Portland leaders approve $5.7B budget, slow Portland Street Response expansion
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 13, 2021
The Portland City Council, from left to right: Mingus Mapps, Carmen Rubio, Ted Wheeler, Jo Ann Hardesty, Dan Ryan.
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Portland’s elected leaders approved a budget for next year that will pour millions of dollars into citywide cleanup efforts and programs to spur economic recovery but take a more cautious approach in expanding a non-police alternative to some public safety calls.
Thursday evening’s vote was unanimous. The City Council is scheduled to take a final vote on the city spending plan in mid-June.
Portlanders praise food cart aid, demand public safety reforms during budget hearing
Updated 5:04 PM;
Today 5:04 PM
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Calls for Portland to aid struggling food cart vendors, bolster neighborhood business districts and quicken the pace and scale of non-police alternatives to public safety dominated a hearing on the city’s proposed budget.
About 70 residents spoke during the three-hour virtual hearing Wednesday night, marking one of the few opportunities for the public to weigh in on Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed $5.7 billion spending plan for next year.
The mayor unveiled a budget last week that he says is focused on spurring the city’s economic recovery, cleaning trash and graffiti and stemming the growing homelessness crisis.
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