Return-Path: <cwolff@islandinstitute.org> Received: from rly-ya01.mx.aol.com (rly-ya01.mail.aol.com [172.18.141.83]) by air-ya03.mail.aol.com (v114_r3.2) with ESMTP id MAILINYA33-13b45d5f5531a8; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:18:19 -0500 Received: from mermaid.islandinstitute.org (mermaid.islandinstitute.org [66.252.42.35]) by rly-ya01.mx.aol.com (v114_r3.2) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYA15-13b45d5f5531a8; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:17:59 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C751F7.308B6644" Subject: affordable housing support needed Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:20:51 -0500 Message-ID: <BE2C2DCF426069449E9535BC938C5D3B0848BC@mermaid.islandinstitute.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: affordable housing support needed Thread-Index: AcdGRqBuurxCZGypQ1ufiKOdcP5vMQLrxcTG X-Priority: 1 Priority: Urgent Importance: high References: <948941BF7DCCC345A1A86C73C543398E2D8158@mermaid.islandinstitute.local> From: "Chris Wolff" <cwolff@islandinstitute.org> To: "Chris Wolff" <cwolff@islandinstitute.org>, "Adam Krea" <akrea@mainehousing.org>, "Alden Finney" <abfinney1@verizon.net>, "Alden Robinson" <arobinson@islandinstitute.org>, "Annie Tselikis" <atselikis@islandinstitute.org>, "Barbara Stainton" <westernway@acadia.net>, "Besty Weber" <dinosaurenterprises@yahoo.com>, "Beth Howe" <mpassano@earthlink.net>, "Boyd Marley" <abspmarley@verizon.net>, "Charles & Nan Stockman" <gdichaz@aol.com>, "Chris Rector" <cwrector@hotmail.com>, "Chris Spruce" <islandhousingtrust@adelphia.net>, "Cyndy Carney" <cwc@ceimaine.org>, "Cyrus Moulton" <cmoulton@islandinstitute.org>, "David Jermann" <hookersix@msn.com>, "Dennis Damon" <dsdamon@panax.com>, "Dexter Lee" <dexlee@tdstelme.net>, "Donna Damon" <publicservant1@aol.com>, "Doug Boynton" <boyntondougalice@aol.com>, "Emily Lane" <emilyclawisland@verizon.net>, "Eric Dyer" <edyer@islandinstitute.org>, "Eva Murray" <murray@midcoast.com>, "Grayson Hartley" <rmhdewey@midcoast.com>, "Hannah Pingree" <hannah@pingree.com>, "Island Talk listserv" <islandtalk@maineislands.org>, "Joanne Campbell" <jcampbell@camdennational.com>, "Joanne Whitehead" <iap@midcoast.com>, "John Moriarty" <jmoriarty@rcapsolutions.org>, "Kate Harris" <kate@earthlovers.org>, "Katherine Fiveash" <wrenwoman@prexar.com>, "Kathy Westra" <kwestra@islandinstitute.org>, "Lane Stein" <pondart@maine.rr.com>, "Leila Bisharat" <bisharatl@aol.com>, "Liza Fleming-Ives" <liza@genesisfund.org>, "Malcolm Donald" <madonald@earthlink.net>, "Marjorie Phyfe" <mphyfe@maine.rr.com>, "Marjorie Stratton" <marjorie_stratton@verizon.net>, "Mark Greene" <mlongreene2@aol.com>, "Mark Tierney" <cbmftierney@aol.com>, "Martha Freeman" <martha.freeman@maine.gov>, "Pat McEachron" <twomacs@tdstelme.com>, "Pete Anderson" <pripet@prexar.com>, "Richard Beal" <rfbeal@acadia.net>, "Rob Benson" <robcristybenson@earthlink.net>, "Rob Brown" <rob@mainecitizen.org>, "Rob Snyder" <rsnyder@islandinstitute.org>, "Roger Berle" <rkberle@msn.com>, "Rudy Graf" <rgraf@thesciencesource.com>, "Ruta Dzenis" <Ruta.Dzenis@maine.gov>, "Sarah Curran" <scurran@islandinstitute.org>, "Ted Koffman" <koffman@acadia.net>, "Terry Kelley" <terry.kelley@emdiha.org>, "Tom Fortier" <TAF@portlandmaine.gov>, "Tom Martin" <tmartin@hcpcme.org>, "Town of Swan's Island" <swanisle@tdstelme.net>, <carol.white@smemaine.com> Cc: "Jen Litteral" <jlitteral@islandinstitute.org>, <kate@mainepeoplesalliance.org>, <bryan@housingpartnership.org>, "Nancy Carter" <ncarter@islandinstitute.org>, <cullenr@maine.rr.com>, "Carly Knight" <cknight@islandinstitute.org>, "Siobhan Ryan" <sryan@islandinstitute.org>, "Anne Bardaglio" <abardaglio@islandinstitute.org>, "Scott Sell" <ssell@islandinstitute.org>, "Annie Tselikis" <atselikis@islandinstitute.org>, "Ryan Albright" <ralbright@islandinstitute.org>, "David Steckler" <dsteckler@islandinstitute.org> X-AOL-IP: 66.252.42.35 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ------_=_NextPart_001_01C751F7.308B6644 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, =20 This is a reminder that the Coalition for Coastal Workforce Housing will be=20= gathering a group of individuals and organizations together on Tuesday, Febr= uary 27th, from 1-4 PM at the Hall of Flags in the State House in Augusta. =20= We have invited legislators to visit with us to learn more about affordable=20= housing needs along the coast and on Maine's islands. The following groups=20= will be represented: Coalition for Coastal Workforce Housing, Coastal Enterp= rises, Inc., Genesis Community