My name was mentioned Wednesday in a letter that referenced the effort to save Congress Square Park.
I was the president and figurehead of Friends of Congress Square Park at the time of the referendum campaign to protect Portland parks.
The Friends had created a separate and distinct entity, Protect Portland Parks, of which Bree LaCasse (now an at-large City Council candidate) was the campaign leader. She worked tireless volunteer hours on the winning campaign. That referendum was absolutely critical in the fight to stop Congress Square Park from being sold.
In our fledgling year during the campaign, Bree also led the committee for programming events, which was instrumental in rebranding the park as a place where great things can happen.
After the campaign, Bree joined the Friends board and I worked with her and the other board members to create a sustainable organization and to be the stewards of the park as the vital community gathering place and center for the arts that it is today.
Frank Turek
Portland
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.