PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Tensions are rising within the confines of city hall as Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s self-made deadline to end unsheltered homelessness reaches its home stretch.

On Wednesday, Portland City Council is expected to vote on a budget amendment proposed by Councilor Angelita Morillo that would reroute the city's Impact Reduction Program funds toward housing, food assistance, and immigrant relations.

The amendment — if approved — would cut $4.3 million from the city’s program that cleans and removes homeless encampments and transfers $1.5 million to Morillo’s efforts.

According to Mayor Wilson, the program has removed 12,400,000 pounds of hazardous garbage from Portland streets and public spaces in the past fiscal year.

In a newsletter sent to the public on Sunday, h

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