
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
Reporter at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)
Reporter at The @Oregonian | Priors: @nydailynews; @crainsnewyork; @vocativ | Holler: [email protected]
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3 days ago |
oregonlive.com | Shane Dixon Kavanaugh |Jonathan Bach
The head of Portland Portland announced Wednesday he’s relinquishing his role, weeks after he publicly waded into a contentious budget fight that threatened millions of dollars in cuts to the city’s economic development agency. Interim Executive Director Shea Flaherty Betin will step down effective Friday, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Shane Dixon Kavanaugh |Zaeem Shaikh
Bob Cozzie, the longtime director of Portland’s 911 system, will become the city’s top official overseeing police, fire and emergency communications next month, officials announced Wednesday. Cozzie, 59, will replace Mike Myers as interim deputy city administrator for public safety beginning June 16.
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1 week ago |
oregonlive.com | Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
Portlanders already facing the largest combined water and sewer rate hike in more than a decade will soon be on the hook for a processing fee as well. City officials plan to slap a 2.95% surcharge on all customers who pay their utility bill with either a credit or debit card beginning June 3. For a typical Portland household, that will amount to about $56.74 a year on top of the $1,923.48 annually they are set to pay starting in July.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
A divided Portland City Council adopted a preliminary budget during a marathon meeting Wednesday that culminated with a move to transfer millions of dollars sought by Mayor Keith Wilson for police to help reduce steep cuts proposed for parks maintenance.
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2 weeks ago |
oregonlive.com | Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
Members of the Portland City Council have publicly floated cuts to police, economic development programs and city administration as they grapple with Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget and the large deficit it attempts to close. Only a few, however, have suggested shrinking their own enlarged coffers, even as some hire more staffers than expected, transfer cash to their colleagues or cut six-figure checks for pet projects in their districts.
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