yylq_PyqOg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Land
banking could let cities have an easier path to new development </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">Old rules have made it hard to expand the urban growth boundary on areas that ... The concept was first described by the Oregon Department
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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.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2016/jun/23/city-starts-housing-study/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDYwOTM5MTE5MDk3MjgzNTU0MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHebc6o7LgrF3Mq8Bej-XIeSR-OLA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
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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 Dalles learned of the state grant late last year in a letter from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (DLCD).
Hunter said ...<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/2016/06/portland_oks_construction_tax.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzgwNzQyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG0vck5hdM5eTwhuQx2dsnf_fd-Ww"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
OKs construction tax to pay for affordable housing </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">Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... approved a new tax Wednesday projected to raise more than $12 million a year for affordable
housing.<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/2016/06/portland_tax_would_pay_for_130.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjI0NDIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGau3_ZjctmsQsj6riAzMa0N3tmIw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
tax would pay for 1300 units of affordable housing </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">Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... Portland housing officials on Tuesday said they could build or preserve 1,300 affordable rental
units if ...<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/pt/9-news/312877-190544-new-poll-numbers-help-city-rethink-roots-of-homelessness&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NjU5NjkyMjE3NDk2MDkwODYyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHTh64Fi8xaX3upQsYCX3oC-aXeCQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
poll numbers help city rethink roots of homelessness </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">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">But most people in Oregon and the Portland area don't agree with that premise ... The lack of affordable housing came in seventh with
only 22 percent.<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/opinion/index.ssf/2016/06/portlands_homeless_need_perman.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzgwNzQyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHL41-WFF_MT9OXO2-qxR5AZa6M-w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland's
homeless need permanent housing, not warehousing (Opinion) </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">Portland is in the midst of the worst housing crisis we've seen in decades. ... Portlanders are ready to step up and play a role in solving
this housing crisis. ... a real solution, one that honors the best of Portland and the best of 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://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/312755-191316-portlanders-could-vote-on-7586-million-affordable-housing-bond-in-november&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY1NzU2NDkzOTk1NjE0MDM4NTMyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFBoDOjX2ejlGGY2wl214HdC_GjOg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portlanders
could vote on $258.6 million affordable housing bond in November </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">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">Commissioner Dan Saltzman will ask the City Council to place a $258.4 million affordable housing bond measure on the Nov. 8 general election
ballot ...<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/housing-shortage-in-prineville-amid-datacenter-construction/40230884&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTMyNDYzNjgxNDgzMDYxNzYyODIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHDAST50Rb6T4n2hVq-SMNiaBAFeQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Housing</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
shortage in Prineville amid data-center construction </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">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">PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The construction of two new data centers in Prineville has prompted a temporary housing shortage in the central
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.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2016/jun/23/city-starts-housing-study/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDYwOTM5MTE5MDk3MjgzNTU0MTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHebc6o7LgrF3Mq8Bej-XIeSR-OLA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
starts housing study </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">Dalles Chronicle
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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 Dalles learned of the state grant late last year in a letter from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (DLCD).
