Long-term shelter plan for the 'Electric Blocks' meets with resistance from property owners

Property owners tied to real estate developer Killian Pacific filed a complaint Tuesday, asking the court to block the shelter at 120 Southeast Market Street.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County’s plan to open a year-round women’s shelter in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District received pushback and a legal challenge from property owners in the area on Tuesday, with opponents of the shelter insisting that it would violate the area’s industrial zoning.

The building at 120 Southeast Market Street was one of several that served as a temporary warming shelter over the winter, but was identified earlier this month by the Joint Office of Homeless Services as

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