Excerpts from the Portland Mercury:
Portland Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman ended the suspense: The bid to put a homeless shelter at Terminal 1 is off.Portland’s Terminal 1
In a statement to media, Saltzman says: “Unfortunately, Harbor of Hope will not be ready to open its shelter soon enough to meet the City’s needs. We are therefore moving forward with other options for opening a winter shelter.”
The property, which was for sale before this misadventure began, will “absolutely” go back on the market, according to Sonia Schmanski, chief of staff to Commissioner Nick Fish. Fish runs the Bureau of Environmental Services, which had been trying to reap millions from the sale of Terminal 1 before being instructed to halt by City Council.
