New Oregon Access Fund Rep

[elaine]

(I posted this on the climbers board forum yesterday....it fits here, too. I'm going to do my best to recruit)

 

I made this decision several months ago, and I was feeling that it was time to hand over the reigns to someone else. It is my intention to stay on until May 3, 2008. This is the date of the Annual Spring Thing at Smith Rock State Park. Come this May, it will be 5 years that I have been volunteering for the Access Fund as a RC.

 

However, I am not leaving the world and the work of the Access Fund entirely. I've already talked with Keith Daellenbach ( Madrone Wall Pres. Committee) about staying on board and seeing that through for the long haul.

 

I will do my best to recruit and help to find someone else. If and when I do, I will also serve in some sort of mentor capacity if the new RC wants that, and be a resource for them whenever it was needed. I will also make sure that they go through the appropriate application process with the Access Fund. If you are interested in volunteering for the organization, feel free to contact me.

 

I assume that Tony Holmes will still be a RC, and act as the Mt Hood and Columbia River Gorge liaison to the Access Fund. However, I also feel that more than one person is needed to deal with issues in the state of Oregon. I was handling most of the issues and events in the Portland area, down through the Willamette Valley and I-5 into Corvallis and Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, Ashland, Kalmath Falls in Southern Oregon, as well as events and issues in Central Oregon. I was also a contact point for others in Eastern Oregon.

 

Thanks for all of the support, and allowing me to be part of an organization where I've been able to serve the Oregon climbing community. I do look forward to staying involved with the organization in other capacities.

 

Kellie Rice

 

 

[ivan]

thanks - how is the madrone thang coming along?

[elaine]

The Madrone. Of course.

 

 

Nothing has changed since my last posts from this Fall. I always put important updates regarding the Madrone and it's progress on this site.

 

Clackamas County Parks has to do their thing......They've allocated some funds during this current fiscal year to see what it would take and cost to make it a park ( parking lot, bathrooms, use of the 44 acres, etc). They expect to have the "what it will cost" finalized at the end of this fiscal year- June 30th. After that, They need to seek approval from the state to change what the land was zoned for. It's zoned for timber, and not recreation. They need to file a "Conditional Use Application" and get approval with the State to change it to recreational use.

 

You can see more detailed info in my previous posts from this past Fall.

 

And like I said.....I'm in it for the long haul. Park creation does not happen quickly or overnight. I'll once again remind all of you climbers who do care about the Madrone Wall that our all- volunteer preservation committee of 4 are the only squeaky wheels that keep our foot in the door and participate with the monthly parks meetings. If all of you would take a moment and send a note or make a quick call to the County once in a while, this thing would move along a lot faster. Greater weight also comes from those that actually live in Clackamas County.

 

You can e-mail the Commissioners at

bcc@co.clackamas.or.us

503-655-8581

[beaconben]

I sent them an email. anyone join me. where and when are the monthly park meetings

[elaine]

The monthly PAB meetings happen on the 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Sunnybrook Service Center

 

I'm going from memory here and not looking at Clackamas County's website. I know how to get there. i'll look on the County website and edit the info below if I need to

 

Address is 9101 SE Sunnybook Blvd

4th floor- conference room.

Someone can direct you once inside the building.

 

This building is just west of 205 and on the north side of the road.

 

The most important meeting happens March 18th when they look at their "Capital Improvements Plan" and look at where funds get divided up. They look at this multiple times each year.

 

Keep in mind that the meetings are open to the public, but it is not a public forum where guests have the opportunity to have the floor for very long. Maybe a minute or two.