Portsmouth City Manager Steven Carter says his focus, more than a year and a half into the job, is turning long-discussed ideas into visible progress.
“We’re an older city. We have a lot of things going on. We have great history, but we also have old infrastructure,” Carter said. “Those are some of the things you have to come in and understand before you start trying to make any major moves.”
Carter said his first short-term goal after arriving in April 2024 was to understand Portsmouth, its people, its history, and its challenges…