The people who lost their homes in the Pierce Street fire more than one year ago deserve to have their homes rebuilt. A local property owner, Phyllis St. Laurent, is trying to do the right thing and replace the lost units. A few days ago, I had to tell a family that there was a […]
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S. Goulet: Enough subsidized housing
Create jobs before housing. Again, I ask , is the city of Lewiston in the housing business? Yes we have lost some older tenements in the inner city, but to replace them with new four-bedroom units attracting more Section 8 tenants who do not work does not make sense. Bring in jobs for the currently […]
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S. Moore-Leamon: More conversation needed
On May 27, the Sun Journal reported on concerns raised by Stan Pelletier’s group about problems that might arise if Phyllis St. Laurent’s housing project, containing 29 four-bedroom subsidized units, is built on her land. The potential problems seem real; dealing fairly with both those concerns and St. Laurent’s rights is vital. In his book […]
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J. Chartier: No to Lewiston subsidized housing
I am not a Lewiston property owner, but I am opposed to bringing more subsidized housing into the area. I write this because Auburn and Lewiston officials are talking about a merger and I do not want any future share of the burden of those units. The fire victims have found new residences. So, the […]
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M. Marcotte: Housing project a waste of money
It is interesting how the mistakes of the past 35 years keep repeating themselves. In the early 1980s, Lewiston officials thought they could create a panacea of low-income housing in the downtown area with state and federal funds. Look where that has gotten the city. After using tax dollars to provide subsidized housing, the taxpayer […]
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R. Bechard: City is in ruins
People who call Lewiston Mayor Bob Macdonald and Maine Gov. Paul LePage “bullies” have no idea what they are talking about. People may say that Macdonald is a bully, but he supports senior citizens and disabled veterans. He is a veteran himself. Macdonald is correct that a new, four-story, 13-unit housing project for those qualifying […]