If the way Portland behaves now is any indicator, I'm not surprized that Portland wanted to court the shiniest of objects instead of the easiest, most logical, most relevant. What a waste and a shame.
So the question is whether City elected and appointed officials have learned anything constructive from this governance fiasco in terms of seeing the site developed in a responsible manner? And what is the culpability of former City officials in spending countless millions of dollars that we taxpayers dutifully paid from our earnings? Do they just walk off into the sunset free of any accountability?
In a sane world, Prosper Portland’s statement on Centennial Mills would necessitate its board writing “Government Speak” 100 times in the dirt of the demolished Centennial Mills.
Great recap of a series of bureaucratic blunders that obstructed and then killed a great project.
"Stupid is as stupid does." Forrest Gump, 1994
If the way Portland behaves now is any indicator, I'm not surprized that Portland wanted to court the shiniest of objects instead of the easiest, most logical, most relevant. What a waste and a shame.
So the question is whether City elected and appointed officials have learned anything constructive from this governance fiasco in terms of seeing the site developed in a responsible manner? And what is the culpability of former City officials in spending countless millions of dollars that we taxpayers dutifully paid from our earnings? Do they just walk off into the sunset free of any accountability?
Unfortunately we know the answerxs
And how much citizen involvement has there been for the new development project that is going to be built on the site?
This is truly a sad story.
If Portland had Town Fathers with vision, they were absent.
Will the past be predicate for the here and now?
Is the present choice between preserving Keller and building PSU's theater ambitious or fool hardy?
In a sane world, Prosper Portland’s statement on Centennial Mills would necessitate its board writing “Government Speak” 100 times in the dirt of the demolished Centennial Mills.