Fields Park grand reopening still on ice

Construction project, delayed by city permits, knocks out use of Pearl green space for second summer

Fields Park’s central oval has been commandeered by Pacific Power’s major construction project for two years. Drone photo by Walden Kirsch.

Pacific Power’s big tunneling project under the Willamette River has knocked out the heart of Fields Park for two summers, instead of one as projected.

Pearl neighbors are eager to get back their park, the site of ma…