The City Council is currently considering relaxing the set aside for the Lents Urban Renewal District in order to fund a $42 million minor league baseball stadium. This stadium proposal is the first big test for the set aside. Please take action by contacting all five members of Portland City Council.
Please call Portland City Council Members
Commissioner Randy Leonard: 503.823.4682
Commissioner Dan Saltzman: 503.823.4151
Commissioner Amanda Fritz: 503.823.3008
Commissioner Nick Fish:503.823.3589
Mayor Sam Adams: 503.823.4120
Please tell them:
• There are many competing needs that the citizens of the City of Portland have during these tough times. There are transportation needs, employment needs and economic development needs.
• In this time, we must secure affordable housing for seniors, people with disabilities and hardworking families. If we don’t preserve the TIF 30 percent set-aside in all URA districts these vulnerable people will be forced out of neighborhoods by rising property values.
• If the Portland City Council is serious about making Portland family-friendly, creating affordable housing for families is a must.