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Portland Playbook – April 6, 2026
Portland Meetings April 6 (5:00 PM)-City Council Executive Session to review Manager’s contract, Zoom Only April 8 (5:00 PM)-Land Bank Commission, 212 Canco Rd., Suite A April 8 (5:00 PM)-Sustainability and Transportation Committee, Zoom Only April 8 (6:00 PM)-Social...
Portland Playbook – March 23, 2026
March 23, 2026 Portland Meetings March 23 (Tonight 5:00 PM) – Council workshop on community survey March 24 (4:30 PM, Hybrid)/Room 24) - Planning Board: Music Venues (Live Nation) March 25 (5:00 PM) - Remote Rent Board March 26 (5:00 PM) – First Joint Finance...
Portland Schools Seek $5.9M in Capital Projects as Budget Season Begins
As Portland prepares for its annual budget season, the city’s school department has proposed nearly $6 million in capital improvements aimed largely at keeping aging buildings operational, while officials also confront the potential loss of millions in state education...
Portland Playbook – March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026 Portland Meetings March 10: Board of Assessment Review at 3:00 PM via Zoom March 10: Planning Board Meeting at 4:30 PM, Room 24 (Basement Level of City Hall) March 10: Remote HHS and Public Safety Meeting Agenda at 5:30 PM March 11th: Board of...
What Happened to Housing After Portland’s Green New Deal?
What Happened to Housing After Portland’s Green New Deal? A Closer Look at Inclusionary Zoning By Together Portland Portland’s housing debate is often passionate. But behind the yard signs, public hearings, and crowded council chambers lies a quieter question: Did the...
Who Pays for Portland? City Weighs PILOT Plan as Tax Debate Reaches Nonprofits
PORTLAND, Maine — Confronted with rising property values, growing municipal costs, and persistent concern from homeowners about tax bills, leaders in Portland are once again examining a question that surfaces in many service-heavy cities: Should large tax-exempt...
Portland City Council’s Controversial Vote: Pay Raises Amid Tax Hikes and Rainy-Day Fund Raids
By Together Portland The Portland City Council concluded its budget talks amid various funding challenges, including those related to the homeless shelter, school budget, and potential tax increases. Councilor Phillips proposed a budget amendment to boost the annual...
Portland’s Vacant Storefront Ordinance Raises New Questions About Investment, Enforcement, and the Future of Downtown
By Together Portland Staff PORTLAND — On a recent weekday morning, Commercial Street hummed with the usual rhythms of autumn in Maine’s largest city: delivery trucks unloading at the waterfront, tourists with coffee cups snapping photos of Casco Bay, and office...
Maine Turnpike Authority Announces Forest Avenue Bridge Repairs and Community Meeting
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) will undertake necessary repairs to the Forest Avenue Bridge at mile marker 50 in Portland to address deterioration in the bridge decks. The bridge remains safe for travel; these repairs are an important part of...
Homelessness and Encampments, A Look Back—What Has the Portland City Council Been Doing for the Last Few Years?
By Together Portland Portland-For more than three years, Portland has been consumed by the crisis of unsheltered homelessness and addition. Once tucked away in hidden corners of parks or vacant lots, sprawling tent encampments emerged during the summers of 2022...