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Rural Sprawl that Threatens Taxpayers and Farmers
HB 2458
House Vote 12
Senate Vote 10
House Bill 2458 allows for industrial development in an unlimited number of so-called "development zones" outside of urban growth boundaries (UGBs).
In the form it initially passed the House, HB 2458 would have also offered a parallel expansion of commercial development, such as Wal-Mart stores.
A fundamental premise of Oregon's land use planning program is that urban-scale development should be contained within UGBs to limit the cost to taxpayers of providing roads, sewers and other infrastructure.
With the passage of HB 2458, industrial facilities can be built far from population centers and existing infrastructure, increasing the cost to taxpayers for poviding infrastructure, causing longer commutes and more air pollution, and creating more conflict between family farmers and incompatible industrial development.
NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
- Passed House, March 15, 43-16
- Passed Senate, July 20, 26-2
- Signed by the Governor
