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A new bill would allow the state to convey the three empty facilities in Biddeford, Sanford and York to local housing authorities for their own redevelopment projects.
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Advocates for the measure say they believe the law could reduce the stigma associated with manufactured and mobile homes and allow more Mainers to achieve homeownership for the first time.
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At least three towns in Maine had initiatives on Tuesday's ballot that would have paved the way for more affordable and workforce housing in their communities. But voters in Cumberland and Kingfield soundly rejected those plans.
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As Maine seeks solutions to an ongoing affordable housing crisis, some developers are seeking new space in historic mills and office buildings. But renovation costs have skyrocketed, and so the projects must rely, in part, on a state tax credit that's designed to make the numbers work.
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After years of searching for a developer to transform under-utilized retail space, the town of Kittery will demolish one of its outlet malls along Route 1 to make room for about 100 new apartments.
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Part of the money will help support asylum seekers, which is likely to encounter opposition from Republican lawmakers.
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GOP lawmakers are increasingly critical of the tens of millions spent to house asylum seekers but have yet to offer concrete alternative solutions.
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Phoenix Flats, a 45-unit apartment building in Portland, took about $16 million, roughly a dozen funding sources and four years to complete.
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The buildings, at the former Naval Air Station, will house around 125 people.
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Affordable housing developers say a lack of state elevator inspectors is stalling progress on nearly-completed projects.