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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4">DLCD Announces Two New Funding Opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For cities, and for counties who act as a convener for local governments, DLCD has a Funding Opportunity for Housing Planning.
<u>Applications are due by June 15, 2018</u>. <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/Request_for_Assistance_Housing_final-20180509.docx">
Download</a> the application packet.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For communities <span style="color:#1F497D">in</span> eastern Oregon specifically, DLCD is offering a Funding Opportunity for Economic Opportunities Analyses for counties.
<u>Applications are due by May 31, 2018</u>. <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/Request_for_Assistance_EOA_Final-20180413.docx">
Download</a> the application packet.<b><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%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></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/localstate/6221508-151/jefferson-county-seeks-feedback-for-updated-farm-and&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTIzMDIyGjQxODRiZTE2N2UwNmNjYzI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHNy6NEg0Z90s3g7Wa3aL4ZbP-kFQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Jefferson
County seeks feedback for updated farm and forest regulations </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">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development worked with a consultant group to provide a set of guidelines for counties
to use at ...<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.nuggetnews.com/main.asp%3FSectionID%3D5%26SubSectionID%3D5%26ArticleID%3D27157&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTIxMjAyGjcyYTBmOWVhNDcxMmNhYTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFlDSQWeY05q0WA7oK6YTHy3Q1oMQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sisters
needs planning commissioners </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">Additionally, the Planning Commission will be working with staff to update the City's Comprehensive Plan and Development Code in the near
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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/local_news/20180509/wallowa-county-commissioners-boost-planning-fees&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTIxMTUyGmE2MGViYTg0Y2RiNDYzNWM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGtIef4pZM8QIYcbkHQRbD07djuZQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wallowa
County Commissioners boost planning fees </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">Wallowa County Planning Director Chrystal Allen presented the new fee schedule that reflects an approximately $25 “across the board” rise in fees for zoning permits,
... It was noted that the Wallowa County Vegetation Department had received a $25,500 grant from Oregon State Weed Board.<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.dailytidings.com/news/20180507/talent-may-ban-short-term-rentals&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTM1MzEyGmY3ZThlYzdmY2M0M2JhYjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVQMVaRYVIk9hOdPJldZ4wunRppg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Talent
may ban short-term rentals </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">Ashland Daily Tidings
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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 council had called for such a suspension in July last year but an ... by Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development,
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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.hcn.org/articles/opinion-rent-hikes-homelessness-and-hunger-in-a-small-western-city&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NzY4MzIaNDdlZDRhZjYwYTE4OGY5Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGFXMvvoR8w3Is6XfRCFeludOfo8g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Rent
hikes, homelessness and hunger in a small Western city </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">Michael Baughman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News. He is a writer 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.bendbulletin.com/opinion/6221766-151/editorial-expand-affordable-housing-pilot&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTE0MTcyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHDUaTAXYr6ymx_8x4fqVzhGd8UpQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
Expand affordable housing pilot </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">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">It created a pilot program for cities to create affordable and market-rate ... The program doesn't allow cities to completely subvert
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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.kezi.com/content/news/481984121.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTM1NTEyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGdx2xuIqcLjvWGhy7JyMf6PHdf_A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bend,
Redmond seek to join state housing program </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 Bend Bulletin reports the program created by Oregon lawmakers will allow one large city and one small one to develop a mix of income-restricted ...<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/central-oregon-city-managers-discuss-growth-challenges/739353552&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTM1NTEyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFt4wfqnRJITgB-qhG2tIJq8I0oyQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Central
Oregon city managers discuss growth challenges </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">City managers from across Central Oregon came together Monday to ... Madras has seen a bit of a housing boom in recent months, and they
hope ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.argusobserver.com/news/group-works-on-defining-top-issues-to-boost-area-economy/article_b8103e78-52e4-11e8-888f-83409f10e1f0.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTEwNTgyGjJlYzBmOTAxZjU2YWM5MGY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGM05qTWGY8MuScQt8A3oCX-lFnTw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Group
works on defining top issues to boost area economy </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 boundaries of the district includes the populated areas of northern Malheur County, and goes west to the Vale area and as far north
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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.portlandmercury.com/news/2018/05/09/19868534/city-council-begins-planning-for-portlands-looming-earthquake&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2ODA5MzIaNTM0OWRhZDRjYTVjYmU4NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGLvUyymrxin2pEzaOch10T2TDqpw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
Council Begins Planning for Portland's Looming Earthquake </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">City Council Begins Planning for Portland's Looming Earthquake ... According to Oregon State University geophysics professor Christopher
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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://kobi5.com/news/local-news/oem-offers-tips-of-preparedness-for-cascadia-earthquake-76997/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTQyNTkyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFsgnRqn0HoBnLX8y826xENHSQyew"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">OEM
offers tips of preparedness for Cascadia earthquake </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">Southern Oregon — While an Oregon commission is working on a resilience plan to make the state more seismically sound for the Cascadia earthquake, there are things
we can do to be more prepared. Even having a sturdy pair of shoes next to your bed can make a difference.<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/local/officials-urge-public-to-prepare-for-cascadia-earthquake/article_02550d2e-e8ff-55fd-888a-085ac797eb60.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTQyNTkyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFlxSOf_KTUub_4lOhcoSMowKdBcw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Officials
urge public to prepare for Cascadia earthquake </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 urge public to prepare for Cascadia earthquake. Recent earthquakes ... “That Cascadia quake will range between 8 to 9.5 magnitudes,”
said Ron Metzger, geologist professor at Southwestern Oregon Community College. ... That is where water will fill an area very fast, as in an incoming 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://www.bendbulletin.com/outdoors/6215719-151/sage-grouse-leks-attract-polite-hushed-birders&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NzI3MzIaM2Y2Y2FjMjhiMDRmMGVjNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFjCW_XJecL2OmNHgK7P14Y1Whqbw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sage
grouse</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none"> leks attract polite, hushed birders
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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">Before dawn, a group of sage grouse had already convened. .... Thirty-eight percent of sage grouse habitat is in Oregon, according to
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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/opinion/columnists/tourism-good-for-coos-county-s-economy-you-bet/article_b508d300-4843-5978-8075-70e6a2d557bd.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NDc0NjIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEoTSIaEW1jEUflbG2bAXp3crWu2Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tourism:
Good for Coos County's economy? You bet! </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">Travel Oregon</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> provides us with annual research data
which shows just how important these tourists are to our communities. In 2017, visitors to Coos ...<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/roadreport/index.ssf/2018/05/wes_train_ridership_down_13_fr.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NTcwNDIaNjg1OTUxMTNlYzQ5MTAwZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFMXWSVNgvm3njBbBqNnDZXebcQUQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">WES
train ridership down 13 percent from 2017, but TriMet rolls on </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">Public transit</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> agencies nationwide are seeing ridership
drop. Some blame ... It parallels I-5 and Oregon 217 in Clackamas and Washington counties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/05/10/reachnow-expands-service-to-include-oregon-intel.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NTcwNDIaNjg1OTUxMTNlYzQ5MTAwZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHGRF8ci7ZoYfqfe3lOHf35fVEIkQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">ReachNow
expands service to include Oregon Intel campuses </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
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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">“We encourage a number of alternatives for our employees including biking, walking, carpool and public transit with access to last mile
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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.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20180508/local-agencies-plan-for-wildfire-season-with-in-depth-scenarios&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NTAyNjIaZmFlNzY5MzkxYmE4MjFmOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE7B4Lz8B3YNtkIF7UrQAb7gOJW_g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Local
agencies plan for wildfire season with in-depth scenarios </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">Local agencies plan for wildfire season with in-depth scenarios ... Oregon Department of Forestry said the Eastern Oregon/Eastern Washington
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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/20180508/farmers-in-many-parts-of-oregon-brace-for-low-water-year&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTEyNDAyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHE0dudw_ITCzhU7QPrSR3Z_VOf6Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Farmers
in many parts of Oregon brace for low water year </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 of May 6, the Hood, Sandy and Lower Deschutes basins are holding onto 95 percent of their normal snowpack for the season. Nowhere else
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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://bikeportland.org/2018/05/08/portlands-proposal-to-re-legalize-duplexes-hits-the-planning-commission-tonight-280379&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTIxMDUyGmZjNmM4NzUzZGYyNDAxMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFWXfgMxlTJHw4lUT055oBsiv5A3Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Speak
up or sprawl out: “Missing middle” housing proposal hits the planning commission tonight
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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 is a guest post by Michael Andersen, BikePortland's news editor from 2013 to 2016. He's a writer for 1000 Friends of Oregon's pro-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.keizertimes.com/2018/05/08/keizers-gentrified-future/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTM1NTYyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAj9gOxUBd0Rdq6HHgkSNqSQmAEQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Keizer's
gentrified future? </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">Keizer recently surpassed Lake Oswego to become Oregon's 13th most populous city. Its growth in the past 18 years is roughly equal to
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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/wbi/152-news/394775-287988-marion-county-celebrates-175th-birthday-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4MjA4MTg5MTgxOTEzOTQ3ODUyGmIxZTFhNDBlOGVjNGIwYmM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFiujRxdoXx2ZJ9RGmPWV_IzSbSDQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Marion
County</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none"> celebrates 175th birthday
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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 Marion County Board of Commissioners met at Champoeg State Park May 2 to honor the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first
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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://mashable.com/2018/05/09/california-becomes-first-state-to-mandate-solar-panels-on-new-homes/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc3MTUxODQ4ODc1NDg2NjExNDIaNzUyYWMzN2ZlMTM5M2JkZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHyBqlV7RuSkaDASfqvkA_2q6rSXg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Ambitious
California mandates that new homes must have solar panels </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">All five members of the California Energy Commission voted for the ... engineering and renewable energy at the Oregon Institute of Technology,
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