From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Wed Mar  7 16:15:45 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:15:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Fwd: Final Report of the Blue Ribbon
	Commission on Affordable Housing
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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



-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Payne <gpayne at avestahousing.org>
To: Greg Payne <gpayne at avestahousing.org>
Cc: 'SenThomas.Martin at legislature.maine.gov' <SenThomas.Martin at legislature.maine.gov>; Andre Cushing (andre at andrecushing.com) <andre at andrecushing.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 3:58 pm
Subject: Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Affordable Housing



MAHC members and friends:
 
As many of you know, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Affordable Housing presented its final report to the LCRED Committee yesterday. The Commission’s co-chairs, Sen. Tom Martin and Rep. Andre Cushing, presented the report to the Committee and Randy Poulton and Dana Totman followed with testimony in support, calling out key findings and recommendations.
 
The report is very well done and provides a great basis for future legislative efforts to address affordable housing problems. I would encourage you to take a look through the report when you get a chance – it is available on line through the following link: http://www.maine.gov/legis/opla/AffordableHousingStudyrpt.pdf.
 
Thank you to everyone who helped MAHC and the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Cushing, get the legislation passed to create the Commission, and to the Commissioners and legislative staff who developed this substantive and helpful report.
 
-Greg
 
 

Greg Payne
Avesta Housing/Maine Affordable Housing Coalition
307 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 553-7777
Fax: (207) 553-7778
gpayne at avestahousing.org 

 

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From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Thu Mar  8 07:05:11 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 07:05:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Fwd: Fair Housing Workshops
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 -----Original Message-----
From: Long Island Town Clerk <townclerk at townoflongisland.us>
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Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 7:01 am
Subject: FW: Fair Housing Workshops


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From: Long Island Town Clerk <townclerk at townoflongisland.us>
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Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 7:01 am
Subject: FW: Fair Housing Workshops




 
 


From: Michelle Debartolo-Stone [mailto:mdebartolostone at cumberlandcounty.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 1:57 PM
To: Allen Crabtree; Allen Crabtree; Allen, Neal; Baldwin, Town; Billington, Gordy; Brobst, Richard; Cabana, Deborah; Chace, Jay; Crichton, Peter; Daniels, Alyssa; David Galbraith; Davis, Mary; Donna Larson; Eiane, Kristi; Ellsworth, Tom; Erik Carson; First, Paul; George Thebarge; George Thebarge; Goodine, Derik; Jerre Bryant; John Sargent; Lunt, David; McGovern, Mike; Morton, Dave; Paras, Caroline; Plante, Tony; Poirier, Tom; Poore, Nathan; Pownal, Town; Seaver, Scott; Shane, Bill; Shapiro, Aaron; Szydlowski, Marty; Theo Holtwijk; Tom Bartell; Town of Long Island; Tukey, Carol; Tupper, Nathan; Villa, Lisa; Willard, Don
Subject: Fair Housing Workshops

 
Good afternoon Cumberland County Community Development communities. 

 


MaineHousing is sponsoring a Fair Housing Workshop for property managers and housing professionals in Portland on April 10, 2012 at the Fireside Inn & Suites and in Bangor on April 3, 2012 at the Bangor Savings Bank on Maine Avenue.  Please help spread the word by posting and/or distributing the attached flyer to owners of rental properties in your respective communities. 

 

The link to register for the workshop is www.regonline.com/advancedfairhousingworkshop.  

 

Additional Fair Housing resources can be found at MaineHousing: http://www.mainehousing.org/Education/fair-housing-education/fair-housing-mainehousing.   

 

The County's Fair Housing web page also has some downloadable Fair Housing brochures and posters: http://www.cumberlandcounty.org/CD/fair_housing.htm. 

 

Thank you!

