6 • The Southwest Portland Post
NEWS
December 2015
Advisory committee works on final designs for Spring Garden Park
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
It takes a village to raise a child and
the same can be said for a park. That is
exactly what's been happening now for
almost seven years.
Now that Portland Parks & Recreation
has granted Spring Garden Park $3.5
million, designs have been submitted
and a series of meetings have been
taking place the past year.
The most recent one was held on Nov.
18 at the Multnomah Arts Center.
A diverse project advisory committee
consists of neighbors including youth.
There is already a natural play area
which includes logs, large rocks,
sand, and crude paths through a wild
meadow.
“That was funded several years ago
by the new Multnomah Umpqua Bank,”
community member Lori Howell said.
Howell’s committee, Friends of Spring
Garden Park, applied for and received
the $10,000 grant.
Travis Ruybal, a native of Southwest
Portland, is a landscape architect and
project manager. Also assigned to
the project is Hun Taing, community
engagement coordinator and mother
of three.
At the Nov. 18 meeting, Ruybal
led the group through each detailed
comment from a community survey.
They addressed issues as simple as
which way a path should go and to
where to put trees in for shade.
To make sure that the area is still
available for winter sledding, plans
call for the hill to be retained but gently
sloped so people in wheelchairs and
elderly folks can enjoy the park without
difficulty.
The top two issues that still pose
questions are what to do
about dogs and teens.
Almost 50 percent of the
respondents have stated
they do not want off-leash
areas for dogs.
The park is a popular
place for star gazing for
adults and the natural
area provides lots of
creative play for young
children.
But when it comes
Travis Ruybal discusses the refinement of three proposed
to teenagers, the group
garden plans for Spring Garden Park.
has had some trouble (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
figuring out the best ways
The next community gathering will
to include them without sacrificing
be
on Jan. Jan. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
areas designed for certain activities.
to
review
final plans. Ground breaking
It was suggested that some large
is
scheduled
for August 2016. For
rocks be placed for the teens to "hang-
more
information,
please email hun.
out" and an area to play soccer, or
taing@portlandoregon.gov
or visit the
throw a football or Frisbee, without
Portland
Parks
&
Recreation
website.
interference.
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