195 signed votes by Portland residents, 184 of those from North Portland, support DUE PROCESS and oppose the Bridge Meadows corporation project (see names below). Not a single signed vote has been produced opposing DUE PROCESS and supporting Bridge Meadows. Supporting DUE PROCESS and opposing Bridge Meadows are inextricably tied together as are its opposite, opposing DUE PROCESS and supporting Bridge Meadows. You can't have one without the other.
Commissioner Dan Saltzman understood from the beginning when the prediction was made that his pet project would not even make it to the bottom of any list of proposed uses arrived at through DUE PROCESS that would be acceptable to the North Portland community. He accepted the truth of this statement and so proceeded to abuse the power of his office by making a back room political deal with Tom Potter and Erik Sten to act as coconspirators by suspending DUE PROCESS and forcing his pet project through the city council while refusing then and now to even mention much less defend the deliberate dismissal of DUE PROCESS.
The testimony of Amanda Fritz and the NO votes of Sam Adams and Randy Leonard in October 2006 challenged the total lack of DUE PROCESS. Nothing has changed to negate this argument. No person has ever challenged this argument. It remains as valid today as it was in October 2006.
The hearings officer, Ian Simpson, cannot ignore the DUE PROCESS elephant in the room as it trumpets indignation and anger at being ignored.
Although this material is already on the record here is a recap of the disastrous, disreputable denial of due process:
1. In the summer of 2006 Richard Elllmyer asked staff from every member of the Portland city council to explain the due process by which the disposition of the John Ball School property would be determined. Not a single staff person had the slightest idea what the process would or should be.
2. In the summer of 2006 Richard Elllmyer, with 31 years of political activist experience, told staff from every member of the Portland city council that the process to be followed should be as follows:
A. Make a public announcement that the city of Portland will hold a series of public meetings to ask for ideas about a future use for the John Ball School site.
B. Make a public announcement that the city of Portland will be accepting ideas about a future use for the John Ball School site by mail and email.
C. Through a public meeting process reduce to the number of proposed uses for the John Ball School property to those with the most support and most viability.
D. Submit the final choices to the Portland Planning Commission for review, comment and recommendation.
E. Bring the final choices and the Portland Planning Commission recommendation before the city council for more public testimony and a vote of the council.
3. In the summer of 2006 Richard Elllmyer told staff from every member of the Portland city council about his proposal for a planned development on the John Ball School site that would include high end, state of the art "green" single family houses, condos and a library. With the exception of the library no government subsidies would be involved in the building of this community. The development would be a social and cultural offset to the neighboring New Columbia. It would bring tax revenue to the city and disposable income to North Portland to help attract and support local businesses.
4. In October 2006, with little or no warning, coconspirators Saltzman, Potter and Sten placed on the agenda a resolution to award the John Ball School property to the Portland Hope Meadows corporation, now Bridge Meadows corporation.
5. In October 2006 coconspirators Saltzman, Potter and Sten voted to giveaway the John Ball School property to the newly formed, inexperienced, untested Portland Hope Meadows corporation without any of the DUE PROCESS mentioned in item 2 above.
6. In October 2006 coconspirators Saltzman, Potter and Sten voted to giveaway the John Ball School property to the Portland Hope Meadows corporation without any acknowledgment whatsoever that there was already a legitimate, community supported, competing proposal on the public table that would be dismissed without consideration or comment.
7. In October 2006 coconspirators Saltzman, Potter and Sten voted to giveaway the John Ball School property to the Portland Hope Meadows corporation without any acknowledgment or refutation of any argument made by Amanda Fritz, Sam Adams and Randy Leonard in opposition to the resolution. ALL of the arguments made by Fritz, Adams and Leonard remain valid, unchanged and unchallenged.
The putrid stench of due process death clings to this malodourus process. It cannot be ignored. To remove the stentch the voice of the people (see votes below) must be heard, the conditional use permit denied and DUE PROCESS returned to its rightful place in democratic government.
Richard Ellmyer
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Helen Aakre 6917 N. Greenwich
Carmen Allen 9309 N. Wall
Lynn Allison 8235 N. Woolsey
Lynn Allison 8235 N. Woolsey
Nancy Alwin 7957 N. Wabash
Navy An-Keilty 7635 N. Fowler Ave.
Garald Arthur 8210 N. Chatauqua Blvd.
Patricia Arthur 8210 N. Chatauqua Blvd.
