Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Portland manager’s budget would raise taxes for city services 2.6%
When the proposal is combined with the school spending plan, property taxes could rise 4.6%.
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PublishedApril 7, 2018
In a matter of months, more than 30 years of Old Port history will be wiped away
Things won’t look the same when a mural that tricks the eye is removed from its ailing canvas.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Engineering issues torpedo Back Cove floating art project for this summer
The plan for a floating platform on Back Cove, with tide-activated walls that would enclose the space, is cancelled for this summer but may be back in 2019 after additional engineering.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Portland’s ties to concert promoter in doubt over his domestic assault conviction
The mayor wants the City Council to rescind its support for contract talks with Waterfront Concerts, and some musicians pressure a nightclub linked to the company’s owner, Alex Gray.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Domestic violence victim calls on Portland to cut ties with concert promoter
In a widely read blog post, Erica Cole writes an open letter to Portland’s city manager saying that the city is putting money ahead of morality.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Portland weighs new historic districts as answer to development tensions on Munjoy Hill
Two sections have been roughed out as the city tries to retain the neighborhood’s character amid a surge of condominium projects.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
State Street construction work to resume, and so will periodic closures
Drivers in Portland’s West End will have to navigate lane closures and detours tied to the road project, as well as closures on Congress Street tied to Maine Med’s expansion.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Portland Planning Board clears way for Maine Med’s big expansion
The $512 million project is expected to get underway in May and will require detours around a one-block section of Congress Street that will close for eight weeks.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Apartment project envisioned as Bayside centerpiece appears dead
The long-delayed project’s developer misses a deadline to secure permits and plans to sue the city for breach of contract, prompting an angry reply from the city manager.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Floating dock in Back Cove where strangers meet? Artist’s idea awaits city’s nod
The float envisioned by TEMPOart Portland would have walls that rise and descend with the tides and an 80-foot gangway inviting visitors to mingle with people of different cultures and ethnicities.
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