With three minutes on the clock, Wilsonville resident Sean Leahy took to the podium to give public comment during a Feb. 6 City Council meeting.
“I’m here to ensure the council is aware of an offensive street name that was approved in the new Frog Pond Ridge development, and to seek approval for a reduced fee to have the street name changed,” he said.
kAm{629J 6IA=2:?65 :? 9:D E6DE:>@?J E92E 96 2?5 9:D H:76 92G6 =:G65 :? (:=D@?G:==6 D:?46 a_`b 2?5 2C6 4FCC6?E=J 3F:=5:?8 2 9@>6 :? uC@8 !@?5 #:586[ 2 DF35:G:D:@? A=2??65 :? E96 uC@8 !@?5 (6DE C6D:56?E:2= 2C62]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 255C6DD @7 9:D 7FEFC6 9@>6 C6>:?5D 9:> @7 2 E6CC:3=6 EC2865J[ 96 D2:5] %96 9@FD6 H:== 36 3F:=E @? $@FE9H6DE r@=F>3:?6 pG6?F6[ 2?5 {629J H2?ED E@ 492?86 E92E]k^Am
kAm“#6?2>:?8 E9:D DEC66E :D 2 AF3=:4 D6CG:46[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm(96? {629J 3C@F89E E96 :DDF6 E@ 4:EJ DE277[ 96 D2:5 96 H2D BF@E65 2=>@DE Sc[___ E@ C6?2>6 E96 DEC66E[ AC@>AE:?8 9:> E@ DA62< E@ E96 r:EJ r@F?4:=] %96 4@F?4:= C646?E=J 5632E65 H92E E@ 492C86 {629J E@ C6?2>6 E96 DEC66E 2E E96:C u63] ab >66E:?8[ 6G6?EF2==J D6EE=:?8 @? Sdfd A=FD E96 4@DE E@ C6A=246 6249 DEC66E D:8?] %96 4:EJ 925 ?6G6C AC@46DD65 2 C6BF6DE =:<6 E9:D 367@C6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4:EJ 2EE@C?6J]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 4@=F>3:?6 :D E96 ?2>6 @7 2 A6C6??:2= 7=@H6C 7@F?5 2E 9:896C 2=E:EF56D :? E96 ?@CE96C? 96>:DA96C6[ {629J 2C8F6D E92E >@DE A6@A=6 2DD@4:2E6 E96 ?2>6 H:E9 E96 9@CC:7:4 D9@@E:?8 2E r@=F>3:?6 w:89 $49@@= :? `hhh E92E =67E `a DEF56?ED 2?5 2 E62496C 5625] (:E9 E96 DEC66E’D 4=@D6 AC@I:>:EJ E@ (:=D@?G:==6 w:89 $49@@=[ |6C:5:2? rC66< |:55=6 $49@@= 2?5 E96 A=2??65 AC:>2CJ D49@@= :? uC@8 !@?5[ {629J 76=E E96 ?2>6 H2D 6DA64:2==J E2DE6=6DD]k^Am
kAm“$25=J H6 42?’E H2E49 E96 ?6HD H:E9@FE =62C?:?8 @7 2?@E96C >2DD D9@@E:?8 E92E E@@< A=246 D@>6H96C6 :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ[” 96 D2:5] “(6 D9@F=5 ?@E 36 7@C465 E@ C642== E96D6 9@CC:7:4 6G6?ED 6G6CJ E:>6 H6 EFC? @?E@ @FC DEC66E]”k^Am
kAm}6:893@C9@@5 DEC66E ?2>6D 2C6 49@D6? 3J E96 56G6=@A6C[ 2?5 E96? 2AAC@G65 3J E96 4:EJ’D s6G6=@A>6?E #6G:6H q@2C5 367@C6 36:?8 D6?E E@ 2 4:EJ @77:4:2= 7@C 7:?2= 2AAC@G2=] %96 ?2>6D >FDE 7:E H:E9:? (:=D@?G:==6’D DEC66E ?2>:?8 2?5 255C6DD:?8 A@=:4J[ H9:49 DA64:7:6D E92E DEC66E ?2>6D 42??@E 36 5FA=:42E65[ 6IA=2:?D H96? DF77:I6D DF49 2D 2G6?F6 @C 3@F=6G2C5 2C6 2AAC@AC:2E6 2?5 4C62E6D 8F:56=:?6D 7@C A@E6?E:2= ?2>6D]k^Am
kAm“(96? AC24E:42=[ DEC66ED D92== 36 ?2>65 FD:?8 9:DE@C:4 DFC?2>6D @C ?2>6D C67=64E:?8 ~C68@? 86@8C2A9J[ ?2EFC2= 762EFC6D @C ?2E:G6 A=2?ED 2?5 2?:>2=D[” E96 A@=:4J C625D]k^Am
