Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says the pilot has been successful enough for a wider rollout.
As the City Council prepares to vote on the Mayor s Proposed Budget this week, a citywide expansion of Portland Street Response hangs in the balance. The city has two choices: it can either run a pilot for 12 months and … stop. Then, after further analysis, the City Council could decide how and if it wants to roll out citywide delaying citywide expansion until 2023-24.
Or, the city of Portland can run a 12-month pilot and simultaneously adapt and ready the program for citywide launch beginning in March 2022, as has been slowly, methodically and smartly planned all along.
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says the pilot has been successful enough for a wider rollout.
As the City Council prepares to vote on the Mayor s Proposed Budget this week, a citywide expansion of Portland Street Response hangs in the balance. The city has two choices: it can either run a pilot for 12 months and … stop. Then, after further analysis, the City Council could decide how and if it wants to roll out citywide delaying citywide expansion until 2023-24.
Or, the city of Portland can run a 12-month pilot and simultaneously adapt and ready the program for citywide launch beginning in March 2022, as has been slowly, methodically and smartly planned all along.