by gsmoffice | Nov 13, 2017 | Economic development, economy, General, Historic, historic preservation, Nancy Smith, tax credit
This memo was prepared by Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine, and select information was presented at a 11.13.17 Roundtable discussion hosted by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree in Portland, Maine. See bottom of this page for a link to the video of the...
by gsmoffice | Aug 22, 2017 | Central Maine, Economic development, economy, Forestry, General, Nancy Smith, Northern Maine
By Executive Director Nancy Smith || I’ve been paying attention to the very public debate about the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument with the same curiosity as most Mainers, and this past weekend, I traveled a few hours north to explore the Katahdin...
by gsmoffice | Aug 21, 2017 | economy, historic preservation, Portland, Smart growth, Southern Maine, transportation
By Susan Ransom Last night I walked over to our community garden plot with my husband and our dog, greeting neighbors (and their dogs) along the way. Within five blocks I can walk to the library, the Quality Shop, Pat’s Meat Market, Baxter Woods, Siano’s restaurant,...
by gsmoffice | Aug 10, 2017 | Central Maine, Economic development, economy, Forestry, growsmart maine, legislature, Nancy Smith, Northern Maine, planning, Smart growth, Western Maine
To the Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission August 10, 2017 As noted in my testimony yesterday, I am providing a written summary of my remarks. I was encouraged to hear the Chair of the Commission state that it is not the goal of...
by gsmoffice | Jul 21, 2017 | Central Maine, Economic development, economy
By Patrick Wright, Director of Gardiner Main Street. I’ve always been interested in the popular Mainers’ term “From Away”, which conjures up a certain amount of disgust and frustration. I normally hear the term when referring to people...
by gsmoffice | Jul 12, 2017 | Economic development, economy, General, growsmart maine, growsmart summit, Nancy Smith, Southern Maine
By Nancy Smith, Executive Director, GrowSmart Maine I traveled to Biddeford on Saturday July 1 to enjoy the open house at Joseph Webster Glass, a hot glass studio, and to revisit places I came to know as we prepared for our 2015 Summit in this city. What a fabulous...
