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Council approves contingent transfer of three city parcels for Auburn Housing Authority project; directs manager to evaluate emergency warming options
Summary
Council voted to transfer three parcels (143 Hampshire St., 1 & 5 Gamage St.) to the Auburn Housing Authority contingent on MaineHousing funding; the council also directed the city manager to evaluate emergency warming locations after public testimony about homeless residents and short-term shelter needs.
The Auburn City Council voted Monday to authorize transfer of three city-owned parcels—143 Hampshire Street and 1 and 5 Gamage Street—to the Auburn Housing Authority, contingent on the authority receiving MaineHousing grant funding to develop a supportive housing project.
City Manager Phil Crowell told the council two of the parcels were tax-acquired properties and that legal steps are required to transfer them. Crowell emphasized the sale is contingent on the housing authority’s grant award; if MaineHousing funding is not awarded the sale will not proceed. Staff said boundary changes were made after a prior workshop to preserve city-owned access land behind the…
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