Fwd: Fw: Save the BDS Hearing date, July 23rd at 9:30 a.m. CONDITIONAL USE MASTER PLAN (CUMP) for the Washington High Community Center (WHCC) will be held before the City's Land Use Hearings Officer, 1900 SW 4th Street, Suite 3000, Portland, Or.

[Nancy Oberschmidt]

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From: Don M. <mc...@teleport.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Subject: Fw: Save the BDS Hearing date, July 23rd at 9:30 a.m. CONDITIONAL USE MASTER PLAN (CUMP) for the Washington High Community Center (WHCC) will be held before the City's Land Use Hearings Officer, 1900 SW 4th Street, Suite 3000, Portland, Or.
To: Susan Lindsay <db...@pdx.edu>, Christine Yun <cpy...@gmail.com>, "Nancy O." <na...@bamboogarden.com>

I assume you are aware of this.   Best wishes,   Don

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Subject: [Sunnyside Neighborhood] Save the BDS Hearing date, July 23rd at 9:30 a.m. CONDITIONAL USE MASTER PLAN (CUMP) for the Washington High Community Center (WHCC) will be held before the City's Land Use Hearings Officer, 1900 SW 4th Street, Suite 3000, Portland, Or.

This maybe of interest to Sunnyside Neighborhood Residents.

Should you have comments, questions feel free to contact Susan Meamber, Project Manager (503) 823-9709

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Washington Monroe Supporters -  INCLUDING SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS.

 

I received notice from BDS that the hearing date for the Conditional Use Master Plan (CUMP) for the Washington High Community Center (WHCC) will be held on July 23^rd at 9:30 am before the City’s Land Use Hearings Officer.  The hearing location is 1900 SW 4^th Street, Suite 3000.  Those of you who live within 400’ of the WHCC site will receive an individually-mailed notice of the hearing but many of you will not. There will be opportunity for the applicant and the neighborhood association to testify at the hearing.  Testimony from other interested parties also will be taken.  If you are unable to attend the hearing but want to submit comments, you can send an e-mail to the Senior Planner, Kathleen Stokes, assigned to the case atkathlee...@portlandoregon.gov up until July 22^nd. She will then present all written communications to the Hearings Officer. You may also present written testimony at the hearing itself if you prefer that to testifying in public. Written testimony is given the same weight as oral testimony.  

 

Once the public record is closed, typically at the end of the hearing, the Hearings Officer has 17 days to render his decision. Then follows a 14-day appeal period. Only people who have submitted written or oral testimony at the public hearing have “standing” to appeal. If no appeal is filed, the Hearings Officer’s decision will become final. If an appeal is filed, the City Council will schedule a hearing usually within one month. The appeal hearing at City Council is run in the same manner as the initial hearing before the Hearings Officer. The City Council’s decision is final at the local level, although opponents can carry their appeal further to the Land Use Board of Appeals. Of course, we hope that there is no serious opposition to this important project and hope that you will indicate your support as outlined above.

 

Approval for the CUMP means that we could move forward with development of this project once funds are available.  This CUMP will be valid for 10 years. 

 

Thank you all for your continued advocacy and support for this project.

 

 

Susan Meamber

Portland Parks & Recreation

Project Manager | Asset Management

1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1302

Portland, OR 97204

503-823-9709 (office)

Susan....@PortlandOregon.gov

www.PortlandParks.org