Portland housing crisis
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine Voices: Special zoning is only 1 piece of puzzle to solve Portland’s affordable-housing crisis
The city should also encourage off-peninsula development and consider different sources of public funding.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Commentary: We need to look at nontraditional solutions for Portland housing
The livability that has been the hallmark of Portland for many years requires a creative approach.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Maine Voices: City’s initial effort to protect character of Munjoy Hill is failing
Despite a moratorium and zoning modifications, there has been no reduction in the flow of demolitions and construction of oversized condominiums on the Hill.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2018
Portland City Councilor Batson: New York, other cities offer lessons for solving homelessness
They simply do not have the same effective outcomes working in a large, warehouse-style shelter model.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2018
Maine Voices: Affordable housing saves lives and saves the community money
We need resources for housing, health care and treatment for mental health and substance use disorder.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Another View: Critic of Portland short-term rentals falls far short of the mark
Hosts are part of the local economy and don't deserve all the blame for a complex affordable-housing crisis.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Maine Voices: Short-term rentals the root cause of Portland’s housing dilemma
They are antithetical to the long-term interests of the city, and unfair to residential homeowners.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2018
Major Portland subdivision moves forward after neighbors drop lawsuit to save farmland
The development on the 55-acre tract once known as Camelot Farm will include as many as 95 single-family homes and 25 townhouses.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Portland city councilor: Slow down and reconsider Brighton Avenue shelter
The single-shelter model is so intensely location-sensitive that it is not the best plan for the city.
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PublishedApril 7, 2018
Maine Voices: Let’s not forget the people who made Portland what it is today
Developers have slowly priced the residents of Munjoy Hill out of their apartments and homes.
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