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October 3,2008
Keep Colwood Green Editorial Responses
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Recent editorials in both The Oregonian and the Portland Tribune question the City Council's unanimous decision against rezoning the Colwood Golf course as an industrial area. The City Council wisely chose to preserve Colwood as open space in an area of the city that sorely lacks open space.
Both editorials assume that the owner's estimate for the number of jobs created is accurate. The estimate of 2000 jobs is optimistic at best and becomes very questionable when compared with the number of jobs that exist at similar industrial sites. The editorials also ignore the poor access to the site. Substantial improvements would be needed to Columbia Boulevard to support an industrial area and just who would pay for that is a big question.
Keep Colwood Green founder Tony Fuentes posted a response at The Sentinel, with links to letters he sent in reply to each paper. If you've been following the story of Colwood you should read his responses.
The City Council makes its final vote on Colwood Oct. 22nd.
Related links:
Colwood Golf course to Stay Open Space
Decision on Colwood Gof Course Delayed
Neighbors, Please Help Keep Colwood Green!
Interested in Land-Use Topics that Affect You?
Keep Colwood Green Coalition Meeting
Join the Keep Colwood Green Google Group
Cully residents lobby for park
Neighbors and developers disagree about future of Northeast Portland golf course
Colwood Rezoning Request Denied
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