Mayor Kate Snyder will lead the committee, which will include three city councilors.
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Toxic politics taking its toll on Portland’s public servants
The tension that has been building in recent years between an energized, aggressive progressive movement and more moderate city officials seems to have spiked in the last week.
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Bill Nemitz: Warning to those on Portland’s payroll: Keep your criticisms to yourself
A school principal exercised her right to free speech – or so she thought.
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Advocates of smaller shelters say their referendum could force Portland to shrink its current plan
A lawyer for opponents of the city’s planned 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton threatens a lawsuit if city officials say that referendum votes can’t scale back the plan.
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Competition fierce for an at-large seat on Portland City Council
All four candidates cite voters’ worries about the city’s increasing lack of affordability, especially in housing.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Charter Commission needs to narrow its focus
The charter is the constitution of the city, and reconfiguring the structure of local government should be at the center of the commission’s discussions.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland considers raising pay for some city jobs to address staffing shortages
City Manager Jon Jennings says, ‘There’s no waiting for the next budget cycle,’ with the city struggling to fill vacant positions in health care, child care and public works.
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Portland council takes first steps in search for a new city manager
Mayor Kate Snyder said that she will assemble a committee of councilors to lay out the search process, and that councilors could name an interim manager early next month.
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Portland Planning Board to vote on proposed 200-bed homeless shelter
Final approval could allow the city to avoid a citizen referendum meant to derail it – opponents say they will evaluate their legal options.
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Jon Jennings selected as next city manager of Clearwater, Fla.
Jennings, who was named Portland’s city manager in 2015, said he is excited to begin negotiations in Clearwater but sad to be ‘possibly leaving Portland city staff.’