Council has this morning recommended that the Oregon Marine Board create a “No Wake Zone” in the Holgate Channel, and ban motor boats in the Ross Island Lagoon. 
The change was suggested by the three environmental groups listed on the sticker in the photo above.
About 80 people with “I love NO WAKE ZONE” stickers showed up for council this morning. About 20 opponents to the change showed up, too, including realtor Bruce Hecht, who wanted to be able to continue “pulling my 12 year old along with an inner tube” behind Ross Island. Not for much longer, Bruce…the change is supposed to benefit canoe and kayak fanatics from the creative class. Kidding. Randy Leonard says he’s also just bought a sailboat for $1400, and that he doesn’t want to be disturbed while enjoying that portion of the river.
Anyone who lets his 12 year old get dragged on a tube in the Willamette should be prosecuted for child abuse. Why not just dunk his head into a cess pool?
Did Randy Leonard use leftover campaign money to buy the sailboat? (To help save the city from having to provide his entertainment?)
Thank you DemonDog! You are correct!
Why not crack open a couple thermometers and let the kid drink the sweet, sweet juice they contain?
I wouldn’t wash my hind quarters in there let alone have a child swimming in it.
The sailing is crappy in Holgate Channel. It is better in the lagoon.
But this is great news because the current is very low through the channel most of the year and thus makes it great for paddling anything. The no wake zone makes it even better because it can get real choppy in the confines of the channel and that makes it rough at best and a safety hazard at worse for the low freeboard paddle craft.
I look forward to a nice summer on the river.