Metro in the media: April 26, 2011
Read recent news coverage of Metro and related topics in local and national media. Link to online stories from newspapers, radio, television and blogs.
Jobs or farms? Plan spurs land fight
Portland Tribune, April 28, 2011
In the past year, business and environmental groups have split on developing part of the west end of Hayden Island. They also have battled over the first phase of the River Plan – an ambitious regulatory framework that’s supposed to protect both jobs and the environment in the Portland Harbor area. Now, business and environmental groups are sparring on whether Metro should expand the region’s urban growth boundary for industrial development. Go to the article
My Turn: Lake Oswego mayor, councilors ignoring public's opposition to streetcar
The Oregonian, April 28, 2011
Lake Oswego's mayor and three of our city councilors need to get over themselves. Really. They do. After huge opposition from constituents in our fair city, on April 19 Mayor Jack Hoffman, along with Councilors Donna Jordan, Sally Moncrieff and Bill Tierney, endorsed a streetcar extension that would parallel Oregon 43, taking commuters into Portland. Perhaps they didn't hear the 90-plus people testifying two weeks earlier about the plan. Two-thirds were opposed. Go to the article
What's your vision of Lake Oswego?
Lake Oswego Review, April 28, 2011
My family chose Lake Oswego for its schools and small town character. Our vision is to see Foothills develop into a vibrant picturesque riverfront community which ties in with the ambiance of Lakeview Village and surrounding home styles – not a steel and glass mid to high-rise South Waterfront style extension of Portland. A “streetcar” conjures up images of turn of the century charm; in reality, it is urban transit. Go to the article
Kadel's Nu-Way is Eco-Biz certified
Searchautoparts.com, April 28. 2011
Kadel’s Nu Way Auto Body joined 12 other Kadel’s shops as Eco-Biz Certified locations in a ceremony on April 25, 2011. Debra Taevs of Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center conferred the credential congratulating the company on their 13th Eco-Biz certified location. “To be certified, a business must go beyond state and local requirements for pollution prevention, completing a rigorous 97 point checklist.” Taevs explained ... The “Eco-Logical” Business Program is a joint project of the Pollution Prevention Outreach Team (Portland, Gresham, Clackamas and Washington counties, Clean Water Services, Metro and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality). Go to the article
Asheville's WNC Nature Center to unveil two young cougars
Asheville Citizen-Times, April 28, 2011
The city's latest stars flew in from the West Coast some months ago and are finally ready for their debut. Two cougar siblings, 8 months old and about half-grown, will be unveiled to the public at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Western North Carolina Nature Center. The two were found orphaned in Oregon last year by the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife. They were turned over to the Oregon Zoo in Portland, which called the Asheville nature center. In September, when the cubs were just a few weeks old, an employee flew west to pick them up. Go to the article
Confusion reigns after Stafford Hamlet sends Clackamas County letter on possible Stafford urbanization study
The Oregonian, April 26, 2011
Clackamas County commissioners this week received a letter from the Stafford Hamlet board of directors formally asking commissioners to request Metro study the entire hamlet for possible future urbanization. The request for a feasibility study comes after 27 of about 60 hamlet residents voted at an April 9 town hall meeting to support studying the entire 4,000-acre area bordered by West Linn, Lake Oswego and Tualatin. Hamlet board directors also voted 8-1 on April 18 to support the feasibility study. The recent discussion is just the latest in a yearslong and often highly contentious battle over the future of the rural hamlet. Go to the article
Washington County Commissioners expected to approve controversial growth plan following public hearing tonight in Hillsboro
The Oregonian, April 26, 2011
Washington County's commissioners appear likely to approve the county's growth map for the next 50 years following a public hearing scheduled for this evening in Hillsboro. The vote isn't likely to be unanimous -- Commissioner Greg Malinowski said Tuesday afternoon he is likely to say no -- but it will have sufficient force to wrap up a three-county growth-planning process and move it along for state consideration this summer. Go to the article
Once nearly extinct the California condor nears new milestones
CNN, April 26, 2011
Almost 25 years after the California condor went extinct in the wild and dwindled to just 27 birds in captivity, North America's largest flying bird is on the verge of a watershed moment: Its total population is projected to hit 400 this spring, including 200 birds thriving in the wild. The projections come as curators are reporting a successful hatching season at breeding centers in California and elsewhere ... Four breeding centers are now hatching condor eggs: the San Diego Zoo, the zoo's Safari Park, the Oregon Zoo in Portland, and the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, Mace said. Go to the article
I-5 bridge choice earns mostly praise
Portland Business Journal, April 25, 2011
With regional leaders lending their support, the governors of Oregon and Washington agreed with their transportation departments that the “deck truss” option would work best for the proposed new Columbia River Crossing. The deck truss type would allow for speedy design and environmental studies that could best allow state leaders to collect $1.25 billion in federal Columbia River Crossing funds. Along with Adams, other Oregon officials appearing with Kitzhaber and Gregoire included Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Oregon Republican Sen. Bruce Starr, Metro Council President Tom Hughes and TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane. Go to the article
Oregon Zoo summer concert schedule: from Taj Mahal to Huey Lewis
The Oregonian, April 25, 2011
The Oregon Zoo summer concert schedule is out, and there's something for everyone! But really, there is. It's true. There is something for everyone. The lineup has the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Huey Lewis.Peter Frampton will perform "Frampton Comes Alive." Taj Mahal will kick the summer off. Lewis and the News will wrap it up. Tweeners get Miranda Cosgrove. Guitar geeks get the original lineup of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. People who like Matisyahu get Matisyahu. The Go-Gos are, um, the Go-Gos are coming. They'll bring the beat, I believe. And Chris Isaak! (He'll be there. The Go-Gos won't bring him. Well, maybe they will. Who's to say?) Go to the article
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