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Resident warns new seven‑unit development will overload parking, parkways and drains on Southeast 20th
Summary
A Milwaukie resident told the City Council that a proposed seven‑unit development on Southeast 20th Avenue will increase on‑street parking on unimproved parkways, overwhelm existing storm drains and create safety and mailbox access problems unless basic right‑of‑way upgrades are made.
Renell Coburn, a Milwaukie resident, told the Milwaukie City Council that a proposed seven‑unit multiplex on Southeast 20th Avenue and the city’s Greenway will add cars to parkways that are currently unimproved gravel and soil and risk inundating nearby drains. The comments were made during the council’s community‑comment portion of the March 29 council meeting at Milwaukie City Hall.
Coburn said the parkway strips on parts of Southeast 20th are effectively unpaved and hold water; she said similar nearby developments with on‑site parking still generate additional overnight street parking. “The cars are gonna come on to the…
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