Portland Mayor Announces Deep Budget Cuts
(Portland, OR) -- Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is unveiling his proposed budget. Wilson announced a budget proposal yesterday that covers a 160-million-dollar gap in funding. Under the proposal, the city would keep 30-million dollars that was supposed to go to Multnomah County for homeless services. The city would provide direct services to the homeless. Police would face a 21-million dollar cut, Fire would be cut seven-million dollars and Parks would be cut 13-million dollars. Streamlining human resources, information technology, and other functions would save 21-million dollars. City Council will create the final budget.



