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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFW_ _NEW SUBMISSION_ Public Meeting Comment Form From: Ken Ross Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2022 4:49 PM To: Carol Krager Subject: FW: *NEW SUBMISSION* Public Meeting Comment Form Attachments: Fwd: Support Letter; letters re_ 11650 SW Ann St.msg; Elizabeth Sprague Hi Carol, Here's a few more letters for public comment (see attached). Ken From: Carol Krager<carolk@tigard-or.gov> Sent:Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:20 AM To: meade.shan@gmail.com Cc:#Councilmail <councilmail@tigard-or.gov>; Ken Ross<kenro@tigard-or.gov>; Emily Tritsch <emily.tritsch@tigard- or.gov>; Shelby Rihala <shelbyr@tigard-or.gov> Subject: FW: *NEW SUBMISSION* Public Meeting Comment Form Hello Shannon, Thank you for submitting public comment for the Tigard City Council meeting. At this time, the next City Council meeting is scheduled for April 5 and rather than waiting for that date, our office will share your comments with City Council and the Code Compliance officer right away. Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable testimony. Carol Krager City Recorder City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd. Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 718-2419 Cell (971) 724-1565 carolk@tigard-or.gov Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Block sender Public Meeting Comment Form Submission#: 1535096 IP Address: 71.236.184.208 1 Submission Date: 03/16/2022 11:02 Survey Time: 13 minutes, 39 seconds You have a new online form submission. Note: all answers displaying"*****"are marked as sensitive and must be viewed after your login. Name Shannon Meade Email meade.shan@gmail.com Complete Address 19972 Berge View Ave Oregon City,OR 97045 Which agenda item or topic are you commenting on? (Comments are due by noon the day of the meeting) Complaints regarding Sprague family property Comments I am writing in support of the incredible urban family farm that Elizabeth Poff Sprague has built up and invited her community to enjoy and learn from. Elizabeth has been a friend for several years now,and she is one of the most consistently kind and generous people I know.She goes out of her way to take care of both people she encounters and the plants and animals in her care. Elizabeth is one of those people who will gladly hand you fresh produce from her garden if you compliment it.She has invited myself and my children to visit her farm and play with the animals she's rescued and diligently raising there. We recently adopted two kittens that this family was fostering and bottle feeding until they were mature enough to eat solid food and move to their forever homes.The cats were bathed daily and litter box trained because she is conscientious in their care. Furthermore,she has been thoughtful in her approach to gardening her lot to really produce food to feed her family and others, and one can tell the plants too are lovingly cared for as well. I understand there's a neighbor who has raised complaints about her use of her private property,and I encourage you not to entertain these complaints against a wonderful member of the community,who embodies the principles of good citizenship. Sincerely,Shannon Meade Attachment Supporting Documents/Images Thank you, City of Tigard This is an automated message generated by Granicus.Please do not reply directly to this email. DISCLAIMER: E-mails sent or received by City of Tigard employees are subject to public record laws. If requested, e-mail may be disclosed to another party unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. E-mails are retained by the City of Tigard in compliance with the Oregon Administrative Rules "City General Records Retention Schedule." 2 From: Hot Mess Homestead NW <sprague.liz@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:38 PM To: Ken Ross Subject: Fwd: Support Letter Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Allow sender I Block sender Forwarded message From: Deanna Driscoll<lbgdriscoll@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 12:54 PM Subject: Support Letter To: <sprague.liz@gmail.com> To whom it may concern, I wanted to write to you in support of Elizabeth Sprague, she has been dealing with a community member complaining about her homestead residence.This is so frustrating as I have learned so much about animals, growing your own food and ways to harvest as well as save it for future use. Elizabeth is such a gift of knowledge when it comes to all these things because of her residence. This specific community member has been making it harder for her to continue to support her family by filing complaints against her.This doesn't seem fair considering she is not bothering anyone but is actually sharing her gift of knowledge and allows people to come and learn from her. Her beautiful homestead has been such an educational and lovely "field trip"for our community and not allowing her to do what she does would be devastating to so many families beyond her own. Please know that her homestead is a gift and any complaints about it are few in comparison to the joy wand education it brings so many. Thank you for taking the time to read and acknowledge how important what she has created is to so many people. Deanna Sent from my'Phone 1 From: Alicia H. <ali.m.hart@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 2:55 PM To: Ken Ross; sprague.liz@gmail.com Subject: letters re: 11650 SW Ann St Attachments: Spraugue letter.pdf; hart kid letters 3 17 22.pdf You don't often get email from ali.m.hart@gmail.com. Learn why this is important Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Allow sender I Block sender Hi Ken- I know you have been working with the Spragues &their neighbor's complaints. I am adding letters (attached)from myself and all of my kids in support of the Spragues and their tireless community building and critical skills. Inara has also included a picture of all the things she likes best