PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) – In one Southeast Portland neighborhood, frustration is boiling over. Residents say they are living with two problems that never seem to get solved: massive potholes and recurring homeless camps. Many now feel the city has written them off.
Living Beside Potholes the Size of Craters
For Christina Hungerford, her dog Maverick, and roommate Ryan Hanley, driving down their street feels more like navigating an obstacle course than a neighborhood. The potholes outside their home aren’t just inconvenient—they are deep enough to damage vehicles.
“They’re more like craters than potholes,” Hungerford said. “If we filled them with water, we could swim in them.”
Neighbors say they regularly watch cars bottom out, trucks swerve, and dust clouds rise every time a vehicle passes. The state of the street has even affected property values…