City Council held a workshop on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM at the South Portland Middle School to discuss the future of the former Mahoney Middle School.
The property came into the City's possession in 2023 with the opening of the new South Portland Middle School. The City's ad hoc Facilities Committee, which was charged with assessing all of the City's facilities needs and options for addressing them, presented its final report to Council in February 2024. The report recommends that many City offices be consolidated at a renovated Mahoney building. However, the Facilities Committee was not charged with considering all of the future uses of the Mahoney property. The March 14th workshop was held to held so that City Council could hear from the public about their vision for the property.
During the workshop, Owens McCullough, Civil Engineer from Sebago Technics who was involved in the Facilities Committee process, provided an overview of the Mahoney building. City staff presented on zoning rules and development options, including guidance from the Comprehensive Plan. City Council then heard from members of the public. Consolidating City offices to Mahoney, selling the property to create affordable housing, maintaining community space in the building, and other ideas were suggested. City Council did not make a decision at this workshop and requested to continue the conversation. The video of the workshop is posted on the South Portland Community Television page.
City Council next plans to discuss the future use of Mahoney at its April 16 business meeting. City Council invites members of the community to join in the discussion about the future of this property. To be notified about future City Council meetings discussing the future of the Mahoney Middle School, sign up for City Council News and Meeting Calendar alerts.