50+ People Show Up to Testify for Housing in the Supplemental Budget - You Can Still Submit Written to Add $20M to Build Housing The Governor's proposed Supplemental Budget included $10M for Maine Housing's Affordable Home Ownership Program, and $16M for Maine Housing's Emergency Shelter Program. Recognizing the housing supply crisis we are in, MAHC asked for an additional $20M to invest in Maine Housing's Rural Rental Housing and LIHTC to build affordable homes. MAHC testimony here. You can use this example testimony to write your written testimony here. for the Appropriations and Financial Affairs committee for 2/23.
MAHC Submits Testimony To Support Addition of Elevator Inspectors in Maine The Governor's Supplemental Budget includes funding to add two elevator inspectors. MAHC supports this to reduce housing production delays caused by limited access to inspections.
Help Make Sure LD 2106's Historic Tax Credit Cap Increase Gets Funded
Municipal Economic Development Directors Welcome Housing Message at Economic Development Council of Maine Meeting
The Economic Development Council of Maine hosted a housing policy panel this week including Dan Brennan, Maine Housing; Laura Mitchell, MAHC; and Ben Averill, Housing Opportunity Program at DECD. MAHC made great connections with communities interested in housing in their communities. MAHC presentation.
SAVE THE DATE: Housing Policy Conference – Nov 13
This all day conference held every other year delves into housing and policy issues impacting addressing the need for housing in Maine and nationally. Hear from business and municipal leaders working on housing, statewide elected officials, housing policy leaders, development professionals and more. Attend to network with who’s who in Maine’s housing development world and understand the opportunities and challenges we face in the policy realm to meet Maine’s need of 80,000 new homes by 2030. With a presidential election, and a new Maine legislature starting, this is the event to understand what’s ahead for housing and how to get involved in advocacy so all Maine people have a home.
GPCOG Housing Summit to focus on Strategies for Success - 3/26 - @ Ocean Gateway, Portland
Celebrate housing successes in the region and provide tools and strategies to help cities and towns meet the growing demand in ways that each community wants and for the people who need it. REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT
WHAT HAS ZONING REFORM ACCOMPLISHED IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS?
Our latest America’s Rental Housingreport highlighted the first-of-its-kind 100 Percent Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts as an example of how communities are changing zoning to address the affordable housing crisis. Passed in 2020, the AHO sought to remove barriers to affordable housing construction throughout Cambridge. The city has since implemented and adapted this new zoning framework, putting an amended Affordable Housing Overlay 2.0 into practice last October. Although the AHO is on track to meet some of its goals, numerous obstacles and challenges remain. Read in browser »
Harvard Center on Housing - 23rd Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture: For over three decades, Dr. Margot Kushel has both cared for people who experience homelessness and studied the causes, consequences, and solutions to homelessness. Kushel will discuss insights that have emerged from her work as a physician and researcher, showing that California’s homelessness crisis is primarily due to the lack of housing that low-income households can afford. Register to attend in person; no advance registration required for livestream.
Save the Date for Build Maine, June 5 & 6, 2024, Skowhegan.
Calling all of our elected officials, engineers, developers, builders, architects, public works officials, financial institutions, community organizations, lawyers, planners, rule-makers, and citizens to come to join in the conversation.
Your Membership dues put MAHC to work every day advocating for funding and policies to build and preserve housing for all people in Maine.
