To see all scheduled City Committee Meetings visit the Calendar.

Public Notice - Willard Beach ramp, stone walls & stairs

Public Hearing Notice:  Marine Construction Permit - Fore Points Marina, 1 Marina Way 

• AARP Tax-Aide Assistance:  Please call 207-518-8579 to schedule an appointment.
• Statement Issued by the South Portland Police Department (Dated June 1, 2020)
• Resolve #17-19/20 - Proclamation Condemning Racism
• Resolve #4-20/21 - Condemning Acts of Hate toward LGBTQ+ community
• Resolve #7-20/21 - Recognizing Black History Month 2021
• Resolve #9-20/21 - Condemning Acts of Hate and Violence toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Resolve #29-20/21 - Proclamation recognizing Memorial Day.
  
• Resolve #30-20/21 - Resolve recognizing Juneteenth in the City of South Portland. 

To see all scheduled City Committee Meetings visit the Calendar

City Council meetings, School Board meetings, and Planning Board meetings,
and certain City committee meetings will continue to be live-streamed and available online
via SPC-TV and on local cable broadcast. 

Meeting Agendas For the Week of:  June 21, 2021
 

The following meetings will be held remotely ONLY via Zoom, not in-person.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN & PARTICIPATE IN REMOTE MEETINGS

06-21  Willard Beach Master Plan Committee
06-21  Conservation Commission
06-22  Board of Health/SPHRC - Combined Meeting
06-22  City Council Meeting - (PDF) (Join Meeting)
06-23  Skatepark Committee
06-23  South Portland Housing Authority
06-23  Planning Board
06-24  Human Rights Commission

  

Members  of the South Portland City Council and South Portland Human Rights Commission will be gathering on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 8:00am at South Portland City Hall, 25 Cottage Road, for purpose of raising the Juneteeth flag on the City Hall flag pole.

Answers to Questions asked at City Council Meeting (June 1, 2021): 

 How many trees were estimated by staff to be saved by adding this new position?

Staff did not calculate the impact of the Tree Protection ordinance and it would be nearly impossible to do so. There is no baseline data on the amount of tree-cutting in the City annually. Even a labor-intensive review of past Planning Board site plans would yield a poor picture because only recently has the City begun to require tree info on such plans. It also would not include anything outside of the purview of the Planning Dept, such as items that receive Code Enforcement approval. Over the past four months, the Planning Director indicates his office has been able to successfully protect “many trees” in the site review process under existing regulations but this ordinance would make that process much more clear and objective.

 How many trees per year has the City planted?

According to Parks & Rec Director Karl Coughlin, over the past five years, the City has planted 262 trees, not including the Beach Plums and Pitch Pines recently planted at the Willard Beach entrance. This also does not include the hundreds of Black Walnut, Norway Spruce, and White Spruce bare root seedlings that we handed out during Arbor Week 2020 in conjunction with the Maine Forest Service.