Members of the Economic Development Committee for Unity will act as Navigators throughout Making Headway
Each town or region that embarks on the Making Headway in Your Community Program with GrowSmart Maine does so in their own way. The Town of Unity, Maine is no exception. Unity has spent considerable time planning and visioning and is ready for a more focused approach to addressing what comes next. Building on all the past work of various committees, individuals, and processes, Unity is ready to consider the ways it can strengthen its economic base while preserving its unique sense of place.
Learn more about Making Headway in Your Community here. Let us know if your community is ready to consider its future through this process.
Faced with many of the same challenges as other small and rural towns in Maine, Unity is undergoing a process to discover how, and if, it can become a destination. If Unity were a destination, how would the people, the town, and the surrounding area benefit? And what does it even mean to be a destination? What aspects of community life must be protected as the town changes and grows?
Bailey is an honorary member of the Making Headway team as she has attended all of our meetings
These and other questions will be considered by the whole town at ‘Food Conversation, and the Future of Unity’, an event for local stakeholders to gather, share a meal, and figure out how to move forward. The Making Headway Program is designed to propel Maine towns toward lasting prosperity while staying true to what people love most about their communities.
Visit makingheadway.me, an interactive website featuring success stories and resources around the state. Do you have a community project to share? Or are you a resource for community or economic development? Add yourself to the site and invite others to do the same.
This Making Headway in your Community process is being lead by the Unity Economic Development Committee and guided by GrowSmart Maine. It is funded by Unity Foundation.
If you or someone you know lives or works in Unity and wants to be part of this public process, please email Mary Leaming of Unity Barn Raisers or Tyler Kidder of GrowSmart Maine for more information.