Portland City Council
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau resigns to take job in Biden administration
The District 2 councilor was previously a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign in Maine. His new position will be in the Department of Energy.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland council again grapples with local mask mandate
If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Doubts about plan for Maine’s first local mask mandate lead Portland council to delay vote
Businesses opposed the proposal and some councilors questioned whether a mandate would work without regional or state buy-in.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Portland seeks input on pandemic relief funding
Mayor Kate Snyder says Monday's forum will help the City Council set priorities for about $14 million of the $46 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding the city expects to receive.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Portland council supports mask mandate, but pushes vote back until next week
At a workshop Wednesday, councilors expressed support for requiring everyone 2 and older to wear masks in all public indoor settings.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Race is on for Portland council, school board seats
There are no incumbent councilors running, but three school board members are looking for another term.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Portland council decides to offer competing shelter proposals to voters
The council's measure seeks to outmaneuver a citizen initiative to limit the size of new emergency shelters, which could block the city's plan to build a 200-bed shelter in Riverside.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Portland council declares limited emergency due to rise in COVID cases
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Portland reconsiders plan to resume in-person meetings as COVID-19 reemerges
The mayor says that holding in-person meetings doesn't make much sense because Portland will keep City Hall closed for most in-person business.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Portland Charter Commission hears competing views at first hearing
The 12-member commission will have a year to draft recommendations to present to voters for final approval.
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