As a neighbor of the Hillside Community Center for 27 years, I strongly urge PPR to consider this petition to ensure the continuation of the Hillside Community Center as a public, community asset, accessible and affordable for the benefit of the City and the community.
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Scott Weaver
6 years ago
As a neighbor of the Hillside Community Center for 27 years, I strongly urge the City to employ these principles as guidelines in it’s upcoming selection process.
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Kelsey I Grout
6 years ago
I know I'm stating the obvious but PARKS are so vital for neighborhood communities....playing all types of sports, running, laughing, gathering are what all kids and adults need for a healthy city.
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Ben Thompson
6 years ago
I have been to Hillside Community Center for the past 4 years as part of a weekly basketball game and its one of my favorite parts of Portland. Please keep this gem open!
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Vicki Crow
6 years ago
Thank you
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Elizabeth Aaby
6 years ago
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It is a core city service to maintain our city parks. They are an essential meeting place for neighbors and define who we are as a community. When you shut down the only public gathering place in our community and replace it with a for profit business you’re essentially telling us that we don’t matter the corporate dollar does.
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Dalya
6 years ago
I’ve lived next to hillside for as long as I can remember, and can’t imagine the neighborhood with out it.
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Richard Meyer
6 years ago
The City of Portland should operate this civic resource. The city is dodging its responsibility and purpose by leasing Hillside to a private operator. I hope PP&R will seek a permanent funding source for Hillside and other community centers.
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Jack Schwartz
6 years ago
"Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland is more that a ballot box slogan -- It is something we look to the City to live up to.
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Leslie Centner
6 years ago
In the '70's a group of Hillside neighbors had the foresight to purchase the property, including the gymnasium. Their vision was for the property to be used as a park and recreation Community Center.
This effort came with extreme personal sacrifice.
Along with many donations thirteen homeowners second mortgaged their homes to purchase the property.
Once the purchase was complete, they deeded it to the city for ALL Portlanders to use as a Community Center.
Would this happen today?
New projects being built today will not be maintained in the future because Portland Parks & Recreation can only get state funding for new projects.
Hillside and other Community Centers are being closed because of this flawed funding model.
This example gives insight into Portland’s future.
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Ken Centner
6 years ago
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It was deeded to the City of Portland as a public Parks and Recreation Center back in 1974 by a group of citizens that had the foresight to keep the property as a green space and a PUBLIC park and recreation center to serve all of the citizens of Portland. Please find a way to maintain the wonderful programs that serve the entire city.
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Anonymous
6 years ago
please preserve our neighborhood resource .
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Nita Brueggeman
6 years ago
This is about community. Stop destroying places where neighborhoods can come together to meet and keep their neighborhoods vital.
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Lisa Strasburg
6 years ago
The center enhances quality of life for the community. The city shouldn't lose sight of the important role it plays in so many people's lives. The name "Community Center" speaks for itself.
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Phil Brown
6 years ago
My wife and I are 48 year residents of the Hillside neighborhood. In 1974, a group of us known as the "trembling 13" pledged our homes as collateral for a loan in order to "buy out" a developer and make it possible for the neighbors to transfer the Hillside property to the City for use as a public park and community center. This was done at substantial financial risk to the "tremblers", but no risk or cost to the City. This unique transaction resulted in a wonderful asset for both the neighborhood and the City. It would certainly be a tragedy if the City now fails to make a sincere effort to work again with the Hillside neighbors to find a sensible way to keep this park and community center open to the public.
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Michelle M Valckenier de Greeve
6 years ago
A hillside community cannot exist without places to congregate. Honor your responsibilities.
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C Appleby
6 years ago
Considering how many Portlanders this center services in numerous ways, I’d far rather the city honor its word and budget and keep this as a community center. Make the homeless clean up their own rubbish and save us millions!!
