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Maine's lawmakers, spurred by GrowSmart Maine and its grassroots advocates, have enacted several keystone recommendations from the GrowSmart-Brookings report, Charting Maine's Future.
New legislation passed in the recently-concluded 2008 legislative session will promote new vitality and quality development in Maine's towns, cities, and village centers. Maine now has a statewide building code that will simplify rehab work and downtown development. New rules governing school construction will help preserve historic neighborhood schools. And a newly-expanded tax credit for historic rehabilitation will transform dozens of underutilized historic buildings back into productive working and living space.
We could not have made these accomplishments without the grassroots support of our constituents, who wrote hundreds of letters to their representatives in Augusta over the last three months. Thank you.
We're looking forward to accomplishing even more in the months ahead, and when the new Legislature convenes next winter. Please support our work to move Maine forward: join GrowSmart Maine as a member or sign up for our grassroots advocacy network.
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