Current Legislative Testimony
Learn about GrowSmart Maine’s testimony for various Smart Growth topics below.
PLANNING FOR AG
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
EQUITY
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
CLIMATE & ENERGY
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
BROADBAND
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
REGIONAL & LAND USE PLANNING
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
BUDGETS & BONDS
Support GrowSmart In Keeping Maine…Maine!
'Tis the season, in all that that means. We know you have been inundated with solicitations the past two days from so many worthy causes, and will continue to be through the holiday season. Here at GrowSmart Maine, we also have a large effort planned for both an email...
The 2021 Summit is Soon!
2021 SUMMIT Turning Climate Action into Economic Opportunity: Smart Growth Guidance for Maine Communities November 4, 2021 Conflicts and opportunities abound right now for Maine’s diverse regions, iconic industries, and economies. In this environment, how will Maine...
SMART GROWTH AWARDs nomination deadline extended to August 5th and more!
Life in Maine is most enjoyable this time of year. After an extraordinarily busy first half of 2021, we at GrowSmart Maine are able to thoroughly relish in Maine's summer, as we celebrate the solid successes in our advocacy and community work, with housing choices,...
Support of LD 1733 (SP 577) “An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds”
"An Act To Provide Allocations for the Distribution of State Fiscal Recovery Funds" Signed into law July 19th, 2021 without an Emergency Preamble, so it takes effect in 90-days. GrowSmart Maine testified in support of this bill with a particular focus on...
Shining a Light on LEDs
This is a 3-part series of blogs written by AmeriCorps Member Phoebe Little, who, along with Grace Sherman, is working with GrowSmart Maine to bring our Energy Efficiency Community Campaign to Biddeford and Windham. We know that energy efficiency and weatherization...
4th Annual Maine Smart Growth Award Nominations Open
Monday, June 28, 2021 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director nsmith@growsmartmaine.org Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards Press Release GrowSmart Maine Seeks Nominations for the 4th Annual Maine Smart...
June 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
Summer in Maine! Is there anything better? We love Maine in all its iterations and seasons, but there is something special about the golden hour of summer evenings that is downright magical. Preserving Maine's magic and unique quality of life, while supporting a...
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities?
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
May 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
We've finally made it through the winter, false spring, late winter, and have arrived in full, real, warm, blooming spring. With the showing of bright flowers, warm air, the reduction of snow, and movement of neighbors out and about - don't all things seem possible?...
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