Portland Mayor Charlie Hales wants you to take a swim

Portland Business Journal:

Willamette River swimmers are celebrating word that Portland Mayor Charlie Hales $3.5 billion proposed budget is showing some love for the beach.

The budget, released Tuesday, proposes investing $300,000 to further develop Audrey McCall Beach, which is south of the Hawthorne Bridge, near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and flanked by the Eastbank Esplanade.

The Human Access Project, a nonprofit led by Willie Levenson, has worked to establish a public beach at the site for several years.…

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