The city will increase property tax assessments on land in neighborhoods near the water to meet a legal requirement for fair assessments based on market values.
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Electrical fire destroys vacant South Portland restaurant
Firefighters battled the blaze at the former Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse for more than two hours.
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Southern Maine Transit Tracker seeking feedback on its tracking system
Riders are being asked to evaluate the company’s public bus system. The ferry system is scheduled to start this summer.
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Ex-employee admits to stealing thousands from South Portland Housing Authority
Prosecutors say Jamie Hussey of Gorham embezzled $91,577 from the agency. She now faces as much as 10 years in prison.
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South Portland’s 2017-18 budget proposal calls for $1.6 million more in taxes
New City Manager Scott Morelli says low tax increases put South Portland ahead of most other service center communities in Maine.
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Head of state’s Long Creek youth correctional facility resigns
Jeffrey D. Merrill II, who was put on administrative leave Wednesday, tendered his resignation over the weekend, according to Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick.
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In a first for Maine, Scarborough and South Portland will start collecting food waste
Pilot programs will test an idea that officials say is the next big phase for municipal recycling because it involves almost 28 percent of household trash in the state.
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Elementary schools now factoring into South Portland middle school project
Officials may try to address needs at other buildings as part of the work, including one scenario that calls for sending fifth-graders to a consolidated middle school if one is built.
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South Portland asks pipeline company for data to back up tax abatement request
City Assessor Jim Thomas is seeking dozens of documents to support Portland Pipe Line Corp.’s claim that its properties are ‘substantially overvalued.’
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Group backing South Portland’s Clear Skies ordinance gives city $10,000
Protect South Portland says it has raised more than $11,000 to help the city with a court case that has already cost it more than $1 million.