The project passed by a wide margin Monday and now the developers who want to build on Weston Avenue are awaiting approval by MaineHousing on a financing package.
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Affordable housing crisis creates another barrier for Maine college students
Limited student housing and high rents are leaving students scrambling to find a place to live before school starts.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board votes to approve Seton housing plan change
The board on Tuesday gave its OK to a modification of plans to convert the former Seton Hospital on Chase Avenue into 67 apartments, with the cost to rent those apartments based on area median income.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to consider revision to housing plan for former Seton Hospital
Work already underway at 90-acre site along Chase Avenue, with plans calling for construction of 67 apartments.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Response to housing crisis must not steamroll Maine’s shot at prosperity
Our state should avoid top-down regulatory responses that stifle local economies.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Wherever they call home, older Mainers deserve to safely age in place
Sunday is National Seniors Day, as good a time as any to learn about the many organizations advocating for our older residents.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
As housing crunch persists, central Maine leaders chip away at problem one project at a time
Several efforts are underway in Augusta and Waterville to provide more affordable housing options, but until then the two cities together are short of such housing by more than 1,800 units.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Short-term rental proposal shortsighted on islands, elsewhere
The story of my cottage on Peaks is the story of countless island, lake, hunting and fishing cabins all over Maine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Multiple proposals in development could help address Augusta-area housing shortage, authorities say
The city’s Planning Board approved an Augusta Housing Authority proposal for 32 new apartments off Bangor Street and will soon take up a proposal for a 38-unit building on Western Avenue.
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Affordable housing, shelter space coming to Farmington through federal funds
Western Maine Community Action was awarded nearly $7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two properties to affordable housing and emergency shelter for housing-insecure people.