Portland watchdog sounds alarm on city’s ‘crushing infrastructure funding gap’

City of Portland's core services facing cuts up to 20% in coming year

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The City of Portland's core services costs could be slashed up to 20% in the coming year as the city works to address a $93 million budget shortfall, the city's administrator announced on Wednesday. City Administrator Mike Jordan said in an email to city employees that the cuts, which will impact communication, engagement, equity, human resource, technology, procurement, and the new budget and finance service, might incl…

Auditor: Portland faces $1 billion a year infrastructure funding crisis

As if Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and the City Council don’t have enough budget problems, the City Auditor’s Office recently reminded them about the escalating financing problems caused by decades of deferred infrastructure maintenance, including underspending on streets, sewers and…

Portland Has an Infrastructure Crisis on Top of a Big Budget Deficit

Audit proposes a fix to address Portland’s quickly deteriorating infrastructure

Years of neglect has left Portland roads, buildings, parks facilities, water systems, technology and other types of infrastructure deteriorating at an unsafe — and expensive —pace.

Portland watchdog sounds alarm on city’s ‘crushing infrastructure funding gap’

Portland’s elected watchdog on Wednesday warned that years of poorly maintained roads, parks and other public assets now pose a staggering financial liability for the city and threaten to deepen dissatisfaction among residents.