Roughly 50 Portland transportation employees are on track to lose their jobs next week due to the unexpected collapse of a state plan to fund transportation agencies.
“The loss of valued employees, along with their experience and knowledge, is irreplaceable,” said Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams at a Monday council committee meeting.
She said staff will be notified of layoffs as soon as July 14. Those layoffs won’t go into effect for several months, according to PBOT spokesperson Dylan Rivera…