PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 17, 2024
The Portland City Council voted Monday to fund a long-awaited project to clear sediment from the city’s working waterfront after more than a decade of planning and delays. The city will spend $4 million from tax increment financing to clear built up sediment and improve boat access to commercial piers. The buildup has made the harbor shallower. Some piers are now partly surrounded by exposed mud and silt at low tide, preventing boats from reaching piers to tie up or to load and unload. It will be the first time that parts of the harbor have been dredged in more than 70 years.