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Court Smith

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Jul 15, 2022, 11:38:17 AM7/15/22
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If you don't know who said this, "‘Come visit us again and again. But for heaven’s sake, don’t come here to live ," you don't know Oregon's land use history that was built on the shoulders of Tom McCall and Hector Mcphearson. Jeff Mapes has looked back in a six part OPB podcast series--announced by OPB today. Get some of the background at

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/15/oregon-land-use-laws-willamette-valley-farms-urban-development-commercial-farmers-crops/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=First%20Look%20July%2015%202022&utm_content=First%20Look%20July%2015%202022+CID_2c90eb928fda3cb3568ab4efdb2f22c2&utm_source=firstlook&utm_term=Learn%20more

Oregon is again leading in land use planning with Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities, middle housing, ending single family zoning, keeping cities bounded.

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Court Smith

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Jul 15, 2022, 11:43:07 AM7/15/22
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If you don't know who said this, "‘Come visit us again and again. But for heaven’s sake, don’t come here to live ," you don't know Oregon's land use history that was built on the shoulders of Tom McCall and Hector McPhearson. Jeff Mapes has looked back in a six part OPB podcast series--announced by OPB today. Get some of the background at

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/15/oregon-land-use-laws-willamette-valley-farms-urban-development-commercial-farmers-crops/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=First%20Look%20July%2015%202022&utm_content=First%20Look%20July%2015%202022+CID_2c90eb928fda3cb3568ab4efdb2f22c2&utm_source=firstlook&utm_term=Learn%20more

Oregon is again leading with land use concepts that end single family zoning, rule making for middle housing and mixed use, promotion of Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities.

Annette Mills

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Jul 15, 2022, 12:31:51 PM7/15/22
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Thank you, Court. This is really important background!

 

Annette

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VISION: Corvallis is a compact, resilient city with walkable neighborhoods, a vibrant downtown, and diverse natural areas interwoven in urban landscapes, whose community members actively participate in land use planning decisions.
 
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