Letter: Building owner feels misrepresented

Published 6:15 am Thursday, July 27, 2023

To the Editor:

I feel my situation has been misrepresented (“City Acts on Burned Building,” July 19). I owned the building destroyed by fire and have been attempting to do my best for all parties concerned.

I did not refuse Mr. Hubbard’s offer. I allowed time for other bidders to submit offers, including the city and tenants as preferentially favored bidders, and extended the right of first refusal in exchange for Hubbard’s delay.

On schedule I selected his bid only to be told he was changing it. About “playing the victim,” I won’t even respond to such a comment.

Chris Emery

Portland

Editor’s note: The Eagle stands by its reporting.