Friends of Congress Square Park v. City of Portland

[¶ 1] The City of Portland appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Wheeler, J.), pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80B, ordering the City to issue petition forms for a citizens’ initiative submitted by Friends of Congress Square Park and four Portland residents 1 to amend the City’s land bank ordinance. Because the proposed amendments are legislative, we conclude that the citizens’ initiative powers extend to them, and we affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] In August of 2012, the City entered into negotiations to sell a portion of Congress Square Park, an…