A new law in Maine giving homeowners in manufactured home communities the chance to purchase their for-sale communities has taken effect, and ROC Association leader Carol Hodgkins is featured prominently coverage of the law in one of the … More »
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Maine ROCs illustrate potential impact of PRICE fund to congressional staffers
Three Maine ROCs hosted tours this fall to highlight infrastructure needs and the importance of the PRICE Fund, which would give ROCs access to federal funding to complete costly infrastructure repair projects. Congressional staffers toured Mountainside Community Cooperative … More »
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
Margaret Jones, president of the board of directors at Mountainside Community Co-op in Camden, Maine, authors a guest commentary piece urging her elected leader to support the PRICE program. She writes: PRICE is a $500 million grant program … More »
COVID-19 tragedy in Maine and #BetterTogetherFund
The global pandemic has been difficult for us all. Living and working in cooperative communities lends itself to the mutual aid and networks of support that are needed during challenging times. One of CDI’s Resident Owned Communities (ROCs) … More »
Maine’s ROC members know how to throw a party!
It was great to attend the gathering of the five Maine ROCs last Saturday. It’s always good to see old friends, Fay, Linda and Dawn – who attended the Community Leadership Institute last fall in Cincinnati – and … More »