Any future improvements to the ordinance, to make it easier for tenants and landlords, should occur through a transparent, City Council-initiated revision process.
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Portland City Council confirms Danielle West as city manager
West, who has served as interim manager since November 2021, was approved unanimously Monday night.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s unsafe homeless encampment cannot stand
The city should consider, among other options, introducing a managed cluster of temporary housing with sanitation stations and storage units.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Proposed project will be a change for the better in Bayside
Speak up Tuesday in favor of a mixed-use walkable neighborhood that includes about 200 units of much-needed affordable housing near parks, trails, schools, supermarkets and more.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Speak up early and often about 800-unit Bayside development
There are a lot of justifiable concerns about the proposal; Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting is a good place to air them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: End homelessness and welcome asylum seekers – Maine can do both
State and federal leaders should come together to establish an effective asylum seeker resettlement program.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lack of oversight in Portland has led to a city without direction
We’re in urgent need of real leadership, real coordination and real deadlines. I’m counting on elected officials to push past the power struggles.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Portland’s leaders must begin taking urgent steps to protect our city
The new council is voted in next week. Let’s hope that, to start, they robustly enforce and fund what has been passed by the people.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Existing council-manager format is best for Portland
In our view, this form of governance reduces the potential for corruption, guards against authoritarian populism and increases the likelihood of efficiency and fairness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mayor Snyder: Portland residents deserve a better process – let’s start by voting ‘no’
When an elected body oversees professionals employed to carry out the everyday work of municipal government, representative democracy is realized.