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NOT a Well-Behaved Woman: Informed Growth Act-Oregon style?
Mitchell was instrumental in the passage of the Maine Informed Growth Act, which gives communities the ability to assess the economic impact of big-box development. Onward Oregon is working to pass a similar bill in the 2009 Oregon legislative session. ...

Corvallis Independent Business Alliance
Elaine Blatt from Onward Oregon – a 5-year-old, all volunteer project, with a mission to champion the public interest – will discuss the Oregon Informed Growth Act, which they hope to introduce during the 2010 legislative session. ... passed, this act would require an economic impact study if a store ...

Community Impact Review - Oregon [proposed] | The New Rules ...
Introduced in 2009, House Bill 2388 is based on Maine's Informed Growth Act. It stipulates that cities and counties may only approve retail stores larger than 75,000 square feet after commissioning an independent economic impact analysis and ...

Minutes
SOSI Update: Lori Stole with the Zero Waste Alliance provided the Board with updated information about the Sustainable Oregon School Initiative (SOSI) ... Oregon Informed Growth Act: Elaine Blat, a volunteer with Onward Oregon, presented information on the Oregon Informed Growth Act or HB 2388 ...

ILSR Columns: Maine Enacts Landmark Law Requiring Economic ...
In Maine, the Informed Growth Act (LD 1810), sponsored by Rep. Chris Barstow, passed the House 86-55 and the Senate 18-17, and has been signed into law by Governor Baldacci. ... The Informed Growth Act stipulates that municipalities conduct an economic impact analysis for proposed big-box retail stores ...

Five Effective Economic Recovery Tools: Federal Recovery ...
The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) uses research and analysis to advance policies and practices that improve the economic and social opportunities of all Oregonians. ... Recovery Act have protected and created jobs and bolstered economic growth by bringing federal dollars to ...

REPORT TO THE 2009 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
the Oregon Sustainability Board and established legislative goals for state government in the ... Oregon Informed Growth Act (Lenny Dee, Onward Oregon) Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technology Center (David Kenney) ...