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MAINE 'S COASTAL PROGRAM Pr=ess Repgrt August through October, 1990 CZ100 (1989-90) CZ521 (1990-91) Z_ F- Submitted to The National oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management Washington, D.C. 20235 I-IT 393 M2 M35 'ate Planning office 1990 Augusta, Maine 04333 Ouse Station No. 38 Tel. (207) 289-3261 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page STATUS OF 1989-90 GRANT TASKS -- (CZ100 Award) Task 1 -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration . . . . . . . 1 A. DEP -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration B. DOC/MGS -- Geologic Review of Core Law Applications C. Core Law Enforcement Options Analysis (new) D. Local Code Enforcement Officer Training & Certification (new) Task 2 -- Local Technical & Financial Assistance . . . . . . 1 A. DECD Municipal Planning & Waterfront Action Grants *B. DECD Municipal Technical Assistance *C. DECD Regional Council Assistance Task 3 Acquiring Shoreline Access Sites for Public Use 1 Task 4 Coastal Policy Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A. Allocating Maine's Marine Waters B. Island Development & Conservation Strategy C. Estuarine Strategy D. Analysis of Marine Water Quality Information (new) Task 5 -- Program Administration & Implementation . . . . . . 5 Significant Improvement Tasks Page STATUS OF 1990-91 GRANT TASKS -- (CZ521 Awardl Task 1 -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration . . . . . . . 6 *A. DEP Core Law Enforcement & Administration B. DECD Code Enforcement Officer Training Program C. DECD -- Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance to Regional Councils & Towns *D. Regional Councils -- Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance to Towns Task 2 Municipal Grant Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Task 3 Coastal Policy Development: Allocating Maine's Marine Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Task 4 Program Management & Public Education A. Public Education Initiatives . . . . . . . . . 13 (1) Coastweek (2) Shore Stewards Program B. OCS Oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 C. Other (1) Gulf of Maine Activities ... . . . . . . 17 (2) Aquaculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 EXHIBITS E-1 DEP Quarterly Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 E-2 Shoreland Zoning News, DEP, Summer 1990 . . . . . . . 31 E-3 Enforcement Report, DEP, FY 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . 33 E-4 Quarterly Reports from Coastal Coordinators . . . . . 37 E-5 "Your Land, My Land, OUR Land" (re LMFB acquisitions). 51 E-6 List of Products, CZ100 Award (1989-90) . . . . . . . 59 E-7 List of Products, CZ521 Award (1990-91) . . . . . . . 61 Significant Improvement Tasks STATUS OF GRANT TASKS 1989-90 (CZ100) Task 1 Core Law Enforcement & Administration A. DEP -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration The DEP's Quarterly Report is reproduced as Exhibit E-1. It covers shoreland zoning activities, core law permitting and enforcement in the coastal area, and problems and issues. B. DOC/MGS -- Geologic Review of Core Law Applications (Completion reported previously.) C. Core Law Enforcement Options Analysis (new) A number of different approaches to this study were explored during the reporting period. Since at least one option involved not only regulatory personnel but some level of public participation, a decision was held in abeyance pending the November elections. D. Local Code Enforcement-Officer Training & Certification (new) The DECD's Progress Report is reproduced below. Task 2 -- Local Technical & Financial Assistance A. DECD -- Municipal Planning & Waterfront Action Grants The DECD's Progress Report is reproduced below. *B. DECD -- Municipal Technical Assistance The DECD's Progress Report is reproduced below. *C. DECD -- Regional Council Assistance See the DECD's Progress Report below 'and Exhibit E-41 Quarterly Reports from the Coastal Coordinators. Task 3 -- Acquiring Shoreline Access Sites for Public Use No new acquisitions by the Land for Maine's Future Board were assisted during this reporting period, but see clippings below and the article on LMFB acquisitions, "Your Land, My Land, OUR Land" reproduced as Exhibit E-5. ~0 I-and ~76q4 Ond issue ~qP 'Ise gets ~ ~8qP~8qu~8qr~2qc~8qh~c used ~t~o ~qb ~r~0ceeds in York ~0q@~O~uY~,280 acres ~8qg~2q%~,~q@ other ~1~. el ~q's Includes ~.~q@~qnd O~rk coin~, Ia ~I~l~y ~B~O ~T~7~,e land ~I~n South. 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Agamencicus. the lands on Mount Agame~nticus ~t~h should be protected~,~" adds Torbert ~S~w~*~,~ck MacDonald. a member of th~e York By BOB CUMMINGS Conservation Commission and a Staff Wri~Ler member of a three-town c~o~a~l~i~t~i ~n, The work of the Land For Maine's that had proposed the purchase- Future Board continues de Me. "The purchase is the beginning of spite voter rejection of another $18 million the fulfillment of that vision and a in land acquisition funds in Tues. wonderful step in the process of days election. protecting the mountai~r~t,~" ~Ma~cDo~n~. N.H. ald sai Slated for purchase next week is 280 acres in and around Mount ~S~m~u negotiations for the heavily. The Ag~ament~ic~us, the highest point of forested land around the mountain southern York County. The land will were conducted by the Nature Con- be purchased from the Am keag servancy.~james Bernard of the Development Corporation ofB~"sos~ton wildlife with protection from winter State Planning Office said negot~i~a- for $21~0~,000. storms. tions are con~L~inu~ing for other Lind in The board meets at 1:30 p.m. next The summit peak is also popular the area. TUesd~ay in Room 120 of the State with bird watchers for viewing the The land would be purchased with Office Budding in Augusta. annual fall hawk migration. ey remaining in a ~$35 million Th new state land will be adja. Richard H. Silkman, director of bmoonnd issue approved by voters three cent teo 300 acres located around the the State Planning Office and chair- years ago. Bernard said the~'~fund wi~H summit of the 690~-foot mountain that man of the Land For Maine's Future be mostly e~q~qmded by early next ,~W purchased by the town of York Board. said the purchase "would year and expressed disappointment ~10 years ago. help meet the need for additional that additional money was rejected The site i~s part of 3~,000 acres of recreational land in southern by the voters. mostly undeveloped land that strad- Ma~iz~ie~." dles the York-South Berwick town The natural diversity of the land to He speculated that "confused line, just four miles from the be purchased also offers ~"~o~p~p~o~q-ni~- wording" of the referendum ques- crowded Route 1 corridor. Lies for Mainers to learn In about tion and the inclusion of $1 million to The land is heavily used by the their natural heritage," ~qo~qrie~lkn~ian reconstruct a dam on the A~llag~ash public for ~l~uki~qng~q, picnicking, hunting, said. Wilderness Waterway contributed to skiing d ~qsnow~qmobifing. Marion Fuller Brown, a board the defeat. The ~2qa~8qnoun~qwin was the site of the member who lives in York, calls the The public may comment on ~q:~q-th~.e successful reintroduction ofwild tur. proposed purchase ~q@a significant proposed purchase of A~qg~qamenticus keys in Maine several years ago. conservation achievement in South- by writing to the State ~q- Planning Bogs surrounding the proposed new ern Maine." . Office in Augusta or by attending the state land provide deer and other ~q-~q1~q1~qhis is a ~qc~qu~qlm~qi~qtr~qu~qit~qion of the meeti~qn~q& ~8qO~6q@ ~4~P ~72qJ Wells seeking state funds to buy Moody By Joe Dynan Wells- Six months after reject- ed using town funds to purchas parts of Moody Beach, the town plans to seek state funds for the proposal. Roger Batchelor, chairman of the town's Beach Advisory Committee, recommended to selectmen Tuesday night that the town should appy to the Land for Maine's Future Board for the necessary financing for the project. Selectman Harry Margeson, Jr., who also sits on the advisory committee, said com- mittee members met separately over the summer with Richard Silkmna, head of the State Planning Office, and Herbert Hartman, director of the Bureau of Park and Recrea- tion. "We just wanted to see if they was any overwhelming reason why we shouldn't apply." Margeson said, "They indicated there was no reason not to." Margeson wouldn't estimate how much the proposal would cost, but last spring Wells voter rejected spending 597,000 to takt two por- tions of the beach by eminent dom- ain. "It costs nothing to apply, and the state does advocate more to the shorefront." Margeson said. The application is entirely filled out, and Margeson said selectmen will prob- aby send it out "sometime this fall." Margeson said the application calls for the purchase of just the "intertidal zone," form the seawall to the water. If everything goes right, however, changes at Moody Beach would not happen soon. "It's a lenghty process," Mar- geson said. "It might take years or more." Breakwater Point purchase hopes -State voters' rejection of public land referendum limits the Land for Maine's Future Board's options. From staff reports SOUTH PORTLAND - The city's hopes of buying a prominent