It is a statement which appears not responsive to anything I posted.

>This zoning isn't a free market--it's a politically imposed regulation that favors current SFH owners at the expense of others.

Zoning is very much a political creature, true. Not sure it was ever intended to be "free market," whatever the heck that means in this context. Its purpose is to provide different zones for different uses within a municipal entity. It neither favors nor disfavors single family homes.

Single family home zoning is intended to provide areas, i.e., zones, where single detached homes are the only type of structure (aside from a detached garage) that may be built on one specific lot. The zoning allows for the formation of residential areas in which other types of intrusive construction, ie, high-density housing, industrial or manufacturing, warehouses, transfer stations, XXX uses, etc., are not allowed. Those types of uses are allowed in other areas of the municipality (indeed, most states require a municipality to provide zones for other uses) within those specific types of zones.

Zoning of any type has long been a controversial subject. I understand why those who advocate for doing away with single family housing so, but outside of Maine rezoning away from single family homes has resulted in increased density, increased crime and increased gentrification of older and more stable neighborhoods. It all may sound great in theory, but the result is not always what the loudest advocates expect.

What kind of food would you prefer?

Pizza by Alex

>In every city and town different parts have different zoning

I'm fairly certain that in Maine there is case law wherein “spot zoning” is the singling out of one lot or a small area for different treatment under the zoning code even though the lot receiving different treatment is indistinguishable from surrounding parcels with respect to physical characteristics and potential uses.

As to MA, spot zoning is, as the link states, unlawful. If it was allowed to occur, it was only because no one challenged it. Judges rarely allow it for small, house-size properties. https://www.phillips-angley.com/blog/2021/05/spot-zoning-what-you-should-know/

Dr. Babikian did my father’s second hip and it was like night and day compared to his first. My father was mobile and ready for a return to life after surgery. Amazing job by the surgical team! Highly recommended.

The other replacement was “traditional” and lead to a protracted, painful recovery. Not worth it.

WVa is like the Gowanas Canal. Comparing Maine to that is ridic.

I do not doubt that housing prices in, around and south of Portland are higher than in most other parts of the state, but using median prices really says nothing. Does not even provide size of a house sold, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, acreage, town it in which properties are located, proximity to water bodies or major roads, nothing. Just a number where half the number of units sold is below that figure and and the other half higher.

I think an hour is kind of ideal. You can get pretty remote without actually having to spend all of your time in the car.

He's fantastic...I wish the rest of my body felt as good as my new hip!

"We need everything. Clothing, shelter, food," Landry said. And they should start with a job and a behavior contract.

Also; too many people are perfectly okay with living on the streets. There’s many who find it “easier”, I’m not being rude here either. I’ve heard this directly from the source multiple times.

Yeah! Stick all the poor people in one place!

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Absolutely! Put people without cars near public transportation. What's wrong with that?

Go to Europe and you'll find that most people live in the cities, leaving a lot of land for farms.

Nice, that's great to know

He did mine and I went home the same day. I’m very happy with the results

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Becoming American citizen. Paying taxes.

That's called what, spot zoning? Prohibited. There is a reason it is called zoning.

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You are mistaken. In every city and town different parts have different zoning. For example, only specific parts have commercial zoning. The zoning can be changed. Towns I lived in in MA sometimes would change the minimum allowable lot size.

>Building 1,000 apartments in ten years is not going to solve the problem.

Let's be conservative and say each apartment hosts 60 housing units on average. That results in 60,000 apartment units. 44,000 people moved to Maine between 2010 and 2021. The average family size in Maine is 2.87 people. Assuming each family needs one unit, dividing 44,000 by 2.87 leads us to 15,331 units being used. That's around 45,000 units left.

So... yeah, building apartments would be more than enough to solve the problem lmfao. Godforbid they might attract jobs and industry to the state as well!

Also, there were only 900 immigrants to Maine in 2021. Good way to bring the race card into this.

I've been on Fi for a few years and have never had issues with coverage from MDI to the Exumas, as long as I've been within about 8 miles from the coast. There are a couple bad spots in the hills, but you'll find that with any cell providers.

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George Babikian is an absolute wizard. Had mine done and was back to work in 2 weeks. He is busy but if you can get in he is the best in the state

I live in Ellsworth and haven't had any issues up or down the coast with it.

Could be! Definitely not an area I’m all that familiar with. I’m definitely gravitating towards the amount of space I see without other camps but it could just be angle/tree cover.

I had to jump into a High Fructose Corn Syrup Store (Save-A-Lot) for a quick item while on St John Street in Portland this week and noticed that their egg prices were DOUBLE that of Trader Joe's in town.

I was taken a back that the prices at the cheap food store were HUGE in comparison to other places that were high because of the bird flu with price gouging.

Wow beautiful