Current Legislative Testimony
Learn about GrowSmart Maine’s testimony for various Smart Growth topics below.
PLANNING FOR AG
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
EQUITY
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
CLIMATE & ENERGY
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
BROADBAND
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
REGIONAL & LAND USE PLANNING
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
BUDGETS & BONDS
Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure
We continue our "Summit Series" posts providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Today we share about our unique summit...
Key Points About Our Keynotes: GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Annual Summit
This is the first in a series of blogs providing additional information as we count down the days to GrowSmart Maine's Annual Summit: Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions, on October 22, 2020. Read on for information about our keynotes...
A New Kind of Summit with a Powerhouse Theme
By Ben Smith, GSM Board member, North Star Planning GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit is coming up on October 22, and there are so many reasons to make room on your calendar to attend. Register now. The theme of this year’s Summit is Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A...
Another Housing Solution – Adaptive Reuse, Housing and Land Banks
By Rebecca Casey, GrowSmart Board Member GrowSmart Maine has been working with partners and state government to expand the use of Maine’s historic preservation tax credits to adaptive reuse programs. What will this achieve? It will encourage people to re-use our...
Why Does Affordable Housing Matter to Rural Maine Towns?
Nancy Smith enjoyed a conversation recently with House Republican Assistant Leader Representative Trey Stewart about affordable housing. In GrowSmart’s community work, we often begin by asking “why do you choose to live here?” Those conversations identify shared...
Vote Yes on One for Better Broadband – Please!
By Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine, Executive Director GrowSmart Maine is a founding member of the Maine Broadband Coalition, which is currently leading the charge to encourage Mainers to vote Yes on One for Better Broadband on July 14th. Particularly at this time, as...
A Post-COVID-19 Focus For Transportation Spending
Carl Eppich, AICP, GrowSmart Maine board member Who’s missing being on the road in this new COVID-19 pandemic reality? What about those vacation trips we had planned for this spring and summer?! According to the Maine Turnpike Authority, traffic is down around 40%, a...
Remote Working and Air Quality: One Part of the Solution?
Author, Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Board Member, Levine Planning Strategies, LLC As the country wrestles with COVID-19, the air is getting cleaner. That makes sense, because travel is down, and transportation is a major contributor to poor air quality. Some commentators...
Upping our Broadband Game
I’m participating in my first Zoom meeting of the week and getting more comfortable with it, given the half dozen or so I’ve participated in over the past two weeks. This one is with the Maine Broadband Coalition as we discuss immediate needs for Mainers adapting to...
Ask Kids – Good Things Might Happen!
What if…..we ask kids what they want from their community? What if…..we ask kids what they think their community should offer in the future? What if.….we listen, really listen, to what they say? What if….we give them a seat at the table when we are meeting to talk...
TRANSPORTATION
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