strip of land at Breakwater Point may have been thrown out Tuesday when Maine voter rejecteda referendum to set aside funds to buy land for public use. City officials and the South Port- land Land Trust have been pushing for the Land for Maine's Future Board to buy a privately owned 13.7 acre lot where the Fore River flows into Casco Bay. Although the board generally buys alnd in rural areas, the former industrial parcel that extends out to Bug Light was begin seriously considered. But now, says Board Chairman Richard H. Silkman, there may be no money left. "My sense right now is that we probably don't have enough money to consider it." But, he says, "I can't rule it out for sure." The referendum called for an $18 million bond issure to continue fund- ing of the Land for Maine's Future Board. The $35 million approved by voter three years ago is almost used up. "Right now we are almost fully committed on the $35 million," Silkman says. The board may pursue another bond issue in the next election, but for now park backers in the city can only hope that a potential purchase by the board elsewhere in the state falls through. That might free up money for the South Portland property. The board meets Tuesday and will discuss in a closed session where the defeat leaves the city parcel and other potential purchases. The deal to buy Breakwater POint was moving ahead, although slowly, before election. An appraisal completed for the board put the value at $3.6 million, Silkman says. That's well below the orginal asking price of $6 million, but owner Al Glickman already had indicated he might sell for less than $4 million. Glickman, who has been seeking a buyer in the conventional market, eas not avialable for comment. Board members discussed the property last month and decided that any further action would depend on the referendum results. "It was too big an amount of money." says Silkman. And, had the referendum passed, the property still would have had to pass further test. For one, state advisers to the board would assess whether the appraisal price was apprioriate. "The board may not be willing to go that high even if they did have the money," Silkman says. And second, the city has not come up with $300,000 it needs to make the property fit the criteria for natural land required by the board. The deal already has fallen through once last year but was resuscitated when the City Council pledged to tear down an existing warehouse, remove a park- ing lot and landscape the lot. The money was to come from the sale of city property in the Maine Mail area. But, the contracted buyer, Gavin Ruotolo, has been unable to come up with the financing accord- ing to City Manager Jerre R. Bryant. The plan may have to wait for another referendum, but after Tues- day's defeat that may not come soon. "I think what the voters are telling us is that they don't want to spend any more money on land right now," say Silkman. He says he was espe- cially disappointed because it makes the most sense to buy vacant land now when it is cheaper and pay the bond off when the economy is stronger. 3 Island News Fall 1990 Land for Maine's Future Board to Consider Indiantown Island Acquisition by Annette S. Naegel BOOTHBAY-The Boothbay Region Land Trust has just completed an applica0 tion to the Land For Maine's Future Board for the acquisition of Indiantown Island. Joining in this request are the Island Institute and Maine Coast Heritage Trust as well as other local groups. Located on the eastern side of the Sheepscot estuary, in the town of Boothbay Harbor, Indiantown is the last large wild island in the area. It is home to a small deer herd, nesting osprey, warblers, black- crowned night herons, owls, and many small mammals, as well as recently reported evidence of a visiting black bear. It is also an archaeological resource of considerable importance, as its name suggests. Some of the prehistoric sites are at least 3,000 years old. In October 1989, in response to a proposal by Indiantown's owners to develop 32 seasonal recreational lots on the island, representatives from several interested regional organizations met under the leadership of Willima Welsh to share their concern about the future of the island and to organize an effort to protect it. The present application is an outgrowth of that, effort. The proposal to the Land for Maine's Future Board includes the establishment of a stewardship trust fund for the local management of Indiantown and some of the adjacent islands and shoreline properties open to public access. Together these properties, including North and South Spectacle Islands and Porter Point Reserve on Barter's Island, would be called Historic Indian Islant Trail. The stewardship trust will contract with the state and owners of adjacent islands to manage public recreation access, to protect scenic vists and archaeologicaly significant sites, and to provide environmental education on the archaeological history and the significant natural resources. In support of this application, the Boothbay Region Land Trust has agreed to raise $100,000 in pledges for the stewardship trust. It is expected that a total of $250,000 will eventually be needed for a balanced management program to be carried out. Of all the Board's acquisition since the establishment of the $35 million fund in 1988, only two have been islands, both in the Cobscook Bay area. The purchase of Indiantown would be the first island acquisition in the mid-coast region, an area which is subject to increasing recreational and development pressures with limited public access to shoreline. For futher information, contact Bill Welsh, RR#1, Box 92 Boothbay, ME 04535. Task 4 -- Coastal Policy Development A. Allocating Maine's Marine Waters See Task 3 under CZ521. B. Island Development & Conservation Strategy Task reprogrammed, but Coastal staff continued to monitor island issues to determine needs for future Coastal Program activities. C. Estuarine Strateav Task progressing on schedule. The draft estuary management primer, entitled The Estuary Book: A Guide to Promote Understanding and Regional Management of Maine's.Estuaries and Embayments was revised and prepared for printing. This publication will assist municipal officials and others interested in planning for estuaries as regional resources. Distribution of the publication was planned and coordination with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension explored. Work was undertaken on five individual estuary maps in preparation for publication of the series of profiles of Maine estuaries. Recommendations toward an estuarine management strategy will be prepared at the conclusion of the project. The estuary planner was interviewed for a video on aquaculture development in the Damariscotta Estuary. She also presented the estuary project to two conservation groups concerned with estuary resource management. D. Analysis-of Marine Water Ouality Information (newl This project was completed during the reporting period; publication of the final report is imminent. Task 5 -- Program Administration & Implementation See Task 4 under CZ521 below. 5 STATUS OF GRANT TASKS 1990-91 (CZ521) Task I -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration *A. DEP -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration The DEP Land Bureau's quarterly report is reproduced as Exhibit E-1. See also Exhibit E-2, Shoreland Zoning News, Summer 1990, and E-3, Enforcement Report, DEP, FY 1990. Note that the Memorandum of Agreement with the DEP was approved in accordance with the Significant Improvement Benchmark for this task. B. DECD -- Code Enforcement Officer Training Program See the DECD's progress report reproduced below. C. DECD -- Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance to Regional Councils & Towns See the DECD's progress report reproduced below. *D. Regional Councils -- Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance to Towns See the DECD's progress report reproduced below and Exhibit E-4, Quarterly Reports from the Coastal Coordinators.- In addition, RPC work plans are transmitted under separate cover in fulfillment of the Interim Significant Improvement Benchmark for this task. Task 2 Municipal Grant Program See the DECD's progress report reproduced below. Note that Coastal Management Grant criteria for Task 2B were completed in fulfillment of the Interim significant Improvement Benchmark for this task: see Guidelines and _Application for the Implementation Grant and Coastal Management Grant Programs, OCP, October 1990, submitted under separate cover. Task 3 -- Coastal Policy Development: Allocating Maine's Marine Waters Work is progressing as scheduled. During the period, research and analysis continued on existing state programs and uses in Maine's marine waters to determine gaps and inconsistencies. Specific issues studied include recreational vs. commercial use of Maine's harbors, aquaculture, oil spill prevention and response, federal consistency, dredge spoil disposal, and marine and coastal sensitive area identification and mapping. Preliminary drafts of two chapters of the report were completed. A full draft will be available by the end of the year. 6 NO ow aw M", OW During this quarter, work was completed on the Wiscasset and Bangor/Brewer projects. Copies of the final reports for these John R. Mrk--, Jr. Lynn Wachtel projects are enclosed. Ga"n., Co.