MAINE PUBLIC • January 29, 2025
After nearly a year of debate, the Portland planning board has approved plans for a jetport parking expansion. The plans call for the paving of new surface lots to accommodate a growing number of air travelers parking for longer periods of time. All told, the project would add a net total of 265 new parking spaces. Nearby residents and planning board members had expressed concerns about the project's environmental impacts on nearby wetlands and trees that provide a buffer between the airport and the surrounding neighborhood.