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Both Mayor-elect Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Steve Novick have asked that their names and photos be scrubbed from a list of "supporters" of a proposed homeless campus at city-owned Terminal 1.

As of yesterday,a website for the Harbor of Hope proposal—a "multi-purpose campus" that would include shelter space, permanent housing, and services for the city's homeless—had listed both Novick and Wheeler as supporters.

That page, under a tab titled "Our Team", seemed to have gone public prematurely (it contained boilerplate Latin writing where there should have been actual descriptive text), but it also suggested that project boosters Homer Williams, Dike Dame, and Don Mazziotti were counting on the two men's support.

Today, the "Our Team" tab has disappeared, and both Novick and Wheeler say they're not there yet.

"Homer at one point asked if I could be listed as a supporter of his effort to raise money for a temporary shelter," says Novick, referring to a 400-bed shelter Williams and his partners are hoping to set up at Terminal 1 in coming months. "I said sure."

Novick was one of three commissioners to vote in favor of using Terminal 1 to shelter the homeless in a contentious vote last month. But he says his appearance on the Harbor of Hope site made it appear he supported the grander facility Williams and others have proposed—a model based on a San Antonio operation called Haven For Hope. "I said in light of that, I probably shouldn’t be on it," Novick says.

Same basic deal with Wheeler. Spokesperson Michael Cox tells the Mercury that Portland's next mayor is supportive of Williams and co.'s idea.

"While that's the case, the designation on the website didn't accurately capture his position on the issue," Cox says. "He believes the Haven For Hope model shows tremendous promise and that we should analyze whether that model should apply to Portland."

Both Novick and Cox said the now-scrapped portion of the website appeared to be an oversight, not an opportunity to mislead the public. And it's possible the elected officials will find reason to become Harbor of Hope supporters in the future. Novick and Wheeler are planning to take a trip to San Antonio next month to take a look at the Haven for Hope facility.

"After that, I should have a better sense of whether the whole concept is something we should emulate," Novick says.