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State Rep. Christopher Kessler is sponsoring a bill that would add a fee to short-term rentals and vacation homes that are vacant more than six months of the year to help fund affordable housing programs. Kessler’s district includes parts of Scarborough and South Portland, where in Thornton Heights, an affordable housing development seen at right is being built across from motels that frequently are used as housing for the homeless.
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Some Maine lawmakers want to impose new fees on wealthier property owners who own vacation homes or operate short-term rentals and use that additional revenue to increase affordable housing.
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Portland City Councilors look to regulate third-party food delivery apps Sean Stackhouse
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After dozens of Portland-area businesses expressed frustration over being placed on third-party food delivery apps, Portland City Councilors are looking to create new regulations for the services. It prioritizes our local businesses and people want to see that right now, said Portland City Councilor Andrew Zarro. Zarro is working alongside Councilor Pious Ali to draft a proposed ordinance for the city which will look to regulate the apps. The menu they have to list on their website. is not relevant whatsoever to the menu I have right now, said the owner of Portland restaurant A&C Grocery Joe Fournier.
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Portland accepts $125,000 in donations for city parks
Private groups raised and donated money to expand a skatepark in Libbytown, improve the small boat launch at the East End Beach and launch a new Youth Corps parks program for underserved youth.
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Portland councilors accepted over $125,000 in private donations for parks projects, including $85,000 to expand a skateboard park in Libbytown, $20,000 to begin a summer youth service program and $20,000 to expand a small boat launch at East End Beach.
Although the skatepark project received the largest donation, city staff and councilors were most enthusiastic about the $20,000 donation from the Portland Parks Conservancy to begin a Youth Corps, which aims to provide training and service opportunities to underserved youth through a summer work program in the city’s parks and open spaces.