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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work
The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2022
Maine Voices: Stop shutting new residents out of our state
Life in Maine is a blessing, but it’s not a privilege to be granted by those who grasp a vision of the past that never was.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Let the homebuyer wannabes beware
It is worth noting that once someone buys a home, they seem bound and determined to make it more difficult for others to do the same.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Maine Voices: State needs more say on large, controversial projects
A procedural roadmap for us exists in 19 other states, which have established an option to conduct their own environmental analysis of big projects.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
More than a hill of beans: Roux developer seeks zoning for 16- to 17-story building
The institute wants zoning changes to allow large residential high-rise on the former B&M Baked Beans property.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Our View: Portland developer puts community before condos
Kevin Bunker sets a good example by building housing for homeless women who are dealing with substance use disorder.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Portland International Jetport pursues $4.5 million property deal
The airport plans to buy a 4.5-acre valet service parking lot from its current owner and restart the business, which closed during the pandemic.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
Jim Fossel: Don’t let NIMBYs block progress
Around Maine, selfish local objections stand in the way of much-needed infrastructure, energy and affordable-housing proposals.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Maine Voices: All Mainers face unfairly inflating property tax burdens
In light of unforeseen and ongoing change, it is long overdue for Augusta to seek to reform this system.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Our View: Maine’s housing shortage is not a local issue
A new commission will look into the ways that local control of land-use policy limits the ability of working people to find affordable homes.
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