PORTLAND (AP) — The head of a Portland charter school vows to open as scheduled in three weeks even though the building has failed inspection.
Citing a half-dozen building code violations, city building inspectors have refused to issue a certificate of occupancy to 54 York St., the home of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science scheduled to open Sept. 4 with 135 high school-age students.
Executive Director Carl Stasio says most of the problems are relatively minor and easy to fix.
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