Portland city councilors get a look at resources to develop affordable housing
At a workshop Wednesday, the council got a look at ways the city can help subsidize projects and talked about whether current goals are enough to meet the need.
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At a workshop Wednesday, the council got a look at ways the city can help subsidize projects and talked about whether current goals are enough to meet the need.
Lambert Woods, which will include rental housing and a limited equity co-op, is being developed on a site the city put up for sale in 2020 to develop more housing.
Over the last year, the City Council has partnered with two fledgling organizations to develop three city properties into housing cooperatives, which are owned and managed by residents, not a landlord.
Letter to the editor: Lambert Street development will aggravate already-snarled traffic Share I am so very saddened that Portland is becoming a mini-Boston and that people are being pushed out of Portland to go north just to have some peace and natural beauty around them. My backyard is an absolute oasis, soon to be utter chaos. The wildlife is amazing and simply beautiful, as are the trees and privacy, soon to be gone and replaced by more cars, more noise, more people, more crime, etc., etc., etc. I am completely and utterly against the Lambert Woods building project on Lambert Street and on...