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The Portland Museum of Art has been trying to get permission to do this for months, but museum leaders were met with pushback from Greater Portland Landmarks.
More than 50 people spoke on both sides of the issue at a meeting Monday to decide whether the Portland Museum of Art can raze the former Children's Museum as part of its expansion plans.
By coincidence, the six-month anniversary of the Oct. 25 Lewiston shootings fell in the middle of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
The proposed spending plan cuts fewer positions but maintains the 6.85% tax increase under Superintendent Ryan Scallon's $161 million proposal through cost savings and by tapping into reserves.
Portland Superintendent Ryan Scallon is proposing a $161 million budget that raises taxes 6.85%.