City News Round Up: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Meetings & Agendas
Please check our agenda center for the full schedule of upcoming Council, Committees, Boards, and Commission meetings, and to view agendas, backup materials, and videos from past meetings. Read a recap of the December 15 City Council meeting. The next City Council meeting is Monday, January 5, at 5:00 PM.

Upcoming Office Closures

• Portland City Hall and City offices will be closed for the New Year holiday Thursday, January 1, 2026. 
• On Friday, January 9, City Hall will be closed to the public for a planned system upgrade of our Tyler Technologies software. Staff will still be working and accessible via phone and email. We are excited to debut these system enhancements to serve you better! All functions should be operational on Monday, January 12. 

Public Works Updates

• Holiday Trash + Recycling Collection Changes - With the holidays falling mid-week, please be aware of the changes to the trash and recycling collection schedule. Additional questions can be directed to solidwaste@portlandmaine.gov.
• NO collection on New Year's Day, Thursday, 1/1/26: The make-up collection will be on SATURDAY, 1/3/26.⁠
• TreeCycling will be ongoing January 1-31! Curbside tree collection will also take place for two weeks, January 5-19. Read the full details.  
• Find holiday recycling tips on our website.

Maine Coast Fishermen Fundraiser
In the wake of Friday's fire, Maine Coast Fishermen has set up a fundraiser to help support the fishing businesses impacted by the 3-alarm fire on Custom House Wharf. All donations minus processing fees from online platforms will go to support those affected by the fire. Please visit their fundraising page if you would like to donate.

Winter Recreation Reminders and Snowmaking at Payson Park
A fantastic new partnership with Portland Nordic has brought snowmaking to Payson Park! Don’t forget, you can view real-time condition updates for Portland's 5 skating ponds and 3 sledding hills on our Skating, Sledding, and XC Skiing Conditions Map! Visit and bookmark our Winter Recreation webpage for all the details. Frozen Funk is coming soon on Saturday, January 17 - save the date!. Read the latest Parks newsletter for more updates.

Reminder: Winter Storm Operations Information
Please visit and bookmark our Winter Operations webpage to find the full winter storm operations information and reminders! The fastest way to receive parking ban notifications is to sign up for our city alerts; you can choose to receive these via email and/or text message. The Department of Public Works cares for more than 560 lane miles of road, and the City’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department cares for more than 100 miles of sidewalks during and following snowstorms.