The City Council is scheduled to consider an ordinance submitted by Mayor Ted Wheeler to prohibit camping on sidewalks and other public places in Portland on Wednesday, May 31.
“My goal is to have enough shelter, housing, and treatment access available so that we can fully eliminate unsanctioned, unsheltered camping in Portland. We must continue to develop workable, and compassionate means to connect people to the services they need to get off and stay off the streets. These changes are critical to the City’s compliance with state law and vital to our community’s ability to return to the vibrant place we all love,” Wheeler said when the ordinance was released Thursday, May 25.
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