Loan Fund, MaineHousing, Community Housing of= Maine, Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, and, Maine Peop= le's Alliance. It will be important to show strong support by having as man= y people attend to support affordable housing legislation and to help educat= e the legislators about the affordable housing needs within your communities= . There will also be a public hearing on Friday, March 2nd, to discuss seve= ral bills related to affordable housing. This Hall of Flags event is well-t= imed with these hearings. We will be setting up information tables, and wil= l put together drinks and snacks for the event. Please let me know if you a= re planning to attend this event. =20 We are also tracking legislation related to affordable housing efforts. Han= nah Pingree submitted 3 bills on our behalf. On March 2nd, there will be a=20= public hearing in room 127 of the State House at 10 AM. The following bills= will be discussed: =20 LD 263: An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden (Sponsor: Rep. RAND of Port= land) LD 761: An Act to Enable Municipalities to Establish Municipal Land Banks Fu= nded by a Local Option Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of T= homaston) LD 762: An Act to Enhance a Community's Capacity to Support Affordable Housi= ng (Sponsor: Rep. Pingree of North Haven) LD 174: An Act to Increase the County Share of the Real Estate Transfer Tax=20= (Sponsor: Rep. Raye of Washington) =20 Hannah said it's very important to attend these hearings to show your suppor= t for the bills, and to provide testimony to the need for affordable housing= . Please let me know if someone from your community can attend these hearin= gs. We will then work with you to prepare testimony and, hopefully, have gr= eat representation from the islands. Please pass this information along to=20= anyone in your community who may be interested in attending these hearings. =20 If you are planning to attend the hearings, here are some helpful links: =20 Guide to participating in public hearings: =20 http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Documents/hearing/Hearing%20Guide/hearguid= e.htm =20 Guide to preparing testimony: =20 http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Documents/hearing/Hearing%20Guide/abouttes= timony.htm =20 Please let me know if you are planning to attend these hearings so we can or= ganize ourselves and create a consistent message for the legislators. =20 I hope you will be able to attend both of these events. Also, please let me= know if there are other people within your communities who should be added=20= to my affordable housing mailing list. =20 Thanks, and have a great weekend! Chris Chris =20 Christine Wolff Community Development Director Island Institute 386 Main St. Rockland, ME 04841 Phone: 207/594-9209 Fax: 207/594-9314 www.islandinstitute.org=20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C751F7.308B6644 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1= "> <html =20= =20= > <head> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- =20 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal =09{margin:0in; =09margin-bottom:.0001pt; =09font-size:12.0pt; =09font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink =09{color:blue; =09text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed =09{color:purple; =09text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 =09{ =09font-family:Arial; =09color:windowtext;} div.Section1 =09{page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <DIV id=3DidOWAReplyText78067 dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SP= AN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a reminder that the Coalition for C= oastal=20 Workforce Housing will be gathering a group of individuals and organizations= =20 together on Tuesday, <STRONG>February 27th, from 1-4 PM</STRONG> <STRONG>at=20= the=20 Hall of Flags</STRONG> in the State House in Augusta.&nbsp; We have invited=20 legislators to visit with us to learn more about affordable housing needs al= ong=20 the coast and on Maine's islands.&nbsp; The following groups will be=20 represented: Coalition for Coastal Workforce Housing, Coastal Enterprises, I= nc.,=20 Genesis Community Loan Fund, MaineHousing, Community Housing of Maine, Workf= orce=20 Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, and, Maine People's Alliance.&nbs= p;=20 It will be important to show strong support by having as many people attend=20= to=20 support affordable housing legislation and to help educate the legislators a= bout=20 the affordable housing needs within your communities.