To save as PDF: File → Print → "Save as PDF" → Paper: Letter → Orientation: Portrait → Scale: 100% → No margins. Four pages: cover + petition + 2 continuation sheets.
Street Captains: print one cover sheet + as many petition/continuation sheets as you need. Completed sheets return to info@montavillalandtrust.org
MONTAVILLA LAND TRUST
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Neighbor-to-Neighbor Petition Campaign

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How This Works

This petition travels neighbor to neighbor, door to door. Each block has a Street Captain — a neighbor who circulates the signature sheet on their street, answers questions, and returns completed sheets to MCLT.

If someone handed you this sheet, they live near you and they think this matters. Want to be a Street Captain for your block? Email info@montavillalandtrust.org.

Who We Are

We're your neighbors. The Montavilla Community Land Trust is a volunteer-led effort started by residents of the 97215 zip code who want the neighborhood — not a developer — to decide the future of 7700 SE Stark Street.

We're not a company. We're not funded by the city. We're a group of Montavilla residents who love the farmers market and believe our neighbors do too.

Why This Matters

The Montavilla Farmers Market's home is for sale. Since 2007, the market has operated on a 0.84-acre parcel at 7700 SE Stark — growing from 17 vendors to more than 70. In late 2024, the owners notified the market they intend to sell. The property is listed at $4,999,000. The zoning allows up to four stories of development. A developer could close at any time.

A Community Land Trust is how communities protect land permanently. A CLT acquires land and removes it from the speculative market — forever. The land stays in community hands, governed by a board of the people who live and work here. This model has been used in 308 CLTs across 48 states to protect farmers markets, commercial districts, housing, and neighborhood institutions.

The petition tells the city, sellers, and funders that Montavilla is organized. Every signature is a neighbor saying: this neighborhood has a stake in what happens here, and we want a seat at the table.

montavillalandtrust.org/what-is-a-clt — learn more
Montavilla, Portland OR 97215
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MONTAVILLA LAND TRUST
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COMMUNITY PETITION

7700 SE Stark Street · Portland OR 97215 · Parcel R198852

We, the undersigned residents and community members of Montavilla and the surrounding Portland neighborhoods, call on the City of Portland, Multnomah County, and all relevant stakeholders to:

1. Recognize the community interest in the 0.84-acre parcel at 7700 SE Stark Street — home of the Montavilla Farmers Market since 2007 — and treat any transfer of ownership as a matter of public concern.
2. Support community-led acquisition efforts, including formation of a Community Land Trust, that would permanently protect this site for neighborhood use and remove it from speculative development.
3. Engage transparently with neighborhood residents, market vendors, and community organizations throughout any sale or development process.

We believe communities should have a meaningful role in the future of the places that define them. We are not opposed to change — we are asking for a voice in shaping it.

By signing below, I add my name to the Montavilla Community Land Trust founding petition and authorize MCLT to use my signature in materials presented to the City of Portland, elected officials, and potential funding partners.
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Street Captains: return completed sheets to info@montavillalandtrust.org Do not submit entries with blank address fields.
MONTAVILLA LAND TRUST — Community Petition
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Signers: By signing below, I add my name to the Montavilla Community Land Trust founding petition and authorize MCLT to use my signature in materials presented to the City of Portland, elected officials, and potential funding partners. · 7700 SE Stark Street, Portland OR 97215

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montavillalandtrust.org · info@montavillalandtrust.org · Montavilla Community Land Trust Do not submit entries with blank address fields.
MONTAVILLA LAND TRUST — Community Petition
Continuation Sheet · Page ___ of ___

Signers: By signing below, I add my name to the Montavilla Community Land Trust founding petition and authorize MCLT to use my signature in materials presented to the City of Portland, elected officials, and potential funding partners. · 7700 SE Stark Street, Portland OR 97215

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montavillalandtrust.org · info@montavillalandtrust.org · Montavilla Community Land Trust Do not submit entries with blank address fields.