PDC needs new "urban renewal" district to meet payroll
What a fiasco. Mayor Hales, if you won't shut the Portland Development Commission down entirely, would you at least cut it 15% a year for four years? Please? It's doing nothing but sucking the life out of the city's budget.
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Also, dump Eastside street car operations and maintenance on them. It's a development tool, amirite?
Posted by will | February 5, 2013 7:51 AM
Sounds more like a stinking pile of crap to me. So, the PDC now declares areas "blighted" and in need of tax-funded development just to keep themselves collecting paychecks?
If Portland doesn't get outraged about this latest insult, surely it's people must either be blind or lobotomized.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | February 5, 2013 8:29 AM
Never mind.
"Broke, stoned, and on a bike" says it all. No wonder foxes are running the whole farm.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | February 5, 2013 8:49 AM
PDC has PLENTY of money to give Ryan Saari $ 50,000 (see Willy Week Jan 20 & Jack's Blog Jan 21) to start a "non-profit" brew pub at the same location of previous ventures at 700 NE Dekum.
Google map: Oregon NORML/Canabis Cafe/ Portland North Foursquare Church/ Oregon Public House/Village Ballroom/Oregon Community/ ... maybe more.
Deny that tiny $ 50k, and who knows what might happen?
Posted by ltjd | February 5, 2013 9:40 AM
Above Willamette Week reference should read: Jan 30, 2013 "Strange Brew": http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20208-strange_brew.html
Posted by ltjd | February 5, 2013 9:45 AM