KENNEBUNKPORT — The town of Kennebunkport has released the results of a community survey that gathered resident input on what to do with the Village Parcel, an undeveloped site between North Street and School Street. Respondents were most excited about conserving space to support outdoor recreation, though many also supported constructing affordable housing.

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“We can certainly celebrate and be grateful for our seasonal residents that bring vitality and vibrancy to the community,” said Crockett, “but if you don’t have year round residents — people that are living in your community year round, sending kids to schools, showing up at soccer games, … running for political office … and serving on all of the boards and committees that make government work — then are you a town any longer? There’s there’s a point where you are no longer a community, you’re a gated tourist resort.”

KENNEBUNKPORT- Patrick Briggs “saw the need and led the charge” to bring affordable housing to Kennebunkport, and for this and other endeavors in the community, he was named Kennebunkport’s Spirit of America Award winner. Briggs and other award winners from across the county were recognized by York County Commissioners at a recent reception.

KENNEBUNKPORT- Most people say “affordable housing” when discussing the need to create homes that are reasonably priced for people in certain income brackets, but Larissa Crockett has another term she prefers to use.

KENNEBUNKPORT- Maine is in dire need of affordable housing, particularly in some of the state's more affluent communities. One approach to meeting that demand is the community land trust, which lowers the costs of houses by leasing the land beneath it to the homeowners.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine – Tanya Alsberg and Jennifer Armstrong stood at the edge of a large, square hole filled with gravel and pointed across the way. "The bedroom's there," Alsberg said. "The kitchen's there." Referring to the space immediately before them, they identified their knitting room – an important space, given that both have a business, JAK Designs, an art gallery and knitwear shop, in Dock Square a couple of miles away.

KENNEBUNKPORT- Members of the Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust will hand over the keys Friday, July 30, to the new owners of the home the organization built on Tiger Lily Way in its mission to provide affordable housing in the community.

KENNEBUNKPORT – Looking to live in Kennebunkport? Perhaps you were raised in the community or work here, and have looked in vain for a home you can afford. Perhaps your kids attend Consolidated School. Perhaps you want to return to the area after living away and raise your family in Kennebunkport – if you could just find a home with a price tag that works with your income.

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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — The Housing Trust is seeking eligible households for its first neighborhood, Heritage Woods, in Kennebunkport.

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Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning Jan. 1, 2021 and must be received by Jan. 22, 2021.   

KENNEBUNKPORT - Now that Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust has received final approval for the Heritage Woods subdivision from the Kennebunkport Planning Board, KHHT is moving forward to reach its fundraising goal to support its first neighborhood.

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The first homes in the Heritage Woods community will be constructed next summer with the  final homes in place by fall of 2021....

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KENNEBUNKPORT - The Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust formed in 2018 with one mission in mind: build 25 affordable homes in town by the year 2025.

The project is intended to attract young families to the community and boost enrollment at the local elementary school, increase the town’s year-round population, address values of homes that are higher than the county average, and provide a large part of the local workforce that lives out of town with affordable options here in the community they serve...

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KENNEBUNKPORT - Heritage Housing Trust is offering a night of live entertainment and dancing at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7, to raise funds towards its ongoing mission to build 25 permanently affordable and year-round homes in Kennebunkport by the year 2025...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Many well-heeled Seacoast communities are grappling with ways to encourage economic diversity among residents...

KENNEBUNKPORT (WGME)-- The town of Kennebunkport and the Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust are working together to build a handful of affordable homes at an old ice rink location...

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