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Congress Square

Published
May 4, 2013

Letter to the editor: Park’s troubles stem from city’s neglect

Selling Congress Square Park makes economic sense (“Developers’ goal: Transform Congress Square Plaza,” April 24). The city should sell it, allowing Rockbridge Capital to build an event space there. It will increase Portland’s tax revenue, add jobs and bring in outsiders to spend money locally. This makes sense. Why stop there? The city should sell […]
Published
April 26, 2013

Our View: Plaza plan would create appealing public space

The Congress Square project merits a city panel's backing, then thorough public review.
Published
April 24, 2013

Developers’ goal: Transform Congress Square Plaza

Renovators of a nearby hotel now want to turn city-owned space into an event center and a smaller, friendlier park.
Published
April 24, 2013

Hotel promises ‘balance’ in proposed Portland park design

Developers want to buy a portion of Congress Square Plaza from the city and turn it into an 'event center.'
Published
April 17, 2013

Developer again eyes Congress Square Plaza

The park near the Eastland Hotel is linked to an 'event center' plan; critics say preserve and upgrade it instead.

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Published
April 16, 2013

Another View: Congress Square Park should not be sold for development

A plan to turn a public space into a private one could lead to sales of other public assets.
Published
April 6, 2013

Letters to the editor: Kneejerk NIMBY stance slows growth

The proposed east-west highway is drawing a lot of concern from residents whose towns or townships may be along the route. This is typical of any improvement proposed in Maine to help the business environment. These towns need the state’s financial backing to fund essentials within their communities, so by resisting business improvements such as […]
Published
March 15, 2013

Letters to the editor: Newspaper reinforces bias against park

Despite a large and diverse crowd of people who expressed their disapproval of the move to sell Congress Square Plaza to a private corporation last August, for some unknown reason the four members of the City Council’s Housing and Community Development Committee continue to negotiate with this corporation. This is a very disturbing example of […]
Published
February 13, 2013

Friends striving to save Congress Square Plaza

The group launches a petition drive against the sale of the public park to a private hotel developer.
Published
August 10, 2012

Back to the drawing board for Eastland Park Hotel

The owner starts over with its plan for a ballroom after a city panel turns down its proposal to use a public park.