PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — People were fired up over the topic of the possible closure of three community centers during a listening session on Thursday night amid the City of Portland’s $93 million budget shortfall.
The District 2 Budget Listening Session was held at Portland Community College Cascade campus in North Portland. It was scheduled to take place in the Moriarty Auditorium. However, so many people poured in that they occupied four overflow rooms.
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The St. Johns , Montavilla and Peninsula Park community centers are all being considered for the chopping block as members of the public ask city leaders to find cuts elsewhere.
“I want city councilors to know community centers are the life blood of these communities, that that is where people go,” said Ben Meyer-Crosby, the vice chair of the Piedmont Neighborhood Association. “The couple million dollars that the rec centers take from these budgets is so small compared to other things in the city and it provides such a huge impact for such a small — really — amount of money, the city can put into making sure our community stays together.”…