PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 9, 2023
Port Property Management has bought numerous properties in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood and plans to build more than 800 housing units. If eventually approved, this will lock the entire project into city ordinance, though the developer would still be able to propose future zoning changes if they can garner City Council support. The five-phase implementation would include seven new five- to 10-story buildings, the demolition of a popular bakery and just 28,000 square feet of ground-level retail space to serve over 800 units of housing, centered on a street, where bikes and pedestrians have right of way over vehicles. I urge anyone who cares about Portland’s future to submit written comment ASAP, or offer a three-minute verbal statement during the remote Planning Board meeting, which starts at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. ~ Jim Hall, Bayside neighborhood, Portland