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<DIV>Here is a draft of this weeks meeting: Please submit any
changes. Thanks, Mark (I have reserved the library conf. room
for a meeting on Wed. Jan. 31 at 7 PM Please submit topics to focus
on. Thanks, MG</DIV>
<DIV>(Alden says that he is unsure attachments will work just yet-will try, so I
have copied document within)</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Long
Island</st1:place></st1:City></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Year-Round Housing Committee (YRHC) Minutes\u2014 Jan. 24, 2007</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Alden Robinson</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Attending: Mark Greene (Housing Admin.); Ruth Peterson (Selectman); Cade
Brown; Jonathan Norton; Katie Wegner; Will Tierney; Amy Tierney; Leah Doughty;
Tom Hohn; Tammy Hohn; Alden Robinson (<st1:place w:st="on">Island</st1:place>
fellow).</FONT></P>
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size=3>Meeting called to order: 7:00.</FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark Greene described the history of the
Year-Round Housing Committee (YRHC) up to this point to new members, and then
explained the background info packets distributed to each. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The YRHC discussed the mechanics of a proposed
housing survey and asked for preliminary feedback to some questions. Members
were asked to review and critique these surveys in the next few days before
they are sent out.</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Committee briefly discussed different models
for housing programs on other islands, including rental homes and purchase
arrangements with covenants.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
general proposal for a \u201cstarter\u201d project goal, which had been floated at
earlier YRHC meetings, was discussed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It would be a single-family, energy efficient, house on town land to be
initially rented and possibly sold later with covenants to keep it year round
in the future.</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Committee discussed the relationship
of the proposed housing interest survey to the recently completed
comprehensive plan survey.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was
felt by some that the comprehensive plan survey questions did not clearly
explain or gauge the real housing issues facing <st1:place w:st="on">Long
Island</st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If a more detailed housing specific
survey brought back a clearer idea of what Long Islanders would support, the
question was raised whether these results might be included in the final
comprehensive plan, since any State grants and funding seem to be dependent on
what is in the comprehensive plan.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Mark Greene has met with the Comp Plan Committee and asked that
question, but it was not known by committee members how different results, if
presented, might be integrated to the survey. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It was noted that the Comp. Plan
survey, while lukewarm to \u201caffordable housing\u201d gave a 79% \u201cvery important\u201d
vote to supporting \u201cthe existence of a year round community on <st1:place
w:st="on">Long Island</st1:place>.\u201d<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This is good, but certainly raises doubts about responses and possibly
conflicts with the Comprehensive Plan questions about \u201caffordable
housing.\u201d<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Committee discussed potential funding
sources for any future housing projects, including Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
Genesis Foundation and possible funds from the Maine State Housing Authority
(MSHA).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Committee members present agreed to quickly
provide feedback about any suggestions to improve the housing survey.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If enough issues were found with the
draft survey another meeting would be called next week.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If approved by the YRHC, the surveys
will hopefully go out in a week or two in order to get results back in a
timely fashion in relation to the comprehensive plan deadlines.</FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Alden agreed to make a listserver so we
could communicate efficiently and quickly with each other between formal
meetings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All attendees were
urged to ask others to join in.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Anyone who would like to be on the YRHC e-mail list, can contact Alden
at <U>arobinson@islandinstitute.org</U></FONT></FONT></LI></OL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Meeting adjourned: 7:50.</FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>