Grow Maine's Food Economy!

When yard eight was an active railroad classification point on the water front The West End neighborhood constantly complained about the noise and idle locomotives

As a business operator in South Portland for over twenty years, this is a huge win for the entire region.

West End Resident 23 May Street

I live in South Portland, but work and play in Portland. I support the continued revival of the Port of Portland.

I'm a West End property and business owner and I support the rezone of the western waterfront.

I"m a Portland property owner and tax payer and I fully support this development.

Keep the Port in Portland - this is a key piece of infrastr Dye for the whole state

I would like to see further development on the Portland waterfront, such as the proposed cold storage project. This will enhance Maine food service shipping opportunities and make Portland a destination stop for inbound refrigerated product.

Portland's greatest commercial asset is its port. The citizens and private corporations have made significant investment to advance and modernize Portland's intermodal transportation system. Cold Storage space has become the limiting factor, holding back further development and economic benefits for Portland and the region. There will always be a compromise with those desiring to protecting the current aesthetic of a quiet port. Quiet ports do not generate jobs, tax revenue, economic resilience, or increased property values. Working, modern ports do.

Great project. The City and the State need it badly. Good commerce is critical to our society.

This will be a key part of our cold chain for Maine farmers to reach national markets.

A cold storage warehouse in Portland will create jobs and a vibrant working waterfront--keeping the 'Port' in Portland that both locals and tourists love.

It is time for the City of Portland to support jobs and economic development of the waterfront before it is too late.

This is the kind of economic development southern Maine needs.

This will be great for the Port,

It is unfortunate some folks in the west end may lose their view of the working waterfront on Fore River, however we cannot lose this opportunity to maintain and hopefully grow the working waterfront. Along with providing opportunities for other local business, this project will put Mainers to work for many years.

Maine must invest in its already vibrant maritime industry and employment for the future. Fisheries is an established marine use and without appropriate storage in an international market condition that demands frozen product the industry will become less competitive and put at risk. As with offshore wind, will we again fail to make the required investment to build our future?

This project will benefit the port of Portland and the State of Maine!

Good for the city and good for the state. Just do it!

This project will support and enhance the working waterfront.