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Fix It Up workshop draws 14 Lincolnville residents; legal and contractor experts answered lien, title and construction questions
Summary
City staff and invited speakers summarized a March 19 Fix It Up residential repair workshop attended by 14 Lincolnville residents and said two applications were received following the session.
City staff said a March 19 workshop on the Fix It Up residential repair grant program drew neighborhood interest and produced two applications in the days that followed.
"We had 14 Lincolnville residents attend," Jill Collins, administrative coordinator for Neighborhood Services and the Community Redevelopment Agency, told the steering committee. Collins said the session included a panel with Rusty Collins, a real estate lawyer with St. John's Legal Aid, and Bill Lazar, director of St. John's Housing Partnership, who addressed title, deed, probate and construction logistics.
Collins said attendees were mostly neighbors and some previous Fix It Up recipients. The workshop included a question-and-answer session that touched on lien requirements and other administrative details; staff said having legal aid on the panel helped explain ownership and title issues to prospective applicants.
Two applications followed the workshop — one from a previous program recipient and one new applicant, Collins said. She told the committee staff is prepared to assist attendees and provide materials and guidance for the application process.
Ken McClain, a steering committee member who attended the workshop, was specifically noted by staff as participating.
Steering committee members asked whether the workshop surfaced new issues. Collins said the primary recurring concern was liens, and that having legal and construction experts present helped clarify how liens, title and construction timelines are handled under the program.
