City, state and federal officials praised the numerous benefits of a new housing development currently under construction on the Barra Road.
Tag: aFFORDABLE HOUSING
NEWSLETTER | Paradise City
It’s been an interesting, busy and somewhat exhausting week here at the Biddeford Gazette. In fact, I was moving in some many directions that I forgot to send out this newsletter on Saturday. My former boss David Flood always used to say there’s a lot more to running a newspaper […]
Council pauses on major development project
Several members of the Biddeford City Council expressed significant and pointed concerns during Tuesday’s council meeting about a proposed affordable housing project near the corner of Lincoln and Pearl streets. Westbrook Development Corp. is hoping to construct approximately 90 units of affordable housing for residents over the age of 55. […]
Biddeford’s Housing Crisis, Part Three
Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of our three-part series regarding Biddeford’s housing crisis. When discussing Biddeford’s housing crisis, the bulk of the conversation often settles upon issues of homelessness, low-income housing or so-called “affordable” housing projects. But there is another important piece to the puzzle. Over […]
Biddeford’s Housing Crisis: The experts speak
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of our three-part series regarding Biddeford’s housing crisis. A panel of experts offered their perspectives and guidance regarding Biddeford’s housing crisis during a special city council workshop meeting earlier this week. For more than two hours, the nine panelists each offered their professional […]
