PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 27, 2025
A developer plans to build two three-story apartment buildings along Talbot School Road. The project, Belfort Landing, would dramatically affect Belfort Street, a quiet residential cul-de-sac behind the site. The new buildings at the height of a four-story structure would tower over nearby one- and two-story homes and drastically altering the site’s drainage. The consequences are negligent and reckless. When my basement floods, who will be held accountable? A project that knowingly increases the risk of flooding should never move forward without serious, enforceable redesign. ~ Erica Berry, Portland