The organization behind Bybee Lakes Hope Center has said it’s having to freeze admissions, and proponents have been lobbying hard to get county funding.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County continues to sit on millions of unspent dollars intended to support homeless services, an issue that first came to prominence late last year. At that time, the county had collected about $47 million more than expected from the voter-approved Supportive Housing Services Tax.
By May, the county still had not spent the excess — an issue met with rising frustration as the summer began, with local service providers and shelters struggling to make ends meet and wanting
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