Timbers Owner Urges Regional Leaders to Step Up as Moda Center Talks Intensify
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Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Timbers, says the Trail Blazers can’t leave Portland and uses the Moda Center renovation negotiations to urge regional leaders to make the city more attractive for investment. While not committing to taxpayer funding, he warns the region should heed the implications of the dispute, as the Blazers seek about $600 million in public money and Providence Park has already drawn roughly $145 million in private investments.
- Owner of Portland Timbers says Moda Center negotiations are a ‘wake up call’ for regional leaders Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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- Leave it to Merritt Paulson to defend Portland’s honor | Bill Oram OregonLive.com
- Good Morning, News: City Helped Urban Alchemy Polish Icky Image, Moda Center Negotiations Begin, and Centennial Mills to Come Tumblin’ Down Portland Mercury
- Timbers owner weighs in on Moda Center deal, stressing need to keep Trail Blazers in Portland KGW
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