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Oregon
Land Use Update
October 13, 2005
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
- Celebrate
our 30th birthday
with us THIS SATURDAY at the Portland Convention
center!
- 1000 Friends
explores ballot measure approach to Measure 37
OREGON
NEWS
- 2005 Oregon
Land Use and Housing Affordability Conference on November 4 in Portland
- Oregon
Shores 18th Annual Coast Conference "Activism for an Ocean Planet"
on October 22-23
- Brookings
may double its system development charges (SDCs)
NATIONAL
NEWS
- The High
Cost of Low Density
- Shooing
cows away: losing local milk supplies due to poor planning
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1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
Celebrate
our 30th birthday with us THIS SATURDAY
at the Portland Convention center!
Join us
for a fun-filled evening to celebrate the Oregon spirit that is keeping
Oregon a great place to live. Find
out more and get tickets.
1000 Friends explores ballot measure approach to Measure 37
All over
Oregon, property owners are waking up to a new threat: development due
to Measure 37 waivers granted by state and local governments. These
waivers threaten to interfere with farming operations and reduce property
values in rural communities, on farm and forest lands, and in neighborhoods.
We are hearing from concerned landowners all across Oregon. On October
4, 1000 Friends and farmer and landowner allies filed two potential
ballot measures, both entitled the "Homeowner and Family Farmer
Bill of Rights" that seek to restore fairness in government actions
under Measure 37. On October 13, the Secretary of State issued draft
ballot titles for the two measures we filed. For Initiative 80, the
draft ballot title is:"Limits Government Authority To Waive
Land Use Regulations; Allows Dwelling If Allowed When Property Acquired."
For Initiative 81, the draft ballot title is "Limits Government
Authority To Condemn Private Property For Public Use Or Waive Land Use
Regulations." Download
a copy of the petitions. Questions? Contact Legislative Affairs
Director Elon Hasson.
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OREGON
NEWS
2005 Oregon
Land Use and Housing Affordability Conference on November 4 in Portland
The Alliance
for Land Use and Affordable Housing (OALUAH) is hosting "Opening
the Door to Housing Opportunity" on Friday, November 4, 2005 from
8:30-4:00 at the Metro Council Chambers, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland.
The cost is $25, which includes lunch. Registration is due by October
26. For more information and to register online, click here.
Oregon Shores 18th Annual Coast Conference "Activism for an Ocean
Planet" on October 22-23
Oregon
Shores Conservation Coalition is hosting its annual conference on
Saturday October 22 and Sunday October 23 at two different locations
in Newport. For more information and questions, send
an email or click here.
Brookings may double its system development charges (SDCs)
The City
of Brookings has received a report on system development charges prepared
by a consultant that recommends doubling its SDCs, fees on new development
intended to cover the cost of services created by that development.
Read
a story on this.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
The High
Cost of Low Density
Research
from the University of Wisconsin about the hidden costs to taxpayers
of low-density sprawl are applied to Connecticut and New England in
this article.
Shooing cows away: losing local milk supplies due to poor planning
It is the
second time the Vanderham family has had to move their dairy farm. This
time it is away from Southern California's high land prices and sprawling
towns. Oregon still looks good in comparison. For details on the price
everyone pays for not protecting farmland, click here.
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Land Use
Update is edited by Kate Kimball and brought to you by 1000 Friends
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