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Committee backs sending SE Oak Street vacation near Laurelhurst Park to full council
Summary
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to send to the full council a city-initiated ordinance to vacate a short section of Southeast Oak Street adjacent to Laurelhurst Park, where Portland Parks and Recreation plans to absorb the right-of-way and has already installed temporary recreation features.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to send an ordinance to the full Portland City Council recommending approval of a city-initiated street vacation of a portion of Southeast Oak Street between Southeast 30th Avenue and Southeast Cesar Chavez Boulevard adjacent to Laurelhurst Park.
City staff said the vacated right-of-way would transfer to Portland Parks and Recreation and become part of Laurelhurst Park, where temporary recreational features already occupy the street area. PBOT and parks staff presented the proposal at the committee meeting and described existing site features and proposed permanent changes.
PBOT real property staff said the petition for the vacation was made by Portland Parks and Recreation following a directive from the mayor’s office and that the action was reviewed by the Portland Planning Commission last year, which approved it unanimously. PBOT staff said they followed the…
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