Greetings All! I wanted to write to introduce myself. My name is Kim, I am the new Office Manager for GrowSmart Maine and I live in Maine.

Due to unforeseen technical issues, we have moved our blog. I will be importing our archives as soon as I can. If you are looking for a particular post that I haven't imported yet, please feel free to contact me.  Thanks for your patience!

As you probably already know, GrowSmart Maine has been working with the Town of Standish, through our Model Town project, to facilitate citizen-led efforts to implement “smart growth” strategies from Standish’s new Comprehensive Plan.

On Election Day eve, we at GrowSmart Maine want to reach out with information about Communities for Maine’s Future and the Question 4 Bond.

It has been said that Maine’s economic development does not hinge on a single “silver bullet” approach, but instead will come with “a silver buckshot” approach, involving a targeted combination of incentives and programs. Question 4 represents just such a plan!

This Lewiston Sun Journal article reports that the Farmington Downtown Association recently held a well-attended public forum to discuss downtown revitalization efforts. Today's Morning Sentinel also features this story about a series of facade improvements and public space investments beginning in Waterville funded by a community development block grant. Great news for vibrant downtowns!

GrowSmart Maine is pleased to partner with Maine Downtown Center and Maine Preservation to present the Revitalizing Maine Communities Conference in downtown Augusta on June 3 & 4. For more information, click here.

Today's Mainebiz features GrowSmart Maine's new Executive Director Nancy Smith in its "Newsworthy" section. Read the full article here. And if you're flipping through the print version of Mainebiz, Doug Rooks also wrote a piece about Kevin Mattson of Mattson Development, one of GrowSmart's partners in advocating for the Historic Preservation Tax Credit and Communities…

We are very pleased to announce that Nancy E. Smith will be our new executive director! Here’s the full press release for details.