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GLADSTONE
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F A M I L Y D E N T I S T R Y
Candace L Krause, DMD
Jeremy S. Kato, DDS
1105 Portland Ave, Gladstone, OR
503-657-3077
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Gladstone City Council
Population:
12,203
Land area:
2.5 square miles
Median resident age:
40.5 years
Housing units:
4,836
Median household income:
$47,935
Per capita income:
$25,164
Educational attainment:
87% High school or higher
24% Bachelor’s degree or higher
4% Graduate or professional degree
* Demographic information drawn
from the U.S. Census.
Gladstone has something for every-
one at the junction of the Clackamas
River and the Willamette River: parks,
boat launch, sports fields and a senior
center.
Wade Byers, the mayor of
Gladstone for more than three
decades, has lived in the community
most of his life.
His favorite thing about Gladstone?
“The people who choose to live
there,” he said.
He added, “It is different for every-
body, but some people are attracted
to Gladstone by the community atmo-
sphere, by the schools — which are a
very positive facet of the community
— and by the proximity to Portland.”
Byers laughed when he said, “Some
people don’t know why they like it —
they just do.”
As for the school system, Byers
noted that there is just one middle
school and one small high school, so
“the kids all go through school togeth-
er and the parents go through the
schools together as well. It is a special
and unique opportunity.”
The Gladstone area was among the
first in Oregon to see white settlers,
who lived alongside the area’s Indians,
who operated a ferry across the
Clackamas River. The famous “Pow-
Wow” maple tree marked the place
where the different Indian tribes, main-
ly Clackamas and Multnomahs, met to
make trading agreements, settle com-
munity affairs and conduct wedding
ceremonies. The tree still stands on
Clackamas Boulevard, though a little
battered.
City Hall
525 Portland Ave., Gladstone 97027
Call: 503-656-5225
City administrator:
Pete Boyce
Building Permit Information
Call: 503-353-4400
City Planner
Call: 503-742-4520
“Home of the Pow Wow Tree”
Gladstone
Hal Busch
Busch is a business consultant
who has worked in marketing and
management for 30 years; he joined
the council after 12 years on the
Gladstone Planning Commission.
Ray Jaren
Jaren, a water resources planning
consultant, has also worked for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He’s
also served on the Gladstone School
District and with the North Clackamas
Water Commission.
Kari Martinez
Martinez, a part-time librarian, has
served on several city and county
boards, as well as school district
committees.
Tom Mersereau
Mersereau, a retired quality assur-
ance manager, was elected to
Gladstone City Council in November
after being appointed in 2011. He is a
former Gladstone Planning
Commission member.
Len Nelson
Nelson is a Gladstone resident who
has been awarded as Volunteer
Coordinator of the Year by the
Oregon Community Education
Association.
Neal Reisner
Reisner, a substitute teacher and
former Gladstone School District
board member, was elected to his
first term in November.
Mayor Wade Byers
Byers has been mayor since 1979.
A graduate of the University of
Washington, he is a retired printer.
What’s new:
After a decade of delays, the Trolley Trail between Gladstone and
Milwaukie just came to fruition. Clackamas County constructed a 6-mile
paved path to link existing bike lanes in Gladstone and Milwaukie, part of
a continuous 20-mile network connecting Portland, Milwaukie, Gladstone,
Oregon City and Gresham.
Gladstone city councilors had hoped to build a new library to consoli-
date the current Gladstone Library and the Oak Grove Library into one
new facility. But last year voters rejected a plan that would have autho-
rized the library’s urban-renewal funding. Now leaders are considering a
proposal to outsource library staffing to a private company.
Signature event:
Chautauqua Festival,
featuring live music, vendors, the annual book sale
and much more. Aug. 2-4 at Max Patterson Park (E. Exeter & Cornell
Avenue)