In the most recent episode of Talk of the Towns, hosted by Ron Beard and Liz Graves, they discuss housing in Maine with guests Weston Brehm, Executive Director of MDI – Ellsworth Housing Authorities, and Michael Myhatt, Executive Director of Bangor Housing.
Topics include a bit of history of public housing in the US, recent trends that led to Maine’s current picture, a review of available public housing in Bangor and Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth, voucher programs and ancillary support, who is served by local housing authorities and by Maine State Housing, and where is the “cutting edge” in housing, what are some of the challenges?
Listen to the episode in the WERU Archives, or wherever you get your podcasts!