Category: Parks

City Violates Voter-approved Nature Preserve Charter Protections and Tentatively Approves Development

LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – November 10, 2023 – LoveLOParks Steering Committee and Lake Forest Neighborhood Association (Lake Forest NA) issue a joint statement strongly condemning the City of Lake Oswego for tentatively approving a local private developer’s application, LU 23-0002, that would severely impair the natural area of Waluga Park – West and directly violate the voter-approved City …

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Standing Up for Palisades Residents Stated Requests – Rassekh Park

Al Calabria is a former PNA Chair, Area Rep and member of the City of Lake Oswego’s Budget Committee. His hard work at “pulling teeth” at the City’s budget committee on behalf of the Palisades Neighborhood yielded remarkable results.  At its June 6, 2023 meeting, the City Council will be approving the biennial budget, and …

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Land Use Report for 8/2/2023

1. Rassekh Park phase 1 (skatepark & associated infrastructure) is underway.  PNA is anxious for phase 2 (family play area, picnic area, and playfield) to begin a soon as possible, and has offered to assist LO Parks & Recreation with grant fund applications and securing funding for phase 2.  P&R will likely be submitting for grant funds …

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Rassekh Park Update

The Rassekh project received land use approval from the Development Review Commission in July/August of this year. They expect to have a general contractor on board in December and to break ground in late December or early January. In order to minimize the amount of work being done on very wet soil, an arborist will …

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Not playing around

Shared from the 2/9/2022 Lake Oswego Review eEdition

Students share Rassekh Park playground ideas with Lake Oswego City Council

Pamplin Media Group

COURTESY PHOTOS: KIRSTY REILLY

› Students from Westridge Elementary and Palisades World Language schools appeared to present more than 150 drawings to the council.

If you’re designing a new playground, it helps to …

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Rassekh Park Developments

Your PNA has been deeply engaged on the Rassekh Park Developments.  The city has provided the following links which neighbors can use to track the project:

Here is a link to the land use project page, which will be updated as the application moves along the review process:

http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/boc_drc/lu-21-0078-request-conditional-use-and-development-review-permits-new-park-sports-fields

The preliminary materials subject to change …

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PNA & City’s Responses to Neighborhood Concerns Re: Rassekh Property Development

6/23/2021 PNA Statement Regarding the Rassekh Property Development7/30/2021 The response from the City’s  Rassekh Park design consultant to our Association Statement (above) on the same subject8/3/2021 Comments presented by Al Calabria, PNA chair, at the August 3 City Council Meeting on behalf of PNA Your feedback is invited. Click here for our Contact form or …

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City Parks Referendum – Share your thoughts!

Share your input at two upcoming community listening sessions!

Listening session dates & times:

Thursday, July 15, at 12:00-1:00 PM, or
Monday, July 19, 2021 6:00-7:00 PM
Meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. Registration not required.

If you are unable to attend a scheduled listening session and would still like to participate, share your thoughts by taking this short survey.

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New Leash Signs Cooks Butte

Thank you Parks and Rec for the new Leash signs! Leash laws will be enforced throughout the city. 

PNA Area Rep, Kirsty Reilly, recently coordinated with Jeff Munro at Parks and Rec to get the signs made and installed. K

“I’m pleasantly surprised by how quickly they handled the request. “

-Kirsty 

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Cooks Butte Communications Tower PNA Tour

The Clackamas County Public Safety Communications System, or C800 Radio Group, is planning to build a new emergency communications tower in Cooks Butte Park.  The proposal is going through the planning process with the City of Lake Oswego, and a public meeting will soon be scheduled to present information on the project to neighbors and …

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