by Doug Greene | Aug 30, 2018 | General, growsmart maine, Smart growth
I’m a dreamer, and I’m not afraid to try and put my dreams into action. As a new GrowSmart Maine Board member, I sat at my 1st Board meeting feeling inspired by the goals, energy and effort being put into transforming our state. I wondered, “What if the place where I...
by Rebecca Casey | Aug 10, 2018 | General, growsmart summit, Smart growth
We occasionally ask ourselves if GrowSmart is the right name. Initially borrowed from the Smart Growth movement, some question whether it’s stale, while others are not yet familiar with it. I follow many thought leaders including Strong Towns, New Urbanism, Institute...
by gsmoffice | Jul 9, 2018 | Smart growth, Sustainability
By Rachel Bouvier of rbouvier consulting. Sustainability has become a buzzword in certain circles but what exactly does the word mean? In the economic development sector, a sustainable economy is one that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising...
by gsmoffice | Jun 22, 2018 | Northern Maine, planning, Rural Maine, Smart growth, zoning
Earlier this week, GrowSmart Maine was in Brewer for the Public Hearing of the Land Use Planning Commission, which acts as the Planning Board for 10 million acres in the Unorganized Territories. The public hearing on rules related to adjacency, which dictates that...
by gsmoffice | Jun 20, 2018 | Northern Maine, planning, Rural Maine, Smart growth, zoning
June 20, 2018 To Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, In testimony from the April hearing, attached here, I outlined GrowSmart’s concerns related to proposed revisions to the LUPC adjacency rule. While GrowSmart appreciates the need to improve the...
by gsmoffice | Mar 15, 2018 | Central Maine, Economic development, Farmland Conservation, General, planning, Smart growth
Our March forum ‘Growing Farm Friendly Communities’ has been postponed due to snow. Join us at the new date: Monday March 26, 8:30-11a, Bowdoinham. Click here to visit the event page for all the details and registration! This Forum is a chance to learn...
