Author: Portland Post

The Portland City Council voted 7-2 Monday to approve a $15 million plan to expand and improve the city’s Eastern Promenade waterfront park, adding new public spaces, improved boat access, and enhanced facilities along the Casco Bay shoreline. The project, which has been in development since 2023, will add approximately three acres of new parkland, including a redesigned boat launch area, a waterfront pavilion for community events, a children’s playground with ocean views, and a network of accessible walking paths connecting to the existing Eastern Promenade Trail. “The Eastern Prom is one of Portland’s greatest treasures, and this plan makes…

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