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Planning board discusses incentives to redevelop vacant properties and registration of short‑term rentals
Summary
Members proposed goals to encourage in‑town housing redevelopment—ideas included tax breaks, a municipal LLC to acquire and resell sites, and short‑term rental registration—to boost housing supply and reduce blight.
Caribou Planning Board members discussed tools to encourage redevelopment of vacant and dilapidated properties and to increase housing supply, including tax incentives, a municipal holding vehicle and registration for short‑term rentals.
Why it matters: board members said the city has vacant lots and underutilized housing stock that could be revitalized to meet strong housing…
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