Portland Mayor Keith Wilson plans to close one of his largest — and most contentious — overnight-only shelters in the face of a massive budget shortfall.
The city plans to terminate its lease in the Pearl District building where the 200-bed Northrup Shelter operates, according to city spokesperson Cody Bowman. He did not say when exactly the shelter will close.
Bowman said the closure is just “one cost saving option the city is currently pursuing in response to budget constraints in the coming fiscal year.”…