Kittery Housing Committee

The Kittery Housing Committee seeks options to make Kittery more affordable by researching and advancing policies and initiatives that will result in an increase in affordable housing supply for a wide array of residents. The Committee also makes recommendations for the use of the Housing Reserve Funds according to Title 3, and approved policies and procedures.

Recent Events & Updates

Housing Advocacy Bootcamp 

This November, the Kittery Housing Committee in collaboration with the Seacoast Workforce Housing Coalition hosted an opportunity to develop confidence when discussing the topic of affordable housing at the Housing Advocacy Bootcamp. 

If you weren't able to attend the event, we've got you covered! Check out the Housing Advocacy Bootcamp Presentation by clicking here.

Multi-Family Housing in Kittery - Photo Essay Presented by the Kittery Housing Committee

Multi-family housing is a part of Kittery's fabric and currently exists in a number of areas throughout town.  Talk a look (or virtual walk) through the community with us to learn more about what multi-family housing looks like for Kittery.  The photo essay can be found on display at the Kittery Town Hall, located at 200 Rogers Road and the Rice Public Library, located at 8 Wentworth Street.

To view the photo essay presentation online, please click the image below. 

Affordable Housing 101 - Informational Videos

Creating Housing Solutions for All - Webinar Series

June 14, 2023 - September 13, 2023.

A collaborative webinar series with local community speakers exploring solutions to the housing crisis, moderated by Amber Harrison, Housing Innovation Manager at YCSA.

For more information or to register, please click here.

Books & Big Ideas - A Kittery Community Read Program

The Town of Kittery is hosting its first Community Read program called Books & Big Ideas.  The year-long program will celebrate and foster community dialogue around important themes affecting our community and those living and working within it.  Topics for the program will range from affordable housing to diversity, equity and inclusion, climate change and more.

The spring/summer portion of Books & Big Ideas will take place from March 2023 - August 2023 and focus on the theme of housing.  Kittery and Maine as a whole, are in a housing crisis, which means there is a shortage of affordable housing options available to residents and workers of all ages.  The spring topic is “sponsored” by the Kittery Housing Committee and is part of their year-long community information drive.  The selected books have a shared theme of housing insecurity, and the importance of "home".  Through these stories, we seek to enrich the discussion about affordable housing and its place in our community.

For more information and ways to participate, please click here.

To watch the first Books and Big Ideas event, a discussion with Author Ileana Schinder on her book “Housing for Humans”, please click here. 

Previous Events & Updates

The Kittery Housing Committee hosted a BL & BL-1 Affordable Housing Discussion via Zoom on June 29, 2022 to provide information about state and local housing policy, and the Town's zoning amendments.  Participants were encouraged to ask questions and share their feedback about the BL & BL-1 amendments.  

• BL & BL-1 Affordable Housing Discussion Public Discussion - June 29, 2022
  • To view the full meeting video, please click here.