Land Use

Metro reserves: Two maps, one mission
Andy Maggi | 01.13.10 2:13 pm

Earlier this week, a coalition of farmers and conservation groups released a map to show the areas they want to see protected as part of the current Urban and Rural Reserve designation process being undertaken by Metro and the region's County Governments.

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Urban and rural reserves in Wash and Clack Co: The debate rolls on
Andy Maggi | 11.20.09 11:52 am

Land use gets a lot of recent  ink in local papers

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings is a phrase we all know well and like the phrase the Urban and Rural reserve planning process continues. The hotbed of activity for these discussions remains the farmland north of Hillsboro in Washington County, as well as the Stafford area in Clackamas County--which has been in the news lately.

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Are land use decisions aimed at creating businesses actually stopping them?
Andy Maggi | 11.20.09 11:40 am

If you read a recent article in the Hillsboro Argus you may be asking yourself that question. A dairy near West Union and Helvetia wants to build a creamery to produce local milk for the region. However, due to the City of Hillsboro’s aspiration for urban growth and its attempts to get the areas around the dairy labeled urban reserves, the owners are having second thoughts.

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Poisner's exit interview
Toby Van Fleet | 10.08.09 8:48 am

In The Portland Tribune's Sustainable Life section, published today, you can read an interview by Steve Law with recently departed OLCV executive director Jonathan Poisner.

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OLCV 2009 Scorecard Released - Read It and Act Today!
Toby Van Fleet | 09.22.09 1:27 pm

You care about Oregon's environmental legacy.

Do your legislators?

In the only thorough assessment of how Oregon legislators vote on the environment, the scores tell the story: most legislators backed stronger environmental stewardship a majority of the time.

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Welcome to LCDC, Greg Macpherson
Evan Manvel | 02.24.09 3:49 pm

Today the Oregon Senate voted on a party-line 18-10 vote to confirm the appointment of Greg Macpherson to the Land Conservation and Development Commission, which oversees Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development.

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The Great Elk-horn debate continues!
OLCV | 06.12.08 8:16 am

There will be a Marion County Board of Commissioners hearing on the Elkhorn project at 6 PM, Wednesday, June 18 in the first floor hearing room at the county office bldg, 555 Court Street N.E., in Salem (same location as the previous hearings).

At the hearing next Wednesday, testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person, but you can submit unlimited written testimony. 

What is up for debate?

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Top 5 environmental victories of 2007
OLCV | 12.19.07 12:59 pm
What were the top 5 environmental victories of 2007?

1.) Measure 49

OLCV E-bulletin subscriber, Stan Seleen, said it best, "The passage of Measure 49 must be the most important success in 2007.  It is a tremendous relief to know that Oregonians have once again shown their support for our land use planning."


2.) Passage of SB 838, the renewable Energy Standard
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We know if you've been bad or good...
OLCV | 12.06.07 9:14 am

As most of you know, our 2007 Environmental Scorecard revealed which state representatives and senators are catching up to voters' environmental values and which elected officials are still living in the dark ages.

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With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Jonathan Poisner | 11.02.07 2:05 pm

My guess is most folks reading the OLCV blog have already voted.

But we probably all have friends who haven't yet -- particularly in the Portland area where turnout is lagging.

Will you let your friends' failure to vote darken Oregon's future?  Or can you take 10 minutes right now and email them to remind them why it's so important to pass 49?

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