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By Carolyn Neuhausen
In July's Piedmont Neighborhood Association meeting, board members discussed the ongoing duel they've had with Portland Parks & Recreation over plans to outfit Peninsula Park's rose garden with wheelchair ramps.
The contention revolves around the issue of design. As the first public rose garden in Portland, opened in 1913, Piedmont residents want to keep the garden's historical integrity intact. While community members are in favor of making the park more accessible to wheelchairs, they fear that PP&R will install modern ramps that will ruin the garden's lay-out and design.
Secondly, PP&R officials have announced that they will break ground in August or September for a recreational water fountain. The fountain would be something that children could play in on warm summer days.
Stay tuned to see what else is going down in Peninsula Park ...
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