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Neighbors ask Milwaukie to pause Fernberg Park picnic shelter proposal, say nearby homeowners were not notified

3769154 · June 11, 2025
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Summary

Property owners surrounding Fernberg Park delivered a petition and urged the council to delay a proposed picnic shelter until the neighborhood association conducts a transparent feasibility process and directly notifies adjacent homeowners.

A group of residents whose homes border Fernberg Park urged Milwaukie city leaders to pause a proposed picnic shelter, saying they learned about the project from neighbors rather than from the neighborhood association or city outreach.

"A canvas of property owners bordering Fernburg Park revealed that not 1 of the residents we spoke to had received any prior communication regarding the shelter project," resident Martha Germany told the council, and she submitted a packet of written statements and a signed map titled "community response in opposition to proposed…

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