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Well said, Mark. I too am worried that the PDC has shot themselves in the foot (ok, both feet, multiple times) too many times over the past couple of years and that a majority of the Council is going to vote (bojacked style) to absorb the agency as a city bureau.

I think the agency should remain semi-independent and that they should focus on even more daring and innovative developments (waterfront district/public market/fire station, CC hotel, etc, etc), hopefully featuring much more in the way of stunning, relatively-sustainable, "world class" architecture.