Monday Mailing
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Legislator: Court Land-Use Ruling Means We Must Act DonorsChoose Founder Chalres Best on The Art of Asking For Money Oregon Travel Philanthropy Fund First Salmon Ceremony-OPB Video Historic Preservation Funding Sources Milking to Music 7. Disaster Learning Webinars 8. Some New Web Resources 9. Meet the Smart Farm You Can Control With a Smartphone 10. Do Oregon and the Federal Government have More Than 1 million Acres of Burnt Land with Millions of Rotting Trees? 11. Funding Opportunities 1.
Legislator: Court Land-Use Ruling Means We Must Act Oregon's land-use planning system was thrown into chaos Thursday morning when the Oregon Court of Appeals remanded Metro's designation of urban and rural reserves for additional work. The reserves were intended to designate where new development can and cannot occur during the next 50 years. Because the court upheld some of the designations but rejected others, none of them can take effect at this time.
Quote of the Week:
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~Laozi
Oregon Fast Fact: Up until the 1970s it was illegal to show movies or attend car races on Sundays in Eugene, Oregon.
The ruling was applauded by 1000 Friends of Oregon, one of the parties that had appealed some of the designations. Mary Kyle McCurdy, policy director for the land use watchdog organization, said the court agreed Metro erred by designating putting farmland into urban reserves in Washington County. “The court clearly understood the law and that Metro and Washington County did not apply it correctly. The substance of the law was to protect the best of the best farmland. Washington County overreached in claiming land for future development, undermining certainty for both industrial land and farmers,” said McCurdy, who argued the case on behalf of her organization and the Washington County farmers. “Washington County knew it was going outside of the law, and could not justify it. As a result, they put the entire reserves map in jeopardy.” To access the full story, click here. 2. DonorsChoose Founder Chalres Best on The Art of Asking For Money Whether it’s a big donation to a nonprofit or a business-boosting investment, asking for money can be tough. It’s all sweaty palms and dry throats as we build ourselves up to seem worthy enough for the money source to fork over some dough. But Charles Best doesn’t see it that way. Best is a former Bronx high school history teacher and founder of DonorsChoose.org, a New York City-based nonprofit that helps school teachers find funding for their classroom Page 1 of 7