January 19, 2012
Press Release
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is hosting an informational breakfast event focusing on Stormwater Tips to Maximize Credits and Minimize Risk on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor.
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Take action now to reduce costs and avoid potential for regulatory action.
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January 6, 2012
Press Release
On January 26, 2012, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) will host its Annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and 8th Annual Member Showcase. Governor Paul LePage is set to open the conference with remarks detailing his vision for Maine’s growing real estate industry and overall thoughts on the industry as a whole.
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December 20, 2011
Press Release
Augusta, ME – On December 19th, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) convened an expert panel to discuss the complexities and future of affordable housing in Maine. Speakers from a diversity of development backgrounds examined the growing demand for affordable housing units, the economic drivers effecting development, and potential cost containment reforms.
“MEREDA and its members are committed to developing high quality, cost-effective affordable housing in Maine,” said Thomas Lea, President of MEREDA. “Affordable housing should remain above the political fray. That’s why we convened today’s discussion: to bring substance and clarity to these complicated issues.”
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December 5, 2011
Press Release
MEREDA will convene a panel of experts to discuss the pros and cons of utilizing Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Historic tax credits to develop new affordable housing in the most cost effective way, and to recommend reforms that reduce costs while still preserving predictability and fairness in financing and design.
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November 14, 2011
Press Release
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais will discuss efforts to centralize permitting and licensing, along with efforts to make it easier for businesses to communicate and work with state government.
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October 26, 2011
Press Release
The Maine DEP has designated nearly three dozen waterways in Maine’s largest urban areas as “urban impaired streams” due to their failure to meet water quality standards because of effects of stormwater runoff from nearby developed land. As a result, commercial landowners throughout Maine have now become subject to stringent environmental permit requirements for additional stormwater treatment controls.
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October 4, 2011
Press Release
With so much of Maine developed with aging building stock and the ever increasing cost of utility bills, what is a building owner or developer to do? This breakfast event will explore the landscape of deep energy retrofits, drilling down into the reasons for a systematic approach in looking at a building’s energy usage and the sort of strategies that an owner or developer can adopt when “tuning up” a building.
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September 26, 2011
Press Release
Another great “meet-and-greet” opportunity, this time on Portland’s waterfront. MEREDA members look forward to this particular event every year as it has become the “can’t miss” event of the fall. This event sells out every year, so sign up early!
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September 23, 2011
Press Release
A forum on the reform of the Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission, otherwise known as “LURC” was held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the Senator Inn in Augusta, just two days before a legislative study commission was to convene meeting to review possible legislative changes to the LURC law.
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Press Release
Join us at a breakfast event hosted by MEREDA on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor as our panelists discuss the future of development in the Bangor Region.
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