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Neighbor urges perimeter security and sanitation fixes at Moore Street shelter, complaints span safety and nuisance issues
Summary
A nearby resident told Portland City Council on Oct. 1 that the Moore Street shelter’s move to a street-facing entrance and inadequate perimeter management have produced frequent low-level crime, sanitation problems and loitering; councilors said they would work with the mayor's office to tighten services and enforcement.
PORTLAND — At the Portland City Council public comment period on Oct. 1, Carrie Henderson, who said she has lived across from the Moore Street shelter for 13 years, urged the city to reinstate perimeter security and fix sanitation and access arrangements at the facility.
Henderson said she supports shelter services but described “ongoing low-level criminal activity” and a decline in neighborhood livability since the shelter moved its entrance from a large parking lot to Moore Street in July. She described seeing open drug use, public…
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