October 2012
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 3
Wilson High School principal shares plan to replace stadium turf
HILLSDALE NOTEBOOK
By Jillian Daley
The Southwest Portland Post
The new Wilson High School prin-
cipal shared the plan for the school
stadium with members of the Hills-
dale Neighborhood Association at its
Sept. 5 meeting.
Principal Brian Chatard said the
plan is to replace the grass in the sta-
dium with synthetic, all-weather turf.
Having turf instead of grass would
open up the field to winter sports, be
low-maintenance and conserve water,
Chatard said. The turf would last 10
years.
The Wilson Fields Improvement
Project, a subcommittee of the Wilson
Boosters, intends to meets its $1.2
million investment fundraising goal
by May 2013, completing the project
by August 2013. For more information
on the fundraising effort, go to www.
wilsonfields.org.
Chatard also told Hillsdale neighbors
last month that he was impressed with
the large showing of volunteers who
helped beautify his school during the
Community Service Day in August.
He said he supports partnering with
the community and always is look-
ing for volunteers. He added that he
wouldn’t mind some help keeping an
eye on 10 th and 11 th graders who eat at
the food carts set up at the entrance to
the school. Although underclassmen
are not usually allowed to have lunch
off campus, Chatard is permitting them
to eat at the food carts while under
supervision.
Committee to prioritize sidewalk
repair list
Transportation Committee chairman
Glenn Bridger invited the community
to weigh in at a committee meeting
on Sept. 18 about
which sidewalks
they’d like to see
prioritized to be re-
paired.
Bridger said ex-
tended shoulders
might be another
option where a
sidewalk is not fi-
nancially feasible.
At this month’s
committee meeting, Ninth-graders in teacher Alicia Provost's physical education class
he plans to finalize played touch football in the grass at the Wilson High School
the priority side- stadium on September 27. Students will be able to play on the
walks list, which field year-round once artificial turf is installed. (Post photo by
he will present to Jillian Daley)
the neighborhood
available to business and property
association in November or December.
owners for storefront improvements,
Once the list is approved, Bridger plans
$10,000 of which must be used for light-
to present it to the city for consideration.
ing improvements.
For more information, email gbridg-
There also could be an additional
er@teleport.com.
$30,000 grant from State Farm for
Funds available for Main Street
storefront improvements. For more in-
improvements
formation, contact Hillsdale Main Street
executive director Megan Braunsten
Hillsdale Main Street design commit-
503-896-9211 or meganb@hillsdale-
tee co-chairman Richard Garfinkle said
mainstreet.org.
there is $20,000 in Main Street funding
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