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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    For Westbrook park plan, cleanup takes first priority A four-story building with retail, office and residential space is the leading contender for Saccarappa Park. By ANN S. KIM Staff Writer July 2, 2007 City officials are hoping the redevelopment of Saccarappa Park can begin in the...
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    Whoops, sorry Patrick, for some reason I thought you were thinking of the Gateway at Scarborough. :oops:
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    Yeah the Gateway at Scarborough has been unanimously approved by the planning board! According to the local paper it will include 438,000 sq. feet of retail/commercial/office space with a 200 room hotel and will also contain that Cabela's store which we've been hearing about for a while. The...
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    Northern New England News

    Business park not imminent, residents told Reader Comments (below) By DENNIS HOEY, Staff Writer Friday, February 9, 2007 BRUNSWICK - A panel of town officials told residents on Thursday night that the community is a long way from allowing development of a business park on a large...
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    Portland Traffic Topic

    "Congress street is the main thoroughfare for portland, the state's largest city, and these rich folks in stroudwater expect the city to change it for them, creating an inconveniance for thousands, while only a few hundred will benefit. That is extremely selfish. It is even more perplexing why...
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    Northern New England News

    Not all that surprising: Maine home sales fall in 2006 By The Associated Press wire report January 26, 2007 02:04 PM The association, which tracks sales of homes by licensed real estate agents, said 13,359 single-family homes were sold in Maine last year, down 7.2 percent from 2005. The...
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    Portland, ME smokes your hometown, kmp1284

    It sure has been entertaining listening to you people comparing Portland to other small cities! :lol: Anyway, here's a list of all the awards and rankings Portland has received recently, in case you're interested: http://www.aroundmaine.com/07/portmag/ratings/default.asp
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    Northern New England News

    Very interesting indeed! But when has Maine's average income climbed up to the national average? :?
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    Northern New England News

    I also think the idea of spreading out bars across the city is quite dumb; it will just spread the drunks and troublemakers to other parts of the city. I heard a few months ago on these boards that Burlington, Vt doesn't have a curfew on when bars should close- maybe Portland could try...
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    Northern New England News

    What I can't stand are all these people having a celebration about New England trailing the country in growth. One guy (who posted after Patrick copied the article) even went as far as to say that New England should secede from the rest of the country! These people should be careful what they...
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    Northern New England News

    Panel recommends $250 million bond for R&D funding By SUSAN M. COVER, Blethen Maine News Service Friday, December 1, 2006 AUGUSTA - A legislative committee took what it called a bold move Thursday when members decided to recommend a $250 million bond over five years to support research and...
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    this should have happened!

    Wow, its been a long time since I've written anything on these boards (2 months) but anyway, I think Portlanders were not only concerned about having to pay for upgrades in South Portland, but were also reluctant to give up local control of their government. Yeah, it would have been a pain in...
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    Young people leaving NH, Maine

    Smuttynose wrote: "I wish the politicians had an appreciation for what a big problem this is. Around here all the rage is 62+ developments, b/c the thinking is they don't have kids that will attend the schools and send property taxes up. Well that's just great, but once all the companies close...
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    Portland

    Just to add on to what Patrick said I heard that one of the reasons why Mainers' incomes are rising is because this state has a very high percentage of people who work more than one job in order to make ends meet since high paying employers are trying to excape this state's anti-business...
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    Perfect! Something in Portland 10 stories finally has a chance of being built! I'm not keeping my hopes up too much but the court ruling is definitely a step in the right direction. And yes the time and temp building is 477 Cong. Street.

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