News!
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7/1/22 Article - Lake Oswego Review - Two 8th Street permits and grove of trees
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11/2/21 Measure 3-568 Won! Greater Protection for Nature Parks in LO
Press release "Citizens' Initiative 3-568 Passes" 11/2/21
A lot more information about the Measure on the LoveLOParks page
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10/2020 Intersection traffic lights on Pilkington and Jean Way (TSP 62), Work Order 273
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This traffic light project may impact a huge tree!
LO City Council Meeting 10/6/2020
Start at 1:37 for Jean Road/Pilkington Road Intersection Improvement Project
Council Report for meeting on 10/6/2020
See the Public Comments section, the only place in the report where "trees" are mentioned.
Invitation to meeting w/ Byrant neighborhood 8/12/2020 (.pdf)
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Land Use Case - AP 20-01 [TR 499-19-05510]
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10/6/20 - LO City Council Hearing - A Win for 2 Trees!
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Start at 18:40 - The vote was 6 to 1 in support of DRC's decision to deny the Tree Removal Request but Applicant may try again.
Woodmont Natural Park - What went wrong?!
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https://www.loveloparks.org/index.php/2020/08/16/woodmont-a-natural-park-no-more/
https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/woodmont-natural-park
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9/21/20 Hallinan Rally and a Great Victory!
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https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/481633-388551--lake-oswegans-rally-together-to-save-property-next-to-hallinan-woods-from-development
According to LoveLOParks, on 9/24 the LO City Council unanimously approved a resolution to acquire the Yates property which will result in the expansion of Hallinan Woods Park.
11/2019 Cookes Butte Success!
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https://www.loveloparks.org/index.php/causes/save-cooks-butte/
Land Use Case: LU-19-0041
9/8/20 LU-19-0041 - LO City Council Hearing - A messy approval process
This is the link to the whole hearing where Lake Forest NA appealed the decision by DRC which approved the construction of a large apartment complex by Shorenstein. Starting at about 4:04 through to about 4:12 you can hear what J. LaMotte and T. Kohlhoff said. Sadly, the final vote was 5 to 2 against the appeal.
9/11/20 LU-19-0041 - The disappointing hearing result
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