Supporting rental and homebuying options for people of mixed income levels is of vital importance.
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Do we need to rebuild 4 schools? This crucial issue deserves closer look
Enrollments and demographics have shifted, and the $64 million bond could both burden taxpayers and impinge on other school needs.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland task force’s pesticide ordinance is full of loopholes
The draft proposal hijacks the concept of integrated pest management to serve industry allies.
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Maine Voices: Expanded deep-freezing facility would heat up local, state economy
Seafood processors and farmers would benefit from such a place with access to ships and trains.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Closed-door council meeting to focus on tension between Portland city manager and mayor
But questions are already being raised about whether the discussion should be held in public.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Stephanie Hatzenbeuhler resigns from Portland school board
Hatzenbuehler will step down in September, just shy of the end of her first three-year term on the board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Housing crunch can reward bad landlords
A recent incident in Portland shows how tenants too poor to complain are easy prey.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland councilors hear from 10 groups vying for Bayside parcels
They also hear from members of the public, who urge them to pick proposals that support affordable housing on city-owned land.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Speakers at hearing urge Portland councilors to ban pesticides but differ on best approach
More than two dozen people voice support for banning the use of pesticides in Portland, but they split over whether to back a measure adopted by South Portland or one drafted by a city task force.
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Portland reaffirms commitment to fight climate change
The City Council approves resolutions backing the Paris climate accord and calling on Congress to assess a new fee on fossil fuels.