Dundon: Taxpayers Should Foot the Bill for Portland Arena Makeover Dundon：波特兰主场翻新应由纳税人买单 Eric FisherJun 25, 2026 | 10:48 am https://reurl.cc/lp80AA 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. 波特兰主场翻新资金之争的对立态势正迅速加剧，而拓荒者老板Tom Dundon 传达出的讯息 既直接又明确：别指望我会帮忙出钱 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. 在波特兰市长 Keith Wilson 公开呼吁市议会批准最高1.2 亿美元市政府资金，用於翻新Mo da Center的隔天，Dundon 於周三晚间出席波特兰都会商会活动时表示，私人融资并不在他 对这座已有 31 年历史、由公部门持有的场馆升级规划之中 “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. 「我们留在这里、并支付这样的税率，本身就已经算是在做相当大的投资了」Dundon 在这 场由商业团体於 Moda Center 举办的活动上表示 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. 虽然Dundon 并未明确、公开威胁说若翻新资金法案失败就会搬离波特兰，但他在这场活动 中也几乎没有试图消除外界对他可能这麽做的担忧。 “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. 「我认为每个人都可以用自己想要的方式去解读这件事，我不一定是那样看，但我也不是想 说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. 更具体地说，Dundon也主张，透过把拟议方案中的票券税转嫁出去，他其实仍然是在间接为 翻新资金做出贡献 “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.” 「当你在票价上加收额外费用时，实际上还是我们在支付它」Dundon 说 「所以我们确实有在为这次翻新投资，因为如果你没有把那笔钱加在票上，我们本来就会把 票价卖得更高，供需机制运作得相当好，而且很明显，很多地方的税率也没有这麽高。」 Other Side of the Table 另一方的立场 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. 就在Dundon 发表这些言论之际，波特兰12 人市议会中的数名议员仍强烈反对提供资金，这 项接近6亿美元的球馆翻新计画中，市政府若分担部分经费，将加上先前已核准的最高3.65 亿美元奥勒冈州资金与 8,800 万美元 Multnomah 郡资金，不过市府这一关能否过关，如今 愈来愈不确定 “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资，我很难同意动用公帑，」市议员 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. ” 另一位市议员 Angelita Morillo 也表示：「就目前摆在桌面上的方案而言，至少以我目前 掌握到的有限资讯来看，往好的说是基础不稳，往坏的说则是财政上不负责任，而把这说成 是一笔好交易，实在荒谬。」 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. Dundon与许多波特兰地方领袖之间不断扩大的政治分歧，也让他今年稍早以 42.5 亿美元收 购这支 NBA 球队後的动荡开局更加雪上加霜，到目前为止，Dundon 已经在球队内部实施大 规模裁员。 --

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