Amended Budget Approval Underscores Rifts Among Portland City Councilors

Amended Budget Approval Underscores Rifts Among Portland City Councilors

Councilor Steve Novick says community centers are off the chopping block after Council agreed to divert $2M from police to parks.  by Courtney Vaughn With more than 120 proposed budget amendments and nearly 12 hours of deliberations, Portland City Council worked until midnight Wednesday to pass an $8.5 billion 2025-26 budget.  The budget, which is scheduled for final adoption on June 18, includes additional funding for homeless shelter beds and …