Study: Not Exactly Win-Win in Proposed Weber State Land Deal
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By Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 6--LAYTON -- An economic study released this morning gives Weber  State University every reason to say no to a Sandy entrepreneur who wants to  buy the large swath of undeveloped land above the Ogden campus.
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By Jessica L. De Vault, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Feb. 19--A group of Hunting Country residents are exploring a number of  options to assure that their spacious, rural region is left unscathed from  high-density development.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 17--The campaign to create a new park along the shores of Eagle Mountain Lake inched closer to victory Friday when AT&T's charitable foundation agreed to donate $600,000 to help buy 400 acres of vacant property from the state.
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By Julie Carr Smyth  COLUMBUS  --  On paper, Ohio's farmland preservation program is a success.  In the seven years since the state began paying farmers not to sell to developers, nearly 27,000 farm acres have been saved.
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By Chris Conrad, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.  Feb. 17--Imagine Tom Lowell's surprise when he set out to log a parcel of  land just outside Gold Hill and found that someone else had done the work for  him -- and reaped the benefits.
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By Cathy McKitrick, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 2--A Senate bill, tailored to affect the outcome of a contentious  land battle between two Utah cities, will be reconsidered today as lawmakers  try to resolve concerns about how the measure could impact the rest of the  state.
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By Anne Danahy, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Jun. 19--PATTON TOWNSHIP -- Spend a few hours on Karl H. Striedieck's picturesque property on the Bald Eagle Ridge and you start to lose track of the number of unusual birds you hear.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 18--A proposed federal farm bill could see some local farmers losing their subsidies and others gaining much needed dollars for research, development and marketing.
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By Ward, Matt  More than a year after the City of Mesquite agreed to sell 132 acres of city-owned land to a partnership between a Las Vegas casino operator and a commercial real estate developer, some city officials and business people say a foul odor still lingers around the deal.
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I'm outraged, but not surprised, that the state is funding the stadium deal for Real Salt Lake. It's typical Utah state government corruption and cronyism. Help the wealthy. I've run a business in Utah for years and have never received a cent.
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By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 19--AUSTIN -- Even as controversy mounted over the possible sale of Eagle Mountain Lake parkland to developers, state officials were taking steps to auction off two more tracts, including land adjacent to a popular park in Austin.
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By Jenifer K. Nii Deseret Morning News  Utah farmers are offering mixed reviews of the 2007 Farm Bill proposals, rolled out this week by the U.S. Agriculture Department.
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The valuation isn't as high as the bear would have you believe.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--Developers might get a free pass from affordable-housing rules in the pricey new neighborhoods spreading across Palm Beach County's Agricultural Reserve.
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There appears to be the germ of a good idea in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's proposal to offer tax credits to those who agree to protect their land from development and make it available to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking or other purposes.
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By Mark Havnes, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 11--The powerful Outdoor Industry Association has weighed in against  a controversial growth plan for Washington County, just days before a  congressional subcommittee is scheduled to take up the matter.
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With millions of acres of public land available for hunting in Minnesota and Wisconsin, it might seem odd that some outdoorsmen fight over who has the right to hunt on certain land.