Portland City Council
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Our View: Portland voters send clear message on charter
Candidates backing fundamental change swept the races for the city’s new Charter Commission.
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Portland council approves shelter moratorium in Bayside
The moratorium is intended to give the council time to finish drafting a new annual licensing program for emergency shelters in the city. It does not affect existing shelters or services.
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
Portland adopts $212 million city budget, restoring some pandemic cuts
The approval came the night before voters head to the polls to vote on the Board of Public Education's $125.5 million budget.
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PublishedJune 4, 2021
Maine Voices: Powerful mayor will undermine representative democracy in Portland
Let’s elect to the Charter Commission candidates with open minds, a readiness to learn and support for a government that will work best for the greatest number of people.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Portland City Council delays action on temporary shelter ban in Bayside
A decision on the proposed shelter moratorium will have to wait 2 more weeks after the council fell 1 vote shy of the 7 votes needed to pass it as an emergency order.
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PublishedMay 15, 2021
Maine Voices: As need for shelters in Portland grows, so does resistance to them
It’s a lot easier to stop things than it is to create solutions – but it helps neither people experiencing homelessness nor the community at large.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Supporters urge Portland councilors to support full school budget proposal
The school budget hearing comes after the council's Finance Committee voted last week to require the Portland Board of Public Education to reduce its proposed $5.3 million increase by $1.5 million.
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PublishedApril 30, 2021
City Council committee seeks $1.48 million cut in Portland school budget
One member of the finance committee who voted in favor of the reduction apologized for her vote Friday as school board members expressed disappointment with the decision.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Portland council receives recommendations for racial equity
A 65-page report from the Racial Equity Steering Committee, appointed in response to last summer's protests demanding racial justice, contains a range of recommendations for policing, mental health, housing, employment and even street names.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Portland manager’s budget begins to restore pandemic cuts
With the help of federal recovery funds, City Manager Jon Jennings' proposed budget would decrease the municipal portion of the property tax rate, though taxes may slightly increase because of school spending.
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