The Brunswick Town Council, which also approved a new housing development support fund Monday evening, will use the extended development pause to consider zoning changes as a solution to the area’s housing shortage.
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Biden aims to cut homelessness 25% by 2025
The 100-plus-page plan, which officials said includes input from communities around the country and feedback from hundreds of unhoused people, comes as homelessness in the nation reaches crisis levels.
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‘Our courtrooms aren’t big enough’: Tenants take the last, desperate step to avoid eviction
Mainers increasingly risk losing their housing at a time when shelters are strained and experts say nearly half the state’s tenants are paying too much for rent.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
A vote for the PRICE program is a vote for an important, targeted solution to the housing crisis in Maine and nationally.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Big issues await legislators in new session, starting with heating Mainers’ homes
When it begins work this week, the 131st Legislature will dig into its first big test: a bipartisan deal on energy relief.
Posted inLocal & State, News
End of rental assistance program hinders agencies’ ability to help those facing homelessness
The Opportunity Alliance is still trying to help hundreds of renters and temporary hotel guests who are losing federal rental assistance just as winter arrives.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Legislative leaders vow to tackle housing crisis
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate say the state’s housing crisis, coupled with the loss of federal funding for rental assistance, must be a priority for the incoming Legislature.
Posted inLocal & State
Coalition of towns hopes to raise money to house asylum seekers
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is trying to fundraise $2 million for a 200-unit transitional housing community.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick to buy land for $4 million, preventing controversial housing development
Backed by both housing and environmental advocates, the Brunswick Town Council Monday approved a nearly $4 million land purchase that could affect the town’s landscape for decades to come.