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Spotlight
 Governor Baldacci signed a new executive order laying out a Quality of Place Investment Strategy for Maine. The order also establishes a State Quality of Place Council that will help align and coordinate investment strategies across state departments and regional councils.
View the Executive Order
Click Here for more information about Maine’s Quality of Place
Contact: Jody Harris - Director of Program Services
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Calendar of Events:September 2, 2008 - Energy Resource Council Meeting
September 9, 2008 - Natural Resource Agency Task Force
September 11, 2008 - Land & Water Resources Council
September 12, 2008 - Community Preservation Advisory Committee
[See Complete Calendar]
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Frequently Requested
 Energy Assistance
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SPO HighlightsBlaine House Conference on Volunteerism
The Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism is the only professional development conference tailored exclusively to the needs and challenges of leaders in the state's volunteer sector.
DATE: October 14, 2008
TIME: 8:00am-4:30pm
LOCATION: University of Maine, Orono
FEE: 75.00$, Early Bird registration ends September 29.
To register and for more information visit the link above.
Maine Healthy Beaches Program monitors coastal beach water quality
Click here for daily updates on the status of many public swimming beaches up and down the Maine coast, information on how you can help keep our beaches clean, and advice for staying healthy at the beach.
New Comprehensive Planning Rules
Beginning on September 20, 2008, all local comprehensive plans submitted to the office for consistency determinations will be reviewed under new rules (Chapter 208).
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Featured Publication
The 30 & 1000 Progress Report is updating
the 30&1000 analysis and set new benchmarks for the percentage
of 4-year degrees and R&D expenditures
per employed worker that would be needed today for Maine to reach the current national average per capita income.
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