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County approves $550,000 transfer to Hansen deconstruction project amid debate over cost and priorities
Summary
The board approved a $550,000 transfer from general fund contingency to advance planning and hazardous materials work for deconstruction of buildings on the Hansen property, prompting a three-way debate over neighborhood blight, fiscal trade-offs and an outstanding memorial funding request tied to disturbed cemetery lots.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on March 15 approved a $550,000 transfer from general fund contingency to the Department of County Assets’ capital improvement fund to continue planning, surveys and hazardous-materials investigations related to deconstruction of buildings at the Hansen property (R4). The motion passed 3–1, with Commissioner Moyer voting no.
DCA project staff told the board the FY25 work with consultant HBX Studios, property surveying and a Phase I environmental assessment are near-term needs to inform deconstruction. Brett Toddy, DCA project manager, said approximately $95,000 of the $550,000 would be spent in FY25 and the remaining $455,000 carried into FY26 as working capital for the project.
Dan Zalco, division director for facilities and property management, said the county…
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