Joseph Asmus 8315 N. Willis
Darlene Bailey 8027 N. Foss
Mike Bailey 8027 N. Foss
Roderigo Barroso 8714 N. Woolsey
Lorna Beckley 7914 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Tom Beckley 7914 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Myra Beetle 8236 N. Dana
Richard Beetle 8336 N. Dana
Kevin Begemann 8504 N. Foss
Norma Beshean 1626 N. Alberta
Kyle Bischard 8310 N. Woolsey
Mary Brabec 4427 N. Willis Blvd.
Melissa Brant 8019 N. Chatauqua
Mary Ann Brezo 4303 N. Kilpatrick
Thomas Brezo 4109 N. Kilpatrick
Gerold Brezo 4303 N. Kilpatrick
Nancy Brooks 4041 SE Belmont St. #4
Ben Brower 8236 N. Woolsey
Jessica Brower 8236 N. Woolsey
Marguerite Brunk 8805 N. Woolsey
Rachel Burdon 8227 N. Dana Ave.
Mark Burdon 8227 N. Dana Ave.
Elia Burke 8730 N. Foss
Travis Burke 8730 N. Foss
Elia Burke 8730 N. Foss
Barbara Bush 4526 N. Hunt
Gerald Caldwell 9617 N. Kalmar St.
Joyce Calhoun 8226 N. Woolsey
Rubie Campbell 15510 NE Knott#2
Dave Carter 9219 N. Foss
Kelleyerin Clabaugh 4417 N. Willis Blvd.
Raymond Cook 7923 N. Woolsey
Jon Crane 7578 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Steve Curley 3525 N. Farragut
Mike Curtis 8212 N. Woolsey
Diane Curtis 8212 N. Woolsey
Peter Daly 7652 N. Chatauqua Blvd.
Susan Davis 2735 N. Argyle
Shirley Dimick 6956 N. Greenwich
Richard Ellmyer 9124 N. McKenna
Lorri Farley 6933 N. Atlantic Ave.
Brannon Fero 8208 N. Dana Ave.
Jason Fisher 7626 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Sarra Flipas 79 NE Stanton St.
Jason Fostes 7566 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Elmer Frank 6104 N. Villard
Deb Frasieur 8017 N. Foss
Bob Frasieur 8017 N. Foss
Marian Fuller 4007 N. Kilpartick
Michelle Gage 8519 N. Woolsey
Helen Gelston 3704 N. Winchell
Donald Gilberston 7664 N. Chataqua
Mary Gilberston 7664 N. Chatauqua
Don Gilbertson 7664 N. Chautauqua
Mary Gilbertson 7664 N. Chautauqua
Virginia Gilbo 6706 N. Fenwick
Guy Glaeser 8110 N. Hurst
Robin Glaeser 8110 N. Hurst
Carrie Greve 6205 N. Boston
Billie Griffiths 8213 N. Woolsey
Jerry Griffiths 8213 N. Woolsey
Connie Gunston 2703 N. Halman St.
Mable Hamilton 8607 N. Wayland
Craig Hamilton 8607 N. Wayland
Cloydeen Hammond 4016 N. Kilpartick
Amber Hardy 8018 N. Foss
John Hardy 8018 N. Foss
Mary Hardy 6625 N. Greenwich
Steve Hart 8009 N. Wayland
Debra Hata 4444 NE Hoyt #16
Eldene Herder 8030 N. Hurst
Rose Hill 8110 N. Dana Ave.
Nancy Hodge 9136 N. Charleston
Ramon Hodges 7944 N Edison
Inez Hodges 7944 N Edison
Bridget Holling 8704 N. Woolsey
Geraline Holzscheu 8014 N. Newman
Roxannne Houston 8136 N. Druid Ave.
Elanor Hull 7107 N. Lombard
LaShanda Hurst 8134 N. Denver
Damon Hymer 7934 N. Hurst
Cindy Hymer 7934 N. Hurst St.
Lawrence Jefferson 8226 N. Woolsey
Jerrie Johnson 6336 N. Campbell
Alton Jones 7926 N. Hurst St.
Tese Jones 7926 N. Hurst
Patricia Kane 8300 N. Woolsey
Marelk Kartjas 8725 N. Woolsey
Christian Kemp 8223 N. Foss
Ada Keranen 7836 N. Chautauqua
Jon Keskitalo 8215 N. Hurst
Mary King 4099 N. Kilpatrick
Olive Kistner 7928 N. Hurst Ave.