&nbsp; There will also=20= be a=20 public hearing on Friday, March 2nd, to discuss several bills related to=20 affordable housing.&nbsp; This Hall of Flags event is well-timed with these=20 hearings.&nbsp; We will be setting up information tables, and will put toget= her=20 drinks and snacks for the event.&nbsp; Please let me know if you are plannin= g to=20 attend this event.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We are also tracking legislation related to= =20 affordable housing efforts.&nbsp; Hannah Pingree submitted 3 bills on our=20 behalf.&nbsp; <STRONG>On March 2nd, there will be a public hearing in room 1= 27=20 of the State House at 10 AM</STRONG>.&nbsp; The following bills will be=20 discussed:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>LD 263: An Act to Reduce th= e Property=20 Tax Burden (Sponsor: Rep. RAND of Portland)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>LD 761: An Act to Enable Municipalities to=20 Establish Municipal Land Banks Funded by a Local Option Real Estate Transfer= =20 Taxes (Sponsor: Rep. RECTOR of Thomaston)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>LD 762: An Act to Enhance a Communi= ty's=20 Capacity to Support Affordable Housing (Sponsor: Rep. Pingree of North=20 Haven)</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>LD 174: An Act to Increase the County Share= of the=20 Real Estate Transfer Tax (Sponsor: Rep. Raye of Washington)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hannah said it's very important to attend t= hese=20 hearings to show your support for the bills, and to provide testimony to the= =20 need for affordable housing.&nbsp; Please let me know if someone from your=20 community can attend these hearings.&nbsp; We will then work with you to pre= pare=20 testimony and, hopefully, have great representation from the islands.&nbsp;=20 Please pass this information along to anyone in your community who may be=20 interested in attending these hearings.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you are planning to attend the hearings,= here=20 are some helpful links:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Guide to participating in public=20 hearings:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A href=3D"http://www.maine.gov/legis/sena= te/Documents/hearing/Hearing%20Guide/hearguide.htm">http://www.maine.gov/leg= is/senate/Documents/hearing/Hearing%20Guide/hearguide.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><FONT face=3DArial size= =3D2> <DIV><BR>Guide to preparing testimony:</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Documents/hearing/Hearing= %20Guide/abouttestimony.htm">http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Documents/hea= ring/Hearing%20Guide/abouttestimony.htm</A></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Please let me know if you are planning to attend these hearings so we c= an=20 organize ourselves and create a consistent message for the legislators.</DIV= > <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>I hope you will be able to attend both of these events.&nbsp; Also, ple= ase=20 let me know if there are other people within your communities who should be=20 added to my affordable housing mailing list.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Thanks, and have a great weekend!</DIV> <DIV><BR>Chris</FONT></DIV><BR>Chris</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=3DSection1> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christine Wolff</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Community Development=20 Director</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Island Institute</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">386 Main St</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size= =3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></FONT></P= > <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rockland</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2= ><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, ME=20 04841</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Phone:=20 207/594-9209</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fax: 207/594-9314</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE:=20= 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href=3D"http://www.islandinstitute.org">www.is= landinstitute.org</A>=20 </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style= =3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV> </body> </html> =3D ------_=_NextPart_001_01C751F7.308B6644--