No surprise - Gladstone and Milwaukie don't want fishermen on "their" riverbanks. Look at the boat ramp in Milwaukie that was redone - it's still not open and they don't have any plans to have it open by Springer season, not that it's usable. There's almost no parking there, and the roundabout is way too narrow for large boats to easily make it around. It'll be a great launch for kayakers though. They want to do away with the parking area at Meldrum and make big grassy lawns and get rid of all the fisherman. Glad it looks like the people got the attention of those elected to represent them this time. The bulk head thing needs to go, that's for sure, but they need to leave the parking and river access alone. Lots of seniors and disabled folks get to fish there, when they can't easily fish other places. Some folks seem to think "disabled" equates to wheel chair bound but that's a very narrow definition and forget about others with limited mobility who can walk.
Maybe there ought to be a law outlawing backdoor deals between government agencies at the expense of the public.
