What building permit data says about Maine’s efforts to create new housing

What building permit data says about Maine’s efforts to create new housing

Local developer Benjamin Hooper (far right) speaks on a panel alongside state Sen. Glenn “Chip” Curry and Maine Affordable Housing Coalition executive director Laura Mitchell. The discussion was moderated by Maine Monitor reporter Caitlin Andrews. Photo by Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm.Housing is expensive to build in Maine in part because of processes the state and municipalities have created — processes that can be changed, Laura Mitchell, the exec…