KITTERY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TOWARD THE YEAR 2020 Initial Public Overview Sept 15, 2010

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KITTERYGROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMTOWARD THE YEAR
2020 Initial Public Overview Sept 15, 2010
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AGENDA

• NEED
• COUNCIL CHARGE
• COMMITTEE
• COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
• PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
• SCHEDULE MILESTONES
• INVITATION
• COMMENTS QUESTIONS

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INVITEES
Conservation Commission Parks Commission Open
Space Advisory Committee Energy Advisory
Committee Shellfish Conservation Committee Board
of Assessment Review Personnel Board Cable TV
Rate Regulation Board Spruce Creek
Association Kittery Historical Society Kittery
Land Trust Friends of Fort McClary Wood Island
Preservation Friends of Safford School Friends of
Kittery Recreation Frisbee Revitalization
Committee Shared Services Committee Capital
Improvement Planning Committee Solid Waste
Recycling Committee
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NEED (30-A MRS 4324)

• A common rule of thumb is that plans should be
  evaluated every five years (and revised, if
  necessary), and thoroughly updated every decade.
• Using an outer limit of 10 years also makes sense
  because this is the length of the planning period
  as defined in statute, and most plans use that
  time frame in making projections and identifying
  issues.
• Beyond a decade, plans become particularly
  outdated, as projections, identified issues and
  proposed strategies become less accurate or
  relevant.

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STATE GOALS

• Encourage orderly growth in appropriate areas
• Plan, finance develop efficient public
  facilities and services
• Increase job opportunities overall economic
  well-being
• Encourage promote affordable, decent housing
  opportunities
• Protect quality quantity of water resources
• Protect other critical natural resources
•  Protect marine resources industry, ports and
  harbors
•  Safeguard agricultural forest resources
•  Preserve historic archeological resources
•  Promote protect availability of outdoor
  recreation

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SMART GROWTH

• Maintain Maines historic settlement pattern
• Target economic residential growth areas with
  infrastructure and services
• Preserve create mixed use, pedestrian-friendly
  neighborhoods
• Invest public funds provide incentives
  /disincentives consistent with 1, 2, and 3
• Provide choice in mode of transportation ensure
  transportation options are integrated and
  consistent
• Protect environmental quality important natural
  and historic features
• Encourage/strengthen agriculture, forestry,
  fishing natural resource-based enterprises
• Reinvest in service centers /downtowns / village
  areas, supporting a diversity of viable business
  enterprises and housing opportunities
• Establish maintain coalitions with stakeholders
  public

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KITTERY TOWN COUNCIL CHARGE

• The Council wishes the Advisory Committee to
  engage and complete an update of the Kittery
  Comprehensive Plan in accordance with 30-A MRS
  4326 and SPO Rule 07/105 Chapter 208, delivering
  a compliant Kittery Growth Management Program
  through submission to, and certification by, the
  Maine State Planning Office by COB 2011.

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GMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Legislative Designees Gary Beers Vern
Gardner Scott Lincoln Tom Smith School Committee

• Citizen Appointees
• Earl Donnell
• Bill Tredwell
• Fenn Duncan
• Tim Case
• Bob Melanson
• Kathy Connor

Ex Officio Town Manager Town Planner School
Superintendent Water District Superintendent
co-chair
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ANCILLARY PARTICIPANTS

• Staff
• Town Clerk
• Fire Chief
• Police Chief
• Public Works Commissioner
• Harbormaster
• Code Enforcement Officer
• Sewer Superintendent
• Recreation Director
• Town Assessor

Boards Committees Conservation Commission Rice
Public Library Parks Commission Shellfish
Conservation Open Space Advisory Energy
Advisory Frisbee Revitalization Solid Waste
Recycling Capital Improvement Programming Others,
as necessary
Community Kittery Historical Society Kittery Land
Trust Friends of Fort McClary Spruce Creek
Association Business Industry
Regional SMRPC SPO Eliot
York South Berwick Portsmouth
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1999-2002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

