LATEST NEWS: 7-Dec-2009. After a period of comment and testimony, the City Of Portland Hearings Officer has delivered a verdict on Lewis & Clark's application. The Hearing Officer agreen with most of the neirgborhood concerns. A complete text of the decision can be found at this link:
SUMMARY: Lewis and Clark College is asking for the City of Portland's approval to develop law and graduate student housing on SW Maplecrest Dr., near the intersection of SW Terwilliger and SW Boones Ferry. As part of their Conditional Use Master Plan (CASE FILE: LU 08-180498 CUMS PC # 07-113603), they want to expand the College's boundary to include this area. Their preliminary design (see attached "scheme 8") describes:
- 160 to 200 apartments (240 bedrooms) in four-story structures
- 217 parking spaces including a multi-story garage and surface parking surrounding SW Maplecrest's entrance
- relocation of SW Maplecrest's intersection with SW Terwilliger to be 180 feet north of the current spot
CONCERNS: Some neighbors have expressed concerns about these plans ... swni.org/LC/neighbor_concerns
FORUM: A forum page has been set up for neighbors to exhange views ... http://swni.org/LC/development/forum
INFORMATION: Go the this links page for background information ... http://swni.org/LC/development/links
SOUTHWEST FRIENDS is an organization spanning several neighborhoods, and leading the effort to protect the livability of our area: http://www.wix.com/southwestfriends/southwestfriends
Please contact John De Lance at jdelance01@gmail.com to receive e-mail updates on what is being done by SW Friends, Collins View NA, and Maplecrest Dr. neighbors. These folks are organizing the effort to protect our neighborhoods' livability.