Lawmakers look to old school buildings as potential for new housing

Lawmakers look to old school buildings as potential for new housing

Rep. Traci Gere of Kennebunkport proposes new legislation converting old school buildings into housing. (Photo by Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star)A new proposal seeks to create a fund to help municipalities redevelop vacant school buildings into housing. “Converting vacant schools into housing is a common sense approach to creating affordable and attainable housing in many communities,” Rep. Traci Gere (D-Kennebunkport) told members of the Maine L…