Traci Gere

Maine’s modular construction industry hit a regulatory roadblock this month, which is expected to derail hundreds of planned housing units. A temporary funding allocation may rescue a handful of projects.

The Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee is steering policy to facilitate housing development to meet the need now as well as for the coming years.

Municipalities must now annually track new housing construction for the state’s first-ever registry.

In an effort to accurately track housing builds in Maine, larger municipalities are now required to keep a registry and annually file with the state details on all housing construction projects.