Cumberland’s Drowne Road proposal may not be perfect, but it attempts to address a problem that will affect us all in the future.
affordable housing
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Affordable housing fight builds to a head in Cumberland
An affluent town will decide next month on the fate of a 107-unit development that supporters say is sorely needed. Detractors say it will have an outsized impact on taxes.
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19th century homestead demolished to make way for Norway housing cooperative
The Whitman Street property, vacant and crumbling for the last several years, will be redeveloped as a 12-18 unit affordable housing cooperative.
Posted inTimes Record
Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine hosts art auction for affordable housing
Bath-based Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine is hosting the third annual Love to Build Art Auction from Feb. 14-24. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction will be spent on local affordable housing solutions in southern Midcoast. “Construction of a new Habitat home in 2012 cost Habitat about $85,000,” Adam Lacher, Habitat […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth takes first step toward a workforce housing project
The Falmouth Town Council votes to solicit proposals for a development on Marshall Drive.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Times Record
Local lawmaker’s bill to encourage mobile homes in Maine advances
State Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, proposed a bill that would allow mobile homes on single-family lots.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Report in hand, Cape Elizabeth council takes reins on affordable housing
Councilors will begin work to set goals and enact strategies to meet them based on the housing committee’s recommendations.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Lawmakers considering proposal for state board to permit affordable housing
The bill from Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, would give developers proposing affordable housing in areas identified for growth an alternative pathway to having their projects approved.
Posted inTimes Record
Lawmaker planning affordable housing development in Brunswick
Rep. Cheryl Golek, who represents Harpswell and part of Brunswick, plans to build a 14-unit apartment building in Cook’s Corner.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick accepting developer applications for $1M affordable housing fund
The Brunswick Town Council recently established an Affordable Housing Support Fund in an attempt to ease the housing crunch.