Three proposals would shape ‘new’ LCDC
This is the second of a two-part
series on the LCDC.
By GREG WASSON
Of tha Emerald
Oregon’s land use revolution,
begun with the passage of SB
100 in 1973, is about to enter a
new phase.
The bill established the Land
Conservation and Development
Commission, an agency
charged with developing state
wide goals for objectives like
preserving farmland and
providing sufficient housing.
The commission responded
by drafting 19 planning goals
and within the next year should
approve the last of the 277 local
plans applying those goals to
regional realities.
Once local plans are adopted,
what role should the LCDC
play? There are three major
pieces of legislation aimed at
forging the boards’ new char
acter. A quick synopsis of the
three bills is provided by Eldon
Hoet, LCDC's liason with the
Legislature.
One is being offered by
senators L.B. Day, D-Salem,
and Ted Hallock, D-Portland,
both of whom have early exper
ience with the program.
"Their bill is best described as
one which provides the depart
ment with a reasonably strong
power to review local ammend
ments to existing plans,” Hoet
says, adding that the bill essen
tially would maintain the state s
strong voice in the planning
process.
"The second one,” Hoet ex
plains, "the one prepared by
Douglas County, would allow
the commission to object to
ammendments to local plans
only by appeals to a newly es
tablished land use court.
"A third bill, proposed by the
interim committee on land use
headed by Sen. Jack Ripper
(D-North Bend) is kind of in
between the other two. This bill
would have the department use
the existing land use board of
Agency offers
energy assistance
By CAROL MORTON
For the Emerald
Students who are having
trouble paying their heating bills
this winter may qualify for fin
ancial help from the Low In
come Energy Assistance Pro
gram.
LIEAP is designed to assist
low-income households in
meeting the rising costs of
home heating This is the first
year the program has offered
financial assistance.
The program, which runs
from Dec. 15 to April 30, has
$774,000 to spend.
“Right now there is more
money than applications,” says
Frank Harvey, LIEAP coordina
tor, but Harvey says he an
ticipates being “overwhelmed”
by applications soon.
Students who qualify may
receive $130 to $373 this winter
to help pay energy bills, but
LIEAP is not a loan program.
“Students have to prove
themselves vulnerable to the
rising costs of heat,” explains
Harvey. "The students have to
either pay the heating bill them
selves or pay it through their
rent bill.”
To apply, students must
provide proof of their income
and heat source. They must also
prove they don’t depend on
their parents for support, by
showing either their own or their
parents’ 1979 tax return.
A copy of the heating bill
would verify heating costs.
Federal education grants to
students are not counted as in
come. Medical deductions also
may put the student in the
necessary low-income bracket.
“I personally think it’s real
liberal,” Harvey says. ”lf a
student is on a federal educa
tion grant, he will probably need
the money and probably get it."
The payments in most cases
will be made directly to the
heating supplier. The payment
amount is based on the heat
source.
LIEAP also has a year-round
consumer advocate to advise
and assist low-income residents
with heating payment problems
Students can apply for LIEAP
assistance by walking in or by
mailing the application. The
deadline for applications is April
15.
Students can obtain more in
formation by calling 687-FUEL.
The LIEAP program in Lane
County is operated by the Lane
County Housing Authority and
Community Services in Eugene.
DEQ decreases role
Recycling efforts will soon
rest more heavily on the
shoulders of Oregon citizens
and legislators.
The state's Department of
Environmental Quality will take
a less active role in recycling
during the next few years
because of recent budget cuts,
Jim Swenson, of the agency's
government relations office,
said during a panel discussion
Sunday
The DEQ “will continue to
provide recycling information,"
Swenson said. But it will have to
focus on the more “easily
defined” environmental prob
lems of public health, such as
safe drinking water, air pollution
and hazardous waste, he said.
This leaves it to individuals to
make an impact on recycling
legislation, Swenson said
Some recycling issues that may
come up in the Legislature this
session include source separa
tion and a proposal to include
wine cans in the bottle bill.
Source separation is the sort
ing of garbage for such items as
bottles, cans and newspapers
before disposal pick-up.
Wayne Fawbush, chairer of
the Oregon House Environment
and Energy Committee, said he
is “willing to force the issue and
require source separation."
Source separation wouldn’t
require a lot of money, Fawbush
said
"The Legislature doesn’t
have to do a lot, just give locali
ties some direction."
Fawbush said separating gar
bage at the source would be
better than sending it to a solid
waste plant for separation
because such plants generally
have failed to work.
appeals to appeal any am
mendment they disagreed
with.”
Both of the latter bills repre
sent drastic changes in the way
land use decisions are made.
Currently, the LCDC has the
power to reject local actions
without going to court, a
procedure that vests substantial
power in the state body.
Requiring the board to seek in
dependent enforcement by a
separate court or agency would
likely mean less state invol
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vement in local planning deci
sions.
"Under either the Ripper bill
or the Douglas County bill, we
have to use attorneys," Hoet
says. "Our attorney is the Attor
ney General’s office. The es
timate is that such an appeal will
cost $2,000 a pop."
However, Ripper defends his
committee's bill, saying that the
LCDC needs to be cut back.
"What’s wrong with local
people making local decisions?
Although they give a lot of lip
service to local planning, I think
the planning's been done by the
state.
"Once the plan has been ap
proved, people ought to be able
to go about their business with
out the government all over their
neck."
House Majority Leader Grat
tan Kerans, D-Eugene, disa
grees with Markham's negative
assessment of the LCDC.
"Overall, SB 100, and the
LCDC created by it, has done a
superior job in protecting the
resources of Oregon, and
providing for a method of wise
use and development of the
land.”
Kerans predicts, given the
fact people have twice ap
proved the LCDC in statewide
elections, the agency will live
on
"There will be legislation
adopted to continue the LCDC
and the state s role in the land
use matters.
"I don’t think there's any
doubt about that. "
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