The new district only includes the property for this project and the funds the town collects from the district will go into a fund designated for future housing projects. The previous district would have expired in fiscal year 2036-37. Neither project materialized, and when Bateman Partners LLC took over, the council wanted to create a new district that would last the full 30-year term. property and a nearby property that was meant for a Waterville Housing Authority project. So the council created a TIF district with the 50 Mountain Ave. The Fairfield Town Council met June 23, and approved a change to the TIF district surrounding the property, the latest step forward for the project.īack in 2007 there had been a different developer interested in building housing at the location, Flewelling said. And it would make a great location,” Flewelling said. “It has great bones and it just needs somebody to come in and give it a facelift and an update it, and all of that. The developers are working to get the building added to the historic registry, Flewelling said, and has been approved at the state level, and is waiting on federal approval. The building itself was originally constructed in 1954 and previously functioned as a sanatorium. There is no anticipated commercial or non-residential use for the building. The building will also feature a community space, community garden, laundry room and 56 onsite parking spots. The median household income for 2015-2019 for Somerset County was $44,256, according to the U.S. “It’s a great use of this property and fills a great need that we have here the community,” Fairfield Town Manager Michelle Flewelling said at a recent council meeting.Īll of the units will require that the head of the household be at least 55 years old, and will be restricted to those who make 60% or less than the median income for Somerset County. The project, run by Portland-based developers Bateman Partners LLC, would convert the existing brick building on the property into an apartment building with 28 units - 14 one-bed, one-bath apartments and 14 two-bed, one-bath apartments. ( Click HERE for original article in Central Maine Morning Sentinel.) FAIRFIELD - Recent action by the Town Council to approve an updated tax break means the Mountain View affordable housing project is on track for people to move in a renovated building by the fall of 2022.
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