Foes threaten to sue after the 6-3 vote to allow an event center and a smaller public space on the downtown site.
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Tension on Congress Square Plaza: Sell public spot to save it?
A plan to turn over most of the plaza to private use incites passions in a city that prizes its open spaces.
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Group deadlocked over Congress Square proposal
A proposal to build an events center in the downtown Portland plaza will be presented to a City Council committee May 29.
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Developers’ goal: Transform Congress Square Plaza
Renovators of a nearby hotel now want to turn city-owned space into an event center and a smaller, friendlier park.