by GSM Admin | May 2, 2023 | GrowSmart News
Join GrowSmart Maine and guests on Tuesday 16 May, at 4pm for a panel discussion on “Growing Smart in Mid-Sized Cities.” Maine is growing. Let’s work to make that growth positive for all. Our panel experts will discuss smart growth strategies that community...
by GSM Admin | Apr 27, 2023 | GrowSmart News
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY to lend your voice to shape Policy Action 2023, a collaboration between GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. Over 100 people have participated in this initiative to help shape sixteen bills in Augusta that will affect equity, transportation safety and...
by GSM Admin | Apr 25, 2023 | GrowSmart News
GrowSmart Maine in partnership with Heart of Ellsworth will host the 3pm leg of the second annual Jane’s Walk in downtown Ellsworth on May 6. Community activist Jane Jacobs inspired this global festival of free, volunteer-led walking conversations. Jane’s Walks...
by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 30, 2023 | GrowSmart News
A draft bill sponsored by Rep. Traci Gere (D-Kennebunkport) would make better use of corridor space around towns and villages as part of the Policy Action 2023 advocacy plan created by GrowSmart Maine and Build Maine. The pending legislation aims to reduce barriers to...
by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 30, 2023 | GrowSmart News
As Maine grapples with age-old, freshly relevant issues of livability, growth, and belonging, an inquisitive look at a complicated word. By Jesse Ellison from Down East Magazine, March 2023 issue “Change is constant,” acknowledges Nancy Smith, executive director of...
by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 23, 2023 | GrowSmart News
From The Quoddy Tides article “Housing crisis solutions eyed by legislature” dated ( March 10, 2023): “GrowSmart Maine CEO Nancy Smith is not surprised by the stories of people wanting to move into Maine for work and then coming up against the lack...
