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Don’t forget the city sold 4 Bayside lots that would have been ideal for a new shelter literally months before beginning the search for a shelter location.
City Hall is bought. ... See MoreSee Less
1 day ago ·
We all love Portland. We all believe the city should remain a place-to-be for ALL people. Questions A-E address affordability, equity and sustainability. Questions C, D and E specifically help tenants seeking good housing in neighborhoods... and, sure, landlords who want reliable tenants who share that affinity for Portland. ... See MoreSee Less
4 days ago ·
Portland does need more housing, on the peninsula and off the peninsula. More long-term rentals add to that community feeling our city's neighborhoods have a rep for, a rep that's made Portland a place-to-be. ... See MoreSee Less
4 days ago ·
AirBnB's costs outweigh the benefits in cities and towns. Question E puts reasonable limits, especially non-owner-occupied buildings, on short-term rentals.
files.epi.org/pdf/157766.pdf ... See MoreSee Less
5 days ago ·
Just to be clear about this: Portland Homeowners and Tenants Coalition, the group opposed to reasonable limitations on short-term rentals in our city -- Question E -- is a PAC founded by AirBNB.
mainebeacon.com/airbnb-national-realtors-group-launch-pacs-to-oppose-portland-referenda/ ... See MoreSee Less
5 days ago ·
Raising the minimum wage, which is what Question A does, is good economic policy. $1 additional to every low-wage worker translates to $1.21 in economic activity.
ips-dc.org/wall_street_bonuses_and_the_minimum_wage/ ... See MoreSee Less
6 days ago ·
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
If you don’t want more people to endure sleeping outside this winter, email planningboard@portlandmaine.gov and ask them to approve the Preble Street conditional use application.
The only thing standing between 40 human beings and warmth, safety, food, and professional social work services this winter is permission from the City of Portland to convert a Preble Street day shelter into a 24/7 Wellness Shelter.
Preble Street is on the agenda of the City of Portland Planning Board THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 for its conditional use application to turn the site of the Resource Center into a new, best practice 24/7 Wellness Shelter, like the highly successful shelter we operated at the University of Southern Maine Sullivan Gym over the summer. Each person will have their own bed and will work with a professional caseworker toward housing and other individual goals.
The building is owned by Preble Street, zoned to allow for emergency shelter, and has sheltered 75 people regularly for many years when Preble Street donated this facility to the City of Portland as its overflow space for the Oxford Street Shelter.
Thank you for lending your voice to ensure more people have warmth and safety this winter and beyond! ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago ·
We stand with Black P.O.W.E.R.
#blacklivesmatter
Original tweet is here: twitter.com/BLMPortlandMe/status/1291027101278183426?s=20 ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago ·
We will vote in Sandra Bland's honor #TheyCantWeCan
www.voteintheirhonor.com/posters/sandra-bland ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago ·
Today is George Floyd's birthday. George Floyd would be 47 years-old today.
We will vote in George Floyd's honor #TheyCantWeCan ... See MoreSee Less
1 week ago ·