× By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, oregonlive.com
Published: April 28, 2021, 7:59am
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PORTLAND Three weeks after the Portland City Council approved a sweeping $6 million plan to combat an historic surge in gun violence, most of its core components have been slow to materialize.
There is no firm date for when a reestablished police team tasked with stopping shootings will hit the streets.
The community oversight committee that will eventually monitor and review those officers may not come together for at least another month.
The city has yet to cut a check from the $4.1 million set aside for nonprofits focused on gun violence prevention and healing, and only plans to dole out about 5% of that money by July 1.
Portland mayor, commissioners reach deal on police and gun violence prevention, plan to vote with limited public input
Updated 7:38 PM;
Portland’s mayor and city commissioners said late Tuesday they reached a deal on a set of proposals aimed to stem a dramatic rise of shootings and gun deaths over the last year and will vote unanimously to approve them on Wednesday.
Given the late timing of the maneuver, members of the public will not be able to speak in favor or against the package during Wednesday’s council meeting but can submit written testimony beforehand. If it indeed garners all five council members’ votes, it would take effect immediately.
The proposals are a dramatic departure from Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan to bring back a uniformed police team tasked with reducing the number of homicides and shootings citywide.
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