Augusta Council Considers Zone Change For Civic Center Drive

Saxon Partners LLC are looking to changing zoning areas on Civic Center Drive in Augusta in hopes of building a 2 story apartment complex. It will feature 250 multi family dwellings in a location where no one apartments are allowed to be yet. The planning board has already approved it unanimously, it is now up to the city council to vote which takes place on Thursday.

Now, according to Centralmaine.com, the developer of the new apartments said they would target employees of the nearby Maine General Medical Center, and other workers at other area medical facilities and offices. They went on to say that they will be mostly single bedroom and studio apartments.

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