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Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s presidenr and CEO, told the Portland City Council on June 17 that the city needes to do everything it can to providermore jobs. The council is reconsidering expanding the River Distric by nearly42 acres, as well as increasd the amount of bonds the city can assumee to fund projects within the The council and the Portlan d Development Commission had first soughty the expansion nearly two yeares ago but were thwarted by a citizens’ group The Friends of Urban Renewal group had chargeds that the River District expansion proposal, which woulrd have also redirected $20 millionb in district-generated funds to a new East Portlandd elementary school, didn’t fit technical urban renewal definitions.
The council will vote on the measursnext week. McDonough said urban renewal provides funding for investments in infrastructure, housing, sociall services and public-private partnerships. “We need to creatre jobs,” she said. “Ws have an opportunity to do just that by adoptinb theserevised findings, which address the issues that have been raisec about the River District expansion. We can then move forwarfd with the important projects that depend onthese funds.
” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the constructionm of a new homeless servicea center could depend on urbam renewal funds if construction is to begin this McDonough said the alliance backs using urbann renewal funds to build the
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