PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — Portland’s finance committee reviewed the city manager’s recommendations for the city’s capital improvement plan.
That’s the budget for capital needs this year and in the future.
It is also a financing plan for public improvement projects that require significant investment of money for the city.
One of the issues that was discussed was three million dollars for improvements to Portland schools.
The city’s finance director, Brandon O’Connell, says it’s money that’s needed to keep Portland students warm, safe, and dry.
“Heating and cooling of their spaces, keeping mold and leaks out with some roof replacements, ADA accessibility, masonry work, and new windows to keep the spaces dry,” O’Connell listed.
The larger plan also calls for about a one million dollar investment in the Portland Public Library.
