North Park Blocks PDX

Tag: Amanda Fritz

  • Crisis in PDX Parks Not on Commissioner’s Agenda

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    The most striking thing about Commissioner Fritz’s upcoming Town Hall is that the crisis in Portland’s parks  didn’t even make her agenda. Our Commissioner of Parks refuses to acknowledge that city parks have been overrun by traveling gangs with no interest in emergency housing. At the Sept 1 “North Park Blocks Task Force” meeting at City Hall Fritz made…

  • Parks ARE For Everyone – But Lack Safety And Order

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    A North Park Block neighbor sent the following email to Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz: Thank you for the work you do for the city. I write because I heard about the Sept 1st task force meeting called by Mayor Hales regarding  the conditions in the North Park Blocks. You stayed for only 20 minutes, but before you departed early you…

  • Park Decay is Not a “Haves vs Have Nots” Issue

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    Mayor Hales & Commissioner Fritz – I am one of the many concerned citizens actively trying to clean up the North Park Blocks of illegal activities.  I am writing to you both directly since I haven’t been able to attend the meetings led by Michelle Cardinal of R2C Group. I am in a smaller minority…

  • North Park Blocks Recommendations to Mayor Hales

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    On Sept 1st Mayor Hales hosted a 90 min meeting at City Hall to hear the concerns raised by residents and businesses of Portland’s historic North Park Blocks (NPB). Over two dozen were in attendance including Portland Police, representatives from city and county agencies, outreach program managers, and DAs office. The NPB neighborhood was represented…