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Waterville Planning Board endorses rezoning part of College Avenue to allow more housing
Board votes Tuesday night to recommend the City Council rezone part of College Avenue to allow for apartment development.
Waterville board to consider request to rezone part of College Avenue to allow apartments
The recommendation comes as the city’s newly formed Housing Committee is being charged with assessing what officials say is a housing crisis in the city.
Waterville sets special meeting to vote on employee bonuses
The City Council is scheduled to meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. Monday. Those wanting to tune in can watch the meeting through a link on the city’s website — www.waterville-me.gov.
Housing crisis continues, but modest gains seen in Waterville, elsewhere, according to homeless advocates
A virtual forum this week on homelessness was the third and final in a series addressing the intractable issues making homelessness a chronic problem.
Strategy shifts as advocates work to give shelter to Maine’s homeless
A virtual forum this week discussed how the focus now is on finding housing for people before addressing their medical, mental health and other needs.
Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
Homeownership not among pandemic’s major economic casualties in Maine
Foreclosures are creeping back up since a pandemic-related federal moratorium ended, but experts say a drastic spike is unlikely.
Existing U.S. home sales fell in August; price growth slows
It’s the latest sign the housing market is cooling as intense competition leaves many would-be buyers on the sidelines.
Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium
Forcing people from their homes causes economic harm and exacerbates the public health crisis, supporters say.