affordable housing
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
‘I’ll move now:’ Public opposed to proposed Freeport development despite firm’s promise of responsible building
The development, still in the earliest planning stages, proposes 329 single-family houses, 60 apartment units in five buildings and 140 homes in 70 duplex buildings and eight commercial lots off Desert and Old County Road.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Maine Voices: Asset building key to breaking cycle of poverty
Often-overlooked housing programs and models can help working poor Maine families build the equity they need to weather financial storms.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2020
Commentary: Question C would be a bad new deal for affordable housing in Portland
The ordinance would put at risk hundreds of units currently in the pipeline, rewrite the rules and ultimately worsen the crisis.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Commentary: Voting ‘yes’ on Portland’s Question C is the most rational choice
A Green New Deal for Portland will encourage affordable-housing development by requiring sustainability practices that would slow warming.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2020
Maine Voices: Democratic Party heading in the wrong direction on immigration
The party’s platform is centered on a selective application of law enforcement that looks a lot like ‘openish’ borders.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Affordable housing group opposes Portland’s ‘Green New Deal’
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition says the local referendum measure would worsen the city's affordable housing crisis.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Maine provides another $10 million to rent relief program
The new funding will allow renters to apply for assistance from the Maine Housing Authority through the end of September, and it will be the final allocation unless more federal funding becomes available.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
South Portland council rejects tree-saving development moratorium
A majority of city councilors said they want to preserve open space and trees but don't believe a moratorium is necessary.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Our View: Cumberland County should reconsider vote on homeless shelter
Officials need to work together to get through problems caused by COVID-19.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2020
Our View: Help should be there when survivors of domestic violence need it
The coronavirus crisis is stressing a system that didn't have enough resources to begin with.
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