Oregon Stories eNews for January 2020
It's a whole new year of opportunities and challenges for Oregon's land use planning program in our January Oregon Stories.
PRESS RELEASE: Airport expansion faces new legal challenge by cities, farmers, and land use organizations
A coalition including the cities of Wilsonville and Aurora filed appeals with the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) over the highly contested Aurora State Airport Master Plan, approved by the Oregon Aviation Department’s (ODA) board in late October. The airport is located outside of an urban growth boundary and wants to expand its runway over prime farmland with protected Exclusive Farm Use zoning to accommodate large luxury corporate jets.