The seat is currently held by Victoria Pelletier, who is not running for a second term. All but one of the five candidates have never held public office.
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Candidates for Portland City Council District 1 seat look to housing, transit as top issues
Sarah Michniewicz, Bayside Neighborhood Association president, and Todd Morse, founder of the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, are vying for the seat being vacated by Anna Trevorrow.
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Portland City Council votes to allow changes to Fitzpatrick Stadium, despite public outcry
Hearts of Pine, the city’s new professional soccer team, needs to make changes to the stadium to abide by league rules, but many from the Portland High School community fear they will lose access to the field.
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Portland City Council votes to restore two-way traffic on State and High streets
In a unanimous vote, the council voted to transform the streets as part of a larger project in coordination with the Maine Department of Transportation.
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Portland City Council to vote on making State and High streets run both ways
After decades of carrying single-direction traffic, State and High streets could be transformed into two-way roads again.
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Portland City Council examines proposed zoning overhaul that could reshape housing across city
The council met Monday to consider, for the first time, the proposed zoning changes that city staff have been working on for years.
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What is social housing, and why does a Portland city councilor think it could help solve the housing crisis?
Portland City Councilor Kate Sykes ran with social housing at the center of her platform and has mentioned it for months around City Hall. Now she’s hoping to put together a task force to try to explore getting the program off the ground.
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Portland leaders say Israel divestment vote was symbolic, but it has divided the community
When the Portland City Council voted 2 weeks ago to divest in companies doing business in Israel, some in the city’s Jewish community said they felt blindsided because they only learned about it hours before.
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Portland City Council OKs $1 million loan for child care expansion, affordable housing project
Youth and Family Outreach plans to double the number of its child care slots to 110 and build 48 affordable and 12 market-rate apartments. The proposal, which received the council’s unanimous support, also calls for tearing down a 175-year-old chapel.
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Portland City Council panel endorses plan for two-way State and High streets
Though the move signals progress on the long-considered conversion, project overseer Jeremiah Bartlett said, ‘We’re much closer to the beginning of this than we are the end.’