-ione, Two projects have not yet been completed -- Belfast (mooring Deparintent Kathryn J. Rand plan) and Stockton Springs (public access site design and Of Deputy Commissioner harborfront plan). As noted in the last report, Stockton Springs ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT has been granted an extension until 12/31/90; work with an OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING engineering firm is proceeding to complete site designs for the public pier. Belfast has also been granted a further extension to 12/1/90 to complete its mooring plan; work was held up temporarily due to the resignation of the Town Manager. B. WATERFRONT ACTION GRANTS November 16, 1990 As noted in the last progress report, only two projects have TO: Bob Blakesley, State Planning Office not been completed -- Lincolnville and Saco. Both projects are c@@@ proceeding smoothly and will be completed by 12/31/90. The FROM: Francine Rudoff, Tamara Risser, and Linda Boothby preconstruction conference for the Lincolnville project is Office of Comprehensive Planning, Coastal Program scheduled for 11/15/90. work is nearing completion at the Saco site. RE: Coastal Program Progress Report, 8/90 - 10/90 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Two additional acquisition projects are being added to the 1989-90 GRANT TASKS 1989-90 group -- Brunswick and Machiasport -- to utilize funds that were leftover from several other projects. Final approval of these Task 1D -- Local Code Enforcement officer Training projects is pending upon receipt of additional appraisal During this quarter, a significant level of effort was devoted information on one of the properties. to planning, organizing, and carrying out two series of workshops 1990-91 GRANT TASKS for code enforcement officers. Topics covered at these sessions included shoreland zoning, floodplain management, and building Task 1C -- DECD Technical Assistance codes. Approximately 325 code enforcement officers attended these training sessions that were offered in several locations around the Shoreland Zoning state (see attached flyers). DECD/OCP staff also prepared extensive training materials for use at these sessions (training During this quarter, DECD/OCP staff worked closely with DEP manuals are included with this report). Shoreland Zoning staff, regional coastal coordinators, and municipalities on implementing the new shoreland zoning Looking ahead to next spring and summer, work has been requirements. A high priority activity has been to review and initiated in developing a training program on wetland comment on draft DEP policies that provide more specific guidance identification and delineation. While this program will be geared for municipalities on how to integrate certain sections of the DEP toward code enforcement officers, we anticipate that state, minimum guidelines with local ordinances. Other projects have regional, and local planning professionals will also participate in included: preparing a set of model shoreland permit application the program. forms (a final draft will be distributed to municipalities at the end of November); completing a handbook for municipal officers on Task 2A -- municipal Grants establishing interlocal code enforcement programs (a copy of the handbook is included with this report) ; and working with the marine A. Coastal Plat ning Grant Proiects Law Institute and the DEP on a new publication outlining options for integrating comprehensive planning/town-wide zoning with Previous reports noted the completion of projects in York, shoreland zoning (a copy of the publication is also included with Kennebunk, Georgetown, Rockland, and Hampden, and Kittery; copies this report). Additionally, DECD/OCP staff have begun work on the of the Hampden and Kittery plans are enclosed with this package as development of shoreland zoning standards that go beyond the DEP we did not have extra copies in August when the last report was minimum guidelines, including standards for docks, piers and submitted to you. wharves, public access, and expansions of existing structures in the shoreland zone. These standards should be completed by mid- state House Station 130, Augusta, Maine 04333 - Offices Located at 219 Capitol Street Telephone (207) 289-6800 Technical Assistance Log October 12, 1990 - Meet with the Town planner of Biddeford to Tamara Risser discuss Biddeford's Coastal Planning Grant. August 2, 1990 - Attended a meeting of Brunswick's Bays Committee. October 12, 1990 - Meet with the city manager of Wells to discuss I discussed the possibility of DECD providing technical assistance the Coastal Planning Grant for Wells. to town to help in their efforts to develop a coastal watershed district with special performance standards, controls and land use October 17, 1990 - Meet with members of a water quality advisory standards that would protect the Towns extensive shellfish beds. committee organized by Cooperative Extension to review and comment on a draft video on grass roots efforts to protect estuarine areas. August 8, 1990 - Met with Rich Baker of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Shoreland Zoning Unit to discuss October 18, 1990 - Meet with the Brunswick Bays Committee to go DEP Shoreland Zoning Policies. Began working with him on a over performance standards for the Town's proposed Coastal question and answer sheet for some of the most common questions Watershed Protection District. concerning state mandated shoreland zoning. October 19, 1990 - Meet with the Town Manager and Harbor Committee August 28, 1990 - Met with Coastal Coordinators from the Regional of St. George to discuss the Town's Coastal Planning Grant. councils for bimonthly meeting. Focus of meeting was on shoreland zoning policies and procedures. October 22, 1990 - Meet with City Manager and the Community Development Director in Eastport to discuss Eastport's Coastal September 4 - 7, 1990 - Attended the International Marina Institute Planning Grant. sponsored conference - "Environmental Management For Marinas" in Washington, D.C. October 23, 1990 - Meet with the coastal coordinators from the regional councils. September 17, 1990 - Attended DECD Code Enforcement Officers training workshop. Focus of workshop was on DEP's shoreland zoning October 30, 1990 - Conducted a workshop in Rockland for the Eastern regulations. Midcoast Regional Planning Commission on Administration of 00 Shoreland Zoning Ordinances. September 24, 1990 - Attended the State Outdoor Boaters Association (SOBA) conference. September 20, 1990 - Meet with Brunswick Bays Committee to go over performance standards to control nitrogen loading into the Town's bays and discuss minimum lot size proposals with large lot owners that own land within the coastal watershed. September 28, 1990 - Met with Harbor Masters from around the state. Meeting focused on code enforcement and the role of Harbor Masters. other - During August and September provided assistance to the Bureau of Submerged Lands and to the Town of Tremont concerning a proposed hotel/marina development for Bass Harbor. October 2, 1990 - Meet with Belfast's Acting Town Manager and with members of the Belfast Harbor Committee to discuss their Coastal Planning Grant. October 3, 1990 - Meet with the Town Planner of Freeport to go over Freeport's Coastal Planning Grant. October 11, 1990 - Meet with Town Manager and Comprehensive Planning committee Members in Stonington to discuss the status of Stonington's Comprehensive Plan. too a* December. Publications DECD/OCP staff also spent a considerable amount of time In addition to the shoreland zoning publications noted above, reviewing plans for a new marina and hotel complex proposed for DECD/OCP completed another handbook in' the public access series Bass Harbor in the Town of Tremont. Written comments were entitled, How to Conduct an Inventory of Scenic Areas. The submitted to the Bureau of Submerged Lands within the Dept. of handbook will be distributed to all municipalities currently Conservation as they are responsible for issuing leases for working on comprehensive plans. projects constructed on submerged lands off the Maine coast. our comments addressed the Town's harbor management plan with respect Work continues on another handbook on appropriate design and to future recreational boating facilities and the potential impact construction of public access facilities. This project has been of the project on existing water dependent uses (primarily delayed due to the departure of Mary Boyd-Broemel from DECD/OCP1s commercial fishing related uses) in the harbor. The Town has coastal staff. The final technical draft is about to be sent to an approved the project; federal and state permit reviews are now editor for completion. It should be completed by the beginning of underway. 