Right now, L/A and Portland are having different types of housing problems.

Portland has too little housing, which is driving the prices up beyond what a lot of people who work in Portland can afford. L/A on the other hand, due to it being a former mill town, has an abundance of housing at cheaper rates.

This is the time to explore a bus that goes straight from L/A to a central location in Portland and back. A study needs to be done for this, but the ballpark for one bus is $500,000, give or take $250,000, depending on what fuels the bus. The hourly cost needs to be researched as well, but ballpark is $200 an hour.

Maine’s infrastructure needs are expanding greatly. With the mills’ decreasing presence throughout Maine, we must move ourselves forward into our great state’s future, starting with better transportation.

Joel Simons, Auburn