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SALEM — County governments could approve solar farms up to 3,840 acres under legislation that’s gaining ground in Oregon, potentially doubling the size of projects under local jurisdiction. Under current ....
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Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, has called on the state to play a more aggressive role in building housing. Kotek issued an executive order immediately after taking office last month calling on Oregon to produce 36,000 new housing units a year, up from 22,000 or so builders now create in a year. That aggressive goal and the ongoing statewide homelessness crisis has shifted the political calculus in Salem. ....
1000 Friends of Oregon has been on the scene from the beginning of Oregon land use laws, working to make sure the law was observed. The group is on board with what the legislature is doing in the current session. Mary Kyle McCurdy, Deputy Director of 1000 Friends. ....