Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Serving the Municipalities of Southwestern Maine Since 1964
SMRPC, 21 Bradeen St., Suite 304 - Springvale, Maine 04083
(207) 324-2952 Fax(207) 324-2958
SMRPC News (updated:5/7/08)
Affordable Housing Workshop:
Small Homes, Small Lots:
Great Communities
"Building in the New England Tradition"
Friday, May 16, 2008 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Foster's Downeast Clambake - 5 Axholm Road (off Rte. 1A)York Harbor, Maine
Cost: $15 - includes continental breakfast, scholarships availableJoin your fellow Elected and Appointed Municipal and State Officials, Planners and Housing Developers to learn how our historic "New England Tradition" of community design and building is being revived to help solve today's housing challenges. Learn how smaller homes and smaller lot sizes can minimize development costs and impacts, and help create diverse housing stocks and vibrant communities.
Presenters:
Architect - Robert Knight, AIA - Knight Architects, Blue Hill ME
Nonprofit Developer - Peter Farrow, Esq., President - Concord Housing Trust, Concord MA
Planner - Steve Burns, Director - Town of York Community Development, York MERegister on-line @ http://www.events.unh.edu/register.shtml?event_id=4414 or by phone at (603) 431-3620
Workforce Housing Coalition 1555 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 p: (603) 766-3231 info@seacoastwhc.org
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Public Comment on the Caleb Foundation EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Project at the former North Berwick Woolen Mill Site located at 40 Canal Street in North Berwick, Maine
The Caleb Foundation has submitted a subgrant request in the amount of $200,000 to SMRPC's EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund. These funds will be used to remediate environmental contamination at the former North Berwick Woolen Mill Site located at 40 Canal Street in North Berwick, Maine. A Community Relations Plan and an Analysis of Cleanup Alternatives has been drafted for this project and submitted to SMRPC. Starting April 21, 2008, SMRPC is receiving public comments on these documents. The information repository on this project, including the environmental assessments, and other environmental information is located at SMRPC's offices and is available for viewing during normal business hours and at other times by appointment. These documents may be viewed during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm) at SMRPC's office located at 21 Bradeen Street, Suite 304, Springvale, ME 04083. The comment period will run 30 days and end on May 20, 2008. A public meeting on this project will be held on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 pm at the North Berwick Town Hall. If you have any questions, please call Chuck Morgan at (207) 324-2952.
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Coastal Hazard Resiliency Project: SMRPC along with Old Orchard Beach will be hosting to Planners from Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, Saco and Biddeford a discussion about the State efforts to predict impacts of projected rise in sea level at the Old Orchard Beach Council Chambers, Old Orchard Beach Town Hall on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM to Noon. Peter Slovinsky of Maine Geological Survey will do a presentation. Click here for a project narrative.
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Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission is hosting FREE Boardsmanship Workshops to our area town's Boards of Selectmen, Planning Boards and Zoning Board of Appeals members. The workshops are designed to meet with and discuss issues pertinent to topics within our York County region. Pre-registration is required. To see the date, time, and location of your town's workshop, see below.
For the towns of: Kittery, South Berwick, York, Berwick, Ogunquit and Wells, click here.
For the towns of: Eliot, Acton, Shapleigh, Waterboro, Lyman, Alfred, Sanford, Lebanon and North Berwick, click here.
For the towns of: Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Dayton, Saco and Buxton, click here.
For the towns of: Porter, Hiram, Baldwin, Parsonsfield, Cornish, Limington, Limerick and Newfield, click here.
For the towns of: Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Sweden, Stow, Lovell and Stoneham, click here.
**** For copies of Handouts and the PowerPoint Presentation, click the items below.
Quasi-Judicial vs Legislative Outline
Townsman Article - Ethics for Quasi-Judicial Boards
Title 30 Ach 123 Conflicts of Interest
Buxton Message: Using APA Ethical Principles
Title 1, Chapter 13: Right to Know Law
E-mail and Right to Know -Townsman
Comeau vs Town of Kittery Case
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- For the first three
chapters of
the Limerick Comprehensive Plan, which will be voted on at the
Annual Town Meeting in March. Click to review Chapter
1 Population, Chapter
2 Housing, Chapter
3 Economy. A public hearing will be held on March 3rd. Contact the
Town Office for details.
- The Mt Agamenticus Collaborative Land Use Plan, including maps and a Power Point Presentation, can be found in the documents section. Click here.
- For Resources
to Update your Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Provisions to Comply with
the New DEP Rules, and to see the handouts and powerpoint shows provided
at our November 14, 2006 Shoreland Zoning Workshop, click
here.
- The new 12th Edition of the "Model Subdivision Regulations for Use by Maine Planning Boards, with expanded commentary and model forms" is now available. Click here for more information.
- Click here for the final version of the DEP Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Guidelines, adopted May 2006. Click here for the final version of the DEP Chapter 335 Rules on Significant Wildlife Habitats (including Vernal Pools), adopted April 2006. For any questions on these rules, contact Jamie Oman-Saltmarsh or J.T. Lockman.
- As of January, 2005, 17 of York County's 29 towns have residential growth caps in place. Click here to view a map of the growth caps by town in the county.
