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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PublishedFebruary 10, 2016
Portland’s housing task force invites tenants to voice concerns today at hearing
The panel already has heard from people involved with the supply side of housing, including developers of market-rate, affordable and low-income housing.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2016
Portland councilors raise questions about effort to streamline permits
Some are reluctant to remove the council from decisions about the sale of tax-acquired properties.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2016
Portland considers faster issuance of building permits
The city manager proposes changes in how the city issues routine permits and sells seized property.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Portland bags its ban on snack sales at breweries, but a toast may be premature
Allagash Brewing and others soon will be allowed to offer prepackaged foods in tasting rooms, but officials may require a license and a $500 annual fee.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Call to help remake Portland’s Congress Square draws a heavy response
Two committees will pick finalists from the more than 100 people and firms interested in improving a public space once embroiled in controversy.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Portland City Council to tackle thorny issue: Setting a vision for Maine State Pier
Officials hope for consensus and new revenue from a waterfront asset that lacks tenants after a string of failed proposals.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2016
Portland board gives popular Forest Gardens bar a reprieve
The building that houses the longtime neighborhood bar, which a developer has proposed razing, is among three that will be considered for local landmark status.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2016
Six-story residential building proposed for Portland’s India Street neighborhood
The project would consist of 26 condominium units built on top of a basement parking garage at 167 and 169 Newbury St.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Council confirms David Jackson as Portland’s fire chief
Jackson has more than 25 years with the department and had been interim chief since Jerome LaMoria resigned in October.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Portland is strong but faces many challenges, Strimling says in first State of the City address
The new mayor targets housing, homelessness and the drug epidemic, among other issues, and acknowledges his ‘ambitious’ agenda for addressing them.
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