It would be the first use of the mayor’s veto power since the position was created in 2010.
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After emotional debate, Portland council eliminates position for mayor’s assistant
Councilors vote 6-3 to drop the job in the next fiscal-year budget, saying it has upset constituents and impeded council-mayor collaboration.
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Portland landowner agrees to remove tiny homes from Bayside, pays fine
He’d hoped to rent out the houses that sat on trailers that he’d set up without permits in a Bayside parking lot.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
City on brink of huge mistake: Cold-storage facility far bigger than needed
Certainly a solution can be found that avoids scarring the landscape of Portland’s valued western waterfront.
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Portland council may eliminate mayor’s assistant post, but not without a fight
Political supporters of Mayor Ethan Strimling are mobilizing to resist a proposal to cut the position from the budget when the council meets Monday.
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Vision for Portland’s Eastern Waterfront coming to life
A series of proposals for a park, marina and buildings would turn under-used space into an active urban area.
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Amid hiring crunch, Portland police offer $10,000 signing bonus
The police department says it wants to fill 10 officer positions and four dispatcher jobs before the start of the next police academy class in August.
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Maine Voices: Portland waterfront receives mixed grades on 30-year report card
Thirty years after the historic vote, we need to take nonmarine pressure off of the city’s working waterfront.
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Portland councilors put off any discussion of pay raise for mayor
Mayor Ethan Strimling asks city councilors Thursday to have any salary adjustment not take effect until the next mayor takes office.
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Greg Kesich: There must be method to Strimling’s pay raise madness
He wouldn’t bring that up while backing a school bond that calls for raising taxes, because that would be a sign he lacks political sense.