Shrinking tax base? So sad. Too bad. From FOX Business:
Businesses leaving downtown Portland over 'lawlessness'
The months of protests and riots in Portland have prompted some businesses in the city to opt to move out completely or relocate outside its central district, according to a report on Monday.
Greg Goodman, the co-president of the Downtown Development Group, said in a letter to Mayor Ted Wheeler and members of the Portland City Council that the exodus of companies wasn't related to the Black Lives Matter movement “but does have most everything to do with the lawlessness you are endorsing downtown.”
“The number is like nothing I have seen in 42 years of doing business in downtown,” he wrote, according to Portland's KOIN.
Goodman said companies include Daimler Trucks North America, Airbnb, Banana Republic, Microsoft, Saucebox, and Google, which he claimed: "leased 90,000 square feet in the Macy’s building [and] has stopped construction of their improvements."
"The list goes on and on. If you know a retail or office broker, give them a call and ask them how many clients they have are trying to leave," he continued.
No leadership. No accountability. No common sense. The once-great city of Portland deserves what it is getting.
As H. L. Menken would say: "Good and Hard" That is why we have a Republic and not a Democracy. A Democracy is two wolves and one sheep talking about what is for dinner. Checks and Balances are needed for anything.
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