The City of Lake Oswego invested two years and a lot of time and money to create a comprehensive "Master Plan" for George Rogers Park that was accepted by the City Council on November 18, 2002. Many of our Old Town Neighbors were involved in collaborating with the City and Atlas Landscape Architects on the development of this plan. One of our neighbors, Susanna Kuo, kept her copy of the large bound document and brought it to our June 2026 neighborhood association meeting to

George Rogers Park is one of Lake Oswego’s most valued public spaces. There are only 121 parking spaces. During the summer—especially on hot evenings and weekends—the park regularly exceeds its parking capacity. As a result, Old Town becomes the overflow parking lot, creating significant impacts on neighborhood livability, safety, and access. Our ask of the City Leaders is for a specific one to two year plan to eliminate the strain on Old Town. Also City Leaders, before in

An Ash tree in Old Town. Photo by author I attended the city’s Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer workshop last weekend and now I look at my own Ash tree differently today. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect that infests and kills all varieties of Ash trees. The workshop covered Ash tree identification, signs and symptoms of EAB, management strategies, and tree species alternatives for replacing Ash. Most of this material--and there is a lot--is also available