Stevens Meadow: NO on Measure 3-618
In this November’s election, Lake Oswego’s voters have a choice to continue charter protections for the Stevens Meadow Nature Preserve OR to authorize the City of Lake Oswego to give 0.4 acres,…
Court Rules in Waluga Park – West Intervention
In disappointing news, it was learned that yesterday, October 16th, the Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Michael Wetzel issued his opinion that denied the relief sought by Michael Kohlhoff’s…
Citizens View: Vote against Measure 3-618, protect park property
I urge LO voters to vote no on Measure 3-618. The measure amends the City Charter to take almost ½ acre of parkland… You can read Jennifer Davies full…
Here’s what to know about the measure to create exception to Lake Oswego parks protection charter provision
In the upcoming November election, Lake Oswego voters will decide between preserving a parks protection charter amendment as it was written or making an exception… You can read the…
Lake Oswego to refer Stevens Meadows ballot measure to voters
After the city of Lake Oswego completed polling showing that local residents have some interest in allowing Clackamas County to encroach upon the protected Stevens Meadows park property to…
Lake Oswego polling residents on ballot measure idea
The city of Lake Oswego wants local residents’ opinions on a proposed ballot measure that, if approved, would pave the way for Stafford Road improvements within a protected park…
Clackamas County supports idea of ballot initiative regarding road work near Lake Oswego park
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners sent a letter to the city of Lake Oswego last week stating that it supports the local government’s plan to prepare a ballot…
Lake Oswego council eyes ballot initiative regarding protected parks property that would be impacted by road project
Hoping to avoid litigation and salvage a roadway project that Clackamas County commissioners said they could set aside amid pushback, the Lake Oswego City Council plans to prepare a…
Clackamas County under fire for proposed road construction on Lake Oswego park property regulated by charter amendment
LO Review’s Corey Buchanan summarizes a major contention with the proposed Clackamas County Stafford Improvement project’s design impacts on charter- and deed- protected Stevens Meadow. You can read Corey’s…
LO Review: A Matter of Trust
As the Lake Oswego community celebrates Earth Day, we also celebrate the passage of the voter-ratified city charter land use regulations that ensure all development within 15 nature preserves…
Open Letter to Lake Oswego Council
Chris Durkee thanks the Lake Oswego City Council “for taking such a strong stand in explaining to the county engineers that the Charter’s recent amendment is not a matter…
🌎 Celebrating Earth Day 2024
We celebrate Earth day as a reminder to be better stewards of the natural environment and strive to lessen our impact on all living things that call it home….
Council Meeting: Stafford Improvement Project
At this week’s City Council Meeting, Council and the public heard from Clackamas County on the Stafford Improvement Project. Not only has the public been left in the dark,…
Public Comment: A Matter of Trust
Lake Oswego City Council Meeting – April 16, 2024 RE: Clackamas County’s Stafford | Childs Intersection Improvements and Stevens Meadows Nature Preserve City Council: The Lake Oswego community executed…
Court Rules Chapter X is a Land Use Regulation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – March 7, 2024 – LoveLOParks issues the following statement regarding Clackamas County Circuit Court’s ruling in case 24CV03746 confirming Lake Oswego City…
Court petition complicates Lake Oswego West Waluga Park sewer extension appeal process
Lake Oswego Review’s Cory Buchanon provides an update on the a land use application conflict that Lake Forest NA, LoveLOParks, and LO residents say is in violation of the…
LU 23-0002/AP 23-04: Development Review Commission – 2nd Meeting
The DRC held the second meeting on the proposed development for a sewer line through Waluga Park – West, a protected Nature Preserve in our City Charter Chapter X….
Parks group unhappy with Lake Oswego’s interpretation of nature preservation charter amendment
Lake Oswego Review’s Cory Buchanon reports on the a land use application conflict that Lake Forest NA, LoveLOParks, and LO residents say is in violation of the City’s Charter,…
LU 23-0002/AP 23-04: Development Review Commission
A public hearing for LU 23-0002 before the Development Review Commission was held on November 20, 2023. The Deputy City Attorney expressed to the DRC that City staff believes…
Lake Oswego development violates voter-approved nature preserve charter protections
Michael Louailler shares a joint statement from the the LoveLOParks Steering Committee and Lake Forest NA with the Lake Oswego community on a land use application that violates voter-ratified…
City Tentatively Approves Development Violating Voter-approved Nature Preserve Charter Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – November 10, 2023 – LoveLOParks Steering Committee and Lake Forest Neighborhood Association (Lake Forest NA) issue a joint statement strongly condemning the…
Parks Plan 2040
Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation is updating its long-range Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas System Plan for the year 2040. The current Plan (“Parks Plan 2025”) was adopted in…
Resolution 22-32: City Council Approves Natural Areas Natural Habitat Plan
At the December 20, 2022, City council meeting (agenda and video), Lake Oswego City Council adopted Resolution 20-32: Natural Areas Habitat Management Plan. Per the Natural Areas Management Plan:…
Open House: Natural Areas Habitat Management Plan
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 – 4:00pm to 6:00pmMaintenance Center, 17601 Pilkington Road With support and review from key stakeholders in our restoration community, City Parks staff and members of…
Lake Oswego City Council candidates comment on tension between development and environment
Our city’s natural resources continue to dominate Lake Oswego dialog with citizens seeking a balance between preservation and development. Lake Oswego voters have an opportunity to consider 6 candidates…
Mayor says City will recognize will of voters
Mayor Buck opened yesterday’s City Council meeting with a statement regarding Measure 3-568. While not a formal apology for City Council’s incendiary comments, Mayor Buck vowed to “not bring…
LoveLOParks Steering Committee Condemns City Council’s Rebuke of Voters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – January 15, 2022 – LoveLOParks Steering Committee issues statements condemning Lake Oswego City Council’s rebuke of Lake Oswego voters for ratifying citizen-initiated…
Vote for parks is historic moment
With the passage of the citizens’ Measure 3-568, Lake Oswego voters have chosen to leave an everlasting legacy of wilderness to future generations. They have chosen to help in…
Citizen-initiated Measure 3-568 Passes!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – November 2, 2021 – LoveLOParks announces Citizen-initiated Measure 3-568 passes to enact legal safeguards to limit development in Lake Oswego natural parks….
