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PublishedMarch 11, 2023
Maine Voices: Proposed project will be a change for the better in Bayside
Speak up Tuesday in favor of a mixed-use walkable neighborhood that includes about 200 units of much-needed affordable housing near parks, trails, schools, supermarkets and more.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Maine Voices: Speak up early and often about 800-unit Bayside development
There are a lot of justifiable concerns about the proposal; Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting is a good place to air them.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Commentary: End homelessness and welcome asylum seekers – Maine can do both
State and federal leaders should come together to establish an effective asylum seeker resettlement program.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Maine Voices: Lack of oversight in Portland has led to a city without direction
We’re in urgent need of real leadership, real coordination and real deadlines. I’m counting on elected officials to push past the power struggles.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Commentary: Portland’s leaders must begin taking urgent steps to protect our city
The new council is voted in next week. Let’s hope that, to start, they robustly enforce and fund what has been passed by the people.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Commentary: Existing council-manager format is best for Portland
In our view, this form of governance reduces the potential for corruption, guards against authoritarian populism and increases the likelihood of efficiency and fairness.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Mayor Snyder: Portland residents deserve a better process – let’s start by voting ‘no’
When an elected body oversees professionals employed to carry out the everyday work of municipal government, representative democracy is realized.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Maine Voices: Landlords are not passive tools of ‘the economy.’ Vote yes on Portland’s Question C.
The ballot question on tenant protections defends vulnerable people from the speculative ‘free market’ and the whims of landlords.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Portland is divided as November election approaches, mayor says in annual address
The city had made progress in COVID-19 recovery, housing and homelessness, but tensions are high as voters prepare to weigh major changes to city government this fall, Mayor Kate Snyder said.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Here are the editorial board’s endorsements on Portland’s 13 ballot questions
Questions on the Nov. 8 ballot cover everything from short-term rentals to a ‘strong mayor.’ How did we get here?
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