Highlights From Policy Action 2025

Highlights From Policy Action 2025

Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine; Josh Caldwell, Natural Resources Council of Maine; Tara Kelly, Maine Preservation; Myles Smith, Mainers for Smarter Transportation

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 2025 session to improve built outcomes while reducing demand for development on rural lands.

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