The corridor is not dead…. Just watch

Dolly's restaurant right on Rt. 1. If you have never eaten at Dolly's you cannot say you have been to Maine.

Isn’t this a false equivalency? If it were a Republican article, wouldn’t this comment need to come from a Republican?

The post office is incredibly short staffed right now but you can email the postmaster and they will respond. If you are able, you can go to the post office and pick up your mail.

I completely agree that the government statistics on income in general are horribly inaccurate and dated. MaineHousing uses market rate, size, utility cost, and other things in addition to median income to determine their rental rates, but their formula could probably be improved or updated.

over thousands of years maybe, and that’s assuming they stop clearcutting today

I'm saying the metrics they use to determine affordability are flawed and misleading. Like using median income, for example.

“According to state lobster license records, Collamore captains “Just Right,” a 37-foot boat based in Bremen. In 2019, he landed 15,975 pounds of lobster.”

Important detail in this article.

I didn’t realize you expected a full encyclopedic entry on the effects of colonization on the forests, waterways, and indigenous peoples of the northeast area of the North American continent… you insufferable, know-it-all, windbag. I’ll try harder next time… to avoid you.

Absolutely. It’s known issue. There was an article in the KJ/Morning Sentinel about it recently.

Ummm, that’s the exact thing I say about all politicians. Hold them to a high standard and hold them accountable when they fall short. Are you a troll?

When I fell on hard times, I sold everything I could. Furniture, movies, tv, everything that brought money. Good luck!

I think you're misunderstanding what MaineHousing does. The Section 8 wait list being years long is regrettable, but isn't their fault.. their entire purpose is to assist developers creating more affordable housing units (typically not single-family homes). MaineHousing doesn't build the housing themselves. The reason we haven't had much development is because there isn't enough money in it for developers, which is why Maine actually recently passed its own affordable housing credit to piggy back off of the Federal to spur more developments.

The affordable housing through tax credit program for developers is absolutely available to people who are low income- but when you mention very low income, it depends on the project. The minimum set aside requirements for units based on income is typically some blended rate. These developments are not made to shelter the homeless, just workers who earn less than median income. Whether that's someone earning 50% of the median income or 60% depends on the project and its unit split- it varies.

The only thing I'm trying (and succeeding) to do is call you out for blatant bullshittery. Portland's a helluva lot closer to Waldoboro than Bangor.

Maybe take a page from any book and learn some reading comprehension. Something like "Everybody poops" since you feel the need to expel diarrhea from your mouth.

Subsidized Section 8 housing is one type of affordable housing, and I think that’s what you’re thinking of. The waiting list for those is years long. I got on it when my kid was 12 and got called for an apartment after her 18th birthday, when I no longer qualified for family housing.

There is also “affordable housing” through tax credit programs for developers. This type of housing is often unaffordable to people who are very low income.

Last time I checked Representatives pass laws that’s effect the whole state. I guess I’m wrong, maybe someone should tell the Portland Press Herald so they stop talking about Representatives from Waldoboro. Maybe take a page from the Democrat Speaker and condemn the fraud in your party instead whatever it is you are trying to accomplish.

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The Affordable Homeownership Program is brand new, of course it hasn't begun to crack the threshold.
Their rentals however have absolutely made a significant dent, and helped Maine house families that wouldn't otherwise find any. These are based on tenant income (therefore, quite affordable).

I’ll look for this comment the next time I see an article about a republican. Spoiler alert, it won’t be there.

But the rentals they offer are affordable. What a tenant pays is literally based on a percentage of their income..

Obviously not, do you see how they wrote the headline? They spin this into a hero moment for the Democrat Speaker of the House. Just read the article. The bias is obvious. The Portland Press probably sees this as good press for the Speaker, whose from Portland.

BINGO! I have conservative bingo!

You're trying to push a narrative that Republicans are held to higher levels of scrutiny, and you're trying to use a newspaper from a different part of the state not putting Waldoboro on its front page as an example of that double standard.

Maybe pull your head out of your ass every now and then.

I think the pain is that it’s called “affordable” and yet still out of the reach of many

It really shouldn’t be about party. If he violated laws then he needs to be held accountable. There is no place in government for people who violate the public trust in the institutions of government.

Oh. Yeah. I believe you. We'd do that with like the first few hours at Aaron's every day and an hour or so after the store closed. It'd eventually devolve to a point where notice would be served by the cops. But prior to that we'd call anyone and everyone including employers. They're mega scummy.