portland city government
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Portland Charter Commission takes key vote on proposal for executive mayor
The panel has narrowly approved a proposal strengthening the role of the city's mayor, adding to a list of about a dozen changes to the charter likely to go before voters.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Congress Square’s $7.2 million makeover has begun. Expect disruptions.
One day it will have wider sidewalks, lusher landscaping, new art. But it's going to be messy for a time before it's done.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
As more people arrive in Portland in need of shelter, the city seeks help farther afield
Portland is sheltering more than 1,500 asylum seekers and homeless people in 12 hotels across 6 communities, including one in Freeport where families still need more help.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Joseph E. Gray: Portland’s city budget process works. Don’t change it.
The former manager says that the current system balances months of work by the city manager and staff with city councilors’ input and final approval.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Our View: Maine should address shelter shortage
What looks like a crisis for the city of Portland is really a statewide problem that needs legislative action.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Portland neighbors concerned about religious center’s plans for gatherings
The planning board will hold a public hearing and is expected to vote Tuesday on a permit that would allow Chabad Lubavitch of Maine to hold religious gatherings of more than 15 people.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Portland city manager delays budget process, citing numbers of homeless people and asylum seekers
Officials are hoping to have a better understanding in two weeks of how state funding will impact the city's budget.
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PublishedApril 8, 2022
Portland Parks Commission chair resigns after rift over food trucks on Eastern Prom
Michael Mertaugh submitted his resignation Thursday after a meeting in which commissioners failed to pass his motion in support of moving food trucks to the midlevel parking lot on Cutter Street.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Portland breaks ground on new homeless services center in Riverton
The center, which will replace the existing Oxford Street Shelter, will have 208 beds and is expected to open next year.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Maine Voices: ‘Strong’ mayor model doesn’t guarantee racial justice
Some cities with strong, executive mayors have many of the problems Portland's Charter Commission is seeking to solve.
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