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Thursday, October 22, 2015

BDN: Yes on Question 2: A step to address Maine’s need for senior housing

Nick Sambides Jr. | BDN

The Lakeview Senior Housing project in Lincoln was completed in 2010. Buy Photo

By The BDN Editorial Board

Posted Oct. 22, 2015, at 8:14 a.m.

Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue for the construction of new energy-efficient affordable homes for low-income seniors, the adaptive reuse of structures for homes for low-income seniors and the repair and weatherization of existing homes for low-income seniors, which will create jobs and will be matched by an estimated $22,600,000 in private and other funds?

Ninety percent of seniors want to live at home. But the death of a spouse, a disabling medical condition or an unexpected costly house repair can make this impossible for many seniors. Too often, however, when a senior is ready to move to a more manageable, affordable apartment, he or she faces a long waiting list.