Augusta councilors OK former Hodgkins Middle School lease

Kennebec Journal

May 15, 2014

Preti Flaherty partner, Steve Langsdorf, is quoted by the Kennebec Journal in his capacity as attorney for the City of Augusta.

An Excerpt

In response to criticism from Turcotte the city would be making a profit from the venture, through the housing authority, Langsdorf said the “for profit” designation is simply a legal designation that would allow the housing authority to obtain state and federal tax credits for the project, and the city would not be engaged in any sort of profit-making venture.

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