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Provide tax incentives for those who rent a property for a full twelve months each year to a year-round family, where at least one member is active in essential services

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Find out who needs to downsize or would want to change their house/land to share or make housing available. 

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Find out who needs to downsize or would want to change their house/land to share or make housing available. 

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Jump in to build before we have thought it through!

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Jump in to build before we have thought it through!

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Getting an Island Fellow to really do a lot of ground work, information, grant studies, talk to everyone in the community.

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We need talk to people who grew up here to understand why they haven’t returned.

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We need talk to people who grew up here to understand why they haven’t returned.

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Ensure that any future plans are deliberate in protecting and improving the wellbeing of the community particularly its social connections and natural environment. Include everyone's voice in the conversation, and consider barriers for participation in the planning process or in the final result.

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do current island census - just simple age and a few questions

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do current island census - just simple age and a few questions

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plan social events at the Hall - plays, record hops, pot luck dinners

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plan social events at the Hall - plays, record hops, pot luck dinners

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Anything that bring people together should help beak down silos

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The State- find out all the money slated for housing...

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The State- find out all the money slated for housing...

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Chebeague Island Community Association

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Broadband - develop support for simple tech skills

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Broadband - develop support for simple tech skills

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Enterprise for Housing Options

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Individuals who already live here who have economic need who don't typically participate in these forums/non-profits.

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Individuals who already live here who have economic need who don't typically participate in these forums/non-profits.

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Survey people on the island who are not on this forum and find out what their Housing needs and wishes are for their existing properties.

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Survey people on the island who are not on this forum and find out what their Housing needs and wishes are for their existing properties.

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Gather information through a community-wide listening process that involves both a survey and one-on-one conversations. By recruiting a trained team of listeners and using qualitative research methods, this could allow us to gather detailed quantifiable data, hear from the people most affected by this issue, and build community-wide support for the process.

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Other Housing Trusts - both based on islands (such as Mount Desert) and on the mainland

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A wealth of individuals with lots of experience: in property development, real estate, law, fundraising. Individuals who may be willing to donate money, land, time, energy. 

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A wealth of individuals with lots of experience: in property development, real estate, law, fundraising. Individuals who may be willing to donate money, land, time, energy. 

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Invest time/resources into an outside consultant.

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Invest time/resources into an outside consultant.

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Make the building codes easier to understand. Not clear at all what the requirements are for apartments vs ADU's versus guest houses. Code enforcement officer rarely returns calls or emails so there are many unanswered questions when trying to decide what you can and cannot do.

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Make the building codes easier to understand. Not clear at all what the requirements are for apartments vs ADU's versus guest houses. Code enforcement officer rarely returns calls or emails so there are many unanswered questions when trying to decide what you can and cannot do.

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Why is the minimum lot size so high? Other communities allow 1 acre in rural areas and 0.5 acres and even less in more dense areas. There are many lots that cannot be built on because they don't meet 1.5 acre minimum. This is cost prohibitive when purchasing land. If it were less there would be more incentive for families to be able to split family owned acreage to be able to afford more homes.

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Why is the minimum lot size so high? Other communities allow 1 acre in rural areas and 0.5 acres and even less in more dense areas. There are many lots that cannot be built on because they don't meet 1.5 acre minimum. This is cost prohibitive when purchasing land. If it were less there would be more incentive for families to be able to split family owned acreage to be able to afford more homes.

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Mainland affordable housing developers. They've seen it all & have perspective.

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Dive into creating bricks & mortar without first knowing with some certainty that a specific, well-researched need is being appropriately addressed.

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Focus on bootstrapping... "doing with" is always more successful than only "doing for". Consider methods of partner-financing, as the upfront cost seems to be a major impediment to land/home purchasing and building. Outside of the box idea: create a quasi-public island bank as an alternative lender.

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find out how much land is available for housing and how many folks need a home

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find out how much land is available for housing and how many folks need a home

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We tend to think in terms of low-income houseing, but I believe (subject to correction) that there is a population that has perfectly good jobs but are not (yet, maybe) ready to commit to buying a house. Small "apartment buildings" would meet this need.

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Could you use the community land trust model to support rental housing that is available year round and where rental costs are controlled?

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Could you use the community land trust model to support rental housing that is available year round and where rental costs are controlled?

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Higher tax rates for those who own property that is not their primary residence

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Higher tax rates for those who own property that is not their primary residence

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How do you prioritize who gets available housing?

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What is the selection process for limited housing resources?

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What is the market demand? Who is looking for houses and what can they afford?

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Are there private efforts to create housing?

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How many people can the aquifer support?

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What are the biggest barriers to housing development?

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What is the will of the community to buy into affordable housing?

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Is there a way to ensure that homes are bought by year-round residents?

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Have we had any discussion of creating "tiny house" communities?

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What might we learn by studying the island community as it was 100-150 years in the past?

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What are the current demographic trends

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How can we keep the school populated to make it attractive to young families?

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What are the zoning restrictions/opportunities?

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How can affordability be controlled?

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Year-round houses for journeymen and trades people

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Houses in the $250K-$450K price range

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Housing information exchange to help connect available rentals with people looking to rent

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Affordable Housing

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Housing Trust or Municipal Housing Authority

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A range of options for a range of needs.

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Houses with different sizes: Studio, 1-2 people, families

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Zoning to support multiple units

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Market Research Study

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Needs Assessment

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Covenants in housing contracts

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Hydrology Study

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Identify the priority population for housing access (Current commuters? Teachers? Trades People?)

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Houses for older residents who want to downsize and stay on island

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Inclusive for everyone- not just the young, not just the old.

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Financing to rent and buy that are creative and affordable.

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Communication network for getting the word out about available housing and housing needs.

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Data on: water table/ salt water intrusion, sewage, island capacity (from a resource perspective, map of critical resources

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Share septic and water to reduce building costs

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Create incentives for adding guest house, garage apartment, or duplex when building/renovating

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Housing with shared utilities (water/septic/Renewable Electric)

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Incentivize private efforts to make more housing available.

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Create public/private partnerships and private/private partnerships

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Vermont has a variable tax rate that is an interesting model

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British style row houses side by side to save space

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Establish a housing trust

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Focus on rental housing that prioritizes year-round people

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Identify someone who will take on the role of managing information and putting together a proposal that can be acted on.

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Tiny house communities "say 6 cottages of 100 sq ft on 1.5 acres"

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Town owned property that can be turned into housing with donated time and money.

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Task Force to coordinate CICA, ECHO, Town

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Change zoning to allow for areas of higher density commensurate with resources

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Partner with Habitat for Humanity

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Look to Maine Housing for grants/funding

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Deed covenants for pre-negotiated profit