The Kennebunk Select Board and Planning Board met last week to discuss the town’s housing needs moving forward. This year, the town released three action plans: a Climate Action Plan, an Economic Development Plan, and a Housing Needs Plan. Chris Osterrieder, Kennebunk Town Engineer, said the Housing Needs Plan identifies where the gaps in housing […]
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Portland City Council pauses hotel development, trying to address affordable housing
The council on Monday passed a 180-day moratorium, starting in a month, while a panel studies whether hoteliers are shouldering enough responsibility to build affordable housing.
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Portland families saddened by closure of Boys & Girls Club programs
When the closures were announced in August, families were told their kids could attend after-school programming at the club’s central location on Cumberland Avenue, but some families have opted not to.
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Windham affordable housing project moves one step forward
The town of Windham seeks to build affordable housing on the site of a former school. Recently, a new tax district was established to help them collect the funds needed.
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After 3 years, retailers finally open on ground floor of South Portland affordable housing
A Middle Eastern restaurant and a Jamaican grocery store are helping create a walkable, village feel in Thornton Heights.
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Neighbors push back on affordable housing plan in Portland’s Nason’s Corner
Officials want a developer to turn 1125 Brighton Ave. into an affordable housing development to help meet the city’s desperate need for housing. Nearby residents are vowing to fight it.
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Yarmouth’s affordable housing charter amendment widens focus
The Town Council voted to amend the charter to target households in a wider range of income.
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New Sandpiper apartments bring eco-friendly living to Brunswick Landing
The $18 million project, described as an “eco-house” and spearheaded by property developer Dave Holman, came to fruition this summer and was celebrated last Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new building.
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Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
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Brunswick mobile home residents close deal to buy their park
Residents finalized the purchase of their park, Linnhaven Mobile Home Center, on Thursday — just under a year after the former owner gave notice to the tenants that he intended to sell. The process, two residents say, was a culmination of community effort and resources found in Brunswick and through the state.