Mapleton
Mapleton, ME · Real Estate
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The USDA wouldn’t let her give up her house when she couldn’t pay her mortgage. Instead, it crushed her with debt.
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.
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Presque Isle council moves to suspend landlord’s license for multiple ongoing violations
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle landlord could lose his license for four apartment buildings because of ongoing complaints and violations. Presque Isle city councilors voted Wednesday to start the process of revoking Fernand Martin’s lodging license at 240 and 227 State St., 42 Winter St. and 5 Exchange St.
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Presque Isle will get its first new multifamily housing in decades
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle’s first new, multifamily residential development in more than 40 years will soon bring 18 apartments to an area in dire need of affordable housing. Owner and developer Dwayne Gagnon of Caribou will open Elm Estates for middle-income renters sometime this summer at...
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Council delays action on a solar moratorium
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Presque Isle city councilors considered for a second time, but did not enact, a moratorium on commercial solar farms during an April 2 meeting. The idea came about in March, when several residents who live in the area around Longview Drive protested an energy company’s plans to expand an installation in the neighborhood.
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Houlton considers tax credit for rebuilding apartments destroyed in fatal fire
An Aroostook County housing developer whose company lost 14 downtown apartments in a fatal 2022 fire is asking Houlton officials for a credit enhancement agreement to help keep the rebuilding initiative on track. The project relies on an anticipated $4.2 million rural development grant from MaineHousing, but that funding has...
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Housing authority buys Mapleton apartments to preserve rent subsidies
A group of Mapleton residents will keep their affordable apartments thanks to the Presque Isle Housing Authority and a Brunswick loan fund. The housing authority now owns the 12-unit Living Easy Apartments complex on Pulcifur Road in Mapleton, which will retain federal rent assistance for its tenants. The apartments were...
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Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians acquires 1,327 acres
HOULTON, Maine — The land along the North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River in Monticello has been returned to the Maliseet people following a two-year combined effort by the tribe and several conservancy groups. The acquisition of 1,327 acres abutting tribally owned Wilderness Pines Campground is part of a...