Hunter said ...<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/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/06/will_the_portland_housing_mark.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjI0NDIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF7VW1xvhB0WNZ1wH8qZfsKD_pCPQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Will
the Portland housing market's long ride atop the nation end anytime soon? </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">"I couldn't even begin to tell you that," said Tim Duy, an economics professor at the University of Oregon. "There's no fundamental law
that says it 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://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/many_willamette_boaters_told_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY1NzU2NDkzOTk1NjE0MDM5MTgyGjcwY2M2NDY4YjRlYzBlYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEZM7vP8vOw2wCSSZqdOgQj6j9MmA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Many
Willamette River boaters challenge state eviction notices </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">Seven of the boaters are awaiting hearings, said Lori Warner-Dickason, an operations manager with the Oregon Department of State Lands.<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.heraldandnews.com/news/county-approves-ugb-expansion-for-dollar-general/article_c43ebcf2-6a7a-56ea-9326-7762c587be94.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjUwNzkyGmE4NTgwM2I4ZjZlOTMwNmE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGoIb8tnplWlE1rEO_iPTNNfZW7Jw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">County</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
approves UGB expansion for Dollar General </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">Herald and News
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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">Klamath County</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> has approved an expansion of Chiloquin's
Urban Growth ... Approved unanimously by county commissioners Tuesday night, 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://klcc.org/post/defazio-objects-changes-flood-insurance&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzgxODgyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGEzL29Htce4M1E3LTpUopWzFMuFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">DeFazio
Objects To Changes To Flood Insurance </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">KLCC FM Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">As part of a lawsuit settlement, the federal government is proposing changes to the National Flood Insurance Program for Oregon that could severely ...<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.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/june-28-2016-oral-testimony-delivered-by-catherine-macdonald.xml&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NjU5NjkyMjE3NDk2MTE1MzAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHkyufjoJ0tWq5kd_pzUfiNaiFTnw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Testimony
by Catherine Macdonald Regarding Sage Grouse Conservation </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 Nature Conservancy
<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, the Bureau of Land Management, FWS, FS and NRCS have been valuable partners and problem solvers. In 2010 they began working ...<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://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/conservation-group-warns-of-political-battle-over-public-lands/article_6b1c06a7-cd17-5253-bf9c-e10674dfe2f5.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzkzNDIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAutuR8SwSSbMTrvxGSRrsiSQ5KA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Conservation
group warns of political battle over public lands </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">Billings Gazette
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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">Members of a six-member panel, including two Oregon Public Broadcasting ... “The American Lands Council is behind the lands transfer movement.”.<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://q13fox.com/2016/06/29/two-seal-pups-die-after-being-illegally-removed-from-washington-oregon-beaches/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3Nzg3MDgyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFe05Stqq9cSMtb3VtzQs5usBnZ9w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Two
seal pups die after being illegally removed from Washington, Oregon beaches </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">Q13 FOX
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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 NOAA fisheries, the seal pictured was put in a bag and carried off the beach near Westport last month. State wildlife officials
later ...<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://theworldlink.com/news/state-and-regional/noaa-reminding-people-not-to-touch-or-pick-up-seal/article_e6d79f0a-7902-5026-8585-a291ea157b9a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjUyNjQyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHpuNHcNWlmJg719gru_N15wW3wpQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">NOAA</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
reminding people not to touch or pick up seal pups </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">Coos Bay World
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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">At least five times this season, well-meaning people have illegally picked up seal pups in Oregon and Washington thinking they were abandoned
or ...<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/313431-192096-sunrise-expressway-project-dedicated-in-clackamas-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3ODAxNTQyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEeUd4Vqh-t_baYsl0gmVpauPRWeQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sunrise
Expressway project dedicated in Clackamas </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">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 leaders pressing the Oregon Legislature for another transportation funding package in 2017. “These investments reduce congestion
and support ...<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/commuting/index.ssf/2016/06/google_affiliate_wanted_to_tak.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQ4NjU5NjkyMjE3NDk2MTIxMjYyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGNWkWCSCgsSlVCIGCvLVNG14pBrQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Google
affiliate wanted to take over Portland's parking, transit management </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 slide from a presentation given by Sidewalk Labs to the Portland Bureau of Transportation illustrates how the company's parking app
would give ...<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://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/lawmakers-tour-oregon-get-input-transportation-package&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3Nzk2MzQyGjY4NTk1MTEzZWM0OTEwMGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHlz3PjeWiUtu01t0oBwiHUZ67oqw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lawmakers
