The city of Portland has allocated funding for the purchase of land reported to be under consideration as the new location of a large homeless camp called Right 2 Dream Too.
"The Portland City Council on Wednesday authorized officials to spend up to $254,044 to buy land identified as a likely new spot for the Right 2 Dream Too homeless camp," reports Brad Schmidt.
"Right 2 Dream Too began as an unsanctioned campsite in Old Town Chinatown in October 2011. [Commissioner Amanda] Fritz announced a deal to move the camp to the Pearl District in 2013 but it fell apart after complaints from residents and influential developer Homer Williams, among others….Fritz and [Mayor Charlie] Hales have now zeroed in on property at Southeast Third Avenue and Harrison Street." The property in Southeast Portland is the same approved for funding earlier this week.
The article also includes more detail on the political realities of the deal. For instance, Mayor Hales has been emphasizing that the location has not been approved as a location or the homeless camp, saying the city could make other choices for the future of the lot.
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