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Oregon
Land Use Update
August 19, 2004
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS' WORK
- Sign up now for the Annual Citizens Conference in Corvallis on September
11th
- Vote “NO” on Measure 37 (and remember to vote!)
- Supreme Court to hear case on standing
- WEP Debate continues
OREGON
NEWS
- Clackamas County commissioners approved a ballot measure for the November
2 election to create the City of Damascus
- The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) rejected proposed Hood River
Wal-Mart
- LUBA decided the Cottage Grove Speedway is/is not legal? You decide
- Wal-Mart decided not to appeal an Oregon Court of Appeals decision rejecting
the company’s proposed store for Hillsboro
NATIONAL
NEWS
- The federal government proposal for funding transit-oriented development
- NJ Future has analyzed the costs of sprawl to taxpayers’ time and
money
- Decatur County, Georgia has a 120-day moratorium on new development
- Costly housing in Atlanta, Georgia is pushes people farther from their
jobs
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1000
FRIENDS' WORK
Our
Annual Citizens Conference in Corvallis on September 11, 2004
Download a brochure and registration
form.
Vote
“NO” on Measure 37
Confusion, red tape and rising taxes unless most of us Vote “NO”
on MEASURE 37, the ballot measure previously known as “Initiative
36”. Did you know the Oregon Secretary of State's office estimates
Measure 37 would burden Oregon taxpayers with $64 million to $344 million
per year in administrative costs alone? We need your help to defeat this
risky measure! More information on Measure
37’s pitfalls.
The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Just v.
City of Lebanon
Opponents claimed that Just lacked standing to appear before LUBA and
the Court of Appeals. In support, they cited to Utsey v. Coos County for
the proposition that a party to litigation must establish that a decision
would have a practical effect on him or her. The Utsey decision narrowed
access to the courts for the public, including non-profit advocacy groups,
by requiring an additional showing of practical impact. Just, DLCD and
1000 Friends of Oregon as an amicus curiae sought review by the Supreme
Court, and asked the Court to determine whether Utsey was wrongly decided.
The West Eugene Parkway (WEP) debate continues and the summer heat
is not cooling things down
ODOT is now asking the City of Eugene to take over that the eastern part
of the parkway in part due to problems meeting highway standards. BLM
has raised questions about wetlands. The WEP is on the Lane County Board
of Commissioners Agenda for August 25 to authorize a Memorandum of Understanding.
Click
here for details.
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OREGON
NEWS
Clackamas
County commissioners approved a Damascus ballot measure for the November
2 election
The election would seek voter approval for the county’s proposed
boundaries for a new City of Damascus. About 13,000 acres are included
and are expected to absorb much of the new Portland area growth. For information
about 1000 Friends’ involvement in the Damascus project, click
here. For a county press release on this decision, click
here.
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) rejected Wal-Mart’s
proposed Hood River facility
LUBA ruled that the proposed 186,600 square foot Wal-Mart, with 900 parking
spaces, proposed for Hood River was too large and incompatible with the
surrounding area. LUB A is also hearing appeals on Wal-Mart stores proposed
for Medford and Central Point. For the LUBA decision on Hood River, click
here.
Cottage Grove Speedway is or is not legal?
Both sides claim victory, but to read the LUBA opinion for yourself, click
here. For a Register-Guard article on the decision, click
here. The City of Cottage Grove will wend its way through the ruling
to determine its next steps.
Wal-Mart decided not to appeal an Oregon Court of Appeals decision
rejecting the company’s proposed store for Hillsboro
The retailer has not said publicly what it will do next, but it sounds
likely that Wal-Mart will still seek a site in the Hillsboro area. Click
here to read the news story.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
The
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services,
has posted an RFP, "Community Services Block Grant Community Economic
Development - Public Markets" in the Federal Register
The due date is September 16, 2004. Click
here to view the RFP.
The
EPA has put out an RFQ on Transit-Oriented Development
To learn more, click
here.
NJ
Future has analyzed the costs of sprawl to taxpayers’ time and money
Uncontrolled sprawl wastes taxpayer’s money and time, concludes a
report called "Race to the Middle: The Homogenization of Population
Density, and What It's Costing New Jersey” prepared by NJ Future.
Download the report.
Decatur County, Georgia has a 120-day moratorium on new development
In Georgia, the Decatur County Planning Commission has issued a 120-day
moratorium on new development while the county considers having a county-wide
land use plan. The incentive was the possibility of a new motocross track
coming to the county with no land use ordinances on the books that would
stop or shape the proposed development. To read more, click
here.
Costly
housing in Atlanta, Georgia pushes people farther from their jobs
Atlanta also faces pressures on housing people can afford. See the new
study on the issue: “Making The Case for Mixed Income and Mixed Use
Communities” addresses the problem of not being able to work near
housing an employee can afford. Download the executive
summary (2.3 MB) or full
report (5.9 MB) in pdf.
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