Peaks Island Council update:

Portland ReCode Presentation recording

ReCode is the Portland Planning Department’s multi-year project to update the city’s land use code— the first comprehensive rewrite in over 50 years. The project will affect every facet of life in our city from housing and development to conservation and environmentalism to transportation and pedestrian issues.

At our March meeting, staff from the Planning Department gave a wonderful and thorough presentation on the ongoing work of ReCode and its implications for Peaks Island. The recording can be found on our public Google drive here. We highly recommend watching if you missed the meeting!

Housing Committee

In response to concerns raised in our 2020-2021 island-wide PIC Priorities Survey, we have established a Housing Committee. This committee will be chaired by Councilor Natasha Markov-Riss.

The Housing Committee seeks to make year-round Peaks Island living more accessible to individuals and families of low and middle income, while contributing to the inclusivity and vitality of our community.

Those interested in joining this newly-formed committee should contact nmriss@portlandmaine.gov.

City of Portland Blood Drive

The U.S. is currently facing a severe blood & platelet shortage, so the City of Portland is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at Merrill Auditorium.

Drive Date: Wednesday, April 20
Drive Times: 9 am to 2 pm
Contact: 207-808-5435
Sign up here.

Check your spam!

Our last email list update landed in a lot of junk mail folders. That’s likely because it was sent from our new email pic@portlandmaine.gov. We’ve switched back to our old gmail address for this month’s mailing to be safe.

But please add pic@portlandmaine.gov to your contacts or search your spam/junk folders and mark the email as not junk!