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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><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><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Year-Round Housing
Committee<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Minutes, 10/10/2007<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Meeting called to order, 7:07 p.m.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Present: Mark Greene (chair); Newell Stewart, selectman; John Billings;
Mary Nanos; Mike Maloney; Amy Tierney; Katie Norton; Jonathan Norton; Lorinda
Valls; Tammy Hohn.</FONT></P>
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size=3>Minutes from previous meeting approved unanimously.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Old
business</B>:</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Available parcels</U>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark Greene has been working on finding
available parcels for the ground-lease program.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Gilbert Gordon, abutter to the two
parcels by the transfer station (255 & 256), is interested in discussing lot
reconfiguration with the town.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark
is also in discussion with the library committee regarding the former Carol
Bounds lot (344) on the corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Beach Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The lot next to the Barter property
(361) remains a possibility, although it is partially a depression and may be
wet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Year-Round Housing Corporation</U>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The board of directors held a meeting
earlier in the Fall to satisfy its legal requirements, adopt by-laws and elect
officers.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Application and Selection Committee</U>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Selectmen have appointed five
committee members: Brenda Singo; Newell Stewart; Sandy Scheurman; Judy Paolini;
and John Billings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark said the
YRHC will be glad to brief the committee on its activities to date but otherwise
would not get involved with the selection process except as requested by that
Committee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Committee\u2019s charge
is to make this process an impartial one.</FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">New
business</B>:</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Housing situations</U>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All committee members reported that
their housing situations are stable for the immediate future.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, the long-term future of all
those rentals remains uncertain which makes the forward motion of the YRHC
important.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Housing market</U>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark Greene suggested the committee keep
an eye on housing listings on the island and spend some time researching those
that might be more affordable than they appear at first.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He said that even listings that
seem high may not be unreachable as asking prices and actual sales prices often
are far apart. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Genesis
Fund can provide matching $25,000 \u201cbridge\u201d loans, and can broker financing for
both organizations and private individuals.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Both Chebeague and Peaks are moving
forward with rental properties.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The YRHC can certainly explore other housing options as we move forward
with our current lease program.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:State w:st="on"><U>Maine</U></st1:State><U>
Affordable Housing Conference</U>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Maine State Housing Authority will be hosting its annual conference
in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City> on
October 30<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark said
that most of the workshops didn\u2019t look terribly useful to the committee, except
for a session on island affordable housing strategies.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark plans to attend that session and
requested ideas for topics to raise with the legislators and other housing
specialists at the session.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
committee discussed the cost-of-living differential on the island and suggested
that down payment and monthly payments might be the biggest impediment to buying
an island home.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Other ideas</U>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The committee discussed the possibility of a meeting with people from
Camden National Bank (</FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.camdennational.com/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.camdennational.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">) or the Consumer Credit Counseling Service\u2019s First-time
Homebuyer specialists.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
committee also discussed its ability to accept cash donations towards buying
houses: with 501(c)(3) status it will be able to offer a tax deduction.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mark said one island has already
expressed a willingness to make a donation.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Next meeting:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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size=3>The committee agreed to meet on the second Wednesday of each month, with
an additional meeting on the fourth Wednesday if necessary.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Next meeting will be on November
14<SUP>th</SUP> at 7 p.m. at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Meeting adjourned, 8 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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