Highlights From Policy Action 2023

Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine; Zoe Miller, Moving Maine Network; Josh Caldwell, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Tara Kelly, Maine Preservation; Representative Melanie Sachs; Representative Traci Gere

Build Maine and GrowSmart Maine innovated a new process for engaging a broad statewide conversation, best described as public policy crowdsourcing. Learn about work that started in 2019, involving hundreds of people across the state, and the big policy moves from the 2023 session to improve built outcomes while reducing demand for development on rural lands.