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PORTSMOUTH – City Manager Sam Sutherland has formally asked the council to approve legislation for the placement of a proposed levy in the City of Po

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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth City Council will be back in session for the first time this month Monday, again considering a lease agreement, salary increa

Increased demolition, abatement budget requested for code enforcement By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Determinations for when to demolish homes beyond repair like these often comes down to costs said Code Enforcement Officer Andy Gedeon. Increased that budget to $150,000 would allow for more demolitions to take place. ​ PORTSMOUTH — A drive through Portsmouth reveals many condemned homes, some awaiting the decision of a teardown in the sum of thousands of dollars. Many of these...

‘The time has come’: City WTP to be demolished in 2025 By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — When it comes to getting water to the city and a fair share of county residents, the Portsmouth Water Treatment Plant has held that responsibility for more than 70 years. On Wednesday, the Daily Times joined Director of Water Filtration and City Manager Sam Sutherland in a tour of the facility just east of the New Boston Walmart. “I know it might be hard to see, but there ar...

Friends of Greenlawn speaks before City Council By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH- Four years ago this week, the Friends of Greenlawn Cemetery Foundation approached Portsmouth City Council with the idea of a public-private agreement. On Monday, Debbie Gambill spoke before the council during the City Manager’s session to update them on its progress in maintaining one of what she called the oldest operating cemeteries in the Midwest. “We thought it was a lot for any city ...

City considering building a new code enforcement division By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — To boost its response to code enforcement matters in the city, CE officer Andy Gedeon and City Engineer Nathan Prosch proposed multiple changes to the department before Portsmouth City Council Monday. In the past few weeks, Gedeon, Prosch, City Manager Sam Sutherland, and City Solicitor John Haas have been discussing what can be done to improve the department’s abilities. “As...

Portsmouth PD makes its case for Lenco Medcat By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH- Last week’s Portsmouth City Council session found divergent voices in regards to the need for an armored vehicle to be used by the city’s police department. 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne has opposed the purchase of a Lenco Medcat as it reemerged last month, voting against during the City Manager’s session on April 26 and in first reading on May 10 after originally attempting to table the...

Dunne ‘outraged’ by Lenco Medcat purchase reattempt By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — Conversations surrounding the purchase of an armored vehicle for the Portsmouth Police Department again proved to be a contested matter during Monday night’s city council session. Once again making it to council’s agenda despite objections from 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne, the funding and necessity for the Lenco Medcat– a tactical automobile suited for SWAT or EMS teams wi...

Lenco Medcat back on council agenda By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH — One piece of legislation will be making its way back to first reading on May 10, just four months after Portsmouth City Council failed to pass it. With grant funding being the issue last time, City Manager Sam Sutherland said on Monday that he and the Portsmouth Police Department sorted through city finances and came out with a potential solution. “It was discussed heavily that council would like to...