Housing shortage
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Guns, housing, budget among top issues as Maine Legislature starts second session
Lawmakers return to the State House on Wednesday for the start of the second regular session of the 131st Legislature.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
They couldn’t find an apartment in Portland. So they got a bus.
But after two years, it hasn't been the adventurous solution Jeremy and Taylor Michelson had imagined. Their home has been idled outside a U-Haul facility, racking up thousands of dollars in parking tickets.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Waterville Tenants’ Association holds first meeting, discusses possible answers to area’s housing crisis
Members of the tenants' association said the 63-unit housing development proposed for downtown Waterville and other projects are not going far enough to address housing insecurity and renters' concerns in the area.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
The struggle to find a long-term rental
“It definitely has gotten harder to rent. There were options five years ago. There are no options now."