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Portland City Council approves temporary expansion of city homeless shelter

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 14, 2023

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A section of the encampment under the Casco Bay Bridge off Commercial Street in Portland on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer The Portland City Council voted Monday night to declare a limited state of emergency so it can temporarily expand capacity by 50 beds at the Homeless Services Center in the city’s Riverton neighborhood. The vote was 6-2, with Councilors Pious Ali, Mark Dion, April Fournier, Regina Phillips, Roberto Rodriguez... + full article



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