EXPANSION: Portland MLS in Jeopardy As Councilman Threatens Vote Withdrawl
This comes to us courtesy of the Portland Business Journal:
City Commissioner Randy Leonard threatened Friday to withdraw his support for bringing Major League Soccer to Portland unless Merritt Paulson recants a decision to withdraw plans for a baseball stadium in Lents.
Earlier Friday, Paulson said a $48 million plan to put his Portland Beavers AAA baseball club in the Southeast Portland neighborhood lacked community support.
MLS Rumors @ Jun 20, 2009 12:55 AM EST | Blog Profile
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