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Tree Regulations
Bridlemile Cleanup
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lations than the proposal contains.
For instance, homeowners would be
required to replace trees cut if they are
20 inches in diameter or more.
Sallinger thought the requirement
should apply to trees 12 inches in diam-
eter. He also opposed exempting small
lots from development regulations;
“you can always mitigate off-site,” he
said. The cost of planting and preserv-
ing trees is “a bargain, with a great
return on investment.”
Representatives of the Parks Bureau
and Bureau of Environmental Services
endorsed the draft. Paul Scarlet, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Development Ser-
vices, said he supported its “goals,” but
had “concerns” about the complexity,
flexibility and enforcement of the new
proposals.
Commissioner Randy Leonard, who
oversees the bureau, was upset when
its representative, Rebecca Esau, said
she had not seen the latest changes to
the proposed draft.
After some discussion Council
agreed to have Bureau representa-
tives meet, reach consensus and have
Council consider the result on March 9.
Susan Anderson, Director of the Bureau
of Development Services, cautioned,
“I am virtually sure there won’t be 100
percent agreement among us.”
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and waiting. They’ll meet over the next
three years to clear invasives and weed.
They look forward to crawdads in the
creek, salamanders, songbirds, and
maybe even some beaver. “Hopefully,
we’ll convert the whole area to a native
conservation zone,” Gooley said. “It’s
something that can be enjoyed, and it’s
beneficial to the environment.”
Mary Logalbo, an urban conserva-
tionist for the West Multnomah Soil and
Water Conservation District, worked
closely with Gooley and his neighbors.
“Our mission is to help private land
owners conserve their land,” she said.
“I help people with invasive species
removal, native plant establishment,
storm water management and wildlife
enhancement.”
She was excited to see three acres of
Ash Creek opposed Water Tank
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half a million gallons short of the sup-
ply now, he said, and will be a million
gallons short by 2016. The comment
about not proceeding for two years
was “a misunderstanding,” he said,
and referred to construction rather
than process.
Ruhmke challenged this. “They
have yet to produce a
technical document that
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landowners band together for the con-
servation project. “They were already
losing most of their native trees due to
ivy and clematis,” she said.
According to Logalbo, the polluted
streams would eventually affect the Co-
lumbia and Willamette rivers. “Without
the trees, you’d have a warmer stream
and more erosion,” she said.
And, projects like this affect wildlife
throughout the region. For example,
removing invasives and planting wil-
lows attracts the Willow Flycatcher, a
threatened bird. “If we just let it go, we
could lose them. A healthy environment
is good for all wildlife.”
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“I have to be honest, this structure
would have a bigger footprint. We’re
looking at ways to make it visually
more pleasing.” They propose to plant
wax maple and Japanese Barberry.
Ruhmke told The Post that he could
accept an alternate proposal for in-
creased water capacity on the site, such
as two 1.5 million gallon tanks. Asked
if they would consider structural rather
than cosmetic changes in their plans
Heidgerken said, “I couldn’t say one
way or the other. We would have to
consult our board.”
Heidgerken said the District had
hired consultant Eryn Kehe to “find
what the neighbors are concerned
about, drill a little deeper into that.”
Ash Creek chair Jack Klinker told
The Post, “They have to upgrade their
tanks, and they see this as a cheap way
to increase capacity. I don’t think this
is appropriate for this neighborhood,
but it’s a subjective judgment.”
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safety
Our mothers taught us not to wear
dark clothing when walking at night,
to walk facing traffic and to look both
ways and cross safely. This was good
advice, which seems to have been lost
to younger generations.
Pedestrians need to take some re-
sponsibility for their own safety. They
need to follow the simple rules that our
mother’s taught. As a driver, it scares
me to death when I come upon someone
in the roadway in dark clothing and
barely visible.
All of us are pedestrians at some
point and it is our responsibility to
cross safely instead of thinking that the
walker owns the road and drivers must
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