For the first time, the State of Maine is forced to consider whether it needs a

Authors

Shirley Jacks

Source

Biz

Date

3-1-1997

Pages

3-4

Abstract

For the first time, the State of Maine is forced to consider whether it needs a comprehensive urban plan. The State Planning Office has classified 85 of Maine's 497 communities as service centers, having 76 percent of the state's jobs. Yet state policy subsidizes suburbs and "growth towns" at the expense of urban and rural areas. Planning Director Evan Richert points out that the flight to suburban areas cost the state $727 million in new school construction from 1975 to 1995, even though overall school enrollment declined 11% in the same period.

Subjects

Maine Growth

Recommended Citation

Jacks, Shirley, "For the first time, the State of Maine is forced to consider whether it needs a" (1997). Maine News Index – MaineBiz. 462.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_mainebiz/462