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raggedtoad t1_j9a5epj wrote

Reply to comment by biglymonies in What’s up with Bangor? by EmeraldMoose12

Watch out, I made a similar point in a housing cost discussion a few weeks ago and got accused of supporting "trickle down housing" lmao.

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biglymonies t1_j9a9czi wrote

Oh fuck, you weren't kidding

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raggedtoad t1_j9aai58 wrote

There it is!

Yes, people actually believe building more quality housing units is bad for working class Mainers.

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AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j9b4e5d wrote

Over building “affordable housing” without filling out the spectrum of cost is what turns cities like Bangor into Drug Dens.

Historically Bangor has only developed public/private low income and no income expansions, which is why it brought such a strong collapse in the 80s/90s. The city then tried to curb all growth and expansion in the 90s by building new zoning laws, further backfiring the attraction of high income talent (why Hampden/Hermon blew up in popularity).

Most units outside of the 95 corridor are either trailer parks, “affordable” apartments (that are now drug dens), or private low jncome housing like Penquis.

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