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Portland approves $2.6 million in settlements over park and pool incidents; parks bureau replaced hundreds of light poles
Summary
The city council approved settlements totaling $2,602, by two separate ordinances resolving a hammock‑related light pole collapse at Irving Park and a wrongful‑death drowning at a city pool. Parks inspected thousands of poles and removed hundreds after a structural review.
Portland City Council approved two ordinances on Wednesday resolving lawsuits tied to Portland Parks and Recreation incidents: a $942,600 settlement in a hammock‑related light pole collapse at Irving Park and a $1,660,400 settlement in a drowning at a city pool.
On the hammock incident, city attorneys told the council the pole to which a hammock had been tied failed and fell onto a child and an adult on June 23, 2022. The Parks Bureau contracted KPFF Inc. to conduct a structural analysis; KPFF found inadequate tie‑wire diameter, misaligned base hairpins and corrosion among potential failure causes and…
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