Portland city councilors rejected a plan Wednesday to cut millions from the city program that removes homeless camps, after a lengthy and contentious council meeting.
The city Impact Reduction Program’s current $14.7 million annual budget largely goes toward dismantling homeless camps and removing trash from public spaces. The budget proposal, introduced by Councilor Angelita Morillo, would have reduced that program’s budget by $4.3 million, among other things.
Morillo proposed that money instead go to city personnel costs and grants supporting housing, food assistance and immigration support services…