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Affordable Housing
The beauty and exceptional quality of life along the Maine coast has made it a special place that is becoming increasing attractive to affluent seasonal residents, driving up both home prices and property taxes.
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Our People
Some of our talented people working in this area.
 | Bill McGuinness Policy Specialist |
Chris Wolff Community Development Director | |
Kate Power Long Island Recreation Center Fellow | |
Mary Terry Casco Bay Affordable Housing Fellow |
Essential to Sustainability
Affordable housing is essential to the sustainability of vibrant year-round island and working-waterfront communities. Young families looking for a ‘starter-home,’ represent the future and elderly retirees on a strict and limited budget provide a connection to the past. Both of these groups, however; and many other residents with significant ties to the coast, are finding it more and more difficult to purchase an affordable, year-round home, Due to the appeal of coastal-Maine real estate to affluent seasonal residents, the people residents who perform jobs and services essential for a year-round community to function, and who often do so as volunteers, find that they cannot bridge the gap between their income and the average price of a home. Without affordable housing, these special communities will lose their connection to the past, as well as to their future.
The Island Institute has identified the creation of affordable housing for year-round residents as a major priority. Through a number of strategies, including the provision of funds, technical support and grant streams, and through our role as a convening organization, the Island Institute has taken a lead role in addressing the need for affordable housing in Maine’s year-round island and working-waterfront communities.
News |
| Jun 04, 2008 | | Maine Islands Coalition Minutes May 16, 2008 |
| May 14, 2008 | | Casco Bay Affordable Housing Fellow Placement Opportunity |
| May 14, 2008 | | Long Island Community Planning Fellow Placement Opportunity |
In Working Waterfront |