When Sam Adams forced Vic Rhodes to resign, many said that Vic Rhodes got just what he deserved. But was forcing him off of the Tram Board what was best for the project? While he did make judgments based on the cost of the tram that ended up costing the project more rather than less, he is one of the managers of the project. His dismissal caused Nancy Stueber (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry President), Dike Dame (developer on the board), and Pat Lacrosse (former executive director of the Portland Development Commission) to resign from the project board as well. While it's predicted that the public will view this act as an improvement, the truth is its wrong. Adams should have held a trail, or taken a poll. He should have made some kind of effort to ensure that he was making the proper choice.
Interesting enough though, Rhodes investor happens to be Homer Williams, who also invested much of Adams 2004 council campaign. This would hurt Adams greatly in terms of 2008 Campaigning, so it's certain that he truly felt Rhodes needed to be removed from the board.
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