Maine Redevelopment Land Bank

Maine Redevelopment seeks qualified proposals for accounting and bookeeping services. Please see attached.

Just catching up and compiling some of the great coverage we have received since our launch! MPBN: https://lnkd.in/eAjVvsCK News Center Maine: https://lnkd.in/eVpjgadD WABI: https://lnkd.in/ezhtsTqC Portland Press Herald :

ED Tuck is at the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference In St. Louis, listening to Hennepin Co Admin, Dan Rogan discuss the world post Tyler v. Hennepin Co. Lots of interesting approaches to revamping (and humanizing) the tax foreclosure process in Mass, Syracuse and MN.

We live! https://lnkd.in/eRPutFtc Thanks to Springtide Studio and side sea | Hopsie Inc for all the wonderful wizardry!

Maine Redevelopment is in Maine Biz today! Highlighting our partnership with East Millinocket. Don't forget our big launch event this Friday (October 4th) at the former Great Northern Mill site. https://lnkd.in/eD-krutN

Thanks to the Maine Downtown Center and Maine Development Foundation for hosting Chair Lee Jay Feldman and I for an introduction to our work. Really excited to connect with more Maine communities and to learn about NuMarkets from Ross Chanowski.

My name is Tuck O’Brien and I am the first Executive Director of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority. I am writing to tell you a bit about us and invite you to connect so that we can learn more about how we can be of assistance to your community or organization. The Redevelopment Land Bank was established in 2022 by the Maine Legislature as a dedicated independent entity to assist redevelopment activities across the state.?Our mission is to promote vibrant, prosperous, and sustainable communities by facilitating redevelopment of distressed property in partnership with local communities, public and private organizations.?We will develop innovative new sources of revenue and utilize best practices to catalyze the redevelopment of?properties where the private market and current public resources cannot. Governor Mills appointed 9 commissioners with skills defined by the legislation that are crucial to the mission of the Maine Redevelopment.??To ensure the success of our mission we are joined by 5 dedicated ex-officio members from State agencies whose responsibilities intertwine with and enhance the capabilities of the Authority.??In May 2024, I was hired as the organization’s first Executive Director. In this, our start-up year, we’re focused on setting a strong foundation so we can help the people of Maine and their communities re-create the economic strengths originally found in the now underutilized properties in Maine towns.?To that end we are traveling the state and listening to stakeholders to hear what gaps exist in current redevelopment initiatives, learn who is already leading the charge and what we can do to help. ?