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Edward Jessie
6 years ago
Extremely disappointed. Our two young children were enrolled there and the community that participated was fantastic in all of the programs for pre school. A real shame that the mayor's aid stays in $1,000+ digs on a pseudo business trip to SxSW and they think that's OK, but not this jewel of the Portland Community. Need some protesters for this cause.
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Ann A Neiman
6 years ago
This is a wonderful neighborhood resource that should be preserved for the community.
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Mary Ellen Wetteland
6 years ago
This is a perfect example of why the public is losing its trust in the city government!
As a neighbor of the Hillside Community Center for 27 years, I strongly urge PPR to consider this petition to ensure the continuation of the Hillside Community Center as a public, community asset, accessible and affordable for the benefit of the City and the community.
As a neighbor of the Hillside Community Center for 27 years, I strongly urge the City to employ these principles as guidelines in it’s upcoming selection process.
I know I'm stating the obvious but PARKS are so vital for neighborhood communities....playing all types of sports, running, laughing, gathering are what all kids and adults need for a healthy city.
I have been to Hillside Community Center for the past 4 years as part of a weekly basketball game and its one of my favorite parts of Portland. Please keep this gem open!
Thank you
It is a core city service to maintain our city parks. They are an essential meeting place for neighbors and define who we are as a community. When you shut down the only public gathering place in our community and replace it with a for profit business you’re essentially telling us that we don’t matter the corporate dollar does.
I’ve lived next to hillside for as long as I can remember, and can’t imagine the neighborhood with out it.
The City of Portland should operate this civic resource. The city is dodging its responsibility and purpose by leasing Hillside to a private operator. I hope PP&R will seek a permanent funding source for Hillside and other community centers.
"Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland is more that a ballot box slogan -- It is something we look to the City to live up to.
In the '70's a group of Hillside neighbors had the foresight to purchase the property, including the gymnasium. Their vision was for the property to be used as a park and recreation Community Center. This effort came with extreme personal sacrifice. Along with many donations thirteen homeowners second mortgaged their homes to purchase the property. Once the purchase was complete, they deeded it to the city for ALL Portlanders to use as a Community Center. Would this happen today? New projects being built today will not be maintained in the future because Portland Parks & Recreation can only get state funding for new projects. Hillside and other Community Centers are being closed because of this flawed funding model. This example gives insight into Portland’s future.
It was deeded to the City of Portland as a public Parks and Recreation Center back in 1974 by a group of citizens that had the foresight to keep the property as a green space and a PUBLIC park and recreation center to serve all of the citizens of Portland. Please find a way to maintain the wonderful programs that serve the entire city.
please preserve our neighborhood resource .
This is about community. Stop destroying places where neighborhoods can come together to meet and keep their neighborhoods vital.
The center enhances quality of life for the community. The city shouldn't lose sight of the important role it plays in so many people's lives. The name "Community Center" speaks for itself.
My wife and I are 48 year residents of the Hillside neighborhood. In 1974, a group of us known as the "trembling 13" pledged our homes as collateral for a loan in order to "buy out" a developer and make it possible for the neighbors to transfer the Hillside property to the City for use as a public park and community center. This was done at substantial financial risk to the "tremblers", but no risk or cost to the City. This unique transaction resulted in a wonderful asset for both the neighborhood and the City. It would certainly be a tragedy if the City now fails to make a sincere effort to work again with the Hillside neighbors to find a sensible way to keep this park and community center open to the public.
A hillside community cannot exist without places to congregate. Honor your responsibilities.
Considering how many Portlanders this center services in numerous ways, I’d far rather the city honor its word and budget and keep this as a community center. Make the homeless clean up their own rubbish and save us millions!!
Extremely disappointed. Our two young children were enrolled there and the community that participated was fantastic in all of the programs for pre school. A real shame that the mayor's aid stays in $1,000+ digs on a pseudo business trip to SxSW and they think that's OK, but not this jewel of the Portland Community. Need some protesters for this cause.
This is a wonderful neighborhood resource that should be preserved for the community.
This is a perfect example of why the public is losing its trust in the city government!