PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Tensions are rising within the confines of city hall as Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s self-made deadline to end unsheltered homelessness reaches its home stretch.
On Wednesday, Portland City Council is expected to vote on a budget amendment proposed by Councilor Angelita Morillo that would reroute the city’s Impact Reduction Program funds toward housing, food assistance, and immigrant relations.
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The amendment — if approved — would cut $4.3 million from the city’s program that cleans and removes homeless encampments and transfers $1.5 million to Morillo’s efforts.
According to Mayor Wilson, the program has removed 12,400,000 pounds of hazardous garbage from Portland streets and public spaces in the past fiscal year.
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She also added, “Never seen an executive with such an aversion to picking up the phone to talk through policy, avoid spreading misinformation, and do right by Portlanders, but here we are.”
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