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Dundon: Taxpayers Should Foot the Bill for Portland Arena Makeover

Dundon：波特蘭主場翻新應由納稅人買單

Eric FisherJun 25, 2026 | 10:48 am

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The battle lines are rapidly hardening in the Portland arena renovation funding
right, and the message from Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon is stark and clear: D
on’t expect me to help pay for it.

波特蘭主場翻新資金之爭的對立態勢正迅速加劇，而拓荒者老闆Tom Dundon 傳達出的訊息
既直接又明確：別指望我會幫忙出錢


A day after Portland Mayor Keith Wilson publicly pleaded with the city council t
o approve up to $120 million in municipal funding to renovate the Moda Center, D
undon appeared at a Portland Metro Chamber event late Wednesday and said private
 financing is not part of his vision to upgrade the 31-year-old, publicly owned
venue.




“It feels like we’re making a pretty big investment by staying here and paying
 these tax rates,” Dundon said at the event, which the business group held at t
he Moda Center.

「我們留在這裡、並支付這樣的稅率，本身就已經算是在做相當大的投資了」Dundon 在這
場由商業團體於 Moda Center 舉辦的活動上表示


While not a specific and overt threat to leave town if the renovation funding bi
ll fails, Dundon did little at the session to dismiss existing fears that he wou
ld do so.

雖然Dundon 並未明確、公開威脅說若翻新資金法案失敗就會搬離波特蘭，但他在這場活動
中也幾乎沒有試圖消除外界對他可能這麼做的擔憂。


“I think everybody can characterize things however they want. I don’t see it t
he same way, but I’m not trying to get people to agree or disagree with me,” h
e said.

「我認為每個人都可以用自己想要的方式去解讀這件事，我不一定是那樣看，但我也不是想
說服大家同意或不同意我」


More specifically, Dundon also argued he’s still contributing indirectly to the
 renovation funding by passing along ticket taxes that are part of the proposed
structure.

更具體地說，Dundon也主張，透過把擬議方案中的票券稅轉嫁出去，他其實仍然是在間接為
翻新資金做出貢獻


“When you charge an incremental fee on the ticket, we’re really just paying it
,” Dundon said. “So we are investing [in the renovation] because if you didn’
t charge that money on the ticket, we would charge more for the ticket. Supply a
nd demand works pretty well. And, obviously, there’s lots of places that don’t
 have taxes at the same rate.”

「當你在票價上加收額外費用時，實際上還是我們在支付它」Dundon 說

「所以我們確實有在為這次翻新投資，因為如果你沒有把那筆錢加在票上，我們本來就會把
票價賣得更高，供需機制運作得相當好，而且很明顯，很多地方的稅率也沒有這麼高。」



Other Side of the Table

另一方的立場

As Dundon made his remarks, several members of Portland’s 12-member city counci
l remained strongly opposed to providing funding. The city’s share of a nearly
$600 million arena renovation project would add to up to $365 million in Oregon
state funds and $88 million in Multnomah County money that already have been app
roved. The pathway for the city approval, however, is increasingly uncertain.




“I am going to have a hard time agreeing to give public money if I’m not seein
g a private investment,” said city council Candace Avalos.

「如果我看不到私人投資，我很難同意動用公帑，」市議員 Candace Avalos 表示


Added fellow councilor Angelita Morillo: “The options on the table here, at lea
st from the limited information that I have been given, are shaky at best and fi
scally irresponsible at worst. And it seems absurd to tout this as a good deal.
”




The expanding political divide between Dundon and many Portland leaders adds to
what has been a turbulent start to the owner’s tenure there since acquiring the
 NBA team earlier this year in a $4.25 billion deal. Already, Dundon has impleme
nted widespread staff cuts within the team.







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