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Burgerville, a burger joint in the Lents area of Southeast Portland, has temporarily shuttered its doors because of rising crime and homelessness that have created unsafe conditions for its workers and guests.
“The environment around the restaurant has deteriorated seriously,” a company spokesperson told the Portland Tribune . “Police are now being called daily. Burgerville employees have found weapons, drug paraphernalia and human waste on the property.” The company released a statement indicating that the location, which had been in operation for over 20 years, had been plagued with problems for many months. Citing the “deteriorating conditions” in the area around the restaurant, the statement indicates that private unarmed security did not prevent them from having to make numerous calls to the Portland Police for things like “crime, vandalism, and intimidation.”
“We acknowledge that economic conditions have driven some people into desperate situations, and the solutions are not easy,” the statement read. “The humanitarian crisis we are facing is the collision of poverty, mental health issues and severe addiction that have been driven by decades of public policy decisions and impacts. While we cannot solve those challenges overnight, Burgerville is committed to addressing these issues.” The @BurgervilleUSA restaurant at 92nd & Powell has been closed temporarily. The CEO cites deteriorating conditions (weapons, drug paraphernalia and human waste on the property) pic.twitter.com/kArMVVtBWK — Mike Benner (@MikeBennerKGW) August 3, 2021 Tom Burke, the owner of King Pins, a bowling alley adjacent to the closed Burgerville, is disappointed they closed, but completely understands.
“We are right next to a path that leads to the MAX station and you know, you have children and families walking on that path next, all the way up to the MAX station. And over the last year-and-a-half or so, we’ve had a number of tents just stack up right in the area,” Burke said. “It started with one and we now have about 20, just along the path going up as I mentioned to the MAX station. And the unfortunate thing is you know you have families and children that are walking up the path and at any time you […]
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