Commissioner Ryan proposes six managed homeless villages June 02 2021
The Portland City Council will be asked to spend $20 million in federal funds on the alternative shelters.
The City Council is considering how to spend the remaining $67 million of Portland s first-year federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Commissioner Dan Ryan is proposing that $20 million be spent to establish six managed safe rest villages for homeless people in different parts of town. They would include case management services, showers, bathrooms and laundry facilities.
Ryan is preparing on ordinance for the City Council to consider as early as next week with more details, possibly including the recommended locations. He hopes construction will begin by August and be completed by September.
Oregon Democrats eye evictions, foreclosures, homelessness in 2021
Legislators unveiled proposals to build more shelters, protect people who live in tents, and create paths to homeownership Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives and before the wildfires devastated our state, Oregon was already in the midst of a housing crisis. Now, it s worse. For years, housing issues in the state legislature were considered more of an afterthought; issues to be tackled primarily at the local level. But in more recent history, the topic has taken center stage inside the state Capitol. In 2019, lawmakers passed ambitious proposals, such as a first-in-the-nation cap on rents and a move to end single-family zoning. But never before has the crisis in the state been so profound, making it one of the most pressing and urgent issues lawmakers will face this legislative session.
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