elaine Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 OK kids. Here is the latest and the greatest!! Thanks to Doug Hutchinson, Kent, Tom S, Mike, and a couple of other guys, gals, and one 2 year old, that helped us get the 900 plus mailings out last night at the Lab. Two very important events happening, so your participation and input is essential!! MADRONE WALL - PUBLIC MEETING #1 FOR PARKS MASTER PLAN INPUT WHERE: Still Meadow Community 16561 S.E. Marna Road Damascus, Oregon 97089 www.stillmeadowcommunity.com (1/2-mile north of Madrone Wall) WHEN: 6 August 2008 (Wednesday) 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Clackamas County Parks is now inviting public input for a Parks Master Planning process for Hardscrabble Quarry (a.k.a. Madrone Wall). This is the first of three Public Involvement Meetings. The County is working with the community to complete a feasibility study and develop a concept Parks Master Plan for the Madrone Wall. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to attend and provide input on future uses of and improvements to this site including the potential creation of a park. This meeting is the first step to involve the public in the Parks Master Planning process. -------------------------------------- Event #2 The First Clean Up Party! Saturday September 27th from 10am-1pm Meet at the Carver School by 9:45 for carpooling to the site. 16077 SE Hwy 224 Clackamas, OR 97015 Please do not drive to the site yourself and park along Hwy 224 or 197th and Semple Rd. PLEASE DO bring any tools you have for invasive species removal. There will be lots of ivy and scotch broom to pull. Small hand saws, loppers, rakes, etc are needed. We will not be doing any bolt or anchor replacement at this clean up. Some trash will likely need to be picked up. PLEASE bring your own work gloves. They are 1.99 or so at Fred Meyer's. A Natural Resources Specialist with Clackamas County will be out there with us guiding us through invasive species removal. PLEASE DO bring water, snacks and whatever else you think you might need for trail work. If it is still dry out, bees and other stinging critters might be an issue if you are allergic. The crew from Climb Max will be there hosting another BBQ afterwards. These guys will be just coming back from the Smith Rock Detour Event the weekend before, too. This goup of folks really know how to give back. Let's make sure we continue to support them. Come on out and have some fun. Bring the kids. There will be something for everyone. Lastly, please don't ask when it will be "open." You won't get an answer because neither Keith or I know the answer to that with any exact date. We've been told by Dan Zinzer at the County that if all goes smoothly with their application with the State, the master planning process, and the public hearings that will be taking place, it COULD be as early as Fall of 2009 or Spring of 2010. It will not be open until there is sufficient parking on-site. If you want a better understanding of the process then come to the meeting on August 6th. You'll find out what the County's planning process is. The more people that show up, the more the County will see that this should be a high priority with their parks department. A gentle reminder is still needed. It is still posted as "No Trespassing." This means it is not open for climbing or anything else. Continuing to climb there does not help the current situation with the 1000's of volunteer hours that a few folks have put in over the years for this site to become an actual park. Eleven years after it's closure, we're on our way to meeting this goal. Many thanks for the support Kellie Rice President, Madrone Wall Preservation Committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 OK kids. Here is the latest and the greatest!! Thanks to Doug Hutchinson, Kent, Tom S, Mike, and a couple of other guys, gals, and one 2 year old, that helped us get the 900 plus mailings out last night at the Lab. Kellie, I'm so totally sorry I forgot this one! I still remember the fun we all had at the last mailing get together! Swwwooorryyy! I'll show early next time and buy you the first round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaine Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 No worries, Bill. Come to the meeting if you can in August, even if you get there after the start of the meeting. Attendance is really important! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Oh I'll be there for sure Kellie, and I'll try and drag as many down in there with me as I can. Maybe we need a pub club combo, and this time, have the drinking and fighting AFTER the official meeting? Lets try to remember to bump this as it get closer. Thanks to all you guys for all the work BTW! Lots of climbers will be happy due to all your hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaine Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 The meeting lets out early enough that swinging by a pub might work out. I will send out a reminder the week before 8/6. I will be working in downtown Lake Oswego until 5:30, so if anyone would like to carpool with me to the meeting give me a shout. You can take the # 35 bus from downtown PDX and near the PSU campus to get to Lake O if transportation is an issue for you. For those of you who have not been to Still Meadow before, there is not a whole lot of parking so carpooling is important!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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