by Crag Law Center | Sep 5, 2014 | Coastal Law Project News, Land Use News, Native Fish News, News
The Sand Lake Estuary is situated just north of Tierra Del Mar in Tillamook County on the Oregon Coast. The 900-acre Sand Lake is a gorgeous, mysterious, wild-salmon laden and relatively undeveloped natural area. Now, this beautiful and wild landscape will become part...
by Courtney Johnson | Aug 27, 2014 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, News
Today, Crag celebrates with our longtime client Columbia Riverkeeper another victory for protection of the Columbia River. In a unanimous decision, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) rejected the Port of St. Helens’ proposal to rezone 837 acres of farmland...
by Courtney Johnson | Aug 27, 2014 | Environmental Justice News, Land Use News
Crag Law Center secured a victory today, on behalf of Rogue Advocates and local residents in Talent, Oregon, to uphold the rights of the public to participate in the local land use decision making process. Today’s decision from the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) is...
by Courtney Johnson | Apr 23, 2014 | Features, Land Use News, News
In a decision issued yesterday, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals rejected Jackson County’s approval of an asphalt batch plant operating without any land use permits in the floodway of Bear Creek near Talent, Oregon. Crag filed the appeal on behalf of Rogue...
by Maura Fahey | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog, Features, Land Use News
As a budding new attorney I have been anxiously awaiting the day that I would file my first lawsuit, signed at the bottom, with my name and yet unused bar number. Well, that day has arrived. Today I filed an appeal before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA)...
by Courtney Johnson | Sep 27, 2013 | Environmental Health News, Land Use News, News
This week, Jackson County’s Hearings Officer issued decisions that should halt operations at an asphalt plant on Bear Creek in Talent, Oregon. Mountain View Paving sought recognition as a grandfathered use that could continue to operate in violation of land use...
