BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 8, 2022
Main Eco Homes signs dot the sites of former run-down buildings and empty lots in Bridgton, a western Maine resort town of 5,418 people. The 16-year-old company is the brainchild of developer Justin McIver, 39, who is putting his imprint on the town where he was raised by investing to revitalize it. So far, the company has built more than 200 custom homes, 60 cottages in an age 55-plus community and 104 rental units with another 88 planned. He also has commercial buildings. Town Manager Robert Peabody Jr. said Bridgton, which lies about 40 miles northwest of Portland in Maine’s Lakes Region, has the infrastructure in place to handle the new residents and businesses and is in the process of completing an update of its sewer system.