Ladd Hill CPO Meetings

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Join us Jan 27, 2026 at 7:00PM - LHNA Special Meeting on ZOOM

Join us on Tuesday Jan 27, 2026 for a Special Ladd Hill Neighborhood meeting dedicated to the preservation of the Magness Memorial Tree Farm. PLEASE pass this invitation along to all your neighbors, in case they don’t get our invitations.

You will hear the progress, status and next steps to preserve the intention of the Magness family on the 64-acre property.  The property was given to the World Forestry Center as a chartable trust and we are working to preserve the written mission of the property.

We have two special guests: our attorney, Jesse Buss, and a representative of the Willamette River Preservation Trust (WRPT), a non-profit with a mission fitting this purpose. See https://www.wrtrust.org/ to learn about this group.

We encourage you to submit your questions ahead of the meeting. Send your question to LHNA2015@gmail.com with subject line: MMTF Question. This way, we can be sure to address it in the meeting. We will preserve sufficient time for Q&A.

To join us, click on this Zoom link at 6:45 PM. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 PM. 
https://tinyurl.com/LHNA-MMTF 
Passcode: LHHA-MMTF 
Meeting ID: 503 319 3011

Sincerely, 
LHNA Board

If you have issues joining the zoom call, text Stan at 503-201-6862 or 
Rosi at 503-750-3880

Minutes

LHNA General Meeting Minutes 
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025 
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Terra Vina Vineyard

Attendees:

Board: Cole Presthus, Barb Whitaker, Carole Dinger, Russ Murfitt, Stan Halle, Phil Morton, Rose Marshall, Carol Parks N=8

Attendees: Lori Murfitt, Sharon Halle, Karl Dinger, Roxanne Stark, Steve Spiegel, Connie Spiegel, Paul Welty, Kamalika Roy, Varna Penumetcha, Charlie Zimmerman, Linda Zimmerman, Linn Whitaker, Tamra Busch-Johnson, Jenni Jeronimo, Allison Alford, Stephen Alford, Barbara Belknap, Jill McDonald, Thomas Ratliff, Aaron Ratliff, Michael Conlin. N=21 
Zoom: Ron Hapke, Margaret Baretto, Leann Bennett, Bev Trover, Darren Blass, Farah Ramchandani, Jeremy Wilkersonn, Amber Gasmick-Black, Ed Ariniello, Mark Shaw, Clay Downing. N=11

Total Attendees=40

1. Welcome, Introductions: 
   The meeting began with introductions of officers and attendees. We were glad to see some first timers. We all gave a special acknowledgement for our new Co-President for Clackamas County, Carole Dinger. 
   
   We described the need for a chair and volunteers for next year’s picnic. Eve and Carole continue in the role of Social committee but need others to chair & manage the annual picnic. Please send a note to LHNA2015@gmail.com with your ideas.
2. Focus Topics:

   1. Magness Memorial Tree Farm – Carole Dinger, Cole Presthus.
      LHNA has taken on the goal to help preserve the Magnus Memorial Tree Farm to honor the original intentions of the Magness Family, and provide a forest experience for the public. The 64-acre property is already on an auction-sale by the World Forestry Center (WFC) with bids due before Nov 12. We have copies of the sales materials which highlight possible value of the timber. Email lhna2015@gmail.com if you want specific documents. 

      LHNA, with thanks to Barb Belknap, selected an attorney with expertise in exactly this area. Carole described the discussions we had with the attorney and the path he created for our legal challenge. Having legal fees will require us to do fundraising to cover those fees. The attendees were all very concerned and offering a variety of ways in which we can each help. 

      The legal challenge will be handled by our attorney in concert with the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ). A demand letter was sent to World Forestry Center (WFC) by the Department of Justice (DoJ) followed up with a demand letter from our attorney. Those letters identified the laws which WFC may have violated and demand a pause in the sale until this can be investigated. WFC is given until Nov 7 to respond to DoJ. Ask LHNA2015@gmail.com for copies of documents; we are being asked not to share all of the documents at this time but some are available. 