1991. Finally, DECD/OCP coastal staff conducted a workshop with the Interagency Coordination Eastern Mid-Coast Regional Planning Commission on administration issues related to sboreland zoning ordinances. The workshop was DECD/OCP coastal staff also participated in monthly coastal held in Rockland on October 30, 1990 and was well attended. program coordination meetings to share information on state agency programs related to coastal issues. Additionally, DECD/OCP staff Growth Management Progra is serving an a subcommittee of the larger group that is working on dredging issues. The first local comprehensive plan completed under Maine's Growth Management Program was submitted to OCP for formal review Task 1D -- Regional Councils and comment during this quarter. The plan was for the Town of Richmond, located on the tidal portion of the Kennebec River. Quarterly reports from each region are attached. During this t.D DECD/OCP coastal staff reviewed the plan for consistency with the quarter, DECD/OCP provided the following day-long programs for the state's Coastal Policies. Overall, this plan was considered to be regional Coastal Coordinators: a substantial improvement over plans prepared by municipalities before the Growth Management Law took effect. OCP raised four August 28, 1990 Meeting covered a variety of shoreland zoning formal objections to the plan (see attached review comments of the topics: linking shoreland zoning and town-wide plan); the Town of Richmond is currently working on amendments to zoning; DEP policies on the Shoreland Zoning the plan to address the state comments. minimum guidelines; and a refresher course on DECD/OCP coastal program staff also spent time reviewing draft preparing Shoreland Zoning maps. sections of local comprehensive plans prepared by coastal October 23, 1990 Meeting covered the following topics: municipalities and meeting with local planning committees to reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management discuss the comments. Towns assisted during this quarter included Act; update on the submerged lands leasing York, Edgecomb, Dresden, and Stonington. program and the Bass Harbor marina proposal; briefing on the Town of Brunswick's newly See discussion below on Coastal Management Grants. proposed Shoreland and Watershed Protection Zone; an update on the training and Aerial Photographs certification program for Code Enforcement Officers; and a general discussion with DEP As discussed in our last report, DECD/OCP arranged to have staff on Shoreland Zoning issues. aerial photographs taken of 49 harbors in 27 coastal municipalities. These photographs were completed before Labor Day Task 2 -- Municipal Grant Programs to capture peak harbor usage. Each municipality received a set of photographs to use in local planning activities. Additional sets A. Coastal Planning Grant Proiects of photographs were provided to the DEP and the Bureau of Submerged Lands. DECD/oCP also has an extra set of photographs to loan to The following summarizes the status of each harbor/waterfront other state agencies as needed. All relevent state agencies have planning project. These projects got a late start due to delays in been sent a list of available photographs. receiving final approval for Maine's Coastal Program award from OCRM. Belfast - This month, the City will be signing their contract with improvement of local zoning or other land use ordinances to address DECD, appointing a Harbor and Waterfront Committee, and sending out coastal issues; development of a local harbor ordinance consistent Requests for Proposals for planning consultants. Belfast's Coastal with Title 38 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated; development Planning Grant will be supplemented by a $5,000 grant from the of a local harbor and waterfront management plan; and development Waldo County opportunity Zone Program (a state funded program to of a local public access plan. provide economic development assistance to targeted*areas of the state). Additional funds will allow the City to focus in more Richmond, the first community to submit a plan for state detail on economic development issues related to the waterfront; to review, is coastal municipality and will be submitting an begin, funds will be used to support a series of public meetings to application for a grant to prepare a harbor and waterfront discuss the future of the waterfront and begin working toward a management plan. consensus on how it should be developed. Biddeford - The City has appointed a comprehensive Harbor and waterfront Committee. They have signed their contract with DECD and hope to hire a planning consultant by mid-November. Freeport - The Town has appointed a Coastal Planning Committee, accepted the grant, and signed their DECD contract. A Request for Proposals has been issued and the Town is in the process of selecting a consultant. St. George - The Town has appointed a Comprehensive Harbor and waterfront Committee, signed their contract with DECD, and will be selecting a planning consultant by mid-Novembe.r. Eastport - The City has signed their contract with DECD and is in the process of selecting a planning consultant. C@l Wells - The Town has signed their contract with DECD and is in the process of hiring a planning consultant/ facilitator to assist in the development of a consensus about the future of Wells Harbor. B. Waterfront Action Grants In preparation for the 1991-92 grant year, a letter soliciting potential Waterfront Action Grants was sent to coastal municipalities during this quarter (see attached copy) . The letter was sent out earlier than previous years so that site visits could be conducted before winter weather and snow cover. To date, approximately 17 potential projects have been identified. if it appears that funding will be available, full applications will be solicited early in 1991. For the 1990-91 Waterfront Action Grant Projects, contracts have been prepared and sent to Bangor, Calais, and Frankfort. Eastport's contract will be completed shortly. C. Coastal Management Grants Final grant criteria were prepared during this quarter (see attached copy of grant guidelines) . High priority areas identified for funding through this program include: development or OV FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT/SHORELAND ZONING A free workshop presented as part of the Training Program for the State of Maine Level One Certification for Local Code Enforcement officers. The first half of this workshop will present an overview of Floodplain Management, Understanding the NFIP standards permitting, enforcement and technical assistance available to commuLties. The second half of this workshop will review Shoreland Zoning and address questions from participants related to the subject. PRESENTED BY STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (CHOOSE ONE) 1. SEPT. 17, 1990 - (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM) Central Maine Technical College, Auburn 2. OCT. 4, 1990 - (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM) Maine Municipal Association Convention, Holiday Inn, 88 Spring St., Portland 3. OCT. 10, 1990 - (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Floodplain Management Workshop - Northern Maine Technical College, Presque Isle 4. OCT. 11, 1990 - (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Shoreland Zoning Workshop Northern Maine Technical College, Presque Isle 5. OCT. 24, 1990 - (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Floodplain Management Workshop - Ellsworth City Hall 6. NOV. 1, 1990 - (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) Shoreland Zoning - Ellsworth City Hall If you register for this workshop you must be in attendance for the full day. An early preregistration, if you plan to attend the session at the MMA Convention, would be helpful. LOCAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Name Mailing Address Town in which You Are Employed Business Phone Home Phone Workshop Attending: - I Sept. 17th - (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) CMTC, Auburn Oct. 4th - (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) MMA Convention Oct. 10th - (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) Presque Isle Oct. llth - (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) Presque Isle Oct. 24th - (6 P.m. to 9 p.m.) Ellsworth Nov. ist - (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) Ellsworth Please return your registration form to: Linda Boothby Office of Comprehensive Planning State House Station #130 Augusta, Maine 04333-0130 ------------------------ � ENROLLMENT LIMITED. REGISTRATION IS ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS. � LUNCH, REFRESHMENTS, AND WORKSHOP MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED- John R. McKernan, Jr. Lynn Wachtei Governor Commissioner Department Kathryn J. Rand of Deputy Commissioner ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING TO: Key Local Officials and local boards planning land acquisition, development or renovation of municipal coastal proterties. From: John Picher, Mgr. Community Parks and Recreation Div. Subject: 1991-92 Coastal Waterfront Action Grants, Maine Coastal Program In anticipation of the vailability of Waterfront Action Grant funds for next year, written or telephone notice of intent to apply for funding is requested as soon as possible, but before Novermber 1, 1990. A site inspection will then be arranged to qualify the proposal for considerdation. Notice of intent received after November 1st may not be honored due to schedule conflicts or the onset of winter weather. Eligible projects include acquisition, development, or improvement of coastal waterfrotn areas for public access purposes. Grants for individual projects may generally not exceed $50,000; however, projects that provide significant multi-town or regional benefits may receive a higher levels of funding depending on federal funding availability. Grants require a local cash match of 50% of the total project cost. Eligible projects for this program are as follows: 1. Waterfront Land Aquisition for public access to tidal water for various recreation or commercial purposes. 