Our resounding voice is our highest leverage!  Sunday 9/8, at 4 pm in front of Oppenlander It was our unified active voices, emails, and in person rallies that got the City and School District back to the table in 2021. It was our unified voice at the voting booth that passed a bond measure with […]

Even though there is no rush, right now the School District is free to sell Oppenlander to whoever comes their way.  We need to make sure the District knows “good faith” goes both ways and they need to lead by re-exerting their desire to keep Oppenlander a city park, and coming back to the bargaining

The Verdict is In  The jury deliberated for just over a full day on the facts and information shared during the six-and-a-half-day trial.  They found in favor of the School District on “most” of the 11 claims. I was not present in the court when the verdict was read … all I know right now

Week 1 Update The West Linn-Wilsonville School District and the City of West Linn started their jury trial last Monday, 8/12. After a day and a half of jury selection, opening statements were made on Tuesday afternoon. The School District spent the next three days presenting their case. They started with two staff witnesses and

Oppenlander Trial Starts Today The West Linn-Wilsonville School District and the City of West Linn head to jury trial today, 8/12. The court, based on the filing estimates a two week trial. Jury selection is Monday 8/12, and likely a boring day. Opening statements are likely Tuesday with two weeks of proceedings to follow. Each

Amicus Friends of the Court Brief Friends of Oppenlander submitted a formal statement to the court on behalf of the thousands of you wanting Oppenlander to remain as an active park in perpetuity for today’s and future families, children and city residents. Our Amicus-stye brief is citizen written and was written to give the court

It’s Time to Again Ramp Up the Citizen Visibility In December, the City made an overly generous offer to the School District to try to settle the District’s lawsuit. The School District flat out rejected the offer – acting like arrogant bullies as they refused to negotiate anything but their desired $6.5M sales price. The

City Issues Oppenlander Update We have been fairly quiet and patient while the City responds to a lawsuit brought by the School District to invalidate the Oppenlander Sales Agreement. However, the City issued an update a few minutes ago via the West Linn Tidings that is causing great concern for the Friends of Oppenlander leadership

We’re calling it … 3-582 passes … Thank You! The ballots are still being counted … but with over 50% tallied and 3-582’s margins holding steady at just over 60% we’re calling a victory for 3-582! The current tally and margins are being updated on our home page. Post-election Status With the passing of this

Volunteer to Increase Awareness The election is May 17th – less than 4 weeks away. Bond measure 3-582 supports all West Linn Parks and includes funding to preserve Oppenlander as an active athletic park for generations to come. Passing 3-582 is required to preserve Oppenlander. The voter’s pamphlets have arrived and ballots will arrive later