Monhegan

Sustainable Housing: Affordable Housing Models & Lessons from the Field

Sustainable Island Living Conference 2009

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Heard from a panel of island affordable housing leaders, who provided information on how island communities are tackling the issue of affordable housing. We will discuss a variety of different models and strategies for creating and maintaining available affordable housing, and learn how island-based efforts tie into larger statewide initiatives. Presenters: Alyson Mayo, Cranberry Isles Realty Trust; Richard Farrell, Monhegan Island Sustainable Community Association; Rick Rogers, Islesboro Affordable Property; Mary Terry, Casco Bay Affordable Housing Fellow, Island Institute; Rob Stuart, Frenchboro Future Development Corporation; and moderator Liza Fleming-Ives, Genesis Community Loan Fund

Green Living Project: Island Institute

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Island Institute establishes unwavering partnerships with Maine’s island and working water front communities to help conserve island fragility and marine biodiversity for generations to come. Instead of leading the communities into different projects, the Island Institute shores up monetary, technological, and informational support. Such initiatives as the wind energy projects on the Fox Islands and Monhegan are entirely designed, developed, and owned by the community. As George Baker, CEO of Fox Island Wind, LLC, reflected, “There really is nothing cutting edge about this project, except for the way it was designed for and by the community as a distributive and locally owned generation that will serve as a model for other communities.”

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

The Importance of Working Waterfronts

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree talks about the bill she introduced to support working waterfronts in Maine and around the country, courtesy of YouTube.com