In wake of voters’ defeat of the Drowne Road project, it’s going to be tough to make a “meaningful dent in the affordable housing crisis,” the town council chair says.
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Cumberland voters soundly reject affordable housing project on Drowne Road
Cumberland residents overwhelmingly voted “no” in Tuesday’s referendum, 2,545 to 1,162.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland residents vote on affordable housing project
Cumberland residents took to the polls Tuesday to vote on a proposed affordable housing project to be built on Drowne Road. The Town Council voted in December to explore the option of building three 3-story buildings with 71 one-bedroom apartments, 36 of which would be reserved for seniors. There would also be 21 two-bedroom and […]
Posted inElections, Local & State
Cumberland voters reject affordable housing project
The proposal to build a $40 million, 107-unit apartment complex near the town center drew heavy turnout, with preliminary results showing the referendum failed 2,545 to 1,163.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Affordable housing is a shared responsibility
Cumberland’s Drowne Road proposal may not be perfect, but it attempts to address a problem that will affect us all in the future.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Affordable housing fight builds to a head in Cumberland
An affluent town will decide next month on the fate of a 107-unit development that supporters say is sorely needed. Detractors say it will have an outsized impact on taxes.
Posted inBusiness
19th century homestead demolished to make way for Norway housing cooperative
The Whitman Street property, vacant and crumbling for the last several years, will be redeveloped as a 12-18 unit affordable housing cooperative.
Posted inTimes Record
Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine hosts art auction for affordable housing
Bath-based Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine is hosting the third annual Love to Build Art Auction from Feb. 14-24. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction will be spent on local affordable housing solutions in southern Midcoast. “Construction of a new Habitat home in 2012 cost Habitat about $85,000,” Adam Lacher, Habitat […]
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Falmouth takes first step toward a workforce housing project
The Falmouth Town Council votes to solicit proposals for a development on Marshall Drive.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Times Record
Local lawmaker’s bill to encourage mobile homes in Maine advances
State Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, proposed a bill that would allow mobile homes on single-family lots.