Given the economic uncertainties and pending cuts to City government services why spend the time and money now to bring major league soccer to Portland?
To help answer this question and others, on November 26, 2008, the City Council created a Task Force to evaluate the possibility of bringing major league soccer to Portland. The Task Force meetings were pulic and broadcast on television. Major League Soccer (MLS) is making its decision now for selecting new cities for new teams. MLS would like teams to be fielded concurrently in Vancouver, BC, Seattle and Portland. The City Council also provided the Task Force a set of Guiding Principles to shape their evaluation. The Task Force members were nominated by each City Council office and included a diversity of outlooks. For example, some members were selected for service on the Task Force because they adamantly opposed the concept of professional soccer in Portland; some because they supported the concept; and others because they were neutral. MLS Task Force Roster On March 3, 2009, the Task Force issued a unanimous recommendation: “The Task Force recommends that the City Council support a
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