      LHNA and community’s role is to expand public awareness through the press, social media, etc. Today, Carole received a press release for us to use. It can be sent to cities, schools, newspapers, TV channels , etc. Roxanne told us about the value of video when posting on social media. 

      Leann Bennett has created a Facebook page for Friends of Magness Memorial Tree Farm. Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582003950532 

      Also join and post on the Parrett Mountain/Ladd Hill Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3072248139558828. 

      See the list of action items in Appendix A. The action Items will change a lot over the days ahead. Attaching it to the minutes gives an example of the actions we identified as of today (Oct 21) . 

      We will set up a Donation online using Zelle, (recipient: Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association 
      LHNA2015@gmail.com). We are also accepting checks mailed to LHNA P.O. Box 2556, Wilsonville, Or 97070. We will email detailed instructions in the next few days.

   2. Update on Involvement Survey - Rosi Marshall 

      Rosi described the survey which was conducted based on the general meeting assignment in June 2025. The intent was to learn from the members as a means of growing involvement and to expand our reach into younger generations and families.

      To understand how to get increased involvement we need to learn preferences: meeting dates/times, topics of interest, purpose of being part of the association, communication methods, etc. We hope to change the events to fit those preferences. The survey was short, online and offered quite a few opportunities to write creative suggestions.

      Rosi handed out hard copy of the responses. There were over 40 responses in the first 24 hours. To make the most of what we learn and to create any follow up, Rosi will pull together a group to discuss next steps.

3. Secretary Report – Rosi Marshall 
   Rosi asked for edits to the Minutes of June 10 meeting. No edits were suggested. The motion was made, seconded and approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report – Barb Whitaker 
   Barb provided a financial summary of accounts (see Appendix B). She described the amounts available to each account. It was clear that the LHNA does not have funds sufficient to pay legal fees, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000.
5. Committee Reports
   1. Social Committee – Eve Stevenson and Carole Dinger i. The holiday wreath fundraiser is not getting a lot of traction. Eve and Carole will think about what to do ii. Carole has many ideas and will pursue those taking some data from those choices in the survey. iii. We have sent promotional email for local artists and craftspeople to have An Artist Open House / Holiday ‘market’ on Nov. 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
   2. Road Cleaning events – Paul Welty i. Paul reported a great event on Oct 18 with a turnout of 18 volunteers. This is a big success. Thanks Paul and Will for continuing this work.
   3. LHNA-EP Team – Stan Halle i. Stan reported that the team continues to learn from other groups, such as Charbonneau, the Hoodland CPO and others.
   4. Land Use & By-Pass: Cole Presthus i. Cole reminded the group of Phase 2A, which moves Wynooski Street to intersect with Wilsonville Road, and a full 4-way light will be installed. ii. Cole also reminded people of the Fiber grants provided to Sherwood Broadband. Sherwood Broadband is pulling fiber lines along Ladd Hill Road right now . Brad Crawford at Sherwood City is the contact.
6. New Business: 
   Clackamas County Sheriff reaches out to the CPOs to dialog with the unincorporated citizens on safety concerns, etc. The office reached out to LHNA offering to dialog with the members. The group agreed that it would be interested, for example, discussing the issue of the high-speed cars on our roads. We will set up a special meeting after the new year, but before the May general meeting. Cole suggested that we all keep the non-emergency phone numbers in our cell phones. A phone number for each city and county sheriff might come in handy.

Thanks to all who attended this fall meeting of LHNA, in person and on zoom. Sincerely, The Board, LHNA 2015@gmail.com

Meeting Recording: 
If you want to watch the recording of the meeting, click below
Duration: 01:28:17 
Passcode: $xE^0CU5 Sharelink

Attachments sent with meeting invitation:

• Agenda of tonight’s meeting
• Minutes of June 10, 2025 General Meeting

Appendixes to these Minutes:

• Appendix A: Financial Summary
• Appendix B: Action Items from 10/21 Meeting

Appendix A 
Financial Statement Oct 21, 2025

Appendix B Action 
Items from Oct 21, 2025 
General Meeting of LHNA 
MMTF = Magness Memorial Tree Farm Project