] Portland Mayor Vera Katz and Police Chief Mark Kroeker
] announced this morning that the recent anti-war protests
] have placed a heavy burden on city finances and law
] enforcement resources.
]
] According to Portland Police estimates, protests over the
] past week have cost the city between $100 %u2013 200
] thousand a day.
]
] "With these extended shifts and no vacation, no days off
] - 100 thousand to 200 thousand dollars a day," said Chief
] Kroeker.
]
] The protection may be coming from police, but the money
] will have to be coughed up by taxpayers.