01/29/2003 Report Monthly Report
January 2003
For
Skate Park Task Force
1. Meetings were held on(list dates during month)
An all task force meeting was held on January 29. Many resident from the Fowler area
were in attendance. The audience received an update on the current situation regarding a
site location, specifically at Fowler Middle School. The audience gave the following
input on potential new sites to consider: Old Library parking lot area, City property on
Ash Street, vacant warehouses, approach the School District for other potential sites,bus
barn area, and Washington Square. The audience also discussed the possibility of
annexation to THPRD.
2. Current activities (summarize): Finance meetings and site selection process.
Staff will look into the old Library parking lot area.
3. Status of long-term projects:
The major long-term projects continue to be the selection of a site location for the skate
park facility and the subsequent fundraising campaign. A full-fledged fundraising effort
is in a holding position because a site has not been secured.
4. Number of volunteer hours contributed this month(noted number of volunteers and total
hours).N/A
5. Attachments (include notifications, sign-in sheets, minutes, reports,press releases,
proposals, etc.)
- E-mail (several emails were sent pertaining to January 29 meeting)
- 1/16/03 Soapbox commentary pertaining to building a skate park in Tigard
Written by Rachael Carlson(Rich Carlson's daughter)
6. Any items to be scheduled for on the Council tentative agenda(list item and date):
7. Status of members—are there any members scheduled to have their terms expire in the
next four months? Are any members indicating that they plan to retire,move or resign
soon? Please give details. N/A
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\ write one Rachael Carlson is a sopho- RACHAEL CARL$ON then there area whole lot more who community. My father has always put
more at Tigard High School.) not The Times, in an effort to encour-
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\� been involved in the planning of the kids who are doing a recreational thing of you to say things about this campaign were going to start something;I guess stand on every week on the
skate park("That skate park is consid- like skating.) when you probably only know one-third you could say"bonding time"between Opinion page.The Soapbox is a
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on a bright side.What could come from of something that could anyou are of would e they would love t have al skate parkhnw Council and,sure enough,he got libelous or containing blatantly
all of this are great things.I don't find it them happy.It's unfair thaty approved.That is why I am here today. inaccurate information will be
odd,though,that Richard Carlson is try- supportive of a skate park,yet apparently Tigard.The only place we have is Cook
and they I hope that all of you would consider withheld.They should be no
ing to make a difference in the commu- feel it is OK to let us have fields for all here.So,really,c all you have tt do is the skate park a little bit more than you longer than 800 words and
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of the writer.Addresses are for
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because I am not a skater and probably ple.I like the turf,no question about it. answer would be"in a fathehas been dedgated to this nated area" kids who are supportive and helping with Soapboxes. Like letters to the
never will be,but I do play soccer and We also got more fields for organized Y the campaign are asking for your sup- editor,are due Mondays at noon,
softball.The city and school districts sports at Cook Park this summer.That's reauireed hours on this.He spente park.Ile has more
do ng this port• and they can be e-mailed to
have provided fields for both of these more money right there. Still no skate voluntarily.If you don't know what that Thank you all for your time. I hope mkelly@commnewspapers.com;
sports since I was in kindergarten and park. to P.O. Box 3Beaverton ailed
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