PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 13, 2025
A large piece of land near the Presumpscot River Preserve has sat empty for years. Save for a couple of trails, the parcel is green and untouched. Members of the Portland Land Bank Commission are hoping it will stay that way. On Wednesday, the commission unanimously recommended spending up to $400,000 to help the nonprofit Trust for Public Land make an offer on the 13.3-acre parcel off Hope Avenue. The land is being auctioned after a plan to build 54 housing units fell through.