Ryan Francesconi

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Wanted to keep you informed about how this Portland Parks meeting went in regard to that petition that tons of you signed. They gave us a moment to present the NWTA case, and the petition. Ron Strasser gave a nice speech. [clapping] The comments from the petition��are��pretty telling:
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http://nw-trail.org/petition_comments/comments.html

Worth a read.

So, to followup, those of you who weren't at the meeting, there is a survey that you can fill out which they gave us on paper while we were in there. PLEASE fill it out. It's short. I know it's kind of redundant considering the petition already there with 2500+ names on it, but nevertheless red tape is red tape. Lets overwhelm them with more energy. Leave a comment too...
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https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PPRbudget
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If you're not sure what to put on the first page. I suggest the following:

1. Mt. Bike Master Plan
2. Gateway Green Match Funding
3. Renew Forest Park (repairs etc)

The answers after that are a matter of personal preference!

Thank you!
Ryan Francesconi

PS. Jonathan's article here has quite the discussion about this topic, and is also worth a read through the comments: http://bikeportland.org/2015/01/06/mtb-advocates-will-deliver-petition-request-planning-funds-parks-budget-hearing-130541