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Business owners raise safety, enforcement and Good Neighbor Agreement concerns over Project Homeless Connect operations; councilors discuss limits of city role
Summary
A downtown business owner urged the Hillsborough City Council on March 18 to clarify what consequences would apply if Project Homeless Connect failed to meet the terms of a proposed Good Neighbor Agreement, citing safety and parking problems near a temporary site.
HILLSBOROUGH, Ore. — During the March 18 City Council meeting’s public-comment period, a downtown business owner urged councilors to spell out what consequences — if any — would apply if Project Homeless Connect (PHC) did not follow terms of a proposed Good Neighbor Agreement.
Kathy Miller, who identified herself as a local business owner, told the council she and other downtown merchants were concerned about safety, traffic and parking around the downtown site and the interim Yellow House operation. “We pay our taxes, our city licenses and everything, but there's no consequence for PHC if something goes wrong,” Miller said. She asked whether the city planned to withdraw funding, relocate the operation, or otherwise help…
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