May 15, 2017
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Sewer waiver ordinance clears 1st reading
Measure would allow bills to be stopped for up to 6 months
Portland City Council approved an ordinance on first reading Monday to waive sewer fees for users whose property cannot be used following first, floods, wind or other “act of God.”
Meeting contentious again
Council members, mayor at odds over handling of employees
Another city council meeting turned contentious during a discussion about the handling of personnel issues.
Facade funds OK’d for business
Reclaiming Design will get new second-floor windows
A downtown Portland business will get some help with new windows. During back-to-back meetings Thursday morning, Portland Historic Preservation Commission and Portland Facade Committee approved a certificate of appropriateness for new windows on the north side of Reclaiming Design and agreed to cover half of the cost of cutting the openings.
New leases are approved
Agreements updated for resource center tenants
Updated lease agreements have been approved for the organizations that rent space from the city at Community Resource Center. Portland Board of Works approved the agreements during its meeting Wednesday.
Potential updates discussed
Plan commission members indicate trust for in-house process
Portland Plan Commission seems more inclined to update local zoning ordinances in-house rather than hiring a consultant.
Process paused
Board will give commission time to work on plan for building
Local officials made clear that something needs to be done about the former Hunt’s building. But demolition is not imminent, yet.
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