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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Our View: Auburn leads in housing development
The city and its Republican mayor show that lowering housing costs through zoning reform doesn’t have to be a partisan battle.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Waterville City Council to reconsider Highwood Street housing request
City councilors are scheduled to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to reconsider a vote to rezone 8 Highwood St. so the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter can develop it into housing for seniors, disabled adults with families and emergency units for the homeless.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Waterville board to consider rezoning request for former Sacred Heart church property
The Waterville Planning Board on Tuesday is scheduled to consider rezoning a former office building on Highwood Street that the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter wants to use for apartments.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Commentary: There’s a bipartisan understanding that we need to act to solve Maine’s housing crisis
L.D. 2003 can satisfy those who advocate for affordable housing and those who support private property rights, say Speaker Ryan Fecteau and Rep. Amy Arata.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Waterville council votes to spend $343,000 on ambulance and equipment
Fire Chief Shawn Esler told city councilors Tuesday that there's a need for a third ambulance, explaining that there was a dramatic increase in calls for ambulance service in the first three months of the year as compared to the same period last year.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Waterville addresses increasing COVID-19 numbers among city staff
From September through November, about one in 18 city employees who took COVID-19 tests was positive for the virus, according to officials.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Augusta’s parking requirements hinder housing development, official says
City's restrictions on mobile homes and parks could also be obstacle to creation of new affordable housing at a time when more is needed.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
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.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
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.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
Our View: Local zoning drives high housing costs around Maine
Municipal officials don’t have to answer to the people who can’t afford to live in their community.
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