City officials say the numbers don’t add up for a new Portland Beavers ballpark and a renovation of PGE Park as a soccer-only facility, threatening Merritt Paulson’s plans to bring MLS to Portland.City officials say the numbers don’t add up for a new Portland Beavers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark and a renovation of PGE Park as a soccer-only facility, threatening Merritt Paulson’s plans to bring an expansion MLS team to Portland.
Meetings between Paulson and city officials showed how far apart the two sides are in terms of working out a financial deal. Paulson is proposing spending $85 million on the renovation of PGE Park as a soccer-only facility and the construction of a new ballpark for the Bevos.