LD 1787 - Resolve Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to convene a stakeholder group tasked with a Comprehensive overhaul and modernization of the State Subdivision Statutes
This bill will charge the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, to convene a stakeholder group to review the subdivision laws in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 206-A and Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 6. The stakeholder group will work to:
Recommend a comprehensive overhaul and modernization of the subdivision laws that promotes development in growth areas.
Reduces development pressure in rural areas; protects public health, safety and welfare.
Advances state goals to produce affordable housing; and streamlines the development review process.
The public hearing for LD 1787 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:00 pm before the Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Housing.
The goal of Policy Action 2023 is to address barriers to and create incentives for equitable, sustainable growth and development that strengthens downtowns and villages of all sizes while pulling development pressure away from productive and open natural areas. We do so acknowledging that Maine has urban, rural, and suburban settings for which any solution may/not be a fit and a variety of people who deserve to be welcomed to their communities.
Questions related to this bill? Reach out to the Policy Action 2023 Subdivision working group point person Kara Wilbur at karawilbur@gmail.com.
Take Action
The public hearing for LD 1787 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:00 pm before the Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Housing.
Begin your letter with:
Dear Senator Pierce, Representative Gere, and Members of the Joint Select Committee on Housing,
My name is [ ENTER NAME] and I live in [ ENTER TOWN].
Describe your reasons for supporting LD 1787.