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GrowSmart News and Updates
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...
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...
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?...
More Broadband, Less Sprawl – Webinar & Resources
March 2021 Newsletter from GrowSmart Maine
“Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is most apparent in the winter.” - Paul Theroux, travel writer With the wind roaring Maine full force into March this week, our state’s soul is still readily apparent, but I do believe Spring is on its way. I also...
Maine Spring Marching In: GrowSmart Maine’s Work Marching Forward
Solstice Musings by Sally Stockwell
Last month, just as the dawn was breaking on the shortest day of the year, I clipped into my Nordic skis and went for a long ramble though the woods behind my house. Two days earlier we had received 18” of fresh light snow. Towards the tail-end of that storm I...
Diversity and Development: Drawing Our Focus Beyond December
As Octivia Butler wrote "the only lasting truth is Change". We can all attest that the year of 2020 has been full of lasting truth. As we wrap up this year, and look forward to (hopefully) fewer unprecedented moments in 2021, we invite you to take a few minutes...