MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 22, 2023
My building plans began in 2021. Conversations with South Portland city officials stated that my property met requirements to build a four-plex. The newly passed Maine state ordinance, L.D. 2023, would seal the deal. After time, energy and money spent, acting in good faith, I was advised that this wasn’t so. Is it operator error on my part, poor official communications or faulty decision-making at the municipal level? I’m back at square one. Public officials at all levels have a mandate to streamline this process. 84,000 homes are needed for Mainers in the next three years. Time to get serious. We need to start building. ~ Dani Nisbet, South Portland