Publications

Maine Coastal Program Brochure

• Highlights of projects of the Maine Coastal Program which annually distributes over two million dollars in federal funds—matched by state and local resources— to remediate coastal pollution, improve regulatory oversight, promote smarter municipal planning, foster the economic health of coastal towns, involve citizens in caring for the coast, and address other high-priority issues. (2008) (4,881 KB PDF)

Maine Coastal Plan

• A report for section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act. (July 2006) (PDF)

Scenic Assessment Handbook

• A ‘how-to’ guide for using the State Planning Office’s scenic inventory methodology to identify, evaluate, and document scenic resources and to identify scenic viewpoints of state or national significance for purposes of Title 35-A MRSA* Ch. 34-A (Wind Power Law). It is designed to supplement the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development’s initial handbook How to Conduct an Inventory of Scenic Areas (Dominie, 1990) that was part of the Maine Shore Access Public Access Series. (PDF 18.3M)

   

 

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Municipal CEO Training & Certification Information Guide
(PDF)

• The purpose of this booklet is to provide the reader with a quick reference guide to Maine’s certification requirements and procedures for local code enforcement officers and plumbing inspectors.

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2008 Annual Report of the Maine Commission for Community Service

• Annual Report to the Governor and Legislature's State and Local Government committee outlining work accomplished over the previous year to advance the Maine Commission for Community Service's mission. (Annual) (PDF 1.1 MB)

Advancing the Vision

• Strategic Plan of the Maine Commission for Community

More Community Service Publications

LD 1 Progress Report 2008

• Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation
  January 2009

Maine Economic & Demographic Projections

"Place and Prosperity" (PDF 180KB)

• Report for the Governor’s Council on Maine’s Quality of Place, June 2007

More Economics & Demographics Publications

Maine Floodplain Management Handbook

• The purpose of this manual is to give the reader a better understanding of floods and flooding and what an individual or community can do reduce the impact of flooding on both the property owner and the community as a whole.

Land for Maine's Future Biennial Report

• Report to the to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over matters pertaining to state parks and public lands on expenditures from the Land for Maine's Future and the Public Access to Maine Waters funds and revisions to the program's strategies and guidelines. (Biennial) (PDF)

LMF Proposal Workbook 2007 (PDF 429KB)

Increasing the Return on a Sound Public Investment

• This Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy at the University of Maine report evaluates the Land for Maine's Future program's values, accomplishments, challenges, and opportunities (January 2004) (PDF 1.2MB)
• Accompanying Executive Summary (*PDF 697 KB)

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Why municipalities create comprehensive plans (PFD 535K)

• This brochure points out a few of the many reasons why communities take on the planning process of creating a comprehensive plan. Learn about some of the key benefits your community may see with a comprehensive plan that is consistent with Maine's Growth Management Act.

Annotated Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule (Chapter 208)

• This web site assists communities with the development of comprehensive plans. It provides links to definitions, examples, and resources for each chapter of a comprehensive plan.

Comprehensive Planning: A Manual for Maine for Maine Communities 2005 Edition (PDF low resolution, 2.2MB) (PDF medium resolution for Acrobat Reader 6.0 and higher, 2.9MB) (PDF high resolution, 9.8MB):

• This manual is written for citizen planners: the members of a comprehensive planning committee, boards of selectmen, or planning boards charged with preparing a comprehensive plan. It is part “how-to,” part suggestions for policy, and part tool box.

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2007 Solid Waste Generation and Disposal Capacity Report

• The State Planning Office is required by 38 M.R.S.A. 2124-A to report to the Legislature on statewide generation of solid waste, statewide recycling rates, and available statewide disposal capacity. The purpose is to review and analyze how communities and businesses in Maine manage their solid waste, to identify potential future management issues, and to measure Maine's recycling progress.(Annual) (PDF 287KB)   

Recycling and Waste Management Plan

• The Waste Management and Recycling Plan serves as an important source of information and policy guidance for solid waste issues in Maine. The development of this document is part of an ongoing planning process for managing Maine's solid waste; an updated plan is to be submitted to the legislature every five years. (2009) (PDF 366KB)

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