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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Portland cuts ties with contractor on Congress Square redesign
The city and Gordon Contracting parted ways in October after they clashed over how to handle electrical wiring discovered under the construction site. The city says it hopes to restart construction this summer.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Portland is now ticketing cars with expired registrations. People have noticed.
Since the new regulations went into effect on Nov. 15, the city has issued 1,567 tickets for unregistered vehicles, a violation previously left up to police to enforce.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Portland lobbies state lawmakers for more General Assistance money
The city is trying to fill a $20.3 million gap in next year's budget, and Mayor Mark Dion says General Assistance is a crucial part of that.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Committee recommends spending grant money on Portland parks, social services
The City Council will ultimately decide how to divide $1.5 million in federal grants between several city and private community development projects.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Could a revamped Franklin Street once again anchor a lively Portland neighborhood?
A plan to redesign the four-lane thoroughfare in Portland – a vestige of 1960s urban renewal – has been in the works for nearly two decades. It may finally be gaining momentum.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Staffing shortages in Portland slow city’s trash, recycling pickup
Members of the city's public works department, where 17 of 60 maintenance positions are unfilled, are working grueling overtime shifts to make up for the openings.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Portland City Council votes 9-0 to approve new housing program for homeless
The plan to put homeless people directly into long-term housing was passed as a one-year pilot and will be put into action immediately. The council also voted unanimously to continue the expanded shelter capacity until June 3.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Portland council will vote on program to get homeless people directly into housing
The HOPE program would aim to get people living on the street into a house without a stop at the shelter.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2024
No major encampments are left in Portland. So what’s next for the city’s homelessness task force?
The Encampment Crisis Response Team was formed to respond to an acute encampment crisis. Now that those camps are gone the future of the group is in limbo.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
‘We can’t be everything to everyone’: Portland mayor warns city of looming costs
Mayor Mark Dion says he is concerned about budget challenges and plans to lobby the Legislature for more funding.
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