Mayor Keith Wilson on Tuesday implored the Portland City Council in a public letter to fund its share of the Moda Center’s renovation.
The letter comes as the council debates both if and how the city should pony up $120 million to round out an estimated $600 million renovation of the Moda Center. And it comes as Tom Dundon, the new Trail Blazers owner, is set to make his own appearance at the arena for a business summit on June 24.
Both the state legislature and Multnomah County have pledged to help fund the renovation in hopes that it will ensure the Trail Blazers stay in Portland, rather than skipping town for another city—a looming threat that has swirled after Dundon, a Texas billionaire, purchased the Blazers earlier this year. The city has been the sole holdout…