Gerald Knox 7927 N. Hurst Ave.
Henry Knox Jr. 7927 N. Hurst Ave.
Lorene Knulson 6325 N. Depauw
Julia Kolkowsky 2136 N. Saratoga
Debbie Krueger 7238 N. Boston
Maxine Krueger 4216 N. Willis
Joe Leers 6847 N.E 7th
Barbara Lehman 5424 N. Princeton
Linda Lere 8208 N. Dana Ave.
Dorinda Linder 8804 N. Wayland
Carol Luckeroth 2136 N. Saratoga
Beverly Maxcy 6437 N. Commercial
David Maxcy 6437 N. Commercial
Leonard McCormick 7618 N. Fowler Ave.
T. McThornton 9509 N. McCrum
Bonnie Meltzer 9124 N. McKenna
Roger Meyer 8245 N. Woolsey
William Minard 7826 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Linda Minard 7826 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Karina More 4035 N. Winchell
Sean Morgan 9116 SE Hawthorne
Steven Mullanex 8704 N. Woolsey
Sharon Nasset 1113 N. Baldwin
Chris Neault 1734 N. Highland
Beverly Nissinden 611 NE Mariners Loop
Vernon Norris 8107 N. Dana Ave.
Lee Nyberg 7943 N. Hurst St.
Tina Paettece 4405 N. Willis
John Parrish 8236 N. Foss
Barbara Parrish 8236 N. Foss
Holy Paton 7905 N. Woolsey
Sean Percell 7935 N. Woolsey
Michael Pereira 3623 N. Farragut
Richard Phenp 7714 N. Chautauqua
Ron Picha 8755 N. Foss
Darryl Pickens 8504 N. Woolsey
Allison Pyrch 8514 N. Foss
Nick Radtke 8715 N. Foss
Juylian Ramirez 8755 N. Foss
Nola Rathburn 8606 N. Foss
Joseph Regory 4125 N. Foss
Bob Rich 7676 N. Chatauqua
Kruly Rlle 7676 N. Chatauqua
Darlene Roach 4010 N. Kilpatrick
Leanna Rolle 9617 N. Kalmar St.
Matthew Rooluns 7924 N. Woolsey
Anna Rose 8011 N. Woolsey
Steve Rose 8011 N. Woolsey
Roy Rotherham 7704 N. Chatauqua
Gail Rotherham 7704 N. Chatauqua
Justin Rotherham 9035 N. New York Ave.
Mary Rotherham 9035 N. New York Ave.
Jim Schaller 7104 N. Mears St.
Stephen Schmidi 8215 N. Dana Ave.
Tonya Scott 5036 N. Lombard
Jonathan Scott 5036 N. Lombard
John Scott 7136 N. Boston
Lindsey Sewell 8311 N. Woolsey
Kirk Sewell 8311 N. Woolsey
Sandra Shanon 8725 N. Foss
Travis Sheetz 8223 N. Foss Ave.
Steven Slurgin 8031 N. Woolsey
Katherine Sperry 8849 N. Foss
Donna Stephenson 7906 N. Foss Ave.
Howard Stephenson 7906 N. Foss
Eric Stotik 8614 N. Foss Ave.
Tammy Stotik 8614 N. Foss Ave.
Dora Sullivan 8016 N. Fiske
Ernie Swartz 8040 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Mary Swartz 8040 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Emily Swensen 4238 N. Willis
Della Taylor 8705 N. Foss
John Taylor 8705 N. Foss
Janet Telfer 7634 N. Chatauqua Blvd.
Virginia Thompson N. Dana
Derek Tompolez 8031 N. Woolsey
Misty Tompolez 8031 N. Woolsey
May Tony 2443 NE 11 Ave.
Karen Trappen 1224 NE Sumner
Lani Tribbett 8715 N. Foss
Norma Trimble 6634 SE 83
Rob Trimble 6634 SE 83
Bill Trougnit 8804 N. Woolsey
Cody Van 11995 SW Edgewood St.
Michael Vanderver 7923 N. Woolsey
Helen Warbington 3814 N. Alaska
Scott Watkins 8849 N. Foss
Matthew West 7551 N. Fowler Ave.
Charlene Westley 4228 N. Willis Blvd.
Robert White Sr. 6625 N. Greenwich
Jubilee Williams 8524 N. Foss
Ann Wood 9414 N. Foss
Steve Zahn 8833 N. Foss
Marlene Zenker 4314 N. Willis Blvd.