From Mlongreene2 at aol.com Fri Jul 15 12:15:02 2011 From: Mlongreene2 at aol.com (Mlongreene2 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:15:02 EDT Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Fwd: MAHC Blue Ribbon Commission bill signed into law Message-ID: <107fa.34001cd8.3b51c186@aol.com> Mark Greene Greene Lawns and Property Care 36 Eastern Ave. Long Island, Maine 04050 207 766 4440 Long Island Rentals Any Time of Year! http://www.cyberrentals.com/rentals/p180766 ____________________________________ From: gpayne at avestahousing.org To: gpayne at avestahousing.org Sent: 7/15/2011 12:02:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: MAHC Blue Ribbon Commission bill signed into law MAHC members and friends: We have great news to share: Governor LePage has signed LD 841, the Blue Ribbon Commission bill proposed by the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, into law. We proposed this legislation because we believe that the time is right to take a fresh look at the status of affordable housing in Maine, consider creative ideas implemented in other states, and make recommendations for future action to help ensure that Maine people with low and moderate income have access to quality, affordable homes. The Commission will bring together experts in the housing field, state agencies and legislators to identify solutions to Maine’s housing problems. Given new leadership in Augusta, new state and federal budget_ challenges, and a new focus on addressing the rising costs and regulatory burdens that impact the housing development process in Maine, the Commission represents a great opportunity for us to grow our voice in debates about the future of the issues we care most about. As you can see from the attached copy of the bill, the Commission will submit its report to the Legislature, along with any recommendations for specific legislation, no later than February 15, 2012. We will be sure to discuss and review the Commission’s work in our meetings this fall, and hope to receive much input from the membership as we help to shape the Commission’s agenda. Thanks to all who contributed to the effort to win passage of the bill. Have a great weekend, Greg Greg Payne Avesta Housing/Maine Affordable Housing Coalition 307 Cumberland Avenue Portland, ME 04101 Phone: (207) 553-7777 Fax: (207) 553-7778 _ (http://www.cyberrentals.com/rentals/p180766) _gpayne at avestahousing.org_ (mailto:gpayne at avestahousing.org) (http://www.cyberrentals.com/rentals/p180766) = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BRCBill-Final.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 232312 bytes Desc: not available URL: