A massive development is meant to improve one Portland neighborhood, but a KATU investigation found the city is asking long-standing local businesses to pitch i

"In January PBOT sent him a letter saying he would have to pay $12,600 a month for 20 years, totaling about $3 million. "We don’t even pull that kind of income. There is a couple of us here working. It’ll absolutely close us down.”

Park asked Peterson, “Do you feel like they are trying to drive you out?” Peterson replied, “Yes! They are trying to tax us out of everything.”

Meader said they were being asked to pay $7,000 a month for 20 years."