Bath Housing Development Corp. has received $150,000 to help residents in and around the city make accessibility improvements to their homes. Matt Thompson, Comfortably Home Maintenance Technician, in the process of installing a strobe detector. In homes like this one, where someone is unable to hear the sound of a smoke detector, installing a detector … Read more
The partnership brings food pantries and prepared dishes to Bath Housing residents BATH — May marks the one-year anniversary of Bath Housing’s partnership with Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, bringing fresh produce and pantry staples to each Bath Housing property. The first pantry opened at the Moorings in May, with The Anchorage and Dikes Landing … Read more
Terrance Gray may not be a name widely known in Bath, but his behind-the-scenes work with Bath Housing Authority is nearly the stuff of legend. A good number of the community’s residents are beneficiaries of his hard work and vision. After forty years of service, Gray is officially retiring from his role as the longest … Read more
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
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
The annual update of the Centralized Waiting list is taking place right now. If you are on the list, make sure you take a minute to update your application in order to stay on the waiting list. Please note, you will need to create a new account at affordablehousing.com as the waiting list vendor has … Read more
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
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
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, 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