Current Legislative Testimony
Learn about GrowSmart Maine’s testimony for various Smart Growth topics below.
PLANNING FOR AG
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
EQUITY
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
CLIMATE & ENERGY
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
BROADBAND
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
REGIONAL & LAND USE PLANNING
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
BUDGETS & BONDS
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
March 2022 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine We can feel spring in the air, though we know there will be more snow as the seasons transitions. Changes here at GrowSmart Maine as well, as we welcome our new Membership Coordinator, advocate for smart growth outcomes in...
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #2
Update on key legislation on housing choices.
Support of Nomination of Marguerite Miller Fleming to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Read the full testimony here.
Advocacy Update: March 2022 #1
GrowSmart Maine has been fully engaged in advocacy in the Legislature since January. Now is a good time to check in with our audience, as the session will continue for about another month.
![2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit](https://growsmartmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Equity-Summit.png)
2022 Smart Growth America Equity Summit
At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted...
Support of LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 2003, “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions”
Support of LD 1961 “An Act To Help Alleviate Maine’s Housing Shortage and Change the Membership of the Maine State Housing Authority”
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that helps communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth. Fundamental to this is equitable access to housing choices, something we have seen particularly at risk in the most recent few years with the extraordinary influx of people who appreciate our quality of place.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Parts Z237 Geology and Resources Information, Z236 Land Use Planning Commission, within Dept of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1996 Supplemental Budget In support of the funding proposal for MaineDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Section Z017, and Highway and Bridge Capital Section 0604, page A154
Read the full testimony here.
Support of LD 1995 Supplemental Budget Part Z336, Housing Opportunity Program, within Dept of Economic and Community Development
Read the full testimony here.
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