2. Waterfront Construction Projects to improve public access and increase shoreline recreational opportunities such as waterfront parks, walkways, picnic areas, sanitary facilities including boat holding tank pump out systems, access roads and parking areas, fishing platforms, and boat facilities. 3. Public Pier Construction or Renovation, especially renovation to increase capacity or to correct safety problems. Waterfront grants to aid 11 communities State House Bureau AUGUSTA- Eleven coastal com- munities with ocean or river front- age will share $176,000 in federal grants awarded by the Maine De- partment of Economic and Commu- nity Development, the agency announced Tuesday. The grants will be matched with local mone to produce $352,000 for waterfront improvements and plan- ning, and in some cases, the commu- nities will supplement the grants with private money, according to Mary Faye Lafaver of the DECD. The grants were awarded on a competive bais under two pro- grams, with federal money supplied by the Deparment of Commerce. A total of $46,500 was awarded to six cities and towns under the Coast- tal Planning Grant program to help the communities develop harbor and waterfront management plans. Winning planning grants were Easport, $12,000; Wells, $5,000; Bi - deford, $10,000; Freeport, $7,000; St. George, $7,500; and Belfast, $5,000. "We're pleased to have federal money to offer Maine's municipal- ities to support critical harbor and waterfront management planning and public-access site plans," said Gov. John R. McKernan in a pre- pared release. LaFaver said that 10 communities had sought the planning grants. A total of $129,500 was awarded to six cities and towns under the Water- front Action Grant Program. A total of 21 communities had sought these grants, which are used on projects that improve public access to waterfronts. The Waterfront Action Grants were awarded to: *Calais: $40,000 to convernt an abandoned railroad right of way to a walkway along the St. Croix River. *Frankfort: $17,000 for improve- ments including public toilets and park benches at Mount Waldo Park on the Penobscot River. *Machiasport: $10,000 to buy a small beach in Bucks Harbor that is used as a boat landing. *Bangor: $10,000 to construct a facility to pump out septic tanks on boats tied up at municipal docks. *Eastport: $10,000 to build new floats, a gangway and dinghy dock in the harbor's inner basin. *Brunswick: $42,500 to buy land to the Adroscoggin River for a park to commemorate the town's 250th anniversary. McKernan said the grants were important in helping ensure access to the Maine coast for commercial fishermen and the public. WAGS Grants Awarded Waterfront Action Grants have been awarded to the following communities: Brunswick, Bangor, Frankfort, Machiasport, Calais, and Eastport. Work is expected to being on all projects this fall or early next spirng. Application 1991-92 grants are now being solicited. For information on application procedures, contact John Picher or Mike Gallagher at the Office of Comprehensive Planning, 289-6800. NEXUS 10/90 Work was completed on the contract under our 1989-90 award with Professor Charles S. Colgan of the University of Southern Maine to determine the relative market and nonmarket values of Casco Bay. His report is entitled The Economic Value of Casco Bay. See clippings below. Finally, the interagency Marine Program Working Group, which was established to coordinate State marine policy issues and to assist in the development of the project, met several times. The working Group reviewed a State dredge management strategy report and established priorities for tasks identified in the report. Task 4 -- Program Management & Public Education A. Public Education Initiative (1) Coastweek & Coastal Cleanups -- The Coastal communications Coordinator set up a Marine Debris exhibit at the Portland Public Library in August, secured corporate donations, mailed nearly 8,000 Coastweek events calendars, and scheduled coastal cleanups with the aid of volunteers from a nursing home. Posters, marine debris flyers, volunteer certificates, publicity tips, trash bags, pencils and data cards were prepared and distributed. A day was spent giving out posters and answering questions. Press releases and press kits were sent out and reporters responded to, and three radio interviews and a TV interview were given. After the Cleanup, data cards were tallied for the Center for Marine Conservation. (2) Shore Stewards Program -- The Shore Stewards Coordinator facilitated the setting up of a Shore Stewards Trust Fund within the Maine Community Foundation and approached seven people to serve on an Advisory Committee for the Fund. The Coordinator began developing a funding strategy for the Trust Fund, which will give mini-grants to coastal communities working on water quality education and monitoring. The Coordinator also submitted applications to three foundations for additional grants. Six local organizations were lined up to become pilot Shore Stewards groups. All are eager to begin marine debris monitoring and water quality education early next spring. Work was begun on a Shore Stewards newsletter, "The Ripple Effect," to be distributed initially in December. B. _0CS Oversight Coastal staff completed a questionnaire about the OCS Policy committee and Regional Technical Working Group, as part of a MMS review of the purpose and functioning of the various OCS advisory boards. 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They wrote that so many ~' ~abl~es are involved that it is nearly worth non~qe~qth Staff W~l~i~t~e~l ~r~, impossible to put a dollar value on "It ~qs T~he state ~has completed a major it. is no economic evaluation (if Casco Bay They compiled data on fish land- ~r~e~qp~qr~qe~qs as a way to better map the bay's ~i~ngs, boat sates, cargo deliveries to flay," It Portland, touri~sm~-r~elated of app future. sales and other factors to which numbers differ 'file report ~estim~at t~hat Casco Bay a~nd all its r~e~s~ou~e~s could be attached. They also studied ppr~qoa ~ce~s could be ~7 worth $500 m~il~hon to $1 billion to the the economics of recreational ac~t~i~v~p and ~4 local economy, alt~houg~), t~he ~o~u~t ties, fish processing, fishing and ~g~e~qo~qg~qr~qa downplayed ~the ~I hors other S~qM~i~ces~. ~-elevance 01 values. exact dollar 'lire, ~S~@~f~f Ph~q- by ~D~-~W ~M~-~A~q-~U The The findin~f~i~g '11h~e fishing boat E~l~l~e~nj enters Portland Harbor through fog and rain, ~fo~How~ed by Is. gs came in tile 42-page dozens of g~u~l ~q4~q6 U~ni~l~ql yo~u have a ~L~ui~qt to report, ~"~rhe Economic Value of di cult tile bay have been value is, i~t~'s ~I~8qf~8qf~, in~t~qi~qLre~qe ~by tile ornics ~has been missing until now, an economist to give you a one- rivers and woodlands It is a~qt Casco Bay," ~( ~ sense of what ~the so ~qm~que State Planning Office. according to state officials and tile handed line. I think, ~V~I~O~L~Igh, when compiled in the past. Tile $15~,000 to make good policy devoted T~h~e bay, which stretches from study's principal investigator. you add it all up, you might be Casco Bay study will be used as Cape Elizabeth to Small Point in Charles S. Colgan, an associate ~t~a~l~ldng about half a billion to a billion another piece of information when d~e~dsions.~q1~q9 the b~qdY` Philipsburg, has been ~Lh~e~su~b~qj~ect ~of professor ~at t~h~e University of South- dollars. making decisions about the future of "Unit environmental, fishery, water qua- ~e~n~t Maine a~nd tile study's primary "But ~i~t~) s~ay the bay can be tile bay. Richard S~ilk~in~an~, director the ~qeco ~lity and other studies. Tile bay author, likened the report to a miss- reduced to a dollar value ... is to "Until you have a sense of what ~i~f Slate Planning Office pan of recently was designated an estuary ~i~ng piece i~n a jigsaw puzzle of the miss tile Point." the value is, it's difficult to make Ilse of ~qt will hav of national significance ~by t~he U.S. b~ay. Richard Silkm~an~, ~(~f~ir~ector of the good policy decisions," lie said. 'they ~comp~a~l~-~ed property values i~ng and E~i~q;vir~onm~ental Protection Agency. When asked to pill a value o~i~l t~he State Planning Office, said similar (if tile 10 towns and ~c~i~t~i the bay ~h~i~tan understanding of ~i~ts ~econ- ~b~ay, Colgan replied, "You~re asking reports o~i~l Maine's whi~t~e-wat~er es on resour~qc - which totaled $9.4 billion, and Sill~qi~qm ~es~qm~ia~t~ed tile value Of Submerged they k~qn ~r Is - state-owned land below the s~l~u~qdy ~q0, tide mark.