Come to the Colwood Strategy Meeting on August 12

The next Colwood strategy meeting is Tuesday, August 12^th from 7pm to 8:30pm at Central Northeast Neighbors, 4415 NE 87^th Avenue. Please join us!

Colwood is scheduled to go before City Council on Wednesday, September 17^th. Some of the key things we need to work on to ensure success at the Council:

• Make new connections, maintain connections, and reconnect where needed with individuals and organizations who support keeping Colwood green! We need a critical mass of testimony and support being provided to the Mayor and Commissioners. If you support keeping Colwood green, be sure to contact them!
• Develop a strategy for effectively working with the media.

What’s new?

• The Port of Portland has tabled its plans for a third runway for the foreseeable future. This removes much of the Port’s drive for supporting the rezoning
• The Sierra Club has taken an official stand opposing the rezoning.  They join a long list of organizations and individuals opposed to the rezoning of Colwood
• The City of Portland continues to meet with the land owners in hopes of acquiring Colwood as a permanent public space.  Despite what some proponents of the rezone have stated publicly, the City has always had an interest in this property.

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