缅因州建议每年5M元,将旧学校变成负担得起的住房,解决住房短缺和空置建筑问题。 Maine proposes $5M/year to turn old schools into affordable homes, addressing housing shortages and vacant buildings.

缅因州立法者提出500万美元的年度计划, 将空置、老旧校舍转化为经济适用住房, 旨在解决国家住房短缺及学校设施利用不足问题。 Maine lawmakers are proposing a $5 million annual program to convert vacant, aging school buildings into affordable housing, aiming to tackle the state’s housing shortage and underutilized school facilities. Rep. Traci Gere的议案将在国家重新开发土地银行管理局之下制定“Vacant学校住房转换方案”,支持城镇克服财政和技术障碍。 Rep. Traci Gere’s bill would establish the Vacant School Housing Conversion Program under the state’s Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, supporting towns in overcoming financial and technical barriers. 该倡议以在联盟、自由组织和布鲁克斯的现有试点努力为基础,自2016年以来有几十所学校关闭,更多学校预计将关闭。 The initiative builds on existing pilot efforts in Union, Liberty, and Brooks, with dozens of schools closed since 2016 and more expected to shut. 虽然一些转换取得了成功,但许多项目由于成本和农村挑战而停滞不前。 While some conversions have succeeded, many projects stall due to cost and rural challenges. 该法案的成功取决于能否在预算拮据的情况下获得经费。 The bill’s success depends on securing funding amid budget constraints.