kAm%96 ?62C3J DEC66ED 2C@F?5 $@FE9H6DE r@=F>3:?6 pG6?F6 2=D@ 92G6 ?2EFC6\E96>65 ?2>6D[ DF49 2D >2A=6[ H:==@H 4C66<[ 5@8H@@5 2?5 =2C<DAFC]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 A@=:4J[ E96 AC@46DD E@ C6?2>6 E96 DEC66E 56A6?5D @? H9@ :D :?:E:2E:?8 E96 492?86] x7 E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= @C 2 4:EJ 6?8:?66C 49@@D6D E@ C6?2>6 2 DEC66E[ :E 42? 36 5@?6 E9C@F89 2 AF3=:4 AC@46DD 2?5 H:E9 ?@E:7:42E:@? E@ 27764E65 A2CE:6D] x7 2? :?5:G:5F2= H:D96D E@ 5@ D@[ E96J >FDE 86E HC:EE6? 2AAC@G2= 7C@> E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 AC@A6CEJ @H?6CD @? E96 DEC66E[ 2?5 E96 ?6H ?2>6 :D DF3;64E E@ 2AAC@G2= 3J E96 r:EJ r@F?4:=] %96 A@=:4J 2=D@ DE2E6D E92E E96 :?5:G:5F2= :D C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C E96 766D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 C6A=24:?8 D:8?286]k^Am
kAmpE E96 4@F?4:=’D u63] ab >66E:?8[ 27E6C E96 4@F?4:= G@E65 :? 72G@C @7 4:EJ 24BF:D:E:@? @7 =2?5 ?62C q@64<>2? #@25 E@ 42CCJ @FE E96 q@64<>2? :>AC@G6>6?E AC@;64E 2D H6== 2D 2 4@?EC24E E@ :?DE2== 6=64EC:4 D:8?D 2E $@FE9 |6EC@ pC62 #68:@?2= %C2?D:E 3FD DE2E:@?D[ $@FE9H6DE r@=F>3:?6 pG6?F6 42>6 FA 282:?]k^Am
kAmr:EJ pEE@C?6J p>2?52 vF:=6\w:?>2? D2:5 E92E[ 27E6C H@C<:?8 H:E9 {629J E@ =@H6C E96 AC:46 96 H2D :?:E:2==J BF@E65[ 4:EJ DE277 56E6C>:?65 E96 766 E@ 492?86 E96 DEC66E ?2>6 H@F=5 36 Sdfd E@ 4@G6C E96 4@DE @7 4@F?EJ 5@4F>6?E2E:@? @7 E96 492?86 2?5 A@DE:?8 ?@E:46 :? E96 (:=D@?G:==6 $A@<6D>2?[ 2?5 E96? 23@FE S`[dad E@ A2J 7@C E96 E:>6 :E H@F=5 E2<6 7@C 4:EJ DE277 E@ A6C7@C> 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 H@C< ?66565 E@ 492?86 E96 ?2>6]k^Am
kAm%96 4@F?4:=@CD H6C6 2D<65 7@C E96:C 2AAC@G2= E@ 492C86 {629J E96 Sdfd[ 2?5 E96? 3:== 9:> =2E6C 7@C E96 E:>6 :E E@@< DE277 E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 E2D< — H:E9 2 Sa[`__ AC:46 42A]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 AF3=:4 4@>>6?E[ {629J D2:5 96 H@F=5 28C66 E@ E96 ?6H AC:46[ 3FE 76=E 96 D9@F=5?’E 92G6 E@ A2J 7@C DE277 E:>6]k^Am
kAm“#6DA64E7F==J[ x 766= =:<6 x’> 36:?8 2D<65 E@ A2J 7@C 4:EJ DE277 E@ 5@ E96:C ;@3D[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 4@F?4:= 5632E65 7@C 2=>@DE 92=7 2? 9@FC]k^Am
kAmtG6CJ@?6 28C665 E92E {629J D9@F=5 36 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C E96 Sdfd 492C865 3J 6?E:E:6D @E96C E92? E96 4:EJ[ 3FE @A:?:@?D H6C6 >:I65 @? 9@H E96 4:EJ D9@F=5 2AA=J :ED @H? 766D]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2 G6CJ F?:BF6 D:EF2E:@?[” |2J@C yF=:6 u:EK86C2=5 D2:5] “}@3@5J :D 4@>:?8 FA H:E9 E96D6 492C86D 2?5 CF=6D C2?5@>=J] %96J’C6 :? @FC DJDE6>]”k^Am
