"wE hAvE tO sAvE tHe PaRkInG lOtS"

Nah fam, we don't, and I won't

The only affordable housing in Maine is in trailer parks.

Why is it important the dog be “show quality” then?

If are median incomes can support rentals in the 1k-1.7k range and developer builds apartments targeting a market range of 3.5k-4.5k how exactly does that improve affordability?

You are trying to pretend:

1. Developers are ignorant to the concept of market saturation (developing pacing or out pacing demand)

2. Developers are actually interested in developing at a rate that puts the prospect of ever increasing rents rates at risk

3. Maine has housing demand that is stagnant of can be outpaced by development.

All three are fallacies, born out by decades of data.

I'm ambivalent to this development as we are already talking about a tourist trap developed town.

No this development will not have any downward pressure effect on area rents. Full stop. Quick ignoring facts and readily available data to try and imply otherwise.

These are apartments for higher income out of state workers, at best. More likely these will be long term rentals for higher income snowbirds, wanting to maintain their FL residency to live in the summer, and leave vacant in the winter.

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Not that I don't think it's bad, I just think it's inevitable - the people who already live there and own their homes don't see or care about rent prices but they would see their home values going down when a huge apartment complex gets built next door. (and I'm not suggesting that's because of income level, it's because of density, traffic, noise, maybe they like their privacy or space etc.). They are protecting their investments.

I can see both sides on this one - I know people who've struggled to find housing they can afford, I also see how someone whose lived on a quiet street in a quiet town for years may not want a big apartment building built next door because it would have an impact on their home value and enjoyment of their property (no longer quiet).

The biggest issue is that people won’t do their damn research and actually look up breeders who are responsible/ethical. The reality is, people are never going to stop supporting breeders. And in some cases I get why you need certain breeds for certain jobs (guardian breeds, breeds for police work, etc). Unfortunately your average rescue probably won’t be able to do those tasks. What gets me is when people so desperately want a specific breed of puppy, but they say “fuck all” to doing actual research on whatever breed they want and then end up giving the dang things away because they can’t handle them. I have zero respect for those people.

Is this the Konover residential apartment complex coming to Freeport that they are talking about?

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Nah the earth gonna be fine… it’s the people on it. Once we are all gone earth will flourish.

Yup damaging our food supply is the biggest thing they can do.

Owners come into blame in that case. Js.

Why do you need to “make new” dogs, when there are thousands of dogs already in shelters without families, being put down as we speak because people care too much about having a specific “breed”. “Making new dogs” shouldn’t even be of subject until the unclaimed amount of dogs is taken care of. But if you’re concerned about “making new dogs” you probably approve of people having kids without the financial means/living conditions to support and raise them first too.

Not so sure about the “everyone wanting a dog since the pandemic” part; I think shelters across the country are fuller than they’ve ever been. We’re also seeing a ton of “Covid puppies” being returned to shelters and these poor things have brutal separation anxiety, which makes them even harder to adopt out.

Despite the vitriol in these comments, Freeport does have a sizable affording housing stock compared to other "wealthy" Portland suburbs. Freeport High School has about 15% free/reduced lunch. Compare that to other high schools in coastal towns within 20 minutes of Portland:

Scarborough - 8%

Yarmouth - 6%

Greely - 4%

Falmouth - 3%

Cape Elizabeth - 3%

Brunswick is slightly higher at 21%.

Seven Oaks Labs in Belgrade. Best dog ever.

I’m not as concerned about breathing it as I am with it mixing with precipitation and raining down on the state.

And I was attacked by a dog from a reputable breeder, who seemed lovely as a pup. You roll the dice whenever you play.

You’re aware that children are HIGHLY unsanitary yes? I see them in stores all the time picking noses and snotting / coughing on and touching everything. We don’t ban THEM, and talk about “beyond gross”!

I lived in Freeport when this project was first proposed and moved away shortly after construction started and I didn’t hear a peep.

How do you make new dogs without breeding them…?

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I've been aggressively confronted by more people than dogs. I say we should ban people that aren't me. 🙄

Ok Karen.

OP the type of person to report a kid selling lemonade