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 Kennebunkport Town Manager Laurie Smith discuss the challenges of the housing initiative and what made it successful. Then, Erin Zwirko, Planning and Development Director in Yarmouth, Maine, talks about how the town used form-based...

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 Director Tori Hill and, Yarmouth Planning and Development Director Erin Zwirko. Next, on the final segment of the Greater Portland Council on Government Housing Summit, we hear about the town of Kennebunkport who created a nonprofit...

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 Advisor, Housing Policy, Governor’s Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future, discusses the 2023 State of Maine Housing Production Needs Study.

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 need for more housing.

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 discuss the economic, environmental and social equity issues related to the need for more housing.

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.