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Affordable housing

Published
July 14, 2023

Maine Voices: No walls are high enough to keep out people desperate for a safe place

Instead of wasting precious time trying to shut today’s refugees out, we can prepare for them in a way that could benefit all of us.
Published
July 10, 2023

Kennebunk Savings Bank plans to donate land for affordable housing

If a contract zone is approved by Kennebunk voters, Avesta Housing will build 70 units of affordable housing for older residents near the bank's operations center on Alewive Park Road.
Published
July 9, 2023

They couldn’t find an apartment in Portland. So they got a bus.

But after two years, it hasn't been the adventurous solution Jeremy and Taylor Michelson had imagined. Their home has been idled outside a U-Haul facility, racking up thousands of dollars in parking tickets.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine Voices: Don’t tell me we can’t effectively tackle the housing crisis

The contrast between ‘high-end’ development and city encampments seems as stark to me as that between the present day and the Second World War.
Published
July 9, 2023

Hospital to housing: Former site of Northern Light Mercy nears a rebirth

The 82-year-old building in Portland's West End will soon see new life and help fill a critical need in the city.

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Published
July 1, 2023

Waterville mill redevelopment plan on hold as developer grapples with construction costs, financing

It Is not clear when the more than $30 million project will resume to transform the former Lockwood-Duchess Mill building closest to the Ticonic Bridge into affordable apartments and space for commercial and retail uses.
Published
July 1, 2023

Maine Voices: Rent control laws do not build rental housing in Portland

Instead, consider more stringent regulation of Airbnbs, more investment in public housing and changing land use codes to allow more low- and moderate-income housing.
Published
June 26, 2023

Lincoln County commissioners allocate ARPA funds for affordable housing
Published
June 26, 2023

Portland could become home to the state’s first affordable housing for older LGBTQ+ adults

The proposed building at 25 Casco St. would feature 55 units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.
Published
June 21, 2023

Brunswick approves new affordable housing rules amid ‘crisis’

Brunswick officials approved an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires new housing developments with more than 15 rental units to have at least 15% set aside for affordable housing.