- at about $2 "The million~. today i years a tile firs. ~I~'~l~l~qa~qs~qen~qt *a ~2qd~2qw ~6qo~4qw am, COASTWEEK YCCS 9/26/90 By Susan Gilman of the staff Coastwee, a national cele- bration of coasts, is slated for this weekend, though many communities in Maine are hold- ing events throughout th weeks. The 5-year-old program began with five volunteers who set out to clean Maine's sandy beaches, and has grown to a statewide effort in which the rocky shore- line, rivers, lakes, and estuaries, are also included, accoriding to York County coordinator Rich- ard Hogue. Last year, 2,921 volunteers picked debris from 176 miles of the state's coastline, gathering a total 18,050 pounds of litter. Hogue said Coastweek offic0 cilas are hoping to initiate an "Adopt the Beach" program in which individuals, groups, or businesses would volunteer to become responsible for main- taining a specific area year round. One example, he said, is Kennebunk resident Hartley Lord, who on his daily walks, scans a beach near his home for trash. Several different groups will be conducting cleanups on dif- ferent days in Kennebunk, Hogue said. If anyone is inter- ested in joining a group or forming one of their own, call Hogue at 985-4349. He will send a collection card, in order to record what type of trash was found. Events scheduled in other communities include: *Biddefored: the University of New England is sponsoring a beach cleanup Saturday (Sept. 29). Target area are the public beaches from Hills Beach to Fortunes Rocks. Interested par- ticipants should meet at 8:30 a.m. in front of the UNE campus center. Gloves are recom- mended; trash bags will be available and UNE will dispose of the accumulated trash. For more information, contact Steve Seeman, at 283-0171. *Kittery: The Kittery Con- servation Commission is spon- soring shoreline pickup. All are invited; meet Saturday (Sept. 29) at noon, at Seapoint and Cres- cent beaches. Contact Maria Barth for more information, 439- 4285. Also taking place is a Plant Identification Walk at Fort Foster, led by Andy Lamont of the Conservation Commission This is a free event: participants should meet at the park's gate at noon. For more information, contact Conrad Quimby, at 439- 7511. *Wells: Laudholm Beach to Moody Point, sponsored by the Wells Reserve at Laudholms Farm. Everyone interested in cleaning a 2.5 mile stretch of beach, meet at the Wells Reserve Visitor Center Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. Bring rain gear, if necessary, boots, work gloves, plastic gar- bage bags to collect debris, pen- cil, bag lunch for picnic follow- ing cleanup. Beverages will be provided. Contact Vicki Adams for more information, 646-1555. *York, Short Sands, Long Beach and York Harbor beaches, cleanup sponsored by the York Conservation Commission Everyone invited. Meet at Short Sand parking lot Saturday (Sept. 29) at 9 a.m. Contact Ruth Littlefield, 363- 5863, Also, the York County Audubon Society will participate in the cleanup. Meet at York Harbor Beach in York at 11 a.m. Call 363-6687 for more infor- mation. 15 ~0 Administering Charitable T~q?-ust Funds Maine Community Foundatio~qi~6qA Assets Now Excee By John ~R~, ~w~i~g~g~i~v~s, ~T~a~l ~"~P charitable ~f~i~ng requests from banks all over ~t~h~e which they ~1~1 ~8q=~1 get shore, they will It " ailing ~2qV~8q= ~10 "One thing we are doing this ~(a~l~l is ~d~o~n~a ~t~i~l~. ~. ~q.~11~18 ~6q@ ~qa~"~t~al~'~t~'~.~0~qa~r~t~a~l~g~e~t ~U ~l~k~s gate ~t~o transfer charitable funds of ~qM~.~W~o~o~v ~i~c~k awareness ~qp~qr~qo~qg = -of I~* ~"~"~' .. ... way in Washington just last less ~t~h~a~l~t ~s~l~o~k~o~w ~b~e~c~a~u~&~e they can't ~u~s~,~w~o ill have to raise $~1 million in "That's a now ~;168q2 ~-~1~3~-~1 ~8qZ~i~-~i~qo~qe`~,~'~q@ says w~e k~q' economically administer them. It ~u~nr~o~stw~ri~c~t~e~d or field -~of-i~n~t~er~e~s~t the money ~q' ~qk~0qo~ql~. Kane~, director ~o~f the Maine ~c~o~n~u~l~l~u~- M~e~rs money comes ~f~r~o~l~l~i ~i~q"vid- saves them fees Of motley ~t~u~r~n~a~l~c~h it. I think we can do n~i~e~n~t. The ~qi~qn~qo~qt ~-~A~n~d ~qIt~qe~ql~qd~ql ~t~o~l~s offices in oats who don't want to set up a private ~i~n~a~i~n~i~gi~r ~2q=~o~s~o i~C One result of it a~l~l will be to give raised ~,~g them. ~6qv~d ~i~~ Foundation~, which ~,~, ~q!~hc~qar~tk ~p~t~h~a~t the Blaisdell & Blaisdell building ~o~i~l ~(~ou~nd~a~t~i~o~n, a cumbersome and ex. ~ou~l~a~v~y in their ~t~a ~nk~s, and we take ~u~n~tr~e power to kids, resulting in their identify p~ot~qe~qn~qt~qi Main Street ~4~1 ~e~l~l~s~w~q@~"~h. ~p~e~a~s~i~v~e effect. M~C~F will ~i~n~a~n~a~ig~e aver ~t~h~t ~i~na~t~t~a~g~e~m~e~n~t. ~O~p~er~a~t~u~l~k~, ~b~e~i~l~i~g on boards, and helping to design group is boat ~q0 ~"I ~i~ts ~Vou~t~id~a~ti~l~l~a ~n~o~w t~heir funds, ~i~n~at~t~a~l~l~. and ~l~et them individual funds, they would have to programs,- ~c~o~a~s~t~@ Bass ~qI~qt~qa~qr has assets Of more than ~@~5 Iranian~. choose the recipients. (in out ~i~t~i~c~u~r~ne tax f~or~t~i~n~s~, 9~D~O returns M~CF ~h~A~s Also just completed a f~i~r~s~t~d~o~n~Ati~qo~qn~q' ~q0 Since it was ~t~ou~n~d~e~d in ~1~%~k it has M~C~F has a million dollar endow. fees... ~@ And they would have to d~i~q7 study of charitable giving ~i~n Maine, ~i~e~s might ~qe~qn~qc~qo become the fourth largest foundation ~m~i~n~i~t to defray ~i~ts ~o~w~n operational tribute at least live percent of their "It's the first ever d~w~ie that ~t~o~ok~s at clean up the ~qi~qs~ql in Maine in t~e~r~i~n~s of grants given. costs, so it o~t~i~ly charges half of one assets each Year. We spare them all how much is given in the charitable will ~g~e ~~~le network wane speaks of ~u~ll~! ~i~l~l~- percent annually against the prin- that. We don't have to do those things sector i~n Maine.~" said Kane. "it was ~t ~t~i~e ~qk~8qo valve foundation people o~r~g~a~i~l~i~a- cipal of the funds it administers. because we are a public ~t~ow~i~d~a~ti~o~u distributed in Ju~l~i~e~@ We will we it as ~a~d~l~i~n~n~i~s~t~o~ri~qn~qg lions such as United W~A~q;, ~w~id ~i~i~t~a~l~e These ~fu~r~i~d~s; are meanwhile earning and are in a different category, a base to track charitable giving in ~t~io~n~, ale second ~@~a~nt~o~t~a~k~er~s. 'The whole ~g~r~a~nt~ni~a~k- about ~s~e~v~t~i~i ~qW~c~e~n~t interest. "~F~U~N~d~S in flit ~I~OU~R~C~I~qA~0~1~% art also Maine, Last year $140 million was Maine, with ass ~c~o~r~n~a~l~u~n~t~i~l~y in Maine ~" as she puts "We are getting ~t~r~u~t~r~e donors, ~" re- ~l~u~o~r~e accessible. We publish them. given in individual gifts to ~c~h~a~tr~i~t~a~b~le receive ~a~p~qp~ql~qi~qc~qa ~:~qN~w~e have to took at 'the e~c~t~i~no~n~ty ports Katie, ~"M~a~l~l~y, are referred With a fund held ~i~n trust by a bank, ~p~"~'~P~o~s~e~s~-~T~h~e figure is about ~$1~55 ~n~ul- ~o~r~t~a~ne~a~d~a~ti~qo~qn~qs. in the ~l~9~w~'~s ~U~n~d set a ~gr~a~ll~i~m~ak~i~ng through lawyers who ~c~t~i~@~o~n~i~n~iend it you don't know about it. We ar~e work- ti~o~n when you include ~c~orp~or~i~t~U~o~n~s, ~ci~si~o~n~s on ~qt~qy~ql~qler agenda. especially in view of ~g~o~v~t~r~n- as an alternative to private ~f~ou~n~d~a~- i~n~g i~n conjunction with bank trusts, We want to track it a~n~d see ~9 corpora- ~X~a~n~e says it ~qi~qt total cutbacks a~nd possible cutbacks ti~o~n~s~@ We a~i~re getting an ~i~n~c~r~e~a~s~o~n~g ~n~o~w~; more of a partnership, ~r~e~a~l~ly~@ ~t~i~o~n gifts increase~, funding increases, money in trust ~~ ~~I~l~a~r~s~t~ab~)e donations, and how they ~nu~m~t~x~x of ~b~e~q~ae~,~@~L~s~, ~t~o~o~, money ~l~a~t ~I~l~a~r~t~i~c~u~l~a~r~l~y with scholarships~, which and ~w on. No one ~has ever done it, will affect ~t~he ~r~a~l~a~p~ir~a~l~i~t sector in ~f~o~r specific geographical areas with are ~e~xt~r~e~n~t~el~y ~cu~r~n~b~er~s~t~w~i~t~e, to a~t~h~i~ti~n~- ~A~l~ar~i~on Katie of the Maine have ~ju~s~l lic/private par~t~l~i~er~sh~ip. It's with the ~~~~i~f~t~e~"~, us as ~ad~l~y~i~n~u~s~tr~a~tor. And ~w~e ate get- ~i~a~t~er, Even th~e Maine Attorney Gen~- ~C~o~l~l~i~n~j~u~l~l~i~t~y~, Foundation. state Planning Office, we call it the er~al~'~s Office recently ~tr~a~m~4~err~vd to us a trust fund that it felt wasn't be- A Shore Steward Program. We will be i~n~g properly administered by a bank wh~y they chose the groups they gave holding the ~f~a~n~d~s, and ~O~le state will in ~T~h~o~u~n~a~s~t~o~m it to. ~a~t~h~a~n~t~i~s~t~er the pr~o~gr~a~r~o ~t~o~cl~e~a~n up "We ~h~a~d ~f~ou~i~u~l~l~h~4~i ~appli~c~a~ti~o~n~sf~o~r t~he shores, collect debris, and ~a~n~x~i~i- "We started a ~pr~o~g~l~a~i~n last year funds for youth Proposals Coming in ~l~o~r water quality. Volunteer group's called ~P~a~r~t~t~le~r~s ~i~l~l ~f~l~h~i~l~a~l~l~t~h~r~q~p~t~y~@ We never involved Yowl& ~p~eo~p~l~e~@ Youth will take responsibility for whole s~e~e~- gave $1~,0~0~0 to ~1~0 ~gr~o~v~l~@~s of kids i~n never had a voice in the projects lions of the coast, investigate them, Maine to giveaway in their ~c~o~n~o~x~a~n~d~- hinted at them, It was a remarkable and s~e~e where the debris is coming ty~A~'~he g~r~o~u~l~l~s~of kids w~i~@~r~e ~i~n ~e~le~m~e~t~t~- success, We applied to ~O~le Ford F~o~o~n~. front. ~la~r~y level, Big Brothers, 4~-~1~1 clubs, or d~a~t~i~t~i~a for a big ~g~r~a~n~t~t~o continue and "There will be a ~$~1~W~,~0~3~3 permanent high school, F~a~ch group got PAO to expand the project. On ~O~c~t. it the ~t~l~id~ow~me~n~t fund, a~nd the (and will give away t~o a nonprofit organization Ford Foundation will visit ~i~t~s here in ~a~l~ak~e grants of ~$1,~W~O or less to groups in their ~c~o~n~t~mu~l~i~ity~. They could split Ellsworth a~nd make a decision ~p~i~t on the coast. Each group will have a it two ways, if ~th~e~yw~i~sh~kd~@ The only wh~e~t~t~i~t~z to give it to ~u~s~.