Housing Summit

In this final Episode of the Greater Portland Kennebunkport created a nonprofit housing trust that housed six families in less than a year, with more affordable homes on the way. Larissa Crocket, Executive Director of the Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust, and...

Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield leads a panel discussion about successful strategies to build more housing, with Westbrook City Administrator Jerre Bryant, Portland Mayor Mark Dion, Biddeford Mayor Marty Grohman, Bridgton Community Development...

Jeff Levine talks about the history of U.S. housing policy, the use of zoning to enforce racial segregation, and the impact of suburban zoning in Greater Portland on limiting the supply of multi-family housing and increasing housing costs. Then, Greg Payne, Senior...

Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce President Quincy Hentzel, United Way of Southern Maine President Liz Cotter Schlax, and CEO of the Natural Resources Council of Maine Rebeccah Sanders discuss the economic, environmental and social equity issues related to the...

President of the Greater Portland Council of Government Jarrod Maxfield, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce President Quincy Hentzel, United Way of Southern Maine President Liz Cotter Schlax, and CEO of the Natural Resources Council of Maine Rebeccah Sanders...

Opening remarks at the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) held on Mar 26 2024 at Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine. The entire meeting was edited into a collection of six episodes to be aired separately.