[Year-Round Housing Committee] FW: year round housing

Thu Jan 25 12:50:31 EST 2007

These are my quick comments that I sent to Mark earlier today and his
response below my email. 

Amy Tierney

Marketing Representative

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From: Amy Tierney 
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:55 AM
To: 'mlongreene2 at aol.com'
Subject: year round housing

Hi Mark,

I did my homework last night.... After reading the survey I have a few
concerns basically for the year round survey.  First, most of the year
round residents now on the island are over thirty years old and
homeowners.  The response to the questions I think will come back as not
being interested in this project because of that reason. (Unless)  A
point I think that should be brought up is something about 'do you know
of anybody who would like to be living on the island but because of the
housing market can not?'  When I was in the Long Island Elementary
school there were about 20 kids every year, lately it has been hovering
around 10.  Of the 6 kids in my class I am the only one still on the
island as a year rounder.  A lot of the kids my age and older that grew
up on the island that would want to make the island their home have been
forced to move to the mainland for various reasons, a lot to do with the
housing market.  Unfortunately, there are a number of houses on the
island but most are not suitable as a year round residence.  The home we
are renting often requires the renters to move out for 3-4 weeks in the
summer so the owners can come down, as well as being full of mold.  The
house really isn't a great year round place to be but that is the
sacrifice we are making to be on the island.  As you know we are having
twins and want our kids to be on the island and go to the LI Elementary
school.  We are worried and the doctor has told us that we need to have
the mold gone or we need to be gone by the time the babies are born but
the landlords have been hesitant to do anything about the mold and we
may be forced to move back to Portland because of lack of year round
housing on the island.

Of the five couples that were represented at the meeting last night I
think most would be interested in affordable year round housing that
they can own as opposed to rent.  I think we are looking for stable
places to live, not just a rental unit that could have easy turn over.
Even if the land could be sold at a reasonable rate and have the land
owners build a house they want and have it in the deed that they need to
stay for so long, contribute to the community in a positive manner and
other stipulations of the like- I think more younger families would be
interested.

But I think my main concern is the way the survey is worded towards the
year round residents now wants to know if they themselves will need year
round housing in the future and the fact of the matter is that the
majority of the year round residents we have now are not worried about
their housing needs, but maybe a child or family member or friend that
has been forced off or will be due to the housing market needs to be
addressed.

Sorry for my rambling and long sentences but I'm at work and tried to
get this off as quick as possible.  Hope you can at least understand my
points.  Please fell free to email me back or call me here or at home.

Thanks!!!

Amy

From: Mlongreene2 at aol.com [mailto:Mlongreene2 at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:13 PM
To: Amy Tierney
Cc: Mlongreene2 at aol.com
Subject: Re: year round housing

Hi Amy,  Thanks for those good thoughts. (and for doing your homework on
time!!)  This survey is important to get right and would not be needed
at all (in my opinion) had we not gotten the results we did on the Comp
Plan survey.  Maybe a question asking if respondents know of others
living off the island who would like to return  if housing were a
possibility??   Maybe adding your ideas to the cover letter.      Please
go ahead and send what you sent me to everyone else on the Committee
(see Alden's new Listserve) and we will move ahead with revisions after
all have weighed in.  Let me know as you think of other concerns.
Thanks,  Mark

Amy Tierney

Marketing Representative

Norton Insurance Agency

275 US Route 1

Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110

Phone: 829-3450 

Toll Free: 1-800-777-5244

Fax: 829-6350

atierney at nortonne.com

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