Current Legislative Testimony
Learn about GrowSmart Maine’s testimony for various Smart Growth topics below.
PLANNING FOR AG
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
EQUITY
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
CLIMATE & ENERGY
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
BROADBAND
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
REGIONAL & LAND USE PLANNING
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
BUDGETS & BONDS
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
One-on-one tech help available at Dr. Shaw Memorial Library in Mt. Vernon
Drop-in, one-on-one tech help available at rural Kennebec County library for area residents
Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction
Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...
New AFT White Paper “Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change”
Over the next decade, the current agricultural system will need to fundamentally transform in order to produce enough food for 9.8 billion people, mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect water resources, and support farmers. According to the U.S. Environmental...
Planning for Ag Legislative Outcomes 2023 Session
In June, GrowSmart Maine provided an update on the Policy Action 2023 bills, many of which have been carried over to the next session. Stay tuned for more information about next steps in ensuring effective implementation of those bills that passed, and next steps to...
Maine’s ACP Week of Action August 4-12, 2023
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that helps households afford internet service. Eligible households can get $30 off monthly internet (or up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands). The week of August 4-12 in Maine is...
Fund to Address PFAS Contamination
GrowSmart Maine was honored to be invited to serve on the Land Transfer Subcommittee, providing recommendations to the PFAS Advisory Committee for this component of support to farmers dealing with contaminated land and water. The PFAS Fund is a new and evolving...
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