Carrabassett Valley Approves Contract Zoning Ordinance – March 13, 2024

Carrabassett Vally Voters approved a contract zoning ordinance at their March 13th Town Meeting. This ordinance gives an organization like WMMH an opportunity to submit a plan for development that may not meet all the requirements of a particular zone such as density. If the developer can show a public purpose and compatibility with the […]

Unfortunately, the Town of Kingfield did not approve the contract zone agreement that would have allowed us to build workforce housing in this wonderful community. Our Board of Directors met the next morning and although we are all a little bummed out we are full speed ahead to find a new site. Thanks to all […]

WMMH is pleased to announce that we have received a 3-year grant from the Betterment Fund of $71,250 to support operations. The Betterment Fund was created for charitable purposes by the will of the late William Bingham, 2nd, a resident of Bethel, Maine, who died in 1955. This grant gives us the capacity to pursue projects […]

The Kingfield Planning Board in partnership with Western Maine Mountain Housing will hold a meeting on Thursday, July 27th at 6 PM in Webster Hall for the purpose of asking Kingfield Residents and businesses for help in designing a workforce housing project on the 7-acre lot next to the Dollar General Store. The Architects (Kaplan […]

We were elated to learn recently that both of our Senators have agreed to submit our $1.5 Million request for funding to the Senate Appropriations Committee to construct workforce housing in our region. Although a long way from a done deal, having both our Senators support the work we are doing indicates that they recognize […]

The Coalition continues to look for other property in addition to the 7 acres that we secured a purchase and sale agreement for in Kingfield back in December of 2022. One site will not allow us to meet the housing needs of workers, which we feel is critical to the future economic and social wellbeing […]