Below are the project milestones that have been achieved to-date for Sustain Southern Maine.
October 2010: Initial grant award made by HUD
February 2011: Grant officially activated
March 2011: Grant workplan accepted by HUD
June 2011: Partnership Compact accepted
November 2011: Request for Proposal for Consultants
November 2011: Data Commons created for uploading regional planning data
February 2012: Communications/Planning/Housing Consultant contract awarded
February 2012: Knowledge Sharing session on Placemaking
February 2012: Knowledge Sharing session on Regional Population/Housing Trends
April 2012: Name and logo finalized
April 2012: Regional Housing Council created
May 2012: Website launched
June 2012: Knowledge Sharing session on Local Foods and the Economy
August 2012: Sub-regional municipality meetings
August 2012: Potential pilot center locations identified
September 2012: Pilot center locations approved
September 2012: Knowledge Sharing session on Housing
October 2012: Initial meetings with pilot center towns
December 2012: Pilot center planning begins
December 2012: Knowledge Sharing session on Energy
January – June 2013: Pilot Center planning continues.
June – September 2013: Development of lessons learned from Pilot Centers
September – November 2013: Regional meetings on lessons learned
December 2013: First draft of Plan complete
February 2014: Final Plan available
