homelessness
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Developers backing Portland’s shelter plan spend $40,000 on referendum
A commercial real estate agent and a local developer have formed a ballot question committee to support Option C, which would allow the city's 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton to move forward.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Maine Observer: A memory of kindness you cannot forget
The Portland YWCA is long gone, but it was once a haven and a home for women in need.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2021
Maine Voices: Vote A for smaller shelters, better path forward for our unhoused neighbors
Portland doesn’t have to build the largest shelter north of Boston in order to provide effective services.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Man shot by Portland police says he wanted officer to kill him
Edward Hyman says he was desperate, depressed and out of options when he attempted ‘suicide by cop’ Oct. 9 outside the Preble Street Resource Center.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2021
Maine Voices: Why ‘smaller shelters’ means the status quo
If Portland's Question 1 passes, the people experiencing homelessness will have to wait years for a new planning process to bear fruit.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Group favoring smaller homeless shelters holds rally in Portland
Proponents of a referendum to limit the size of shelters in the city used World Homeless Day to spread the word about an upcoming vote.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Advocates of smaller shelters say their referendum could force Portland to shrink its current plan
A lawyer for opponents of the city's planned 208-bed homeless services center in Riverton threatens a lawsuit if city officials say that referendum votes can't scale back the plan.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Portland Planning Board to vote on proposed 200-bed homeless shelter
Final approval could allow the city to avoid a citizen referendum meant to derail it – opponents say they will evaluate their legal options.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Forum: Smaller shelters are a better fit for the homeless
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Portland shelter on track for planning approval that may foil referendum effort
If approved Sept. 14, the shelter project may be shielded from a citizens initiative in November that's meant to derail it.
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