[BWNA] Fwd: NE Portland residents to rally on Saturday for neighborhood livability and businesses

[Albert Kaufman]

fyi, posible Wal-Mart coming to a neighborhood near you.  This is pretty
close to Beaumont Wilshire.

Albert

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From: Madison South <savemadisonsouth at yahoo.com>
Date: Feb 14, 2007 12:11 PM
Subject: NE Portland residents to rally on Saturday for neighborhood
livability and businesses
To: Save Madison South <savemadisonsouth at yahoo.com>

 Greetings, Save Madison South and Save Roseway supporters-

      WE  NEED YOU NOW. THIS IS THE TIME TO STAND UP FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND  MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW PORTLANDERS FEEL ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR  LIVABILITY.

      The  permit for the proposed development on NE 82nd and Siskiyou
went into  the city today and is considered complete, and the next
steps mean  preparing for the hearing process which should be taking  place
within 80 days.

      This is where YOU come in.  We are organizing  a neighborhood
livability/permit protest rally for this coming Saturday,  February 17 at
Glenhaven   Park  (next to Madison   High School  at NE 82nd &
Siskiyou) from 10am-12pm rain or shine.   Neighborhood leaders will be
addressing the group around 11am which will undoubtedly mean lots of media
there as  well.

      We need you to be  there!!! Having  a large group of concerned
neighbors and individuals will  demonstrate to the media and elected
officials that this is not simply  a "Not in My Backyard" issue. We are not
opposed to development nor are  we opposed to business.  This
particular project is the wrong fit  for this part of Portland  on many
different levels.

      So bring your family and neighbors and head over to Glenhaven
Park  on Saturday.  If you have been wanting to do something to help,
this is the biggest thing you can do right now to send the strongest
message to the city that we are take our livability seriously and are
organized enough to show it!

      Your part in this will involve walking on the public sidewalk on
both sides of 82nd  between Siskiyou and Russell streets, holding your
"Think Outside The  Big Box" yard sign or a banner we will provide.
(Yard signs will be  available there for sale.) Please be sure to obey all
traffic signals,  do not obstruct any driveways or impede pedestrian
traffic. Also, if at  all possible, please walk to the rally rather than
driving your car.

      A  press release has gone out to the media including information
about  this rally and also about the proposed big box development. All
media inquiries should be directed to the official spokespeople of the
Save Madison South Committee - Co-Chairs Dawn Tryon and Frank Walsh,
who can be reached at 503-539-3954.

      Please pass this information on to anyone who might be
interested.


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