Since you posted those quotes from the recent Oregonian article, and this is Commissioner Adams' blog, I think it is on-topic to quote a couple of other things from the very same article:
"The new audit comes at an important time. The City Council must decide in the next two years whether to extend three of its six central city urban-renewal districts. And Commissioners Sam Adams, Randy Leonard and Erik Sten, a council majority, haven't been shy about expressing displeasure about everything from the agency's lack of interest in renewable energies to too much autonomy during negotiations over the South Waterfront to sharing too little information about a lawsuit over construction wages."
"The council has taken the unusual step of hosting three work sessions in nine days -- ending Wednesday -- to make sure the development commission and the council share the same goals."
Plus, those audits your quotes refer to were done by city auditors... Things at the PDC may be murky, but there is starting to be more scrutiny and a bit more accountability. I encourage the city commissioners to continue to look into PDC issues and consider possible reforms.
The article also notes that the urban renewal areas managed by the PDC are largely a success.
Beth - Since you posted
Beth -
Since you posted those quotes from the recent Oregonian article, and this is Commissioner Adams' blog, I think it is on-topic to quote a couple of other things from the very same article:
"The new audit comes at an important time. The City Council must decide in the next two years whether to extend three of its six central city urban-renewal districts. And Commissioners Sam Adams, Randy Leonard and Erik Sten, a council majority, haven't been shy about expressing displeasure about everything from the agency's lack of interest in renewable energies to too much autonomy during negotiations over the South Waterfront to sharing too little information about a lawsuit over construction wages."
"The council has taken the unusual step of hosting three work sessions in nine days -- ending Wednesday -- to make sure the development commission and the council share the same goals."
Plus, those audits your quotes refer to were done by city auditors... Things at the PDC may be murky, but there is starting to be more scrutiny and a bit more accountability. I encourage the city commissioners to continue to look into PDC issues and consider possible reforms.
The article also notes that the urban renewal areas managed by the PDC are largely a success.
- Bob R.