~'~"~t~e~y selected designated stretch of coast, Besides restriction was that they had to ten us I~$ ~c~o~u~t~in~u~n~i~t~y from monitoring water am cleaning the There is continuing uncertainty about whether the decisions President Bush made in June to scale back the OCS leasing program will stand, in light of the volatile situation in the Middle East. C. Other (1) Gulf of Maine Activities -- In August, the proceedings from a Gulf of Maine council on the Marine Environment conference on finfish aquaculture were released. The workshop, which took place last February in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, focussed on the current state of knowledge regarding the impacts of pen culture on the marine environment. The Gulf of Maine Working Group met in Boston in September. much of the discussion focussed on the draft Gulf Action Plan. Since the September meeting, working Group members have reviewed igo the Plan with others in their jurisdictions. Also at the September meeting, the Working Group subcommittee on monitoring presented the final draft monitoring report. The plan has since been sent out for public review; comments will be incorporated into the final plan to be released at year end. Design of a pilot project to test implementation of the plan was initiated. A group of people from the region, including Coastal Program staff, met during the reporting period to organize a Gulf Science M Workshop to be held in Woods Hole, MA in January. The fall issue of Turning the Tide, the Gulf Program newsletter, was issued during the reporting period. The Coastal Program has now contracted with an individual to expand the size and frequency of 1991 Turning the Tide issues. The second annual Gulfwide Shore Cleanup took place in October. Preliminary estimates indicate that over 10,000 volunteers swept some 73 tons of debris from 535 miles of the Gulf's shoreline. The Coastal Communications Coordinator researched private production of a Gulf of Maine video, wrote a press release for the fall Council meeting, and developed a proposal to the Council for a Gulf of Maine environmental award. As a part of the 1991 Congressional budget approved in October, $250,000 has been appropriated to create a Gulf of Maine Data Management System. Massachusetts has agreed to oversee development of the system and will serve as chair of the new Data Management Task Force, which will be considered by the Gulf Council at their November meeting. 17 Ongoing Gulf projects involving Coastal Program staff include: a slide tape program on the Gulf being developed with the Laudholm Trust in Wells, ME; development of a Gulf brochure; preparation of Gulf-links, a guide to the marine-resource organizations of the region; research on the availability non- governmental funding sources to assist in implementing the Gulf Program; and a comparative study of the environmental laws of the three states in the Gulf region, which will be coordinated with a comparable study in the two provinces. (2) Aquaculture -- The Aquaculture Study Commission established by the Legislature in June reviewed the Parametrix report prepared under CZ083 and incorporated many of its findings in its own report to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. Partly based on ParametrixI work the Commission is recommending several changes in the State's aquaculture leasing and monitoring law in order to ensure both continued growth of the aquaculture industry and protection of the quality of Maine's nearshore waters. An 18 First of.hearings held on @pgs ArLAOM XrN FtM46 0 f Farmed salmon were grilled coun% introducing disease i'dlife's Maine stockin - Saunders then said such cross- other agriculture industries in into . rco @ il pro b for two days here by a legisla- trains i hen in for 25 years, Sal , -In )rFeding "could be a positive this country - beef, pork, poul- triesand " f i here were no Salmon in t Ing. be enjoying the pros- alsoofin rI. tive subcommittee which will rrg, i,196 t h try - faced these restrictions, we decide this fall whether the thei reproduction of wild the Penobscot River. We Responding to a question from wouldn't @.quacrulntur. industry needs strans. The Penobscot and brought in eggs from all over, Townsend, Saunders also said perity we have." r, ons to control its -are the envy what native genes were there Eastporter Gcori . c ul. ti Saint John strains there is no evidence that an ge Harris asu -in asked, "Who's tht- fishery for?" 'I'lie stocked Maine rivers, lie iml t oil tl1k. environnient. f aquaculturalists throughout have already been diluted. The @c ecof some 20,(X)O Oce. Members of the subcommit- the world," lie said. "(Nfaine) point is, we mixed strains to ro is salmon during a tee, drawn from the Marine growers wouldn't besacrificing restore salmon to the Penob- Storm several years ago had said, "have never been a fisherv ResourcesCommit anything by being confined to scot. The same fish used to re- affected wild strains. for fishermen. It's just for spo@t tee, are. Rep. that stock." stock our rivers are what are James Schmitt of Ocean Prod fishermen, people who can at- George Townsend, D-Eastport; that hi' fo rd it." Rep. John Marsh, R-West Gar- "...every two years, being grown in these ca6es; we ucts Inc. pointed out S ou- company's hatchery on Card- Rep. Cole, chairman of the Rep V* ' 'a Con you're going to need 7 dumped hundreds of th subcommittee, said that more = a @-B*ar 12arZr; Re@ sands of these same fish in the ner Laiceprovicies fishformuch Reed Coles, D-Harpswell; and million eggs. Where are Narraguagus, the Dennys, and of the aquaculture industry and time would be devoted to the Sen. Unda Curtis Brawn, R- you going to.get them? so on. There are no wild "about half of whaes used for genetics issue at the group's District 21, Camden. The Ma- Remember this: Ilie strains." restocking the rivers. It seems next hearing later this month. rine Resources Committee ere- value of fanned salmon Dexter said another restriction odd that our fish can be used to At least two more hearings will ated thestudy group last winter will exceed the value of suggested by Saunders, that stock the East Machias River, be held before the subc6mmit. after hearings on a bill calling lobster in three years. In aquaculture use only eggs less but one escapes from a pen and tee makes its recommendations for expanded monitoring and 10 years, it will exceed than two generations trom the swims up the same river, it's a to the full Marine Resources restrictions drew strong oppo- the value of our potato wild, "means that every two bi problem.' OPI raises Pe- Committee in November. sition from the industry. crop. We're not talking years, you're going to need 7 n.%scot and Saint John strains, The legislators began their peanuts." md1lion eggs; where are you but a strain from Scotland it also Eastport visit wi 0 ber th tours ftw 0". to get them? Reme raises 'performs about 20 per- sites. For most it was thei first gKos"I The value of farmed cent better,' Schmitt said. -If look at aquaculture opera . ons. In addition to linu,ting aquae- salmon will exceed the value of The hearing opened Monday ulture to Bay of Fundy stock, lobster in three years. In 10 evening with discussions on the Saunders suggested that the years it will exceed the value of effect of the farms on water industry grow sterile fish. The our potato crop. We're not talk- quality and marine life. currentmethod ofirradiation to ingtpeanuts." They reached no conclusion, induce sterility produces slow ns Heinigof the monitoring but Townsend said the others $rower, but that problem may "were very impressed by the oe overcome soon, he said. , firm Intertide, said Saunders' operations they saw. I think the The entire genetic issue inference that escaped farmed F wers have been able to la a seemed a red herring to many, salmon would lower thequality orloa concerns to *rest.- 6n diverting attention away of wild salmon "seems contra- I , . from dictory with the process of aquacu lure s impac:t on water the question of where the natural selection. You presume quality, he said, "rime and time salmon used to stock Maine's that a genetic change from it came out that we do nverscome from. Roger Dexter, cross-breeding would be bad." LETthe agencies and some of who worked in U.S.-Fish and the strongest laws in the coun- try in place now to protect the environment. The problem is clearlyoneof understaffing, not a need for new requirements.- Present aqua reporT Tuesday's session was de- voted to an issue that only re- BY SANDY MORGAN toring fish famis is necessary.