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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Oregon’s Land is Overregulated
Description: Full Text: Land use regulations in Oregon are adversely impacting the state’s residents and economy. A quick glance at recent news headlines reveals as much.
OPB reports that the Oregon Department of Transportation cannot repair key portions of Highway 101 along the Oregon coast due to a land use regulation that prohibits the fortification of highway infrastructure along the shoreline. Thanks to this regulation, parts of Highway 101 are literally crumbling into the ocean below, creating a public safety hazard.
In Clackamas County, a faith-based addiction recovery facility is being shut down simply because it sits on...