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Q-POINT
Q-Point Podcast, hosted by Corenna and David Quirk, is a nonpartisan platform for candid, long-form conversations with policymakers, public officials, business leaders, community advocates, and candidates shaping Maine and the nation.
The show goes beyond the headlines to explore public policy, current events, government oversight, proposed legislation, personal journeys, and leadership decisions. From affordability and healthcare to housing, education, public safety, and economic development, Q-Point examines the issues affecting communities across Maine and beyond.
Guests have included Maine Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Bernie Moreno, Congressman Jared Golden, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, former Maine Governor Paul LePage, former Congressman Bruce Poliquin, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, and numerous gubernatorial, congressional, legislative, and municipal candidates.
Q-Point also brings listeners conversations with leaders in healthcare, higher education, law enforcement, housing, and business, including LifeFlight of Maine CEO Joe Kellner, Husson University President Lynne Coy-Ogan, and Maine State Chamber President & CEO Patrick Woodcock.
Focused on substance over soundbites, Q-Point welcomes different perspectives and gives guests room to explain their positions, experiences, and priorities. The goal is to inform listeners, ask direct questions, and encourage thoughtful discussion. Guests’ views are their own.
📻 Airs statewide each weekend on The Voice of Maine and WLOB Portland, and can be heard worldwide through TuneIn.
🎧 Available on demand at QPointPodcast.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and other major podcast platforms.
Prerecorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice or recommendations of any nature whatsoever, and no warrantee, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy of the information presented is made by your use. The views, information, opinions, comments, and observations of this podcast may not be those of the host or the management, and you entertain and rely on the content presented at your sole risk and responsibility. Your access of this podcast acknowledges that the contents and design are the sole property of the presenter and no use in any shape, manner or form of this podcast may be made without written permission. The presenter of the podcast hereby disclaims any and all responsibility for any and all damages arising out of or related to your use, reference and reliance on podcasts and information presented therein. This podcast does not endorse candidates nor should any episode be considered an endorsement.
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“The City Is Still Receiving 25% Net-New Tax Revenue” Myatt On What Bangor Retains Annually — Part Two
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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.
⬇️ 🎧 Now streaming on: QPointPodcast.com | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Amazon Music | YouTube Music
The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Q-Point Podcast, its hosts, or its sponsors.
This episode was pre-recorded, produced, and sponsored by Corenna Quirk, Broker at NextHome Experience.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice or recommendations of any nature whatsoever, and no warrantee, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy of the information presented is made by your use. The views, information, opinions, comments, and observations of this podcast may not be those of the host or the management, and you entertain and rely on the content presented at your sole risk and responsibility. Your access of this podcast acknowledges that the contents and design are the sole property of the presenter and no use in any shape, manner or form of this podcast may be made without written permission. The presenter of the podcast hereby disclaims any and all responsibility for any and all damages arising out of or related to your use, reference and reliance on podcasts and information presented therein.
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