kAmr@F?4:=@C y@2?? {:?G:==6 ?@E65 E92E E9:D H2D?’E 2 42D6 @7 2? :?5:G:5F2= H2?E:?8 E@ ?2>6 E96 DEC66E 27E6C D@>6E9:?8 :>A@CE2?E E@ E96>[ 2?5 FC865 E96 4@F?4:= E@ EC62E E96 D:EF2E:@? 2D :7 E96J 925 366? :?7@C>65 @7 2? @776?D:G6 DEC66E ?2>6 2?5 564:565 E@ 492?86 :E E96>D6=G6D] x? E92E D46?2C:@[ E96 4@F?4:= H@F=5?’E 492C86 2? :?5:G:5F2= H9@ 3C@F89E E96 @776?D:G6 ?2>6 E@ E96:C 2EE6?E:@?[ D96 D2:5] r@F?4:=@C r2C@=:?6 q6CCJ 28C665]k^Am
kAm“x7 E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= 28C66D E92E E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 DEC66E E92E E96 56G6=@A6C 92D 49@D6? :D :?2AAC@AC:2E6 @C :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E H6 2D 2 4@F?4:= H@F=5 AC676C ?@E E@ 92G6 2D 2 ?2>6 @7 @?6 @7 E96 DEC66ED :? @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[ E96? x E9:?< :E 364@>6D 2 4@F?4:= 24E:@?[” {:?G:==6 D2:5]k^Am
kAms6DA:E6 E96 6>@E:@?2= 4@>A@?6?E @7 E96 :DDF6[ E96 4:EJ 92D 2 7:?2?4:2= C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ :ED C6D:56?ED 2?5 E96C67@C6 D9@F=5 492C86 7@C DE277 E:>6[ r@F?4:=@C z2E:6 sF?H6== D2:5]k^Am
kAm“}@E @?=J 5@ H6 92G6 2 7:5F4:2CJ C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[ H6 H:== 42FD6 5:77:4F=E:6D @G6C E96 J62CD :7 H6 2C6 ?@E 4@?D:DE6?E H:E9 E96 766D[” u:EK86C2=5 C6DA@?565]k^Am
kAmu:EK86C2=5 >@E:@?65 7@C E96 4@F?4:= E@ 2AAC@G6 2 S`[_fd E@E2= 492C86 E@ C6?2>6 E96 DEC66E[ 4@?D:DE:?8 @7 E96 AC6G:@FD=J >6?E:@?65 Sdfd E@ 4@G6C E96 92C5 4@DED 2?5 Sd__ E@ 4@>A6?D2E6 DE277]k^Am
kAmsF?H6== D64@?565 E96 >@E:@?[ 3FE[ 2=E9@F89 {:?G:==6 28C665 E92E {629J D9@F=5 36 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C Sdfd[ D96 D2:5 D96 H@F=5 36 :? 72G@C @7 =@H6C:?8 E96 C6DE @7 E96 4@DED 6G6? 7FCE96C]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< H6 92G6 2 =@E >@C6 5:D4C6E:@? :? E6C>D @7 25;FDE:?8 E9@D6 @E96C 766D[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmx? E96 6?5[ E96 4@F?4:= G@E65 F?2?:>@FD=J E@ 492C86 {629J FA E@ Sdfd E@ C6?2>6 $@FE9H6DE r@=F>3:?6 pG6?F6[ A=FD E96 4@DED @7 C6A=24:?8 E96 DEC66E D:8?D[ H9:49 {629J D2:5 H2D BF@E65 2E Sbd A6C D:8?]k^Am
kAm%96 2AA=:42E:@? H:== DE:== ?665 E@ 36 2AAC@G65 2?5 :E 4@F=5 E2<6 FA E@ ba 9@FCD @7 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 H@C< E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 492?86[ 3FE vF:=6\w:?>2? D2:5 2 C6A=246>6?E :D 2=C625J 36:?8 4@?D:56C65i !@?56C@D2]k^Am
kAm%96 DEC66E’D A@E6?E:2= ?6H ?2>6 H:== C6>:?5 D@>6 @7 E96 A:?6 EC66 E92E 8C@HD E9C@F89@FE E96 &]$] u@C @E96CD[ :E’D E96 ?2>6 @7 2 DE62<9@FD6 492:?]k^Am