The leaders behind a new coalition for pro-housing solutions will take part in panel discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
Housing experts share a broad conversation about housing construction in the state — from where the bottlenecks sit to what it will take to build our way to something more sustainable.
Participants will include the CEOs of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as the president of MEREDA and the CEO of Bangor Savings Bank.
The subject was ‘The Housing Crisis: Can we Crack the Code?’ which featured industry experts from architects and municipal and regional planners to developers, builders and bankers.
Panelists for the Nov. 18 event will include Portland Planning Director Kevin Kraft, Marieke Thormann of Fathom Cos. and Will Savage, principal at Acorn Engineering.
Housing solutions are the focus of the organization’s half-day fall conference, scheduled for Oct. 23 at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus.
Three MEREDA members who have been active at the committee level have joined the organization's board of directors, replacing three longtime volunteers.