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Deschutes Comprehensive Plan

Deschutes County is updating its “Comprehensive Plan” and the time for public comment is almost over. If you care about how your county will use public lands and guide development of private lands, this is the time to give the county your input.

Metro’s Urban & Rural Reserves (Washington County)

Find out about a unique new collaborative process the region is using to choose the best places for future urban growth. Learn how regional partners are identifying lands that won’t be urbanized for the next 50 years. Share your views.

Metro’s Urban & Rural Reserves (Multnomah County)

Find out about a unique new collaborative process the region is using to choose the best places for future urban growth. Learn how regional partners are identifying lands that won’t be urbanized for the next 50 years. Share your views.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import and storage terminals proposed for Oregon

Energy speculators eyeing the California market have proposed three Oregon sites and extensive pipeline to transport Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through the backdoor to California. Their construction would have negative environmental impact for the Columbia River Estuary and Coos Bay and pose significant safety hazards, including greater carbon emissions as well as fire and explosion risk.

Urban-rural divide

Oregon's farmlands are under attack. Development interests are pressuring local elected officials to pave over our region's productive farmland. Washington County and its cities are proposing 33,000 acres of urban reserves - the equivalent of 3 new Beavertons. We need to keep Oregon beautiful and fruitful for future generations.

Let’s seize this opportunity to shore up Oregon’s financial future

With Measures 66 and 67 passed and the Feb. 2010 special session just underway, the Oregon Legislature is faced with an opportunity shore up our state’s finances and create the best possible conditions for a stable financial future. And two good places to start are by strengthening the Rainy Day fund and tackling BETC reform.

Pruning unemployment through ‘Economic Gardening’

Small business undoubtedly drive Oregon’s economy. So shouldn’t the state do its best to help equip budding businesses for growth? It can with “Economic Gardening.”

Thank You Oregon Legislature

The legislature passed a number of bills in February promoting home-grown economic growth and supporting struggling Oregonians. Thank your representative for their accomplishments in February’s special session.

Tell Gresham City Council to Support Retail Development Standards

Our laws and policies act as giant plumbing system directing money to different parts of society. Hood River, Ashland, and Lincoln City have recognized that setting limits on the size of retail development will enhance the local economy by supporting local small businesses who reinvest in their community, while providing more jobs, and better wages for the middle class.