Portland city council votes to fund St. Johns fire engine with $2.5M from business license tax

Portland city councilors have spent three days combing through Mayor Wilson’s proposed budget and voting on multiple amendments.
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Portland budget proposal sparks growing concern over possible cut to St. Johns fire engine

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s plan to close a roughly $170 million budget gap includes a proposed cut that’s raising concerns in North Portland -- removing a fire engine from Station 22 in St. Johns.