PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 28, 2023
City councilors addressed residents’ concerns Tuesday over possible proposals to ban gasoline-powered lawn equipment and adopt a pay-as-you-throw trash collection program. City officials also clarified for the first time that a proposed ban wouldn’t apply to municipal or commercial operators. Mayor Kate Lewis said she supports the city’s climate action plan, but she said the economy has grown challenging for many people since the plan was adopted in 2020.