by gsmoffice | Nov 5, 2020 | Economic development, GrowSmart, growsmart maine, growsmart summit, Maine, Maine Alliance for Smart Growth, news, planning, Smart growth, Smart Growth Awards
October 22, 2020 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director, nsmith@growsmartmaine.org 207-215-7183 Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards YouTube Link to Smart Growth 2020 Award...
by gsmoffice | Oct 19, 2020 | climate change, Communities for Maine's Future, GrowSmart, growsmart maine, gsm, Housing, legislature, Nancy Smith, news, Portland, Smart growth, Sustainability
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Nancy E Smith Email: info@growsmartmaine.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 16, 2020 GrowSmart Maine Opposes Question C in Portland PORTLAND – GrowSmart Maine, an organization committed to helping the state grow in a sustainable and equitable way,...
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...
