Updates

  • School District is not on board with City Councils proposed acquisition of Oppenlander

    Update 5/28 .. please also read this response from the School District. There is some disagreement as to how the two entities got to where they were, but we need (for now) to focus on moving towards a sale to the city for use as ballfields and a park. 5/27 A quick update … The…

  • 5/27 City Council Statement on Oppenlander Property

    Update 5/28 .. please also read this response from the School District. There is some disagreement as to how the two entities got to where they were, but we need (for now) to focus on moving towards a sale to the city for use as ballfields and a park. The City Council released this statement…

  • 5/27 Open Letter to West Linn Wilsonville School Board and West Linn City Council

    Good Afternoon Chairperson Molatore,cc: WLWV School Board and LRPC, West Linn City Council   We crossed the 1,000 signatory mark just after 11 this morning – less than 24 hours since SaveOppenlander.org went live at noon yesterday. Oppenlander is clearly of very high interest, importance, and visibility in the community.  Our request is clear.  The community wants the School District…

  • 5/27 Community Update #2

    A big THANK YOU to Ryan and all of you for pushing us over the 1,000 mark at 11:11 this morning – just over 23 hours since we launched.   Keep sharing – we’ll get to 1,500 soon! Click to share on FaceBook I posted the open letter I wrote to the School Board and City Council on behalf…

  • 5/27 Community Update #1

    Thank you for being one of the 800+ people that have signed up to Save Oppenlander in the past 20 hours! I see Oppenlander is near and dear to so many neighbors. As you can imagine, it’s been a whirlwind 48 hours. There is much to share and much to learn but for now, we’d like to focus…

  • 5/26 Open Letter to WLWV School Board and West Linn City Council

    Good Evening Chairperson Molatore,cc: WLWV School Board and LRPC, West Linn City Council  My name is Dean Suhr.  I am a West Linn resident and – full disclosure – my Miles Drive home of the past 26 years backs to Oppenlander Fields. I am in receipt of yesterday’s public notice (dated 5/25) announcing the School…