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Portland resident voices neurodiversity, public-safety and Housing First concerns at council meeting
Summary
A Portland resident told the council his sensory and safety concerns related to local development and homeless services, criticized Housing First placements near neighbors and urged more aggressive approaches to drug-related behavior and staffing for shelters.
Gregory Gould, a Portland resident, used the public comment period to describe personal sensory and safety struggles he said inform his opposition to certain development and some placements of Housing First projects.
Gould said his sensory issues make densely populated, noisy or chaotic housing extremely difficult and recounted an earlier experience at a downtown residence that he said forced him to move. “I need quiet to function the next day,” he…
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