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Letter from City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney about Columbia Pool demolition
Dear advocates and neighbors, I’m writing to share a difficult update on Columbia Pool. After extensive efforts to identify a viable path forward, Portland Parks & Recreation has informed my office that they are moving ahead with demolition of the Columbia Pool building. At this point, I do not have additional tools available to stop that…
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Wilson stops Columbia Pool demolition three days before scheduled raze
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has abruptly halted Parks & Recreation Bureau (PP&R) plans to demolish Columbia Pool—just three days before bulldozers were scheduled to demolish the building. The mayor’s decision is a stunning reversal of Parks effort to permanently shutter the pool over the objections of North Portland groups, including the Friends of Pier Pool,…
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Pirtle-Guiney joins fight to stop Columbia Pool demolition
She cites meeting with Mayor Wilson on pool’s fate City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney and North Portland neighborhood groups are racing to stop the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau’s demolition of Columbia Park Pool this spring. “One of the biggest symbols of the City’s neglect of North Portland has been [the closure of] Columbia Park…
