Portland Mayor Targets Civic Tech Critic in Moda Center Funding Clash
TL;DR
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson used a pointed newsletter to defend a $600 million Moda Center renovation while labeling a data-analyst critic as an opportunist, as critics push for more transparency and a stronger funding plan; the city weighs about $120 million in public costs against ownership contributions, with terms due by mid-August and a long-term lease by year’s end.
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