Earlier this week, I learned that Maine has a budget surplus of $265 million. Today, I learned that multiple shelters throughout the state are facing a budget shortfall on the order of $4 million.
With rents rising and homeless encampments appearing all over the state, it should be a no-brainer for the state to use its surplus to keep shelters open this year and beyond.
Emily Eschner
Portland
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