Portland City Council
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Portland council decides not to require masks in public settings to fight COVID-19
Instead, city councilors decide to reinforce public education and outreach, encouraging everyone in the city to take steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
Jim Fossel: Some pandemic crisis measures should be permanent
Local governments in Portland and Falmouth illustrate how – and how not to – navigate the new reality.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Portland makes closures for outdoor dining permanent, eyes remake of iconic Old Port streets
City Manager Jon Jennings says his staff is recommending a project to remake Wharf and Dana streets in the Old Port using money from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Portland may turn down the volume in Bayside amid increasing noise complaints
A consultant is studying sound levels, but city officials already are eying changes to rein in the noise from outdoor music venues.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Councilor Tae Chong: Portland Public Schools shortchanging Black students, those in poverty
Progressive school leaders have taken funding away from the most vulnerable and failed to focus on the issues of Black and brown youth.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau resigns to take job in Biden administration
The District 2 councilor was previously a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign in Maine. His new position will be in the Department of Energy.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland council again grapples with local mask mandate
If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Doubts about plan for Maine’s first local mask mandate lead Portland council to delay vote
Businesses opposed the proposal and some councilors questioned whether a mandate would work without regional or state buy-in.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Portland seeks input on pandemic relief funding
Mayor Kate Snyder says Monday's forum will help the City Council set priorities for about $14 million of the $46 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding the city expects to receive.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Portland council supports mask mandate, but pushes vote back until next week
At a workshop Wednesday, councilors expressed support for requiring everyone 2 and older to wear masks in all public indoor settings.
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