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EAST VILLAGE (KUSI) — City planning officials gave final approval Wednesday to the building of Quartyard II, an innovative urban park in East Village. The project, first conceived by a group of students at the New School of Architecture and Design, was built with old shipping containers at Park and Market but closed in June when the property was turned over for re-development. Last month, the agency that handles development matters granted a conditional use permit to a new site at the corner of 13th and Market. The proposal included tables , games, food and beverages, an off- leash dog area and a stage for live entertainment. Lt. Colonel (Ret.) David Gapp, who lives in the area decided to appeal the permit, saying the live music was not appropriate for the neighborhood.  Gapp said while there were no residential buildings adjacent to the old Quartyard location, he said 2,000 people live in seven nearby buildings in the area around the new site. Gapp says many of those residents are...

View Comments When it comes to fighting crime in Lake Oswego, there's no call too small for the LOPD ACCIDENTS 8/15/17 12:17 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to yield the right of way after a two-car collision at Kruse Way and Kruse Oaks Boulevard . 8/15/17 12:41 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a parked vehicle after leaving the scene of an accident on Centerpointe Drive. 8/16/17 6:26 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a stopped vehicle after a two-car crash at Stafford Road and Sunny Hill Drive . 8/17/17 6:26 p.m. The driver of a Jeep Cherokee was cited for failure to drive to the right of an approaching vehicle after a collision with a bicyclist at Boones Ferry Road and Kruse Way. THEFTS 8/16/17 7:49 a.m. Sunglasses were taken from an unlocked Toyota Highlander overnight on Greentree Road. 8/16/17 8:30 a.m. A backpack, a MacBook Pro and a wallet containing credit cards and a driver's license were taken from an unlocked Jeep Rubicon on Park Road...