Monday night the Town Council is expected to repeal the zoning amendment passed last month that purported to put this coastal community in compliance with the new state law. Host Cynthia Dill hopes that’s not the only thing that happens.
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For the first time in 2024 Maine primary voters will be able to cast a ballot for any party candidate on Super Tuesday. Some moderate Democrats like host Cynthia Dill have plans to use the semi-open primary law strategically to block Trump by voting for Nikki Haley. Will the plan work? Phil Harriman, former Republican state senator and political commentator weighs in.
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Ten days after the shooting in her home town of Lewiston, Maine, where a deadly shooting took the lives of 18, seriously injured 13 and traumatized countless others, State Representative Margaret Craven is back at trying to get better laws passed to address responsible gun ownership.
"We can't allow people who are so attached to their weapon to have the last word." Margaret Craven
Lewiston, Maine is still under lock down following the mass shooting that killed 18 and injured 13 Wednesday night, and Robert Card, the alleged killer, is still on the lam armed and dangerous. So what has changed?
State Rep Margaret Craven joins us again to discuss the about face her Congressman, Jared Golden, made last night in a surprise announcement.
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The biggest manhunt in Maine history is underway searching for the killer who killed 18 people and wounded at least 13 others with an assault weapon in Lewiston, Maine. The suspect, Robert Card, remains at large despite the presence of 350 law enforcement officers and reported to be armed and dangerous. The City of Lewiston is in lock-down.
Joining Cynthia by phone is State Representative Margaret Craven who spoke by phone from her home in Lewiston at 4:30 pm.
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The opponents of building affordable housing on a beautiful parcel of land known as Gull Crest in Cape Elizabeth have a new theory. Now that the feasibility question has been answered - the latest attack is on moral grounds. They would have you believe it's more ethical NOT to develop affordable housing near a capped landfill than developing it. The logic is ass-backwards, but there you have it.
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Maine State Housing Authority gobbles up millions of public dollars and what do we get? Not loans, apparently, or a new home if you desperately need one. That's the truth on the ground. Programs are all talk and no action and that hurts kids and families intended to benefit.
And on a separate note, to the coward who defaced my neighbor's shiny white car because of a Trump bumpersticker and then ran away, you told on yourself. I hope you have to pay a price for intolerance and lack of impulse control.
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Big development for the development of affordable housing in one of Maine's most affluent communities. "Community Housing," i.e. affordable housing on publicly owned land - is feasible! Don't just take Cynthia Dill's word for it. The experts have weighed in and the resounding message is clear. "It can be done, and it should be done!"
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Wow! Who’s the Guy Marching on Moscow? And an important announcement about Monday night! The latest podcast is a comment on world affairs and an update on the effort to create a new neighborhood of affordable housing in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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Fred Dill knows a lot about being a parent. This week Cynthia talks with her father about what shaped him and keeps him going. What does that have to do with mortgages? Listen and find out. Happy Father’s Day!
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Paving the way to affordable housing one podcast at a time. This week - save the date! June 26th is your next opportunity to join a movement.
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On June 2, 2023 Cynthia Dill was the speaker at the Portland Rotary Club’s weekly meeting held at the Italian Heritage Center. The topic was affordable housing. We need more than just good policies.
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“There could be no better time to do this than now,” says the Senior Program Officer for Strategic Initiatives at the Genesis Community Loan Fund
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The work continues in Cape Elizabeth tackling the housing problem. What are the prospects of action? Tim Thompson, Vice Chair of the Housing Diversity Study Committee joins the podcast for an update on the process and the progress. What’s the road block?
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Exciting developments for anyone following the housing issue in Cape Elizabeth, Maine - a seaside village of 9300 residents just south of foodie-artsy Portland. At a housing committee meeting last night the embattled town planner conceded there is likely 10 acres of buildable land that "we the People" own AND the code enforcement officer says 10 acres is all we need to build Multiplex Housing AND the new state law, LD 2003, says if we make Community Housing an "affordable housing development" we get a bonus density. BINGO! It looks like we could have ourselves some affordable housing, Captain.
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The road to affordable housing in Maine communities is paved with good intentions and the potholes tricky to navigate. Should you need a lawyer to buy a new mobile home in America? This week's podcast pits a true story of need against the politics of a small town.
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