17-02-2025
Sunderland RV Safe Park's lease extended for an additional three months
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Northeast Portland shelter will remain open for at least three months longer than previously planned.
On Friday, the that Sunderland RV Safe Park's lease has been extended through June. It was initially set to expire on March 31.
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The shelter was 'created through a collaborative lease agreement' between the Port of Portland and the Portland Bureau of Transportation, according to city officials. It first opened in June 2023 with Salvation Army as its manager, through the organization's contract with the Joint Office of Homeless Services.
Portland City Council of the Sunderland RV Safe Park during a meeting in early January. While Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said the site could be considered as a 'potential budget trade-off' for the city's multi-million-dollar deficit, leaders and residents expressed their interest in keeping the site for the nearly 60 people it serves.
In a statement, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said he supports the lease extension and welcomes cost-effective proposals for maintaining the shelter.
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'RVs are uniquely vulnerable to fires, leaks, mold, carbon monoxide, and other hazards, which makes it all the more important that occupied RVs are in RV parks and not on the street,' Wilson added.
With the shelter's lease slated to expire in June, its next steps are dependent on the budget package that city leaders establish for the next fiscal year beginning on July 1.
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