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Article: Portland, Maine, mayor pushes for greater role in civic center plan.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2006
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Byline: Kelley Bouchard
Feb. 2--Portland Mayor James Cohen wants the city to take an active role in planning the future of the Cumberland County Civic Center. The possibilities, he said, should include renovating the arena rather than building a new one elsewhere.
Cohen has scheduled a meeting later this month with several city, county and civic center officials to begin talking about the pros and cons of the 28-year-old building and its Spring Street location. The discussions, he said, will examine the reasons why major renovations or expansions have been discounted in the past.
"Some options have been considered and rejected in the past based ...