Adams School Property Reuse Committee

Welcome to the Virtual Town Hall where the members of
the Munjoy Hill Community can express their vision for
the future of the Marada Adams Community School.

A committee has been appointed by District 1 City
Councilor Will Gorham ( 774-0768 or
wgorham@portlandmaine.gov ) to recommend the future
use of the school building & land. The transfer of the
school to the City is expected to be final in December
2006 and a then a decision on the future use is
expected to take place in January 2007.

The Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization
( www.munjoyhill.org )
will conduct a community vision workshop at it's
quarterly meeting in early October 2006.

BLOG: www.adamscommunityvision.blogspot.com

Portland City Council - 2005-2006
www.portlandmaine.gov/citycou.htm

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
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Order 46-06/07 Order Transferring Control of Adams
School to City of (Tab 18) Portland Establishing the
Adams School Property Reuse Committee – Co-Sponsored
by Mayor James I. Cohen and Councilor William R.
Gorham.

This Order returns control of the Adams School back to
the City from the Portland School Department on
December 31, 2006. Under State law the Council has to
vote to accept control of the school.

Once the Council has accepted the transfer of control,
and the effective date has been reached, the City
Council can use the property or dispose of it in the
same manner applicable to other municipally owned
property.

To guide the Council in this decision about the future
use or disposition of the school property, the Order
sets up a committee that will make a recommendation to
the Council on or before January 15, 2007, and
appoints the following people to that committee to
serve until the committee is disbanded.

Kenneth Bailey
Richard D’Entremont
Cynthia Fitzgerald
Matthew Thayer
Justina Marcisso
Daniel Haley
John Noble III

Five affirmative votes are required