People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program
"People and the Land" is a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and Portland State University. The goal of this project is to document and preserve a record of Oregon’s land use program through the recording, transcription, collection and archiving of personal oral histories.
The project is intended to enable Oregon’s statewide planning agency to make a significant, abiding contribution to the body of literature that records and analyzes the politics, policy, and practices that make Oregon's land use program unique.
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Interview with Matt Spangler
Matt Spangler, Michael Rupp, and Hui Rodomsky
Matt Spangler was Interviewed by Michael Rupp and Hui Rodomsky on May 13, 2021, in Newport, Oregon.
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Interview with Robert E. Stacey (on Goal 10)
Robert E. Stacey and Jim Irvine
Interview with Robert E. Stacey by Jim Irvine on May 15, 2017 focused on Goal 10 of Oregon's Statewide Land Use Planning Program. Bob Stacey serves on the Metro Council representing District 6, which includes portions of the city of Portland. He has served as senior policy advisor to Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts, and was the executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, a non-profit organization focused on land-use planning.
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Interview with Edward Sullivan
Edward Sullivan and Kevin Pozzi
Interview with Edward Sullivan by Kevin Pozzi on August 20, 2015. Ed Sullivan served as Assistant County Counsel and County Counsel for Washington County and as Legal Counsel for the Governor of Oregon. He was a board member of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association and chair of the Housing Land Advocates.
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Interview with Ed Sullivan (on Fasano and Baker cases)
Edward Sullivan and Michael Rupp
Ed Sullivan was interviewed on February 10, 2020, by Michael Rupp in Portland, Oregon.
In this interview, Sullivan discusses the legal cases Fasano v. Washington County Board of Commissioners and Baker v. City of Milwaukie, two Oregon Supreme Court decisions that upheld the necessity of guaranteeing fair, reviewable, and predictable decision-making in Oregon land use.
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Interview with John VanLandingham (on Goal 10)
John VanLandingham and Jim Irvine
Interview with John VanLandingham by Jim Irvine in 2017 focused on Goal 10 of Oregon's Statewide Land Use Planning Program. John VanLandingham has served as chair of the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, the Eugene Planning Commission, and the Housing Policy Board for Lane County and the cities of Eugene and Springfield. He is a lawyer for the Lane County Legal Aid & Advocacy Center and is active with the Oregon Housing Alliance, the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, and the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing.
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Interview with Fred VanNatta (on Goal 10)
Fred VanNatta and James Irvine
Interview with Fred VanNatta by Jim Irvine on May 15, 2017 focused on Goal 10 of Oregon's Statewide Land Use Planning Program. Fred VanNatta began his career as a paid campaign staffer for two presidential candidates and as an aide to the Oregon House Speaker during the 1965 and 1967 legislature. As a political lobbyist from 1969 on, his clients included the Oregon State Homebuilders Association and the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon.
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Interview with Fred VanNatta
Fred VanNatta and Bob Rindy
Interview with Fred VanNatta by Bob Rindy on June 25, 2015. Fred VanNatta began his career as a campaign staffer for two presidential candidates and as an aide to the Oregon House Speaker during the 1965 and 1967 legislature. As a political lobbyist from 1969 on, his clients included the Oregon State Homebuilders Association and the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon.
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Interview with Burton Weast
Burton Weast and Bob Rindy
Interview with Burton Weast by Bob Rindy on August 18, 2015. Burton Weast was planner for Curry County in 1970. He worked as a senior lobbyist on land use issues for the League of Oregon Cities, a representative of Portland's Home Builders Association, and as a private lobbyist and consultant.
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Interview with Greg Winterowd (on Goal 10)
Greg Winterowd and Sy Adler
Interview with Greg Winterowd by Sy Adler on May 8, 2017 focused on Goal 10 of Oregon's Statewide Land Use Planning Program. Winterowd is principal and co-founder of Winterbrook Planning, a professional consultancy based in Portland, Oregon. He served as Planning and Development Director for the city of Springfield, Oregon, and as President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association.