Tour Oregon To Get Input For Transportation Package </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">Boise State Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Local leaders pointed out problem spots to lawmakers on a bus tour of the ... The Oregon Constitution prohibits gas tax revenue from being
used 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.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/06/the_importance_of_investing_in.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjI0MTAyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGPWBiwL12d0x9o_Vd6HPqmr_kGkA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
importance of investing in road infrastructure (Opinion) </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">Our state has only passed one transportation funding package since 1993: the Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA) in 2009. The JTA
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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/312879-191252-our-view-legislature-seeks-transportation-solutions&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4NjU5NjkyMjE3NDk2MTIxMjYyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFls5L4tXt2Xhde_jfp66k6M6ovqg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Our
View: Legislature seeks transportation solutions </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">This week, we'll be about 400 miles east, learning about the transportation needs in eastern Oregon, including public hearings in Ontario
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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.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oregon-designates-new-oregon-outback-scenic-bikeway-in-southeastern-oregon-300292262.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjQ2MjcyGjIxYWM4ODFhODA1ZjlkMTI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGLLTlL4fMRxTxsMB8QGpqoFyfn7w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Designates new "Oregon Outback Scenic Bikeway" in Southeastern Oregon </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">OPRD and Travel Oregon post information online for riders to plan their trip, including printable ride maps, elevation profiles, services
and points 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://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/city-urges-feds-to-ban-oil-coal-trains-in-edmonds/1543747&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3NzgzNDEyGmUxNTNlN2EyYjYyMjBiYjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEvxvPLReHMXi9Tz1CHoSWr24INRQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
urges feds to ban oil, coal trains in Edmonds </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">The Edmonds City Council unanimously passed two resolutions on Tuesday urging the federal government to ban the transport of crude oil
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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/opinion/editorials/2016/06/26/improve-safety-let-oil-trains-roll-oregon/86394190/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY1NzU2NDkzOTk1NjE0MDI0NzgyGmIzZTMxYTA0Mzg5YWY4ZTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNElbIlQxgTEYQi_yq5pR15RFDsVZQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Improve
safety but let oil trains roll through Oregon </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">... is as important as protection of the rural environment and the rural residents. The greater issue is that Oregon and especially the
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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://rebusinessonline.com/operators-share-their-secrets-to-smart-growth-at-interface-conference-in-chicago/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3ODE4NTMyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH4hSe2OdsMeqbCKzUn-o2yW3CIgQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Seniors
Housing Operators Share Their Secrets to Smart Growth at InterFace Conference in Chicago
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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">Participants on the “Growth Strategies for Operators” panel at InterFace Seniors Housing Midwest included (from left): Suzanne Koenig,
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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://yubanet.com/california/California-on-Shortlist-of-States-Where-Most-Black-Bears-Mountain-Lions-Wolves-Killed-by-USDA-s-Wildlife-Services-in-2015.php&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3ODA5MDIyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGQZB5NRXe6r-khQYWM03nfOWYQIw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">California
on Shortlist of States Where Most Black Bears, Mountain Lions, Wolves Killed by USDA's ...
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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">WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 - Texas, Oregon, Minnesota and California are the states where the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife
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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.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2016/06/30/what-is-a-yimby/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2ODEwOTgzNTM2MTU3ODE4MDMyGmVkMWQwMWU3ZTM1ZWMwOWY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFNwPQrZ8qTqj6L5RnWVr_xFbschA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">What
Is A Yimby? </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">The term “Yimby” won't make much sense to someone unless they are familiar with the idea of Nimbyism. And if they've been following urban
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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.vicnews.com/news/384903621.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjI0NDIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGMLqZ0eIeUa_gu5sAbhs3Y7bJU8Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Introducing
Victoria's version of micro-housing </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">... attended a presentation in Victoria that featured a speaker involved with micro-housing projects in Oregon. They left wondering how
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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.oglecountynews.com/2016/06/24/oregon-together-action-teams-to-turn-focus-on-list-of-goals/ad9k8hw/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTM5OTY3MTgxMjQyODEwNjQwNDcyGmIzZTMxYTA0Mzg5YWY4ZTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGFkMjsK6sA3XWSUinGPj-VQqYLSA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Together action teams to turn focus on list of goals </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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> was just selected as one of six rural communities
in the entire U.S. to be a Rural Crowd Fund Demonstration Site. This opportunity will allow us ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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