Six months after completion of RV parking site for the homeless in Portland, the project still isn’t open

The Salvation Army is working with the city and county to finalize a contract and budget, with hopes to have the site open by early June.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hidden behind the slats of a chain link fence sits an RV Safe Park village for homeless Portlanders. The parking spaces are paved and painted. It’s move-in ready.

So, six months after completion — why isn’t it open?

“It’s a brand-new model,” explained Denis Theriault, spokesperson for Multnomah County, “that’s taken a little time to figure out.”

The Sunderland RV Safe Park Village was intended to give people living in their RVs a

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