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Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:00am
Local resident starts petition drive
Saint Francis Park on southeast twelfth avenue in Portland, which has served as a haven for many people in the area, has been sold to Catholic Charities.
The non-profit group will bulldoze the park and construct a housing development for low-income Portlanders in its place.
The park is the only one between Buckman and the river, and many local residents are still hoping to save the park from the bulldozers.
Catholic Charities plans to reserve 25 units for women transitioning out of homelessness or abusive homes through the organization's assistance programs.
St. Francis Park has been a popular site for respite among the homeless population for several years. Taking that space away will create a vacuum, which neither the city nor Catholic Charities have any plan to address.
Ed Lyle is trying to save the park, and spoke with KBOO about his plan.
Click here to view a slideshow of the founding of Saint Francis Park in 1964
The non-profit group will bulldoze the park and construct a housing development for low-income Portlanders in its place.
The park is the only one between Buckman and the river, and many local residents are still hoping to save the park from the bulldozers.
Catholic Charities plans to reserve 25 units for women transitioning out of homelessness or abusive homes through the organization's assistance programs.
St. Francis Park has been a popular site for respite among the homeless population for several years. Taking that space away will create a vacuum, which neither the city nor Catholic Charities have any plan to address.
Ed Lyle is trying to save the park, and spoke with KBOO about his plan.
Click here to view a slideshow of the founding of Saint Francis Park in 1964
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