[yrhcworking] Island Fellow Potential Projects

[Mlongreene2 at aol.com]

1.    The following is a list of projects,   most of which we discussed at 
this past weeks YRHCorp meeting that I am  submitting to the Institute for 
the possible sharing of a Casco Bay Fellow next  year.
 
 
Year Round Housing  Corporation 
Town of Long  Island 
Wharf Street - Box 263 
Long  Island,  Maine  04050 

Mark Greene, Trustee, President                                             
                                          Leah Doughty,  Secretary 
Tammy Hohn, Trustee, Vice-President                                         
                                     Stephen Train,  Treasurer 
Amy Tierney, Trustee                                                        
                                       Ruth  Peterson, Registered Agent 
Sandra Scheurman,  Trustee 
Newell Stewart, Selectman  Trustee 
April 11, 2009 
Subject:            Possible projects for Casco Bay  Island Fellow  
2009-2010 
To:       Chris Wolfe and Mary Terry,  Island Institute 
From:   Mark Greene,  Housing Administrator 
Greetings All; 
As a follow up to our discussions and a meeting of our YRHCorp last  
Tuesday, the following is a list of possible projects that might mature in the  
coming year.  (chances of projects  maturing are crudely estimated at the end 
of project  description) 
1.         Continued support to bring the first homesteaders to fruition in 
our  Lease program.    Major  obstacles to success at this time are lack of 
willing lenders.  A co-coordinated approach (on behalf of  all the island 
housing agencies) to banks by the Fellow might help break this  serious log 
jam.   (Project is  ongoing and definite). 
2.         Grant work to find funding sources for additional site work on 
lands to  be leased (examples:  logging,  septic work, wells?).   (Project is 
needed and ongoing) 
3.         Explore funding sources for foreclosed properties and 
rehabilitation of  same, in particular multi-family structures.  (Project is a long 
shot – but info needs  to be ready if it happens) 
4.         Explore the realities of owning/managing rental property as 
Housing Corp.  (This should probably go before #3!) 
5.         Begin exploration of senior housing/assisted living 
facility/health  facility to be built from scratch.   Survey of residents needs would 
precede forward movement on  this. 
This may be a high interest next major undertaking for the YRHCorp and/or  
a sub-committee being formed.    (Survey and study of how to undertake such 
a project is a definite  need). 
How far it goes depends on survey and study findings.    Needless to say 
funding of  same would be a part of project. 
6.         Baseline Data Project for Conservation Lands acquired two years 
ago.  (Project is ready to go pending approval  of Board of Directors) 
7.         Island Employment and how to keep work on island.   This 
certainly would be one for  all the islands.   Topics might  include but not be 
limited to marketing available skills, finding out resources  to re-train 
islanders if needed, seeking other ways of enhancing incomes on  island for 
underemployed folks.   The ever increasing invasion of off island laborers and 
trades people  seems crazy in a time when work is in short supply for some to 
many  islanders.     (Conceptual Project but one that could go as soon as  
possible). 
8.         I cannot believe that the ambitious beginning that the 
Recreation folks  have crafted with great assistance from the present Fellow isn’t 
going to need  even more intense assistance to carry forth.  This is not my 
area of expertise,  however, and such a request does not seem forthcoming from 
the Rec.  folks! 
Unfortunately, this substantial list belies our abilities to pay the new  
commitments being proposed for Island Fellows.    The budget for next fiscal  
year is already done, printed and ready to be voted or not at Town Meeting 
in a  year where we are facing pretty much our first ever real tax increase 
of more  than 10%.     
Hopefully Long Island as a fairly convenient and central starting  point 
for accessing all of the islands out here might also enable us to  encourage a 
Fellow to reside here and for us to donate housing as an in-kind way  to 
pay our fair share of Fellow expense.     



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