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South Shore Fire Station Task Force – Full Speed Ahead! Update #6

Published March 6, 2025

Submitted by Chris Durkee, Task Force Chair –

“Full Speed Ahead!!”  Assistant Fire Chief Kristine Artman, Task Force Chair Chris Durkee, and Management Analyst Quin Brunner presented the Task Force’s key findings and recommendations to a warm and encouraging Council last night.  An enthusiastic audience of Task Force members, firefighters, Neighborhood Association board members and community members lent their support as well.

Asst Chief Kristine Artman, Lake Oswego Fire Department, Chris Durkee, Task Force Chair and Quin Brunner, City of Lake Oswego Management and Program Analyst at City Council Meeting Tues Mar 4, 2025


Here is a link to our presentation, and Councilors’ comments and questions:

March 4 City Council Meeting: click here


The City Council indicated their support to proceed with the Task Force’s two recommendations for the next phase of work:

  1. First, engage an architect to develop preliminary plans for a new South Shore Fire Station.  


    Then, engage a cost consultant or builder to develop a more detailed cost estimate based on these preliminary plans, and price the cost savings alternates.

  2. And second, direct staff to further develop the community engagement plan and execute the early phases of that plan as appropriate.


Here’s a synopsis of the Task Force’s 8 key findings: 



For more information or to provide input please visit lakeoswego.city/SSFSproject, contact Quin Brunner, LO Management Analyst (qbrunner@lakeoswego.city), or Chris Durkee, Task Force Chair (durkeechris@yahoo.com).

Stay tuned for more to come!!

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Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) Project Coordinator

Primary Role:

  • Handles NEP grant applications, grant approvals, reviews receipts for reimbursement and is the single point of contact between the entire Palisades Neighborhood Association (PNA) and the City.
  • To be successfull in this role you should be organized, communicative.
  • Time commitment: From 8-12 hrs. throughout the year

Process:

  • Accepting NEP proposals: Anyone living in the Palisades Neighborhood Association can submit proposal(s) to the NEP Coordinator along with estimated costs throughout the year. They should follow the application guidelines and answer the questions related to their proposal.
  • PNA Board will Vote on Which Items To Include in our NEP Proposal: During the month of March PNA board meeting the NEP Coordinator asks the board to vote on the proposed item(s). NEP Coordinator encourages person(s) proposing the item(s) to attend the meeting to answer questions that might come up. The PNA board then votes on which items should be included in the NEP grant proposal.
  • Developing and Submitting the NEP Grant Proposalt: During the NEP grant proposal period (usually the month of May) the NEP Project Coordinator:
    • Fills out the NEP grant proposal application based on items approved by the PNA Board;
    • Gets sign offs from the PNA Chair
    • Submits the proposal form to the city in early May for the initial review process
    • Provides additional information requested by the city
    • Revises and submits the final application to the City by the deadline (typically May 31).

What Happens Next:

  • Iris McCaleb from the City forwards the NEP grant proposals to the grant review committee and then to the City Council who review it and awards certain grants.The NEP Coordinator will receive a letter of award from the City and will share it with the PNA Leadership Team.
  • As items are purchased from the approved grant list, the project close-out form is filled out by the person requesting reimbursement. They will attach digital copies of receipts and photos and then submit all to both the NEP Project Coordinator and the PNA Chair. The NEP Project Coordinator submits the reimbursement request to Iris at the City for reimbursement.
  • Reimbursement checks are then sent directly to the person who purchased the item(s).