Maine Alliance for Smart Growth
Maine Alliance for Smart Growth
a program of GrowSmart Maine
The Maine Alliance for Smart Growth (MASG) is a network brought together by GrowSmart Maine with a proven interest in smart growth: supporting economically and culturally vital downtowns and the natural areas surrounding them – working farms and forests, open space and waterfronts.
While MASG operates under the idea that “if you’ve seen one rural town, you’ve seen one rural town”, there is value in a network that can share best practices, community updates, and create connections to helpful resources. Ushering in a more equitable, resilient future for Maine means that no community is left behind when it comes to decision-making that creates happier, healthier, more thriving places.
MASG members include individuals, municipalities, businesses, and organizations that support smart growth values.
GrowSmart Maine’s CEO, Nancy Smith, is a registered lobbyist who brings this expertise to advocacy efforts, primarily through Policy Action. In addition, GrowSmart staff brings expertise in land use planning, community engagement, and communications to the Alliance.
Steering Committee members each bring unique expertise and resources aligned with their organization, business, or community. They connect their affiliate communities to the Alliance to create a stronger network throughout Maine.
Please click here to join GrowSmart Maine, and you will add to the strength of this effort by increasing the number of people united in support of smart growth.
SMARTINI EVENTS
Our new Smartini events offer a chance to network while exploring smart growth successes. Our advocacy includes big picture priorities such as climate change actions and boots on the ground issues like the unintended impact of variations in mil rates and ordinances by creating sprawl that eats up productive open space while weakening villages, downtowns, and city centers
The MASG Steering Committee
MASG is guided by a steering committee comprising town and city representatives, business, non-profits, and agencies which collectively provide expertise in land use planning, transportation, energy and broadband, land conservation, historic preservation and real estate development, strategic business development, collaborative community engagement, strategic investments in public infrastructure, and addressing climate change.
Steering Committee Members:
GrowSmart Maine, Nancy Smith
AARP Maine, Noël Bonam
Build Maine, Kara Wilbur
CEI, Amy Winston
City of Lewiston, Linc Jeffers
Genesis Community Fund John Egan
Island Institute, Stephanie Welch
LK Planning, LLC, Donna Larson Kane
Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, Laura Mitchell
Maine Association of Planners, Amanda Bunker
Maine Downtown Center/mdf, Anne Ball
Maine Housing, Mark Wiesendanger
Maine Preservation, Tara Kelly
Maine Public Health Association
Northern Forest Center, Mike Wilson
Portland Downtown, Cary Tyson
The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Kaitlyn Nuzzo