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

Wed Feb 14 12:19:08 PST 2007

As a city planner working on defeating the Wal-Mart in Oregon City (finally upheld by the Court of Appeals last year after 5 years), I can tell you that the only way to defeat Wal-mart in a land use action that is permitted by the zone is to pay for a private traffic and land use consultant to provide contradictory evidence that the applicant has failed to provide enough information for the city to make a determination of the project's effect on the system (traffic, water sewers etc..) and  it is incomplete enough that the city cannot recommend reasonable conditions (OC approach), or that the applicant has not met the site plan and design review criteria (which is where ceder hills went). Wal-mart is getting better and better at addressing a city's code requirements and they are finding spots that don't require any Varinces or Zone Changes and have infrastructre that can handle thier traffic impact such as 82nd Avenue.

Having a rally is fine, but what is really needed is for people to pony up money for consultants to rebut the land use application. 

Sorry, my 2 cents worth.

Christina Robertson-Gardiner

4037 NE 42nd
Portland, OR 97213

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----- Original Message ----
From: Albert Kaufman <albertkaufman at gmail.com>
To: bwna at bwna.org; bwna-board at bwna.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:42:05 AM
Subject: [BWNA] Fwd: NE Portland residents to rally on Saturday for neighborhood livability and businesses

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

Albert

---------- Forwarded message ----------
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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