Central Point decision designed to attract major retailers could meet with opposition
January 14, 2011By Bryan Navarro
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - The city of Central Point has opened the door for big box retailers like WalMart.
On Thursday, the Central Point City Council voted unanimously to lift a
citywide 80,000 square-foot limit on building size, something that had
previously prevented r...
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Medford School Board to decide on land dealLandowners would give 20 acres to the Medford School District; in turn
the district would request that the owners adjacent land be annexed
into the city's growth boundary
January 18, 2011
By Paris Achen
Mail TribuneThe Medford School Board will decide today
whether to accept a 20-acre gift of land i...
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Ashland winds power Southern Oregon homesBy Vickie Aldous, Ashland Daily Tidings, Dec. 25, 2010ASHLAND -- The wind that blows across the Grizzly Peak foothills
northeast of Ashland is strong enough that Interstate 5 drivers
feel it buffeting their cars.
Three neighbors near Butler Creek Road are harnessing that power
to generate electricity with 13 Windspire wind turbines on and
belo...
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Ashland Landowners Grounded in Bureaucratic Limbo
December 25, 2010
By Damian Mann , Mail Tribune
When Chris Sturdevant and his wife bought a 5-acre property in rural Ashland in 2004, they were set to build their dream home.Six
years later, the Sturdevants have found out the hard way that Jackson
County information the property was zoned re...
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Central Point Plans $1 Million Front Street Upgradeby Buffy Pollock, Dec. 7, 2010, Mail TribuneCENTRAL POINT -- City officials say a facelift years in the making will transform the city's western entrance with nearly $1 million in funding from a state grant. The $928,000 from the state's Bike and and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will cover the majority of a $1.1 million upgrade to sidewalks, land...
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Supreme Court Ruling Favors Walmart Supercenter by Damian Mann, Mail Tribune, Nov. 19, 2010Retail giant Walmart won a major victory Thursday when an Oregon Supreme Court ruling removed what could be the last major hurdle to building a Supercenter at the south end of the city. . .Read more:http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101119/NEWS/11190328...
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Should gravel-mining hold a trump card over farming?The Oregonian Editorial Board, August 27, 2010 For many years, some have warned that a serious collision loomed between two of Oregon's natural resources. Some of the state's richest topsoil covers its treasury of sand and gravel. To get to the second, you have to dig up the first. . .Read more:http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/08/...
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In Yamhill County, Opponents Say Gravel Mining Will Ruin a Grand IslandBy Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian, August 24, 2010Read story here:http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/08/in_yamhill_county_opponents_sa.html...
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Keep a Lid on Measure 37 - and Future SprawlMail Tribune - Guest OpinionAug. 15, 2010In Greek Mythology, Pandora was ordered not to open a jar containing the countless evils in the world. But curiosity got the best of her and well, you can imagine the rest of that story. . . In a federal appeals case this summer, the court was asked to decide whether or not to open Oregon's own Pandora's box - Mea...
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On August 4, 2010, Rogue Advocates and Citizens for Constitutional Fairness faced off on the Jefferson Exchange radio show about the recent 9th Circuit decision verifying the real end of Measure 37. . .Click here to listen to the hour-long program....
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Central Point decision designed to attract major retailers could meet with opposition
Medford School Board to decide on land deal
Ashland winds power Southern Oregon homes
Ashland Landowners Grounded in Bureaucratic Limbo
Central Point Plans $1 Million Front Street Upgrade
Supreme Court Ruling Favors Walmart Supercenter
Should gravel-mining hold a trump card over farming?
In Yamhill County, Opponents Say Gravel Mining Will Ruin a Grand Island
Keep a Lid on Measure 37 - and Future Sprawl
Jefferson Exchange - Interview on Measure 37 "Contracts" Decision
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