LoveLOParks: Vote YES on Citizens’ Measure 3-568
On behalf of every volunteer, donor, and 4,800+ petition signers, the LoveLOParks Steering Committee hopes you’ll join us and vote YES on citizen-initiated Measure 3-568 — the only natural…
Citizens Taking Initiative
Springbrook Park, Canal Acres, Bryant Woods, Cooks Butte, and Stevens Meadows are examples of natural habitats within our neighborhoods resulting from grantors’ foresight to convey development restrictions and/or decades…
Sierra Club’s Oregon Chapter Endorses Measure 3-568
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – September 4, 2021 – LoveLOParks is pleased to announce that, after careful review of Lake Oswego’s two competing natural park measures on…
Oregon Wild Endorses Measure 3-568
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – August 24, 2021 – LoveLOParks is pleased to announce that Oregon Wild has endorsed citizen-initiated Measure 3-568. Founded in 1974, Oregon Wild’s…
City of Lake Oswego purchases Yates property near Hallinan Woods
After negotiations with seller and encouragement from the community, city bought 2-acre parcel for $1.65 million. READ THE ARTICLE
Wide Support for Citizen Initiative Petition 2020IN-1
Updated: August 1, 2021 On June 23, 2023, the Clackamas County Elections Office certified that our citizen initiative petition, 2020IN-1, exceeded the 4,365 signatures required thereby qualifying our citizen…
Thanks For Doing This!!
Citizens from all across Lake Oswego have signed our citizen initiative petition, 2020IN-1, to protect our natural parks from development that’s inconsistent with maintaining them as natural habitats. Not…
Citizen Initiative 2020IN-1 Qualifies for the November 2021 Ballot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – July 7, 2021 – Love Lake Oswego Parks Committee is pleased to announce that citizen initiative petition 2020IN-1 has obtained enough signatures…
Video: Rally for Hallinan Woods
Lake Oswego residents held a rally on Monday, September 21, 2020, to save Hallinan Woods. Rally goers brought awareness and urgency to preserving the 2-acre Yates property adjacent to…
Help Us Expand Hallinan Woods
The Coalition for Hallinan Woods Nature Park is raising awareness of an opportunity to increase the footprint of Hallinan Woods, a 3.8-acre natural area, by ~53% (bringing it to…
Woodmont A Natural Park No More
Shocking photos of Woodmont Natural Park, located in the Forest Highlands Neighborhood, shared by a neighbor who is disappointed at the destruction of natural habitat. Woodmont’s 6.8 acre of…
Lake Oswego’s Cooks’ Butte (VIDEO)
(What mysteries await us at the top?) Just on the other side of Stafford Hamlet… In this episode of Around the Neighborhood, a show about the quest for fun,…
Tues, 12/17 @ 3:00 PM: Citizen Comment
Scott Handley, Chief Petitioner, introduced the community’s prospective petition initiative, 2020IN-1, to City Council. After Scott’s comments, several Councilors asked questions about the initiative. Watch and read below. Subject:…
Citizen Initiative Petition 2020IN-1 Receives Approval to Circulate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – December 12, 2019 – Love Lake Oswego Parks Committee is pleased to announce that citizen initiative petition 2020IN-1 has received approval to…
Tues, 11/19 @ 4:30 PM: Citizen Comment
Today at the City Council meeting, Scott Handley spoke during Citizen Comment to bring closure for everyone who supported the Save Cooks Butte effort. Below is the City Council…
Prospective Petition for a Local Initiative Meets Constitutional Provisions
LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – November 14, 2019 – Love Lake Oswego Parks Committee is pleased to announce that Lake Oswego’s Elections Officer, Ann-Marie Simpson, has confirmed that our Prospective…
LO Review- Save Cooks Butte prevails in battle with the City
The grassroots movement led by passionate Lake Oswego community members to preserve Cooks Butte Park in its most natural state earned a victory this week… READ THE ARTICLE Citizen’s…
Emery’s Rescind Consent for Telecommunications Tower at Cooks Butte
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon – November 6, 2019 – Save Cooks Butte announced two major developments at our Protect LO Natural Parks Open House at the Lake…
LO Review: Communication Breakdown
Residents, City at odds over communications tower at Cooks Butte On September 18, Clara Howell, a reporter for the Lake Oswego Review, visited Cooks Butte accompanied by several concerned…