Park Restoration Begins After Protester Damage
Posted: Dec 16, 2011 7:08 PM PST Updated: Dec 16, 2011 7:18 PM PST By FOX 12 Staff – email PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) City crews began the restoration process for two downtown Portland parks damaged during the weeks-long Occupy Portland encampment. Crews applied environmentally-friendly products to the soil in Chapman and Lownsdale squares instead of bringing in new soil. Officials said the city decided to use a product with new technology to improve the quality of the existing soil. Both the product and its application method are considered...
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Jeremy Van Dijk, 26, gets raking Chapman Square on Wednesday. The weather has been dry enough for the city to reschedule the mass leaf-raking from last month. Chapman and Lownsdale squares have been closed since police evicted the Occupy Portland encampment Nov. 13. – Photo Credit Anne Saker/The Oregonian The gates encircling Chapman and Lownsdale squares opened Wednesday morning for dozens of volunteers to rake the bounty of leaves that have collected since police evicted the Occupy Portland camp last month. A spot of rain forced...
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