[yrhcworking] Fwd: Casco Bay Affordable Housing Forum, March 6, 2008

[Mlongreene2 at aol.com]

A reminder if you have suggestions to get them directly in to Chris Wolff  
now.  I have suggested a breakout session on mortgages as related to  affordable 
housing.  You may want to send additional ideas around that  topic.  Thanks, 
Mark
 
 
  
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Sent: 2/1/2008 11:36:44  A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: RE: Casco Bay Affordable Housing Forum,  March 6, 2008



Hi everyone,
 
Just a reminder that I will need your  feedback/recommendations by Monday at 
the latest for the March 6th Casco Bay  Affordable Housing forum so we can 
pull together relevant  panelists.
 
Have a great weekend!

Chris


 
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From: Chris Wolff
Sent: Wed  1/16/2008 4:18 PM
To: 'Mark Greene';  EMahoney at harborviewproperties.com; bahoppin at aol.com; Beth 
Howe; 'Roger Berle';  Alden Robinson; Brooke Brewer; Thea Youngs
Cc: Nancy Carter; Cyrus  Moulton; Robert Snyder; bisharatl at aol.com; Donna 
Damon;  njordan at long-island.lib.me.us
Subject: Casco Bay Affordable Housing  Forum, March 6, 2008



 
Hello Casco Bay affordable (year-round) housing  folks, 
The holidays are over, and as cold as it has been  outside, many of us are 
already starting to look ahead, planning for a busy  spring and summer season.  
The Island Institute is  responding to a desire expressed at the Maine State 
Housing Island breakout  session at the Governor's Affordable Housing 
Conference and the Fellows  Advisors meeting in August to hold an Casco Bay Affordable 
Housing Forum  for folks to be able to get together and discuss island 
specific problems,  share strategies and grant opportunities, and brainstorm  
solutions.  In order to make the 4 hour forum most productive for  you, we are asking 
island housing organizations to  identify ideas and needs that could be met 
during this gathering.   It may be helpful to line up a panel of experts based 
on your identified  needs.  Please respond to the questions below by Friday, 
February  1st.   
We have scheduled the Casco Bay Affordable Housing  Forum to take place on 
Thursday, March 6, from 10-2.  The location is yet  to be determined and will be 
based on the number or participants.  Please  RSVP with the answers to your 
questions as to how many people plan to attend  so we can coordinate lunch.   
Please pass along to other folks who may be  interested in attending and 
providing feedback to these questions.  We  may decide to open this up to other 
islands, but I'm most concerned about  making sure that this forum is structured 
to meet the needs of Casco Bay  islands. 
Thanks for your help, and I look forward to a  productive gathering!  Hope to 
see you on March 6th! 
Chris   

Casco  Bay Affordable Housing Forum Survey 

Please fill out survey and return to Chris  Wolff by email at 
_cwolff at islandinstitute.org_ (mailto:cwolff at islandinstitute.org)  by Friday, February 1,  
2008. 
    1.  What would you like to learn more about in  regards to affordable 
housing policies: buy-back, equity, land leases,  etc.? 
    2.  What is going well for your  organization?  What are some of the 
difficulties you have  faced?
    3.  What are some of the things you would like to  learn from the other 
islands?
    4.  If we were to pull together a panel of housing  experts, what 
group(s) would you like represented, or which professionals  should we include 
(housing lawyer, land trust people, etc.)?
    5.  How would you like the time structured:  morning panel discussion, 
afternoon sharing, etc.?
    6.  Who is planning to attend the Forum (please  give a concrete number 
and list of names)?









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