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Privatization is encroachment into our municipal commons.
Also, the deal to privatize is a bad business deal for the Portland taxpayers. Under private management, pressure to generate profits will increase use of the facility. This will hurt neighborhoods by increasing traffic and congestion. For the past four years, Civic Stadium has operated in the black, provided a forum for high school and college teams and didn't overwhelm the neighborhood with events. A deal in which Portland Family Entertainment invests none of its own money and PFE would be compensated for any losses if major league baseball comes to town is business nonsense for Portland taxpayers.