State planners are using an online survey to gather public input on a transportation-funding rule that tops Central Oregon officials’ enemies list. The Transportation Planning Rule, or TPR, requires localities and developers to pay for road improvements before the state … Continue reading
The top state land use regulator who rejected the city’s growth plan as inadequate last year has been named Gov. John Kitzhaber’s chief advisor on natural resources. And, despite all the criticism Richard Whitman took in Bend as head of … Continue reading