Portland mayoral candidates take the debate stage
Five candidates have qualified for the November 2023 ballot
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Five candidates have qualified for the November 2023 ballot
The intertwined housing affordability and homelessness crises defined the debate co-hosted by the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday evening.
The newspaper is partnering with the University of New England to host an Oct. 3 debate with all five mayoral candidates.
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.
The council will vote on the proposal on Sept. 18.