PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved $27 million to build six of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s designated homeless encampments.
“The City Council’s approval of those housing and homeless investments demonstrates our seriousness in addressing those issues,” Wheeler said. resources. “
The new strategy will launch a “five-resolution plan” that will see the structure of six permitted camping areas. It is intended that the progression of the camps will begin as soon as possible. In addition, it focuses on providing Portland’s homeless population with the resources they need. need.
Updates on the plan followed through the City Council:
Here’s how the $27 million will be distributed in the city:
But not all local leaders agree on the budget. Multnomah County President Deborah Kafoury sent a letter Tuesday to the Portland City Council expressing disapproval of plans to take about $8 million out of the budget of the Joint Office of Homeless Services. She wrote that this violates the agreement the city has with the county to collect cash for the homeless. He also said that with the lack of cash, the county would lose 249 shelter beds and about 1450 households/individuals would lose services.
Several teams oppose Wheeler’s plan, arguing that it is just a band-aid for a bigger challenge and that it addresses the root cause of homelessness.
“We are more interested in long-term sustainable housing policies than sustainable housing responses for homeless people,” Molly Hogan of the Welcome Home Coalition told FOX 12 at a town hall assembly last month. “This fall budget adjustment diverts $27 million from our public budget that can be spent on long-term housing and responds that we know it works. “
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