While there were tempers on both sides of the dais Monday night, one exchange in particular kept residents at the .

The evening's hostilities reached their peak when Chairman Michael Interbartolo yielded the floor to local activist and Mt. Hood Park Association President Myron Dittmer. Dittmer, who said he had previously butted heads with the commission over an alcohol ban at the park, joined a packed crowd of residents objecting to the exclusion of dogs at .

At one point, Interbartolo began to speak over the activist, who then asked to finish his statement before the commissioners responded. "Can I at least get that respect, from this board?" Dittmer asked.

"No," Interbartolo tersley replied, to loud disapproval from those in attendance. Dittmer quickly finished his remarks but was followed by resident Eric McTevitt, who demanded the chairman apologize.

"I am on my executive board for a union – never in my life, my life, would I ever consider making a statement like that to somebody that's got an opinion," he told Interbartolo. "These people in here are all taxpaying citizens – they are here because they care about this issue, and they care about keeping this park the way it is.

"I know it was said in the heat of the moment but...you owe him an apology, on the record," he concluded.

"Not gonna happen," Interbatolo snapped back. Ward 6 Alderman Peter Mortimer, who opposes the dog ban, said the remarks were "not appropriate" after the meeting's conclusion.