Press Herald, UNE to host 2023 Portland mayoral debate
The newspaper is partnering with the University of New England to host an Oct. 3 debate with all five mayoral candidates.
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The newspaper is partnering with the University of New England to host an Oct. 3 debate with all five mayoral candidates.
The council floated proposals including increased police presence, sanctioned camping, and expanding city shelter capacity.
At a workshop Thursday on the encampments crisis, the city council floated proposals including increased police presence, sanctioned camping and expanding city shelter capacity.
The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved in 2015 in an effort to make the area safer for bicyclists and pedestrians while creating space to build housing.
Candidates using the program approved by voters last fall say it has complicated timelines, burdensome paperwork and an all-cash or check system that doesn't keep up with the times.