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Eggs & Issues

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Eggs & Issues

Matt speaks with Kristina Egan, Executive Director – Greater Portland Council of Governments at our Eggs & Issues broadcast.

Eggs & Issues: Housing in Maine: Solutions for Our Region’s Future

MODERATOR:

  • Kristina Egan, Executive Director – Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG)

PANELISTS:

  • Kevin Bunker, Founding Principal – Developers Collaborative
  • Jeff Levine, Owner & Principal – Levine Planning Strategies and Faculty Lecturer – MIT
  • Cullen Ryan, Executive Director – Community Housing of Maine

Panel is on affordable housing in Maine. This timely discussion will touch upon many of the Regional Chamber’s advocacy goals as we engage in exciting policy developments in City Hall and Augusta related to affordable housing.

The panel will focus on regional solutions, including:

  • Increasing our housing supply
  • Addressing homelessness
  • Furthering economic growth through zoning and land use reforms that encourage development close to public transit, jobs, and schools

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