Pamplin Media Group - Metro OKs county homeless plan, $27M for Portland to collect tax
Metro OKs county homeless plan, $27M for Portland to collect tax April 29 2021 The Metro Council voted 6-1 to accept Multnomah County's implementation plan for the Supportive Housing Services tax. Multnomah County has cleared a key hurdle between itself and at least a billion dollars in new tax revenue over the next decade. The Metro Council approved the county's Supportive Housing Services local implementation plan by a vote of 6-1 during a virtual meeting Thursday, April 29, with Councilor Mary Nolan casting the lone no vote. "The question my vote answers today is, 'Will thi...