Did you miss the big neighborhood meeting?
If you weren't among the 375 on the Zoom call about homeless shelters, here is a recording of that forum
The best-attended Northwest District Association in many years attracted 375 households to share reactions to the overnight homeless shelters coming to community Wednesday evening. Opinions were shared freely, passionately and sometimes sternly during the two-hour digital meeting.
Not everyone agreed. Although most of the 45 speakers were emphatically against the shelters expected soon at Northwest 15th and Northrup and Northwest 17th and Lovejoy streets, about 10 pushed back against the prevailing view.
Watch for yourself. NWDA special meeting on shelters. After opening, scroll down to “documentation” and hit the “video” play arrow. The meeting starts at about the 15-minute mark.
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Extremely disappointed by the ongoing disrespect the city and county show for their constituents. Nearly 400 citizens showed up and only one (seemingly disengaged) district rep bothered to attend. From the city shelter website: “Community engagement is a critical component of an effective homeless response. Portland’s city shelter services are developed in partnership with the communities they serve.” They should probably update that verbiage to reflect how they actually (abysmally) operate - in a complete void of logic or care for anyone involved - housed and unhoused alike. They need to do better.
https://www.portland.gov/shelter-services/community-engagement-city-shelter-services