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Gresham councilor tells Multnomah County community objects to Cook Plaza shelter; board paused site for 90 days
Summary
Gresham City Councilor Kathy Keithley urged Multnomah County commissioners to heed community concerns during a 90-day pause on converting Cook Plaza into a pod shelter and day center, saying Rockwood already hosts a high concentration of shelters and residents want a different approach.
Kathy Keithley, a city councilor from Gresham, told Multnomah County commissioners during public comment that the county's 90-day pause on converting Cook Plaza into a pod shelter and day center should be used to seek community-driven solutions rather than defaulting to timelines and previously committed spending.
Keithley said Gresham already hosts eight shelters and that adding Cook Plaza would increase that concentration in the Rockwood neighborhood to nine. She said Rockwood is among Oregon's most diverse…
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