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Portland committee hears warming‑shelter update; members press for regional, year‑round planning
Summary
Common Space’s memo shows 13 activation nights through Jan. 10 with average nightly guests near 80 and five unduplicated families served; councilors pressed Common Space and staff on the 15°F activation threshold and urged regional, year‑round coordination and funding.
Chair Anna Bullitt summarized a memo from Brian Townsend of Common Space that described the city’s warming‑shelter activations through Jan. 10. The memo — and the chair’s summary — reported Common Space and First Parish activated the warming shelter for 13 nights, with a low night of about 50 guests, a peak of 107 guests and an average near 80 guests. The operator said the site is fire‑coded for 110 people but staff consider a 60‑person operational cap safer for programming and guest…
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