The Hood River County elections’ office has verified that backers of an initiative petition to amend the Hood River City Charter to require authorization from voters before municipal parkland could be sold turned in enough valid signatures to put it on the November ballot.  The next step is for the initiative to be presented to the City Council within 30 days.  The Council can adopt the initiative and it will become effective immediately or they can reject the initiative and it will go to the November election.  1,245 signatures were collected by petitioners, which was well over the 762 needed for the ballot.  Filed by Brian Carlstrom and Tracey Tomashpol, the initiative would amend the City of Hood River’s charter to require an authorization by the city’s voters before city parks could be sold or transferred for any purpose not related to public recreation.