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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!<o:p></o:p></span></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
 and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here:<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/2016/10/milwaukie_basks_in_max_orange.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzcyOTAwMDgzNDY2OTYzNjYwMjIaNjg1OTUxMTNlYzQ5MTAwZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEbYDFTkWQx7EuNr6iBYMsqqzfDmg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Milwaukie
 basks in MAX Orange Line's economic glow </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"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">"I'm one of probably 10 to 15 percent of employees who rely on public transit exclusively," said Sarah Jean Charniak, the company's marketing ...<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/34867742-75/eugene-launches-vision-zero-campaign.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzcyOTAwMDgzNDY2OTYzNDk0NjIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEg3cEN0OfYk-jvIUmzmBNskx3jcQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Eugene
 launches Vision Zero campaign </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 city secured a $65,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation in late July to begin the planning effort. The grant will
 primarily pay 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://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/325979-205673-board-oks-175-million-for-washington-county-roads&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MjgwOTgyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHnjud9m69j0NhTrEmAT7goVJSAEA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Board
 OKs $175 million for Washington County roads </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">The program, known as the Major Streets Transportation Improvement ... Although voter-approved changes in Oregon property taxes 20 years
 ago ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/oregon-transform-lake-battery-charge-electricity-grid/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzcyOTAwMDgzNDY2OTYzNDg1ODIaY2UwZjQ5YTg1MDM1NmRhYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFlolccoGuZRGiu-Trdqu64RvNJIQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 to transform lakes into batteries to charge electricity grid </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">PBS NewsHour
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Solar and wind are poised to become a larger part of that green-power mix. ... One way to solve this problem is to store the excess energy
 and then ...<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.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/10/oregon-dips-in-energy-efficiency-ranking-but-still.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzI0NjgyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHlhT7z33NXtkjyotlvlGd7AFL6ng"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 dips in energy efficiency ranking, but still a top-10 performer </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 Business Journal (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The annual report rates states in a wide range of categories, and one of Oregon's best scores came in transportation policies (8 out of
 10 points).<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.kgw.com/news/investigations/tsunami-threatens-senior-facilities-on-oregon-coast/328136825&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzE3MTEyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG5uW2rABPBeYvqjRzIORqKm94rsw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tsunami</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 threatens senior facilities on 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">An earthquake near the Oregon Coast or further offshore could trigger a massive tsunami that threatens the entire Oregon coastline. When
 the tsunami ...<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/326040-204987-habitat-for-humanity-builds-big-in-portland&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzcyOTAwMDgzNDY2OTYzNTU1NTIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE0CzepDhnmG4mNI1F9YNDf_OZEyw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">HABITAT</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 FOR HUMANITY BUILDS BIG IN PORTLAND </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">PORTLAND TRIBUNE: LYNDSEY HEWITT - Habitat for Humanity ... Habitat For Humanity Portland/Metro East has been picking up land at a discount
 .... Division Street, considered the largest Habitat for Humanity build in 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.lakecountyexam.com/news/lake_county/transportation-central-at-chip/article_a3c13874-8a71-11e6-b19d-cfad5e087f27.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MjgwOTgyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHgQE6oVkI04w_a4tG_56FjB9ng4A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Transportation</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 central at CHIP </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Dan Schwanz of Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. (GOBHI) took time first to talk about Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT).<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/2016/10/how_washington_can_relieve_aff.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MzA1NDcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEUW5UjvqZvuPlwbbXggTV4hxo_wQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">How
 Washington can relieve affordable-housing crisis: Washington Post opinion </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 a sign that market solutions for the United States' growing housing affordability crisis are beginning to earn bipartisan support,
 the White House this ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/in_portland_yes_on_affordable.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MzA1NDcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFH-Ltz7Y2Vq_w3HlEiJM9NDV6nsg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">In
 Portland, yes on affordable housing and a pot tax: Editorial Endorsements 2016 </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">The nonprofit PHC Northwest's new Fern Grove housing complex on Burnside Street in East Portland, seen in May of this year before its
 scheduled ...<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/325747-205040-housing-growth-not-in-my-backyard&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzMwNjcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAd_N7Xsr6MLD-J6ha8xMsEqorSw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Housing</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 growth? Not in my backyard </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">PORTLAND TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO - Housing advocates say city may block plans to turn a vacant Housing advocates are concerned that as Portland ...<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/325746-204545-celebrating-an-expanded-shelter-for-st-johns&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzMwNjcyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGTPN0ujJrFy-oKQP4BplHGHJnsTA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Celebrating
 an expanded shelter for St. Johns </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">Along the way, the organization and foundation also helped persuade Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman to ask the City Council to expand
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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/series/portland-oregon-air-pollution-glass/governors-advisor-tapped-for-oregon-environmental-agency/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYByoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3Mjg4MzEyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHBc2thGPTQuiS1YvGiMEFPiHJiyg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Governor's Advisor Tapped To Lead Environmental Agency — For Now </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 Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously ... Whitman formerly directed the Oregon Department of Land Conservation
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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">Male sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colorado. Scientists have completed
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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://ijpr.org/post/conservation-groups-sue-oregon-agency-over-threatened-seabird&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzQwNjEyGmU5OGM5MjUyY2VmODhhYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG8l_W481eJ6-7BcadCmVIJntslgg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Conservation
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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">Four conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Board of Forestry. They say the agency isn't doing enough to protect
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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.kgw.com/news/local/eastern-oregon/e-oregon-dairy-would-create-187m-gallons-of-waste-a-year/329257338&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MjkzMzQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEM2tPlVqSs9zdbKMpctbDEGB3YWg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">E.
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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">More than 2,300 comments have already poured in to the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Quality on 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://www.wallowa.com/life/20161004/oregons-alpenfest-sees-record-attendance-in-2016&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzI4NTgyGjIxYWM4ODFhODA1ZjlkMTI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFilpgqtUeLJ2AdrSkKhI2OjnxK8Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon'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">Based on studies from Travel Oregon, Oregon's Alpenfest generates a $150,000 boost to the county economy late in the tourist season, when
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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/cannabis/2016/10/04/are-growing-regions-the-next-defining-factor-for-the-oregon-cannabis-industry/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3Mjk4MzcyGjg5OTdkMjdiNmE0OTEzMGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG3bHiZ9VcGewCi8K1wdBLop5z2NA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Are
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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's reason to suspect the next step for Oregon cannabis is to highlight the farms, as we've seen with cheese, wine, hops and berries.
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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/series/election-2016/bend-oregon-city-council-candidates-debate/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2NDQxNTY2ODE3Nzk4MzI5ODgyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHYCnXpaP0-bkkpuVtK84gAMcsoKw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bend
 Council Candidates Debate Growth, Infrastructure And Affordable 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">by Amanda Peacher Follow OPB | Oct. 4, 2016 6:30 a.m. | Bend, Oregon ... of the urban growth boundary than the 2,000-acre expansion currently
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/05/blame-bike-cycling-contribute-city-gentrification&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI1ODk4Mjc5MTI4ODU3MzA1MDEyGjQ3ZWQ0YWY2MGExODhmOTc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFDjydlyWDk4VQA4Ej0qFYh2_ChTg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Blame
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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">Consequently, local hostility to cycling infrastructure has often been a proxy for wider anger at gentrification. In Portland, Oregon
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