AUGUSTA - A new law sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, establishing the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, has earned three awards for its impact on the revitalization of communities throughout Maine.
AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would establish the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, goes into effect today, Monday, August 8.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, has been accepted to participate in the 2022 Legislative Energy Horizon Institute, a policy program that educates state legislators and policymakers on the North American energy infrastructure and delivery system.
Sachs was selected for one of only 40 available spots in the program nationally. Graduates will receive a certificate on energy policy planning from the University of Idaho.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan support this week to a bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would establish the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority. In a vote of 117-16, the House gave initial approval to LD 1694 Monday, and the Senate passed it unanimously Tuesday.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business gave bipartisan approval to LD 1694, An Act To Create the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, establishes land banks in an effort to convert vacant, abandoned and tax delinquent properties into productive use. The committee voted 10-1, with two members absent, in support of the legislation.
AUGUSTA - Reps. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, Joyce "Jay" McCreight, D-Harpswell, Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport and Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, each received a 100% rating on votes to support Maine's education professionals and schools, according to a recent scorecard released by the Maine Education Association (MEA).
AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, and Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, will host a virtual constituent office hour event via Zoom on Wednesday, October 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This online event is an opportunity for constituents to connect, ask questions and share ideas and concerns. Participants are encouraged to submit questions here.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, introduced a bill to address Maine's housing shortage before the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business on Thursday. LD 1694, An Act To Create the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, establishes the Community Redevelopment Land Bank to facilitate the redevelopment of abandoned and environmentally hazardous properties, and convert them into productive use.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bipartisan joint resolution recognizing the struggle of Maine residents with housing costs and the inadequacy of Maine's housing stock. The resolution, sponsored Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, states that Maines shortage of affordable housing has a direct impact on the health and welfare of Maine people.
AUGUSTA - Members of the Legislature's Housing Working Group will host an in-person press conference on Tuesday, April 27 at 11 a.m. to discuss the urgency of addressing Maines housing crisis. The press conference will be held outside of the Maine State House in Augusta.
