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Resident urges county to preserve part of historic Clackamas School before demolition for recovery center
Summary
Les Poole asked commissioners to preserve the front foyer, doors or sign from the old Clackamas School being demolished to make way for a recovery center and said neighbors lack specifics on parking and noise; he said Commissioner West is the liaison and will be contacted.
Les Poole, a longtime property owner and former Oak Grove resident, told the board he and neighbors support the recovery center’s purpose but are concerned about demolition of the historic Clackamas School and its community significance. He asked that the county or project planners preserve a physical element—“maybe the front foyer or the doors or...the sign for Clackamas School”—as part of the project.
Poole said neighbors feel “stonewalled” and lack details about parking, noise and other operational impacts; he requested county planning staff engage with the community before demolition begins. He said he would email Commissioner West, identified in the meeting as the project liaison, and asked for a county reply before work starts.
Commissioners and staff acknowledged the request and the need for additional outreach. No formal board action was taken at the meeting; Poole’s request stands as a community preservation ask for staff follow-up.
