Mayor· 2023-12-04 - 2027-12-01
Mark Dion
Portland
About
Mark Dion's platform centers on addressing homelessness, enhancing public safety as a law-and-order candidate, and improving vital community services such as detox facilities and pedestrian safety. His campaign emphasized practical human connections and municipal leadership to tackle urban challenges in Portland.
Campaign promises (2)
- public-safetyMayor Mark Dion is stepping up efforts to address homelessness and public safety issues in Portland.Related votes
- public-safetyMayor Dion has focused his hopes on improving detox services and pedestrian safety in the city.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 53
- Total speaking time
- 9:04:53
- Avg per meeting
- 10:17
- Segments
- 9775
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Boyd/Cumberland Affordable Housing TIF
TIF and credit enhancement tools shift future tax increment toward affordable housing development.
Lambert Woods North Funding Gap
$375,000 from the housing trust fund.
Jewel Box bus shelter deaccessioned
Proposed new construction at 101 & 105 Winter Street
Unknown — details of the proposal's scale and cost weren't provided.
City-Trelawny Tenants Union-landlord settlement agreement
Repayment funds go to tenants who were overcharged rent.
New apartment building at 43 St. Lawrence Street
Seven new condos on Munjoy Hill could add housing stock, though no sale prices or tax figures were provided.
63 affordable apartments proposed at 41 Ashmont Street
Adds 63 affordable housing units to the city's supply; development costs not stated.
Glimpse sculpture relocation at the Jetport
Relocation, storage, and reinstallation costs will be paid by the Jetport parking expansion project, not the art committee.
Hope Acts Hope House Rehabilitation Funding
Reduces the housing trust fund's available commitment balance to roughly $2.1 million.
Inclusionary Zoning policy review
Changes to the IZ requirement could shift housing costs between developers and future tenants; nothing has been decided.
New condominium building in Munjoy Hill Historic District
A private residential construction project on a vacant lot — no direct city cost.
Family shelter relocation to 353 Cumberland Avenue
$13.95M capital (possibly via $10M in bonds, ~$890K/year debt service for 20 years) plus ~$1.5M more per year in operating costs.
Permitting performance and customer service
CDBG funding for development activities — amounts not yet recorded.
202 Woodford Street Affordable Housing TIF Amendment
Preserves up to 30 years of TIF revenue for the housing project that would otherwise have been shortened by construction delays.
Future of Expo Center campus and Police Department
Police Department project funded through last year's CIP; total project costs not stated.
Seven-unit apartment building on Munjoy Hill
Portland House (340 Eastern Promenade) open space sale
Sale price unknown pending the association's appraisal and survey.
64 Pine Street expansion from nine to twelve units
About $558,000 flowing to the city's housing trust, plus more tax revenue from three additional units.
Social Housing Program and Final Report
The report outlines financing through municipal bonds, with the city's current general obligation limit at $10 million before referendum approval is required.
Fish Pier facility conditions and projects
Repair or replacement costs for the deteriorated pier structure are not yet determined but are expected to be substantial.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Dion was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.