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Board of Harbor Commissioners
The Board of Harbor Commissioners regulates navigation and commerce within Portland Harbor.
Creative Portland Corporation
The Creative Portland Corporation is a nonprofit organization created to receive donations, grants, and contributions in support of the City of Portland’s economic development efforts.
Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee
The Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee works to ensure the safety and well-being of people who are homeless in Portland.
Parks Conservancy
The Portland Parks Conservancy is a foundation in Portland that will provide support for local parks, trails and open spaces.
Peaks Island Council
This group's goal is to provide a stronger voice for residents of Peaks Island in city matters.
Portland Fish Exchange
The Portland Fish Exchange is America’s first all-display fresh fish and seafood auction, operated in Portland, Maine.
Portland Fish Pier Authority
This group aids in the managing and marketing of the Portland Fish Pier.
Portland Housing Authority
The Portland Housing Authority works to provide safe and sanitary housing to low-income Portland residents.
Public Art Program
In April 2000, the City Council established the Portland Public Art Program to preserve, restore and enhance the city’s public art collection. The Portland Public Art Program commissions art that engages with the surrounding environment to create, enrich, or reveal a sense of place, and to express the spirit, values, visions and poetry of place that collectively define Portland.
School Board
The Portland Public Schools is led by a school board of nine members all elected by popular vote.