at the Spragues' home. Warmly, Alicia Hart. i To whom it may concern- Regarding the issue of Elizabeth Sprague's animals & landscaping at 11650 SW Ann St, Tigard OR 97223, I would like to add a community perspective. I will note that I am terribly biased towards no longer allowing legal harassment of people pursuing life, liberty, and happiness, but I do have excellent reasons for this stance: o The Spragues have worked at building community and supporting the community in a myriad of ways with what they have done with their property. • They have personally ensured that my family had enough food when we had financial issues over the last few years, and the duck/chicken/quail eggs, tomatoes, blueberries and so much more that they have grown has kept us healthier than we otherwise would be. I know that they have also fed several other families at hard times in the last few years. If more of our neighbors put the same care and intent that the Spragues do into making sure their community has enough to go around, we would all benefit. • Elizabeth routinely gives freely of her time to teach others how to garden, how to care for animals, how to preserve and store foods. Her skillset is beyond valuable for any possible neighborhood emergency. Her kids are also amazingly competent at these skills and are benefiting from the way they have approached their yard. • They have always been willing to lend a helping hand to those in need in so many ways- from yard work to house work to allowing folks to use their freeze dryer to covering unexpected childcare needs. I have watched Elizabeth and her family do this countless times over years. o The Spragues are improving biodiversity and are helping with rescue work. • I am continually impressed by the range of creatures that the Spragues rescue, rehabilitate, foster, and get into good homes. I have previous AZA zookeeping experience and know that the Spragues are doing a good and safe job of what is often unrewarding work. I also know that the community knows that if they ever find a bunny, an owl, a bat, etc that Elizabeth will know how to keep the animal safe and well cared for on the trip to the Audubon or the emergency vet, and that she will help folks help injured creatures safely. (And she'll probably lend them the supplies they need to do it, too!) • The variety of plants in their yard improves insect biodiversity, bird biodiversity, and the soil itself- all things that every community should look to improve. o The Spragues are the sort of people that bring love and hope to those around them. • My kids adore their home and their family. In fact, the first time that Elizabeth covered childcare for me, my kids cried when I tried to bring them home and protested that they "live here, now, mama." • Especially over the last two years when my immune compromised and medically complex kids could not go out in many of the spaces that we used to frequent, being able to visit the Sprague's yard brought so much joy and hope to them. I know many other families have benefited from this as well. • Even when I could not visit due to work, Elizabeth brought me flowers she grew and put up pictures of goats in pajamas and was one of the few supportive folks that made working in healthcare bearable. Please consider the wider community impact as you move forward with any possible rules/ regulation changes that would restrict neighborhood emergency preparedness, accessible food, learning how to grow food, learning how to improve biodiversity and ecological impact, and spreading joy and hope. 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Learn why this is important Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Allow sender I Block sender Dear Ken Ross, Elizabeth Sprague gave me your email address, so that I could send you a letter for the Mayor of Tigard and City councilmembers. It is attached to this email. Please let me know that you received it. Thank you very much. Franki Franki Baccellieri Save-Protect-Share www.temperateorchardconservancv.org 1 Franki Baccellieri 11950 SW Katherine Street Tigard, OR 97223 f'rankidcane@givail.con. March 17, 2022 Mayor and Councilors City of Tigard Council c/o Ken Ross Code Compliance Officer kenro@tigard-or.gov Dear Mayor Snider and Honorable Councilmembers, It is with great pleasure that I write to you about my favorite neighbor of all time, Elizabeth Sprague. She and her beautiful family have been the most hard-working, entrepreneurial, and compassionate people I have ever known. When I first met Elizabeth,she had four of her now five boys who she allowed to explore and to whom she taught the value of growing one's own food and treating all animals with love and respect. I remember the little ones running happily barefoot on their property cradling a chick or a puppy and introducing me to them.Two of them still do. Over the past nine years, we have shared gardening knowledge with each other and marveled over the feast we can grow ourselves.The boys come over every year to help me pick fruit off the trees and off the ground.They welcome me anytime I need eggs, or better yet, a chicken, duck, or goat"fix."The little ones invite me to play games cross-legged on the ground while the older boys care for the animals or help their mom sort and pot plants. Elizabeth fostered puppies for years and her kind heart persuaded her to adopt the blind dog, the lame dog, or the very sick dog, ...... because her heart is so big. She home schools her children with imagination and creativity. She feeds anyone who she hears of who needs it, whether she knows them or not. She is a model of kindness, courage, empathy, determination, and friendship. She, Mike, and her boys make Leron Heights special. It's the house on the corner with all the plants and animals. What a joy it is. What a delight they are. And Elizabeth, she is pure gold. I humbly ask that you allow their menagerie to stay. Let them continue to be the joy all neighborhoods need. We are fortunate indeed. Respectfully, Franki Baccellieri