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Wilson talks budget, homelessness, Blazers/Moda Center politics and CEI in NP Review interview
By Mark Kirchmeier As the city faces a $169 million budget deficit this spring, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson believes the city can balance the budget without closing any fire stations or reducing Portland Police Bureau patrols. “I’ve been clear,” the mayor declared. “I also don’t want to see a single park or community center closed…
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St. Johns & Peninsula Community Centers’ fate uncertain
An unexpected $93 million shortfall has blown a hole in the City of Portland budget, and threatens to close the St. Johns and Peninsula Community Centers by late summer. A City Administrator preliminary proposal recommends cutting the Parks & Recreation Bureau budget by $13 million and closing the community centers. The pushback has been immediate…
