Opponents of Portland’s plan for a new shelter point to tensions in Montana – site of a facility that has garnered praise from officials here.

But the session appears to do little to allay the concerns of those who don’t want the facility in the Nason’s Corner neighborhood.

The city provides new information about alternatives in advance of a community forum Saturday.

The Portland Opportunity Crew was deemed a success in its first year but would have run out of money this month without the $13,000 in contributions.

Worried about the raft of trouble they see downtown, residents of Nason’s Corner are angry over plans for a new 200-bed homeless facility there.