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🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Mike Myatt — Part Two
“The City Is Still Receiving 25% Net-New Tax Revenue”
Myatt On What Bangor Retains Annually.
Mike Myatt, CEO of BangorHousing, joined Q-Point for an in-depth conversation about Yellen Pines, the proposed 30-unit permanent supportive-housing development in Bangor. Myatt discussed the project’s financing, construction plans, accountability requirements, residency preference, and the standards BangorHousing would use to measure its impact.
Myatt explained that the property would pay 100% of its taxes to the city, which would return approximately $34,000—or 75%—annually through a 30-year credit enhancement agreement. He said Bangor would retain 25% as net-new tax revenue, the reimbursement would help BangorHousing borrow additional money, and the city would receive 100% of the taxes beginning in year 31. Myatt also addressed the project’s $11.2 million cost, including approximately $550,000 connected to removing PFAS-contaminated soil, and the financial consequences BangorHousing could face if it failed to meet program requirements.
The conversation also covered BangorHousing’s partnership with the resident-owned Cedar Falls Mobile Home Park, where it plans to purchase new mobile homes and sell them without a profit to qualifying public-housing residents. Myatt discussed Bangor’s broader housing shortage, a planned resident-services hub offering daycare and educational opportunities, and the Family Self-Sufficiency program, which helps participating residents build escrow savings as their earned income increases.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
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🎙️ Q-Point Podcast | Mike Myatt — Part One
“There’s Gonna Be Consequences for That”
Myatt On Illegal Drug Use at Yellen Pines.
Mike Myatt, CEO of Bangor Housing, joined Q-Point to discuss the organization’s public housing, voucher and resident-support programs, along with the growing demand for affordable family and senior housing.
The conversation centered on Yellen Pines, a proposed 30-unit supportive housing development for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Myatt addressed the project’s $11.2 million total cost, including more than $7 million for construction, its funding structure and Bangor Housing’s pledge not to seek city funding for operating or service expenses. He also explained how prospective residents will be evaluated through a coordinated-entry process.
Myatt discussed Preble Street’s planned 24-hour on-site staffing and Bangor Housing’s responsibility for voucher screening, leases, property management and evictions. He also addressed illegal drug use, property damage and other lease violations while pointing to results from Logan Place showing fewer police calls, jail stays and emergency-service costs.
📻 Airs statewide weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
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🎙️ Q-POINT | JANET BEAUDOIN | CANDIDATE FOR MAINE HOUSE DISTRICT 94
“If This Isn’t An Emergency, What Is?”
— Janet Beaudoin On Youth Violence And Public Safety In Lewiston
Republican candidate for Maine House District 94 Janet Beaudoin joined Q-Point Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues facing Lewiston and why she’s running for office.
Beaudoin discusses youth violence and public safety, police staffing, Lewiston’s property revaluation and rising tax concerns, education and state mandates, and questions surrounding the distribution of Lewiston Strong funds.
We also discuss the role of nonprofits in Lewiston’s tax base, syringe distribution and addiction, including additional context from Bangor City Council candidate Terry Dinkins on needle distribution numbers in Bangor and statewide.
Beaudoin also reflects on losing the February special election by just 69 votes and discusses her campaign for Maine House District 94 heading into November.
📻 Airs weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB News Talk Portland.
This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
The views, information, opinions, and comments expressed during this program do not necessarily represent those of the hosts, Q-Point Podcast, associates, or affiliates.
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 🎙️ Q-Point | Maine State Representative Steve Bishop
“It Was Transportation’s Money To Begin With”
— Questions Over Maine’s Highway Funding
Maine State Representative Steve Bishop joined Corenna and David Quirk for a wide-ranging conversation about state and local issues affecting communities, taxpayers, businesses, and property owners across Maine.
Bishop discusses rising state valuations and property taxes, including questions surrounding municipal spending and revenue sharing. He also takes a closer look at Maine’s transportation funding, the recent funding shortfall, LD 1804, motor vehicle sales tax revenue, and his concerns about how money moves between the Highway Fund and General Fund.
The conversation also covers Maine’s so-called millionaire tax and its potential impact on businesses, LD 1457 and work-zone safety, the debate over speed-enforcement cameras, Flock cameras and privacy concerns, and the new law affecting oversized ATVs on Maine trails. Bishop emphasizes private property rights, explains why he believes “one size does not fit all” when it comes to Maine’s trail system, and says the ATV law will need to be revisited.
Bishop also shares his perspective as a small-business owner serving in the Legislature, the increasing costs facing Maine businesses, his approach to representing District 17, and a community effort underway to address the aging public pool in Bucksport.
📻 Airs weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB News Talk Portland.
Q-Point Podcast invites guests and candidates from all parties to join the conversation. The views, information, opinions, and comments expressed during this program do not necessarily represent those of the hosts, Q-Point Podcast, associates, or affiliates.
This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
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“We Serve the Whole State of Maine, and We’re It”
— LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner On Maine’s Statewide Critical Care Mission
LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner joined Corenna and David for an in-depth conversation about the organization’s statewide mission and the critical care it provides to Mainers when minutes matter most.
Kellner explains how LifeFlight operates by helicopter, airplane and critical care ground ambulance, transporting some of Maine’s sickest and most seriously injured patients. He discusses the growing demand for services, how crews reach patients in remote areas, landing on highways, logging roads and fields, and the extensive safety measures involved in every mission.
The conversation also explores the changing rural healthcare landscape, including hospital services and OB unit closures, the emotional toll emergency response can take on first responders, LifeFlight’s peer-support and behavioral-health initiatives, and the financial challenges facing the nonprofit organization. Kellner also discusses rising operating costs, philanthropy, plans for a second airplane, and the need to ensure LifeFlight remains available to communities throughout Maine.
Kellner shares his own path from paramedic to CEO and LifeFlight’s vision for the future: providing equitable access to critical care whether someone is in a populated community or deep in rural Maine.
The program airs statewide each weekend on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland, can be heard worldwide through TuneIn, and is available on demand at QPointPodcast.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music.
📻 Airs weekends on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland.
⬇️ 🎧 Stream On: QPointPodcast.com | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | YouTube Music
The views, information, opinions, and comments expressed during this program do not necessarily represent those of the hosts, Q-Point Podcast associates, or affiliates.
This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
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