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* '''''FEMA Approval Letter to Scott McKean, Base Transition Coordinator – Big West Region''''' October 19, 2011 Tyrone Nunnally, Section Chief, Real Property Division, author | * '''''FEMA Approval Letter to Scott McKean, Base Transition Coordinator – Big West Region''''' October 19, 2011 Tyrone Nunnally, Section Chief, Real Property Division, author | ||
== Facility Use | == Facility use since 2012 == | ||
The City has not approved the budget necessary to re-occupy the building and put it into the uses described in the 2013 Master Plan. | |||
=== Use as a temporary homeless shelter, 2015 === | |||
In November 2015, the City of Portland opened up the Jerome F. Sears building as a temporary homeless shelter, operated by [https://www.tprojects.org/ Transition Projects].<ref>Vanderhart, Dirk; Nov 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm. [https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2015/11/25/17046621/its-cold-here-are-the-emergency-shelters-opening-up-tonight "It's Cold. Here Are the Emergency Shelters Opening Up Tonight"]. ''Portland Mercury''. Retrieved 2023-10-30</ref> Then mayor Charlie Hales committed to the shelter closing on May 31, 2016.<ref>Schmidt, Brad (2016-05-20). [https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/05/despite_6-month_promise_portla.html "With promise looming, Charlie Hales to close homeless shelter"]. ''oregonlive''. Retrieved 2020-08-19.</ref> In June 2016, the city asked to remain open for three additional months, however the neighbors demanded the shelter closed. Neighbors have commented that the Sears Center was deeded to the city for use as emergency management use only.<ref>[https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/neighbors-demand-city-leaders-close-sears-shelter/283-206828816 "Neighbors demand city leaders close Sears shelter"]. ''kgw.com''. Retrieved 2020-08-19.</ref> | |||
=== Use for police special ops training, 2019 === | |||
According to an August 14, 2019 article in the Portland Tribune, use of the Sears Center was opened to PPB as a [https://www.portland.gov/police/divisions/sert SERT] training facility for a period of several months. PPB built a series of mock residences inside the assembly area.<ref>Gallagher, Bill; 2019-05-31). [https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/sears-center-gets-busy-but-not-as-promised-emergency-response-center/article_2ae52809-ff0f-5212-a53f-9bc3808133bf.html "Sears Center gets busy, but not as promised emergency response center"]. ''Portland Tribune.'' Retrieved 2023-10-30.</ref> Jeremy got to see the setup, it was pretty rad. | |||
== Notes and References == | == Notes and References == | ||