 

-Michelle


 

-- 
Michelle DeBartolo-Stone

Cumberland County Community Development

207-699-1903 (Wednesdays & Thursdays)

 


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From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Fri Mar  9 08:21:12 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:21:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] March 19 YRHCorp Meeting
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Year Round Housing Corporation
Town of Long Island
Wharf Street - Box 263
Long Island, Maine 04050
 
Mark Greene, Trustee, President                                                                                       Mary McAleney, Trustee
Tammy Hohn, Trustee, Vice-President                                                                            Leah Doughty, Secretary 
Amy Tierney, Trustee                                                                                                         Stephen Train, Treasurer
Samuel Whitener, Selectman Trustee                                                                              Ruth Peterson, Registered Agent
 
 
March 9, 2012
 
Workshop Meeting to review house plans and budget
Learning Center – 7 PM
Monday – March 19, 2012
 
             
            Let me know if this date works  
 
Thank you,
 
Mark Greene   
 
 
           

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From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Wed Mar 14 18:26:40 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:26:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Fwd: News from Genesis Community Loan Fund
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Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 2:45 pm
Subject: News from Genesis Community Loan Fund


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Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 2:45 pm
Subject: News from Genesis Community Loan Fund






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From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Mon Mar 19 08:35:56 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:35:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Meeting reminder - tonight - 7PM
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Year Round Housing Corporation
Town of Long Island
Wharf Street - Box 263
Long Island, Maine 04050
 
Mark Greene, Trustee, President                                                                                       Mary McAleney, Trustee
Tammy Hohn, Trustee, Vice-President                                                                            Leah Doughty, Secretary 
Amy Tierney, Trustee                                                                                                         Stephen Train, Treasurer
Samuel Whitener, Selectman Trustee                                                                              Ruth Peterson, Registered Agent
 
 
March 9, 2012
 
Workshop Meeting to review house plans and budget
Learning Center – 7 PM
Monday – March 19, 2012
 
New members and guests always welcome!

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From mlongreene2 at aol.com  Tue Mar 20 18:15:08 2012
From: mlongreene2 at aol.com (mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:15:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] Fwd: Best Wishes & Goodbye!
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Dale has been a staunch supporter of Island issues and our current housing grant for rental property.   This is unfortunate.   Mark


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From: Dale McCormick <dmccormick at mainehousing.org>
To: mlongreene2 <mlongreene2 at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 3:39 pm
Subject: Best Wishes & Goodbye!


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Sent: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 3:39 pm
Subject: Best Wishes & Goodbye!



  
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Dear Colleagues,
 
I have been privileged to serve as MaineHousing director for seven years.  Now MaineHousing has a number of commissioners with different policy perspectives. These differences have led to substantial disagreement about how MaineHousing can best serve the interests of its clients and the people of Maine. In order to bring an end to the current rancor, the Board and I have concluded that it is in the best interests of the housing authority and the people of Maine to reach an agreement on an early end to my term.
 
I have been proud in my seven years to have worked with staff and board members to insulate 11,347 homes, help 6,814 Maine people buy their first home, build 2,942 affordable apartments for seniors and working Maine households, and become the first state housing authority to take positive steps to address climate change.
 
For the better part of a year, MaineHousing has been subjected to a systematic attack that’s ground the important work of the agency nearly to a halt.  In order to put this behind us, today I submitted to Governor LePage my resignation bringing an early end to my term as Director of MaineHousing effective March 31, 2012.  I do so reluctantly, and in the hope that this will bring an immediate end to the campaign against an agency that so ably serves low and middle income Mainers.
 
In closing, I wish the best for the Housing Authority board, staff and new director.   I'd like to thank Governor Baldacci and the Maine Legislature for this opportunity to serve, the Housing Authority staff for their dedication and support, and all of you, our housing partners throughout Maine who have made all our accomplishments possible.  Most of all I hope that the mission of the Authority to help low-income people, help first-time homebuyers, promote energy efficiency and contribute to the revitalization of Maine's towns and cities, goes forward as strongly as ever. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Dale McCormick,
MaineHousing Director







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From Mlongreene2 at aol.com  Sat Mar 24 11:18:03 2012
From: Mlongreene2 at aol.com (Mlongreene2 at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:18:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Year-Round Housing] YRH Workshop Mon. Mar. 26 @7PM
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This workshop is needed to further discuss the ADA ramifications and other  
building conditions reviewed with MaineHousing this past week.    Library 
@7PM
 
 
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