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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PublishedAugust 6, 2012
Portland embarks on 2nd national search for fire chief
The previous nationwide search produced 55 applications, and cost the city more than $20,000 to interview and assess the talents of five finalists.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2012
Time to rein in tax breaks for Portland developers?
Lacking a framework for how to use tax increment financing fairly and wisely has led to something of a free-for-all. Now, some city officials say it’s time to set limits.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2012
What happens when the tax break ends?
Auto Europe’s CEO says he’ll take his company elsewhere if his expired agreement isn’t extended.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
Dust causes construction delays on Munjoy Hill
Construction was halted for two days this week at a $5.5 million housing project to address residents’ fears about tainted soil and dust.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
West End group sues to stop church rezoning
The suit contends the rezoning of the Williston-West Church violates state and city law.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
Portland’s homeless front: More people than ever seek shelter
Demand for beds routinely surpasses supply, a situation made worse by the loss of a federally funded program.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2012
West End residents sue to reverse church rezoning
The lawsuit contends that the rezoning does not conform to Portland’s Comprehensive Plan and violates state and local conditional rezoning laws.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Gathering memories of Portland neighborhoods
When Phil Thompson was a child in the 1920s, the West End was mainly farmland . . .
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PublishedJuly 20, 2012
City attorney Gary Wood retiring from post as Portland’s top lawyer
PORTLAND – Gary Wood announced Thursday that he is retiring from his job as the city’s top lawyer — a position he has held for 21 years. The 65-year-old Wood, whose last day is Sept. 14, is looking forward to spending more time outdoors, according to a news release. Hired as corporation counsel in 1991, […]
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PublishedJuly 19, 2012
Making High, State two-way may prove easier than expected
Portland’s traffic engineer says volumes are down from the levels observed more than a decade ago.
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