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A town 1 hour from Portland is leading its region on housing

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Bridgton, which has a 5,600-resident population that doubles in the summer, issued 80 new building permits last year. That's more per resident than any other municipality in the region, including Portland and its growing suburbs. Maine needs at least 76,000 new homes by 2030 to accommodate existing and future residents.

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Bangor Daily News

A town 1 hour from Portland is leading its region on housing

The western Maine lake town of Bridgton is permitting new housing at the highest rate in Greater Portland, according to new data from a regional group. Bridgton, which has a 5,600-resident population that doubles in the summer, issued 80 new building permits last year, according to new housing data from the Greater Portland Council of Governments. That’s more per resident than any other municipality in the region, including Portland and its grow…

1 month ago·Bangor, United States

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