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Public comments: coalition urges rethink of Jetport parking; residents back Black Travel Maine; calls for tax valuation transparency and clarification on Baron
Summary
Public commenters on June 2 urged Portland City Council to rethink an airport surface-parking plan, supported Black Travel Maine, sought greater property-valuation transparency and criticized aspects of a housing RFP process.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the June 2 Portland City Council meeting to raise a range of community concerns, from airport parking and inclusive tourism to tax-assessment transparency and housing procurement.
Joey Brunell urged the council to “re‑examine how the Jet Port is developing” and to consider alternatives to the current plan for a new surface parking lot. Brunell, speaking as an individual and representing a nascent coalition that includes the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, Portland Climate Action Team, Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Portland Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Stroudwater Village Association and Libbytown Neighborhood Association, said the group “are not opposed to jet port development” but object to…
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