• A. Population Demographics......................
  ......................12
• B. The Local Economy .............................
  ..........................25
• C. Natural Resources .............................
  ............................37
• D. Scenic Resources ..............................
  ............................66
• E. Marine Resources...............................
  ............................75
• F. Water and Sewer Service.......................
  .........................96
• G. Land Use Patterns .............................
  ............................107
• H. Transportation.................................
  ..............................142
• I. Housing.......................................
  .................................164
• J. Public Facilities ............................
  .................................185
• K. Recreation and Open Space .....................
  .......................193
• L. Cultural Resources............................
  .............................211
• M. Historic and Archaeological Resources..........
  ....................214
• N. Fiscal Capacity................................
  ...............................229

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GM PROGRAM ELEMENTS

• Vision
• Public Participation Summary
• Regional Coordination Program
• Land Use Plan - 2020
• Topic Areas (13)
• State Goals
• Analyses and Key Issues
• Conditions and Trends
• Policies
• Implementation Strategies
• Applicability
• Plan Implementation
• Evaluation
• Self-Assessment Checklist
• Certification

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GM TOPIC AREAS (Element 5)

• FUTURE LAND USE Tim Case
• 1. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS Bill Tredwell
• 2. ECONOMY Bill Tredwell
• HOUSING Vern Gardner
• TRANSPORTATION Bob Melanson
• 5. RECREATION Fenn Duncan
• 6. MARINE RESOURCES Tom Smith
• 7. WATER RESOURCES Scott Lincoln
• 8. CRITICAL NATURAL RESOURCES Kathy Conner
• 9. HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL Fenn Duncan
• 10. AGRICULTURAL FOREST Kathy Conner
• 11. PUBLIC FACILITIES SERVICES Gary Beers
• 12. FISCAL CAPACITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT Gary
  Beers
• EXISTING LAND USE Scott Lincoln

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MILESTONE ACTIVITIES

• Milestone ONE February 2009 September 2010
• (Orientation Training Organization Planning
  Current Plan Self Assessment Research Data
  Collection Identification of Shortfalls
  Deficiencies)
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• Milestone TWO September 2010 January 2011
• (Topic Coordinator Efforts Community Awareness
  Start Vision Regional Coordination Extension
  Public Participation Campaign Compilation of
  Strawman)
• Milestone THREE January June 2011
• (For Comment Circulation to Stakeholders
  Progress to Woodman Public review Complete
  Stoneman Presentation to Town Council for
  Adoption)
• Milestone FOUR June December 2011
• (Submission to SPO follow-up)

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

• MUNICIPAL WEBSITE URL
• SCHEDULE, AGENDAS, MINUTES
• CHANNEL 22
• KITTERY QUARTERLY FEATURE
• PRESS RELEASES
• TWO PLANNING EXERCISES
• LISTENING SESSIONS
• SURVEY - ON-LINE SURVEYMONKEY
• REGULAR PROGRESS UPDATES
• PHONE E-MAIL CONTACT LIST

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INVITATION.

• COMMENTS QUESTIONS

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CONTACT
Earl Donnell(Co-Chair) Citizen Rep
439-9345 earldonnell_at_gmail.com Fenn
Duncan Citizen Rep 439-7416 fenn.duncan_at_gmail.com
Robert Melanson Citizen Rep 439-3387 bobm_at_sjmservi
cesinc.com Tim Case Citizen Rep 439-4307 timacase
_at_gmail.com William Tredwell Citizen
Rep 439-1877 billtredwell_at_comcast.net Kathy
Connor Citizen Rep 439-3144 krconnor_at_comcast.net G
ary Beers (Co-Chair) Town Council 439-6313 ktcgary
b_at_hotmail.com Vern Gardner Appeals
Board 451-0747 Verngardner_at_comcast.net Scott
Lincoln Planning Board 703-0537 scottlincoln_at_comca
st.net Thomas Smith Port Authority 439-9393 maryan
ntomsmith_at_comcast.net TBD School
Committee Gerry Mylroie Planner 475-1307 planne
r_at_kitteryme.org