Eudaly, who oversees the transportation bureau, said the government hasn’t responded to her demand to remove the fence, which surrounds a portion of the federal courthouse.
She said the bill is now $192,000 “and counting.”.
“We intend to collect,” Eudaly, who is running for reelection, said in a tweeted statement.
The charges come as the Trump administration formally announced Monday it would send additional federal officers to Portland.
That same day, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty called for a “cease-fire” amid the ongoing crisis.
Eudaly said that transportation crews would normally “remove such an obstruction,” but she would not “send workers into harm’s way” to do so.
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