(Portland, OR)  --  Work will soon get underway to return the Elk statute to downtown Portland.  The Thompson Fountain and the bronze Elk statue were damaged during the 2020 riots.  Cedar Mill Construction had to show it has the ability to recreate the artwork from the original fountain that created the base for the statue.  The granite for the fountain will come the same quarry in Vermont that supplied the original granite.  The work will cost one-point-eight million dollars and could be complete as soon as next year.