Here is an article that has a little more background, including, in the first paragraph, a link to the letter from the PAALF: http://sharonmaxwellforportland.org/node/5
There is a lot more history here as well as much more to this particular issue than the vvdailypress article even hints at. For instance, Trader Joes was given a huge discount on that property, putting it in the range that multiple local (worker owned) coops could potentially afford to put a grocery store on that spot, but the PDC never offered the property to anyone else at that price, only Trader Joes. I am very happy the deal fell through.
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Here is an article that has a little more background, including, in the first paragraph, a link to the letter from the PAALF: http://sharonmaxwellforportland.org/node/5
There is a lot more history here as well as much more to this particular issue than the vvdailypress article even hints at. For instance, Trader Joes was given a huge discount on that property, putting it in the range that multiple local (worker owned) coops could potentially afford to put a grocery store on that spot, but the PDC never offered the property to anyone else at that price, only Trader Joes. I am very happy the deal fell through.