PORTLAND — A homeless encampment of about 200 to 300 people that grew over the summer along a popular 21-mile bike and pedestrian trail in Portland is being cleared out by police, park rangers and other officials.
Thursday’s sweep of the Springwater Corridor comes after complaints from nearby residents but was delayed a month earlier this summer to give the city and homeless advocates more time to find alternative living spaces for the campers.
Chad Stover, the city’s livability project manager, says the sweep will take a while because each person must be packed up individually.
The target is a 14-mile section of the trail.
Portland has struggled to find indoor housing for hundreds of homeless people and the issue has recently dominated City Council meetings and the local news.
