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Votes at a glance: Portland council approves eviction-resolution, emergency operations updates, licensing and naming measures
Summary
At its February session the Portland City Council passed a series of routine and emergency orders, including a nonbinding resolution urging the governor to pause evictions, emergency operations plan adoption, MDOT maintenance agreements, catering licenses, and the renaming of Kiwanis Pool.
Portland, Maine — The Portland City Council’s meeting included several formal votes. Highlights and outcomes:
- Resolve 8 25 26 (eviction moratorium request): Passed unanimously. The nonbinding resolution asks Governor Janet Mills to enact a temporary stay on residential evictions and to consider rental assistance and legal protections for tenants.
- Resolve 7 25 26 (litigation signatory): Passed. The council ratified earlier executive-session direction authorizing the mayor to sign on as a signatory to coordinated litigation related to immigration-enforcement…
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