Median Strip Ordinance Referral

At a glance

• What: Order 45-26/27 refers a median strip ordinance to the Sustainability and Transportation Committee. Sponsors: Mayor Dion, Councilors Grant, Michniewicz and Phillips.
• Outcome: Passed 7-1 on September 21, 2026 (Councilor Pelletier opposed; Councilor Fournier absent). Moved by Councilor Phillips, seconded by Councilor Michniewicz.
• Debate: The most debated item of the meeting. Speakers were Jane Dawson (Preble St), Cheryl Harkins (Homeless Voices for Justice) and a Portland resident, then Councilors Pelletier, Phillips, Ali, Michniewicz, Grant and Sykes, City Manager West and Mayor Dion. The minutes do not record what the ordinance would say or anyone's position.
• Next: Committee review; no date in the minutes.

Sources

• City Council minutes, September 21, 2026: https://portlandme.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=20470,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-21 - City Council

Referred to committee 7-1 after extended debate.