As a part of the State of Maine climate action plan, “Maine Won’t Wait,” the Town of Gorham is now working to become a part of the State’s “Community Resilience Partnership.” At a community workshop on March 22 the Town met a requirement to provide information to residents.

At the workshop, Gorham Town Staff and Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) presented information about the partnership, about the climate challenges to come, and through an extended community conversation, gathered citizen input about project priorities that meet objectives included in the climate action plan. The workshop was well attended, with approximately 35 people participating.

As a part of this initiative, an online survey was made available in late February to Gorham residents unable to attend the workshop. The survey will be open until April 19. The next step is for the Town to review all the input captured during the workshop and online survey. Upon completion of the survey the necessary steps to enroll in the partnership will have been met, allowing the Town to pursue funding for implementing resilience projects identified by the community with grants of up to $50,000 each project per round of funding, with two rounds of funding each year. The next round of funding is expected in Summer, 2023.

Learn more and participate in the online survey at: https://tinyurl.com/3a53ubyy.