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Speakers urge support for homeless‑focused art nonprofit, question library sale and criticize animal shelter management
Summary
During public testimony the board heard three speakers urging continued funding for an employment arts nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness, questioning the county's sale price on a Gresham library property, and pressing for a national search and management changes at Multnomah County Animal Services after several euthanasia cases.
During the public‑comment period, three speakers called the board’s attention to distinct community concerns.
A community member described a nonprofit (referred to in testimony as the Ground Score Association) that repurposes refuse into artwork and employs people experiencing homelessness; the speaker said cutting the nonprofit's budget would undermine…
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