Line is drawn in fight over metro-area growth
Metro Council is considering seven possible expansion for the urban growth boundary of the Portland-metro area – a total of 3,457 acres – to meet needs housing and employment needs for the next 20...
View ArticleMetro sets target for housing needs
A “jumping off point” was established for discussions about how much land for housing should be included in an urban growth boundary expansion, if Metro Council were to green-light one. The post Metro...
View ArticleCentral Oregon thinks regionally to attract large lot industrial employers
Facebook's presence in Prineville has been a boon to almost all of Central Oregon, which is why local officials want to make expanding urban growth boundaries easier in hopes that the availability of...
View ArticleScappoose voters support urban growth boundary expansion plan
Slightly more than 53 percent of the Scappoose voters who turned out for a special election on Tuesday voted in favor of a citizen-driven referendum that asked whether they supported a city plan to...
View ArticleGroup spotlights developments’ long-term costs
Far from Wall Street, a Ponzi scheme is unfolding in Portland’s backyard, according to Jason Miner, executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon. Many people know it as urban sprawl. The post Group...
View ArticleCity will decommission two reservoirs
Two of Portland's open drinking water reservoirs will be shut down, following a recent mandate from the Oregon Health Authority. The post City will decommission two reservoirs appeared first on Daily...
View ArticlePush for affordable housing reaches state capitol
A bill making its way through the Oregon House could breach a wall in the state’s urban growth boundaries. The post Push for affordable housing reaches state capitol appeared first on Daily Journal of...
View ArticleLUBA overturns latest bid to rezone agricultural land
Plans to build a fracked-gas-to-methanol refinery in St. Helens have taken a hit: the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals upheld an appeal of a decision to rezone 837 acres for industrial use. The post...
View ArticleDemocrats pushing for more middle housing
Sweeping legislation to break the dominance of single-family zoning in Oregon cities has the backing of some of the state’s most powerful politicians. The post Democrats pushing for more middle housing...
View ArticleLegislative proposal calls for cap on rent hikes
After failing to advance a rent control bill into law in 2017, Oregon Democrats are optimistic a favorable political landscape will change the result in Salem this session. The post Legislative...
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