HCV Waiting List Update News

Attention Applicants on the Maine Section 8/HCV Centralized Waiting List: This is a reminder that the Maine Section 8/HCV Centralized Waiting List (Maine CWL) completed a waiting list purge on 1/31/2022. If you did not update your application, you will now be placed as inactive for three months before being removed. Please make sure you … Read more

Bath Housing Residents Get Creative with ARTVAN

 Wellness Opportunity Offers Safe Socializing and Fun with Paint and Scissors   BATH — If you know the ArtVan program, operating out of Bath for some 18 years, you might think of restless summer kids and after-school students learning from the beauty of the creative process. Expressive Art Therapist Jamie Silvestri and the City of Bath … Read more

Bath Housing Saves by Supporting Maine Clean Energy

Bath Housing Development Corporation (Bath Housing) has partnered with Renewables Worldwide and Berwick Solar, LLC, to take advantage of Maine’s 2019 Net-Energy Billing legislation.  Also referred to as community solar, this effort will save Bath Housing an estimated $15,000 a year on annual electric costs charged by Central Maine Power (CMP) and nearly $350,000 over … Read more

Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards Released

The Bath Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted to increase the payment standards for its Housing Choice Voucher program, effective October 1, 2021.  These are based on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development final 2022 Fair Market Rents; the Voucher Program rents are pegged to these numbers. Effective October 1, 2021, the payment … Read more

Bath Housing launches new Landlord Incentive Program with MaineHousing

Maine landlords are key to addressing our state’s affordable housing needs. That’s why Bath Housing is working with MaineHousing and the Maine Association of Public Housing Directors (MAPHD) to encourage landlords across the state to become part of our network of property owners who rent to Housing Choice Voucher participants.  The incentive programs include a … Read more

BATH HOUSING COMPLETES PORTFOLIO REPOSITIONING

Bath, Maine – Bath Housing Authority (BHA) is pleased to announce that, effective August 1, 2021, it has transitioned its public housing portfolio to Bath Housing Development Corporation (BHDC). The transition converts all 97 apartments at the Anchorage, Dike’s Landing, and the Moorings from the one-size-fits-all Low Income Public Housing program to a less cumbersome … Read more

Guest Editorial: Bath agency looking for more diverse affordable housing

Providing safe, affordable, energy-efficient homes for Bath residents is far more than simplymeeting some arbitrary quota. It is part of being a caring, inclusive community. Over thecoming year, Bath Housing will be working with regional partners to promote local policiesthat support diverse housing opportunities. Access to stable housing is at the core of the health … Read more