Updates

Amicus Friends of the Court Brief Friends of Oppenlander submitted a formal statement to the court on behalf of the thousands of you wanting Oppenlander to remain as an active park in perpetuity for today’s and future families, children and city residents. Our Amicus-stye brief is citizen written and was written to give the court…

It’s Time to Again Ramp Up the Citizen Visibility In December, the City made an overly generous offer to the School District to try to settle the District’s lawsuit. The School District flat out rejected the offer – acting like arrogant bullies as they refused to negotiate anything but their desired $6.5M sales price. The…

City Issues Oppenlander Update We have been fairly quiet and patient while the City responds to a lawsuit brought by the School District to invalidate the Oppenlander Sales Agreement. However, the City issued an update a few minutes ago via the West Linn Tidings that is causing great concern for the Friends of Oppenlander leadership…

We’re calling it … 3-582 passes … Thank You! The ballots are still being counted … but with over 50% tallied and 3-582’s margins holding steady at just over 60% we’re calling a victory for 3-582! The current tally and margins are being updated on our home page. Post-election Status With the passing of this…

Volunteer to Increase Awareness The election is May 17th – less than 4 weeks away. Bond measure 3-582 supports all West Linn Parks and includes funding to preserve Oppenlander as an active athletic park for generations to come. Passing 3-582 is required to preserve Oppenlander. The voter’s pamphlets have arrived and ballots will arrive later…

Voter Pamphlet Statements One of the most effective tools to inform and guide voters is a written statement in the voter’s guide the County mails to every voter in April with their ballot. Writing a Voter’s Statement is very simple. Pick a topic or perspective to focus on Be concise … you are only allowed…