EXPANSION: Portland Timbers Future in MLS Faces Key Vote Tuesday

Hopefully more than the Timbers Army support MLS in Portland tomorrow.Courtesy of the Portland Outlook:Two controversial Portland-area projects face key votes this week: The plan to bring a Major League Soccer team to town and the proposed Columbia River Crossing bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Wash.Although the votes will be held by advisory committees, their outcomes could help determine whether the projects go forward.Portland Mayor Sam Adams says negative votes will not necessarily doom the projects, but could greatly complicate them.?These are important votes, no doubt,? said Adams.The question of spending public funds to bring professional soccer to Portland will be taken up by the Major League Soccer/Triple A Baseball Task Force on Tuesday afternoon.The task force was formed by Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard to review the financing plan being developed to bring an MLS team to Portland. The City Council is being asked to commit an estimated $85 million to renovate...