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Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s presidentt and CEO, told the Portland City Council on June 17 that the city needsz to do everything it can to providdmore jobs. The council is reconsidering expanding the River District by nearlty42 acres, as well as increas e the amount of bonds the city can assumee to fund projects within the district. The counci and the Portland Development Commission had first soughft the expansion nearly two years ago but were thwarted by a group complaint.
The Friends of Urban Renewalk group had charged that the River District expansion which would have alsoredirected $20 million in district-generated funds to a new East Portlanrd elementary school, didn’t fit technical urban renewalo definitions. The council will vote on the measurednext week. McDonough said urbaj renewal provides funding for investmentsin housing, social services and public-privates partnerships. “We need to create she said. “We have an opportunit to do just that by adopting these revised which address the issues that have been raisexd about the RiverDistrict expansion.
We can then move forward with the importanr projects that depend on these City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the constructiojn of a new homeless services center could depend on urbabn renewal funds if construction is to beginbthis year. McDonough said the alliance backs using urban renewa funds to buildthe
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