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The 2025 Annual Business Awards Ceremony will be held at the South Portland High School on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Recipients will be announced in early January 2026. Join us for a night of fun and community as we recognize standout businesses in our community.  There will be a social hour followed by award presentations. All South Portland residents and members of the business community are welcome to attend this free event.

RSVP here and visit the Business Awards Page to learn more about this event!

Stay engaged with your City Council! Here’s how:

• Attend a Council meeting – Meetings are posted on the City Calendar. City Council meetings and workshops are held at 6:30 PM (with the exception of special meetings and executive sessions) in City Hall Council Chambers, unless otherwise noted. Members of the public have up to 3 minutes to comment on each agenda item. During business meetings, community members may also speak during each of the two citizen discussion periods on any item on or off the agenda. An individual must speak on a unique topic or topics during each 3-minute comment. For example, if you would like to comment on an agenda item, you should make your comment when this item comes up during the meeting. If you would then also like to comment during one or both citizen discussion periods, your comments each time must be on separate topics.
• View meeting agendas – Agendas are regularly posted by 4:30 PM the Thursday prior to a meeting. Access these via the “Agendas & Minutes” button on the City’s website home page, or directly via the following link to BoardDocs (the City’s agenda management platform): https://go.boarddocs.com/me/sport/Board.nsf/Public
• Watch a Council meeting live – Watch a live stream of Council meetings on Spectrum Cable Channel 2 or online at https://bit.ly/SPCTV_Live
• Watch a past Council meeting – Watch meeting recordings on the SPC-TV Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/spctv. The video is typically available online within two days of the meeting. Click the “cc” icon on the player to enable closed captions.
• View a Council meeting transcript – To view the auto-generated transcript of a Council meeting on the SPC-TV Vimeo channel, click on the transcript icon on the player. From here you can search the transcript and navigate to a specific part of the video. You can also download the full transcript by clicking the download icon under the video title.
• Subscribe to City Council News – Sign up to get Council Meeting summaries and more emailed to your inbox: www.southportland.gov/signup

Would you like to reach out to City Council about an issue that matters to you? Councilors’ contact information is posted at: southportland.gov/citycouncil

❄️ WINTER PLOWING SEASON REMINDERS ❄️

We're sharing this reminder of the city's winter parking and snow-removal rules to help keep our roads and sidewalks safe and accessible.

Citywide Parking Ban

The overnight the winter parking ban is currently IN EFFECT from 12 AM to 6 AM. Details here: southportland.gov/winterparkingban

Additional emergency daytime parking bans may be called, depending on the weather. These will be posted on social media and via our website. Get parking ban email alerts by signing up for public notices, updates and alerts.

Do you have a question about the city's winter snow removal operations or winter parking ban? Get info in the FAQ.

Public Parking Lots Available

If you need a place to park during the ban, designated public lots are available for overnight parking. Please use these lots to avoid tickets or towing. Parking Lots at Waterman Drive, the boat launch, and Willow Street are available. Those parked in public lots must remove their vehicles within 24 hours after the end of a storm (when precipitation ends).

Vehicles Blocking Plowing Will Be Towed

Per ordinance Sec. 15-217, any vehicle hindering plowing may be towed at the owner’s expense to allow crews to safely clear the roads.

Don’t Plow Snow Into Sidewalks or the City Right-of-Way

Ordinance Sec. 23-12 prohibits placing snow or ice onto public streets, sidewalks, or property across the street. This includes snow pushed by contractors—property owners are responsible for their contractor’s actions.

Remove Items From the Right-of-Way

Please remove any items from the city right-of-way so plow crews can work safely and efficiently. If you are unsure where the boundaries are, contact Public Works. The city shall not be liable for damages to structures left in the public right-of-way (Code of Ordinances, ch. 23, sec. 23-11).

Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up During Snow Events

Casella, the company we contract with for garbage and recyling collection, determines whether its regular pick-up schedule will be disrupted due to a storm. If they notify us of a change, Public Works will post on its Facebook page.

For full details, visit:

• Winter Parking Ban Info

• FAQ

• Winter Operations Guide (PDF)

Thank you for helping keep South Portland safe this winter! 

Check out our new newsflash series featuring accurate, factual information from the City that dispels misinformation about topics that are important to you.

Stay connected as together we pursue a new chapter for the former Mahoney School as a city services and cultural hub, and revitalize our public safety headquarters.

The City ranks #17 in the country on Fortune Magazine's list of Best Places to Live for Families. This is the second time in just a few years that South Portland has made the list.

Watch live and recorded City Council meetings, select Board & Committee meetings, videos of community events, and more from SPC-TV.

How is the City preparing for climate change? What steps is the City taking to make South Portland a more resilient community? What are the City's plans to recover from the January 2024 storms that destroyed the former fishing shacks? Visit the City's new Coastal Resilience page for the most up-to-date information about the City's efforts.