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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
Waterville board to visit park where two mobile homes were placed without approval
The Planning Board will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday on Victoria Drive at Countryside Mobile Home Park at 457 West River Road.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Waterville church faces backlash over plan to raze adjacent apartment buildings
First Church of Waterville, formerly known as the First Baptist Church, bought two apartment buildings and plans to tear them down to expand parking and build a handicapped accessible entrance to the back of the church.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Board of Appeals upholds approval of Gardiner Green apartments
The city's Planning Board did not err when it decided the developer had shown the financial and technical capacity to complete the Dresden Avenue project, the Board of Appeals ruled.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Neighbors appeal Planning Board’s approval of plan to convert former Gardiner health care facility into apartments
The board approved the proposal in August. Neighbors have opposed the project from the outset.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Waterville Planning Board delays vote on additional lots for mobile home park
The chairwoman of the board chastised the owner of the park at 457 West River Road for ongoing problems there, including flooding, poor roads and rodents.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Landlords lash out at proposed Augusta rental inspection program
The ordinance would require annual inspections and fees for rental units as part of a proposal meant to ensure tenants have safe living conditions.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Our View: Communities must step up on housing – or step aside
Local control of housing in Maine has resulted in high costs and low supply. Something has to change.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Maine needs 84,000 new homes in the next 7 years, report finds
The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
As Old Orchard Beach wrestles with short-term rental rules, tourism and housing collide
A proposal for a moratorium on new short-term rentals is unlikely to move forward in the tourist-heavy town, but the council may still discuss whether more regulation is needed.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Augusta Planning Board approves state-mandated zoning changes meant to encourage housing development
The changes would allow accessory dwelling units to be added where one- and two-family dwellings are now allowed.
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