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City manager suggests private partnership for Portland homeless shelter
City council to discuss idea Wednesday Share Updated: 6:34 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 WMTW SOURCE: WMTW
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City council to discuss idea Wednesday Share Updated: 6:34 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 In a memo sent to Portland s mayor and city council last week, City Manager Jon Jennings is proposing the city join forces with the private sector as the city looks to build a 200-ed homeless shelter on Riverside Street.In a copy of the memo obtained by News 8, Jennings writes: Given the lack of available federal and state support, staff recommends the engagement of private sector partners to handle all portions of the project leading up to City occupancy. The private sector partners would then lease the HSC (Homeless Service Center) to the City of Portland. Jennings says the city would take proposals