Portland City Council
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PublishedMay 15, 2021
Maine Voices: As need for shelters in Portland grows, so does resistance to them
It’s a lot easier to stop things than it is to create solutions – but it helps neither people experiencing homelessness nor the community at large.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Supporters urge Portland councilors to support full school budget proposal
The school budget hearing comes after the council's Finance Committee voted last week to require the Portland Board of Public Education to reduce its proposed $5.3 million increase by $1.5 million.
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PublishedApril 30, 2021
City Council committee seeks $1.48 million cut in Portland school budget
One member of the finance committee who voted in favor of the reduction apologized for her vote Friday as school board members expressed disappointment with the decision.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Portland council receives recommendations for racial equity
A 65-page report from the Racial Equity Steering Committee, appointed in response to last summer's protests demanding racial justice, contains a range of recommendations for policing, mental health, housing, employment and even street names.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Portland manager’s budget begins to restore pandemic cuts
With the help of federal recovery funds, City Manager Jon Jennings' proposed budget would decrease the municipal portion of the property tax rate, though taxes may slightly increase because of school spending.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
In a reversal, Portland council narrowly approves Munjoy Hill Historic District
The 5-4 vote came more than 2 months after the council rejected the same proposal, and City Councilor Andrew Zarro, who initially opposed the plan, asked to reconsider it.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Internet outage prompts Portland council to reconsider Munjoy Hill historic district next week
Monday's widespread outage interrupted the council's online meeting, prompting the move to reschedule for April 12.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
Commentary: Portland has chance to get it right, OK Munjoy Hill Historic District
The proposal will not prevent change, but in conjunction with land-use tools already approved by the City Council, it will help to manage and guide ongoing growth.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
Review of city’s needle exchange program continues
The health and human services committee will hold a workshop on the program's 1-for-1 exchange model Thursday.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
Portland racial equity panel makes first recommendations
Recommendations include setting up a city racial equity department and giving more power to the citizens panel that reviews internal investigations at the police department.
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