For Banks leaders, Tuesday's decision was historic. The city's expansion process has long been in the works, with the Quail Valley land in Banks' plans since the golf course was built in 1994.

The 1,000 Friends of Oregon farmland preservation nonprofit supports the infrastructure investments and other components of SB 1537, but it considers expedited UGB expansion “a fatal flaw.” ...

A Bing map of Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary, January 22, 2018. State law established the Urban Growth Boundary in 1979. Every city in Oregon is required to have one, although in Portland one ...

The 955 homes in Banks and the homes on the former Alpenrose property will nudge the supply-demand curve a little in the right direction. By comparison, a UGB expansion of 2,500 acres could yield ...

An Oregon judge has voided a law passed earlier this year under which urban growth boundary expansions cannot be referred to the ballot. TrendingWSU veterinary hospital closes to large ag […] ...