GrowSmart News and Updates

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GrowSmart News and Updates

November 2020 Newsletter

Friends, We're halfway to Thanksgiving! We've had our post-Summit forum, and are gearing up for the giving season. What’s Next? GrowSmart’s 2020 Summit took on questions that are even more relevant given our collective experience with the coronavirus pandemic: where...

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Following up on GrowSmart Maine’s 2020 Summit

Following up on GrowSmart Maine's 2020 Summit Flexing the Power of Home Rule: A Path Toward Regional Solutions We are excited to build on the important discussions had during this year's Summit and the Post-Summit forum. How can we all affect local change, especially...

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2020 Smart Growth Awards

October 22, 2020 From: GrowSmart Maine, www.growsmartmaine.org Contact: Nancy Smith, Executive Director, nsmith@growsmartmaine.org 207-215-7183 Web Link FMI: http://bit.ly/MESmartGrowthAwards YouTube Link to Smart Growth 2020 Award...

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Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure

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...

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Views on our Venues: Our new Summit Structure

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...

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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...

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