3/3/10 – The Portland Sentinel takes on the issue of how the M.C. Operating Agreement impacts proposals for the Coliseum:
“Although Mayor Sam Adams has insisted in public meetings that the arrangement will be revisited no matter which proposal moves forward, not everyone thinks the issue is being taken seriously enough. Douglas Obletz, principal with the firm Sheils Obletz Johnsen, which proposed the Memorial Athletic & Recreation Center (MARC), says the city has not provided his company any concrete promises. “That can keeps getting kicked down the road,” he said.”
“J. Isaac, senior vice president of business affairs for the Blazers, says so far the city has not contacted his office about any potential renegotiation of the agreement in the future. “[The operating agreement] is something very crucial to our business in the Rose Quarter,” said Isaac. “That portion is not something we’d be interested in modifying.”
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