Portland-area governance, housing and local services under scrutiny

Portland’s winter warming shelter at 166 Riverside Parkway is targeting a Dec. 15 opening, and the city has begun an 18-month comprehensive-planning process. Councilors are nearing a decision on the proposed Amtrak station relocation, with a Dec. 21 vote expected; the Geoffrey Rice settlement, family resource hub, Franklin Towers displacement and South Portland benzene monitoring remain active.