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Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

Founded in 1964, in response to an identified need for a coordinated effort for economic development and resource management, SMRPC has been conducting economic development, environmental, land use and transportation planning and providing technical assistance to the municipalities in the region for over 40 years.

SMRPC News (updated1/26/2010)

• SMRPC's first electronic newsletter has gone out. We have a new, and exciting format and design. If you want to see it and find out what SMRPC's staff have been up to since our last mailing, and be notified of upcoming training sessions and events, contact Marian as soon as possible with your e-mail address.

• The 2010 Maine Planning & Land Use Laws books are in. The cost is $17.00 per book plus postage. To order call Marian at (207) 324-2952.

• Draft of York County's Town Basic EMA Plan Template.

• Click here to link to the latest draft plans from the South Berwick Transportation Feasibility Study (as of 6/17).

• MaineDOT is pleased to release its Biennial Capital Work Plan for the Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011. The Work Plan shows the investments that MaineDOT intends to undertake in the next two years, throughout the state and across modes. Projects are listed alphabetically by town, within each county. You will find the MPO projects in their respective counties. The full work plan link.

• The 2009 Cooperative Purchasing bid process is beginning. If you want to participate and receive notification of bids, please contact Marian at (207) 324-2952.

• The Maine Department of Transportation KACTS MPO Fiscal Year 2008-2011 Amendment to its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects.

• Coastal Hazard Resiliency Tools Project agendas, handouts and presentations.

• For Boardsmanship Workshop Handouts and PowerPoint Presentation.

• To view the 2006 York County Population Estimates, click here.

• 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.