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Oregon
Land Use Update
December 10, 2004
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
- Measure
37 Passes: Now Help Restore Public Process
- Rangeland
Report Presented to Department of Agriculture and DLCD Commissioners
OREGON
NEWS
- State
Agencies Wrestle with Measure 37
- Claims
Flowing in Under Measure 37
- Local
Governments Scramble to Develop Measure 37 Rules
- Governor
Proposes 17% Increase in Funding for DLCD
NATIONAL
NEWS
- Farm Protection
and Smart Growth Big Winners with Voters
- Federal
Funding for Farm and Ranch Protection for 2005 Now Available
- Maine:
Sprawl Costs Taxpayers More
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1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
Measure
37 Passes: 1000 Friends Ready for Next Steps
Measure
37 passed and 1000 Friends of Oregon is ready for the next steps. Unfortunately,
the measure creates a new class of landowners with special privileges
to violate zoning safeguards that their neighbors have depended on for
years, with no consideration or recourse for the impacted neighbors.
Our top priority is to restore public process in government decision
making that was removed by the measure. Measure 37 took away the normal
notice and hearing process that is the backbone of Oregon’s community
planning program. We will be monitoring claims, local ordinances and
government decisions to make sure that the public and the legislature
know about the most outrageous assaults on our communities and our working
family farms and forestlands. Contact
us to volunteer to monitor Measure 37 claims in your community.
Learn other ways
to be involved and where to keep up on the latest actions.
Rangeland
Report Presented to Department of Agriculture and DLCD Commissioners
Before
a December 9th joint meeting of commissioners of the Department of Agriculture
and the Department of Land Conservation and Development, staff attorney
Carrie MacLaren presented the 1000 Friends report “The Oregon Rangeland
Project: Too Many Homes on the Range? The Impact of Rural Sprawl on
Ranching and Habitat.” The report looks at the cost of rural sprawl
to ranching communities and wildlife habitat in Oregon.
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OREGON
NEWS
State
Agencies Wrestle with Measure 37
The state
has set up a central claims registry for all Measure 37 claims involving
state rules and laws, which will be maintained by the Department of
Administrative Services. Read
more information on the registry.
The Department
of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) is also exploring the new
world of planning under Measure 37 and has set up a website
with current information. The Governor issued a statement on December
1st about claims, which is available on the DLCD Measure 37 website.
Claims
Flowing in Under Measure 37
As expected,
claims are starting to pour in under Measure 37. A
$1.1 million claim was filed in Bend.
The
Oregonian recently reported four other possibilities: Developing
400 one-acre view lots on a ridge near a Curry County beach, creating
5-acre home sites in Josephine County forestland, a plan to build a
casino in north Marion County, and 350 2-acre lots on farmland near
St. Paul.
Local
Governments Scramble to Develop Measure 37 Rules
All across
Oregon, local governments are trying to figure out what rules to use
to process Measure 37 claims. For a variety of stories, see our Measure
37 media page or see DLCD’s
Land Use News collection of stories about Measure 37.
Some other
stories:
Governor
Proposes 17% Increase in Funding for DLCD
Unlike
many state agencies, the Governor’s proposed budget includes a
17% increase in funding for the Department of Land Conservation and
Development. Included in this proposal is a “Thirty Year Review”
of land use planning. It is time for a comprehensive fact-based look
to assess Oregon's land use program and how it has changed over the
years. Learn
more about the Governor’s proposed budget.
Look for
an article on the “Thirty Year Review” in the next 1000 Friends
Newsletter, in your mailboxes soon!
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NATIONAL
NEWS
Farm
Protection and Smart Growth Big Winners with Voters
Farm and
ranch protection measures were strongly supported by voters last month.
For details on what happened where, go to the Farmland
Information Center.
Smart Growth
America has election
results relating to smart growth and it looks like people are looking
for what Oregon has been offering. It’s trains in Denver and Austin,
Texas and 20 other transportation funding initiatives that provide over
$40 billion in funding. And another $2.4 billion in open space funding
passed in over 100 communities.
Federal
Funding for Farm and Ranch Protection for 2005 Now Available
About $78
million in federal funding is available under the Farm and Ranch Protection
Program being administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS). To receive payments under this program, proposals are due to
NRCS by April 5, 2005. See
more information from American Farmland Trust.
Maine:
Sprawl Costs Taxpayers More
Maine Smart
Growth advocates, GrowSmart Maine, argue that uncontrolled sprawl increases
property taxes and may harm Maine’s ability to attract new jobs.
Read
more.
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