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GrowSmart News and Updates
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in favor of LD 1664, “An Act to Encourage Charitable Contributions to Nonprofits”
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in favor of LD 1664, “An Act to Encourage Charitable Contributions to Nonprofits” January 22, 2014 Senator Haskell, Representative Goode and members of the Joint Standing Committee on...
GrowSmart Maine Testifies in favor of LD 1661, “An Act to Clarify Provisions of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit”
Testimony of Nancy Smith, Executive Director of GrowSmart Maine in favor of LD 1661, “An Act to Clarify Provisions of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit” January 22, 2014 Senator Haskell, Representative Goode and members of the Joint Standing Committee...
STAKEHOLDER REPORT ON LD 1528, RESOLVE, TO PROVIDE FOR LIVEABLE, AFFORDABLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
January 15, 2014 STAKEHOLDER REPORT ON LD 1528, RESOLVE, TO PROVIDE FOR LIVEABLE, AFFORDABLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES LD 1528 Stakeholder Meeting Participants: Liz Hertz Municipal Planning Assistance Program,...
Tax Expenditure Task Force Recommends a $5M annual cap Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Your Voice will Make the Difference! WHAT’S GOING ON: Tax Expenditure Task Force Chairs Senator Anne Haskell and Representative Adam Goode will present an update on the work of the Tax Expenditure Task Force to the Legislative Committee on Appropriations and...
The Conservation of Western Maine: Culture, Land and History
Today I held in my hand a jack knife that was left behind at a campsite in the hills of Eustis, Maine by a member of Benedict Arnold’s troops in 1775. It was discovered over the weekend, and will be protected with numerous other artifacts of that Expedition, by Duluth, “Dude” Wing, a man I spent a day with twenty years ago, exploring one of those historic campsites.
The Global Sustainability of Food and Water – From Wales, ME to Wales, UK
Last week I participated in a round table discussion with Patrick Wrixon, a farmer and conservationist from Wales…that’s the country in the United Kingdom, not the central Maine community! Maine Farmland Trust and the Camden Conference co-hosted the event...
Join us at a screening of “Reviving Freedom Mill” this weekend!
This Sunday, Sept 29th, "Reviving Freedom Mill" premiers at the Camden International Film Festival! Sponsored by GrowSmart Maine, Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Preservation, this film demonstrates the bringing of new life to a community by connecting new farmers and...
$40 Million to be eliminated from state tax credits, deductions and exemptions
GrowSmart Maine is monitoring the work of the Tax Expenditure Review Task Force, created in the 2014 Biennial Budget, which is directed to identify $40 million in reductions from the billions of dollars in tax expenditures granted each year by the state of Maine to...
Legislative Update: A Resolve to Provide for Livable, Affordable Neighborhoods
As the most recent legislative session came to an end, State Representative Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) presented a bill with the potential to truly change the way communities plan for their future. LD 1528 outlines a proposal to ensure that state-level...
Advocacy Wrap-up 2013
We wanted to share with you the outcome of a few of the bills that perhaps did not make it into the news as the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature came to a close last month. Investment in Innovation and Entrepreneurship LD 743: An Act To Extend and...