- ducted." Regular surveys, they ranted. The report continues, cently has gained attention - the A draft report on a possible argue, should provideadequate discussing in detail, base possible genetic contamination aquaculture evaluation and line of Maine's wild strains of inforniation to regulatoryagen- surveys, analytical protocols monitoring program for Maine Overkill cies to determine if adjustments and water quality analysis. salmon by fish farm escapees. was presented to government to operating practices are war- David Goldthwaite of the U.S. and industry last month. The researchers are quick to Fish and Wildlife Service said The 47- dent was A rLANN IL the science of genetics was prepared y arametrix Inc. of warn about a familiar -regulat- F[SM changing rapidly, "but within inr problem, over-kill. Washington, at the request of "Ibe process must be designed five years we'll be able to differ- the Depann nt of Maine Re- to be efficient for the aquacul tu- entiate between salmon from sources (DMR). The co ' the Dennys River, the Pleasant, re "' ==are not unduly the East Machias. We need this 'portpresentsthedevelopment expensive,over- of regulations and monitoring lapping and time-consuming wide genetic base to survive a programs for other aquaculture requirements of various re- climatic catastrophe." While industries around the world, source agencies.- the impact of a large release of including those in British Co- farmed salmon into the wild, lumbia and Norway. such as by a cage-destroying The authors have done exten- Tiered StDrM, is not known. "Me evi- sive research on the unique dence worldwide is that we coastal environment offMaine's should err on the side of cau- shore and discussed how it approach lion,' he Said. could adapt other industry's One regulation that should be p=arn5l to suit their Own To make the Program sensitive Fonsidered, Coldthwaite said, n to different sized o rations, is one that would require w theysuggesta . PC ers to raise fish bred -ticred-approach Bay of Fundy stock,01'he gSaint; Urgent be taken, sirnilar to that in John and Penobscot strains, Washington State: less than stopping the importation of Maine has already issued 36 20,000 pounds production, 20. eggs from Northern Europe. leases for finfish, l9ofwhichare 100,000 and over 100,000 Richard Saunders of Canada's active farrrting sites producing pounds.- Department of Fisheries and an estimated 850,000 pounds or "Maine should revise their Oceans said there was evidence fish yearly. Combine that with existing Statute$ to require that in Europe of escapees from one 41 shellfish leases and eightjoint all aquaculture ft ns o leases (shellfish/finfish) and, as tainaleaseto b- use tatelands.By the authors point out, this can. @@= lease for facilities, sti@tuttes an urgent need to deter- lhaveamechanism rrune what kinds of environ. to implement the collection of mental effects farming is hav- monitoring data and ensure that ing on Maine's coastal waters. farms are adequately sited.- They cite recent studies They also call for. additional (Weston 1986, Rosenthal et al information on lease applica- 1988, Nature Conservancy tions including size, number and Council 1989 and Parametrix configuration of pens, mainte- 1989), all of which show the nancc schedules, stocking den- environmental effects of farm- sity, a waste management pro. ing as being localized, if the site gram, site characterization re- is -ell located. port and several others. However, -to ensure thatfarms "Because the aquaculture in- are sited in appropriate loca- dustry is new and little infor- tions and that their effects on niation exists on the effects of the environment are known, a the farms, annual environ- system of permitting and moni- mental surveys should be con- ~0 Carter said ~La~ll~a~rnm~e is planning Wells will appeal to write up the ~qM~o~m~m~e~"~J~'~A~qw~n of me D~EP staff to deny a permit for denial of d die ~P~'~o~e~"~t~, ~W~W when ~t~h~, ~d~m~i~.~i~o~t~k is ~qr ~n~o~e~" ~t~h~e town will have ~1~5 JAY$ to submit written ~a~r~g~i~am~i~e~m~s in favor ~-~C~ip~i of the ~1~(~@ Joe Dina~" ~u~f the project. Upon ~r~t~v ~i~qf ~8q:~,~qC~0q@~2qR~qo~6qe~* ~-~i~i~l~t~c~d the issue will be WELLS - S~O~c~c~ts~o~c~u ill ~i~c~l~@ ~n both ~p~l~q" ~0~0 ~t~h~e ~B~E~P~'~s ~a~g~e~r~4~a. ~I~t~g~a ~;~x~n~j ~e~m~i~l~"~J~i~l~o~w~l~q" ~c~%~;~V~1~(~s to ~w~g~u~i~: ~.~4 ~t~a~i~q!~q@ ~-~, ~t~a~l~w~'~, ~e~xp~e~c~t~o~j ~w~f~u~s~a~l it, allow D~E~F ~C~o~r~o~m~qw~i~o~n~er Dean C. M~a~r~r~i~t~o~"~'~s signature will ~qM appear d~r~,~4qV at ~%~q@~O~N ~N~i~r~b~o position ~of IN~: ~V~E~P ~6 ~r~a have ~t~h~e on ~t~h~o decision. which ~D~E~P staff ~(~"~U~n~i~n~s~c~r~iJ ~th~s~: ~j~e~o~i~.~d of ~t~h~e full spokesman Deb Garrett SAW was act board is a ~(li~c~a~ti~o~n of ~I~t~i~o, ~i~n~a~i~m~i~c~n~a~i~w~o ~d~r~c~i~l~g~in~g.- ~u~n~u~i~s~q"~. "in this case, th~e I to ~n~wk~e the decision." Garrett gee told selectmen Tuesday r~f~i~g~h~i~@ ~c~3~n~o~r Owl' ~w~0~dr~a~c~s~d~a~y said h~e had been ~n~i~f~o~rm~c~d ~t~o~@ ~t~h~e ~D~i~tp~s~i~t~. Meru of ~E~a~v~i~r~o~s~m~"~c~i~l~u~l ~p~r~u~t~c~c~l~i~o~n ~p~f~o~qj~e~o~t When asked if ~t~h~e ~B~E~P would analyst Bill Laflamme that the i~s~w~o: should simply follow ~t~h~e ~D~E~P ~s~i~t~i~f~f'~s fee~- ~b~e on ~I~f~.~, ~j~f;~c~r~4~U of ~l~h~@ ~s~a~d~l~e~'~s I'll of ~o~n~l~r~e~n~t~r~i~t~l~a~t~i~o~n~, Garrett said, ~E~a~vi~r~v~a~i~l~w~i~n~a~l protection ~c~i~t~h~@~r ~o~i~l ~O~c~l~, ~2~4 ~1~1 Th~c~y~'~r~t totally independent. Gen~- or Nov. 14. ~cr~a~l~l~y, speaking they do, b~u~t until 'in ~4 ~n~u~i~s~t~i~c~l~i it ~c~o~r~i~v~s down to three ~ygot their vote you don't knew ~y~e~a~r~l of hard work in ~w~i~c ~a~f~t~i~r~tr~ou~v~a,~" ~@h~u~u they're going to do," C~a~r~e~c~i~t Carter said. ~S~e~l~"~t~"~f~e~n have decided ~W ~i~d~. 'a ~1~. ~i~j ~t~h~e decision could be ~e~%~p~o~c~i~v~i~l low Barry T~i~m~w~a~, a~n con the ~s~a~n~i~c day as the hearing. ~T Hole~. ~-~i~d~e~d to ~S~U~P~P~0~4~1 ~h~u~l~t~a~n~t~. and ~j~o an environmental ~s~c~l~o~c~u~n~i~m~ also ~d~t~, ~a~t~i~o~ns~c~y with Bernstein Shur Sawyer ~;~u~Q ~M~W a ~fiv~o-~p~o~i~n~t plan submitted ~by the N~e~l~w~o of Portland t~o Present Chu ~c'~n~o~c T~he town will argue in ~bt~e~a~f~v~oo~r~qe ~qa~f~f,~i~t~t~a~h~t~qe ~t~qo~w~A~n~'~s Harbor Advisory C~O~M~M~A~I~qM before the BE?, which heats and ~d~"~K~I~C~S Ott dredging ~o~t Wells ~h~a~tt~l~4~i~f ~. Lyons, chairman of ~qf~qt com- appeals of ~D~E~P ~&~;~A~s~e~s. board in either late October of early ~m~u~t~c~c~l outlined the plan at the November. meeting~. The plain calls for seeking assist- a ~e from York County state ~l~e~g~i~- ~qM~i~c~i~es~. discussing fund-raising ~e~f- ~l~o~r~% to offset legal and consulting fees, soliciting ~t~h~e help of ~qf~qt Army Plotfi~8qag the ultimate C~o~r~p~o~s~s of ~a~n~s~i~n~c~e~r~s~, the official ~a~p~. p~li~c~a~r~i~t of ~th~e project. to take the ~w~su~e through the appeals Process~. working ~w Orin& the issue before the ~qarg~qU_m nt for dredge public ~e~y~e~, ~a~n~d ~c~o~ma~c~t~i~n~g as many e town officials ~qf~qt~o~a~gh~o~u~t the Maine ~C~O~A~A as possible~. ~ Joe ~D~y~l~i~a~n ~2qf~ son and attorney Geoffrey H~. Hole. to '~m ~-~V~- ~_~M ~1~1/~q7190 oudi~f~ic plans for a scheduled ~a~pp~e~i~s~r~a~n~c~t Although ~t~he town is no~ ~th~e ~O~ffi~- WELLS - The battle lines am toting before the Board of Environmental Pierce~, ~c~i~a~l applicant of the Project. Carter drawn ~~r another ~s~k~i~r~i~n~j~&h in ~(~l~i~t ~s~"~e~n~. ~t~i~on. which will decide whether t~h~e ~s~i~a~n: said they would b~e allowed to argue ~~~~~ ~~M~~~~~~~~g war over ~th~e dredging will grant a permit for the project- ~f~l~o~c~i~r case ~t~@j~or~c the ~B~E~P because of Wells Harbor. The hearing will be held N~o~v~, 2~9 in they~'ve been ~P~k~r~t of the ~a~p~p~l~i~c~a~- ~~~~~~~~~~ and ~m~c~i~n~t~o~c~r~i~; of the town's Augusta. Harbor Advisory Committee met Oct, It ~~~~ ~c~o~n~sul~t~a~tu Barry Tim~. $~,I,~c~c~t~n~x~a ~i~n~ay also ask District 6 Island, which residents there have Drakes Island A~*~@~oc~u~i~ti~o~m said ~h~m ~,~A~o~t~r Rep, A~l~b~n~a Wentworth to petitioned in favor of, could block group is seeking nourishment ~t~o~( ~;~h~e ~a~d~Or~e.~,~A the board. Although Went- Ott Little River inlet. converting ~t~h~e beach either with of without ~t~h~e ~-~,~,~r~O is not seeking ~f~c~-~c~l~e~c~t~i~o~n~, her adjacent marsh area from A fresh ~-~a~n~d dredging project, "What ~v~t basi- term doesn~'t officially expire ~o~r~t~f~i~l salt water mix into a strictly ~f~f~c~N~h~- cally want is for Someone to ~r~c~c~o~s~- Dec ~@ 5, water marsh, ~, ~i~tiz~e and acknowledge t~h~e erosion Hole said ~th~e town should high- One alternative to that argument. problem that's happening on Drakes ~2p~~~888;8700;36;36q, ~~v~i~m~t ~l~o ~b~c ~r~,~:~j~t m~q~@~l~r~t~a~n~t light t~h~e effect ~th~e ~h~a~r~t~a~ar has o~f~f the Ti~n~e~u~m said, ~q@~qv~ould be to agree to Island Beach,--- Foley said. ~~~~ ~~~ ~~a~"~'~I ~,what I ~c~A~l a ~c~o~n~t~'~.~1~l~e~d town's ~c~o~m~i~t~ic~i~c~i~a~l fishing i~n~d~u~s~E~l~y~, put all ~t~h~e dredged ~s~u~;~t~d on Wells "I certainly wouldn~'t stand in ~th~e Hole ~s~a~i~c~l~@ The ~4~4~- ~@~w the historical ~-~Up~c~,~;~l~s of ~t~h~e Beach, a proposal that received ~W~a~y of the harbor being ~d~r~.d~Z~e~d, ~~~-1~ ~i~t~'~U~t (IN ~W~l- "Ill- ~i~n~i~x~e~d reaction from town officials, but I certainly would ~c~o~n~t~i~j~iu~,~@ to a, ~I~"~v~w~"~t~o~l~i~"~o ~,~@ "I'd ~h~a~t~c t~o ~s~e~e file ~D~r~4~k,:~% ~I~l~a~n~d fight the powers ~sh~a~t be ~t~o ~c~t ~T~h~'~: ~n-~1 will ~@~f~xu~c against ~t~h~e ~i~c~th~i~n~g~d~o~o~e~,- h~i~t~i~t~s~i~g all ~i~t~,~,; people not ~i~,~4~i the ~@~;~m~d, they've ~tK~;~,~;~n ~@~0~1~1 ~~~~ points," ~@~t~i~k~v~l ~1~1~@~m~i~j ~u~m~,~c~c~c~s~s~a~r~y ~'~,~@`~I~o~u~n~c~n~d~a~t~i~o~n~s of the ~D~e~p~ar~fm~cr~i~t At th~e ~en~d of W~e~d~n~c~sJ~a~)~'~s ~m~e~c~;- ~o~f ~E~n~v~i~r~o~ar~v~e~n~t~a~l protection, which ~m~q" ~s~4~l~e"~i~m~u~in Ed ~M~a~c~k~e~l said when ~t~h~e idea was pro. ~i~n~g, s~c~i~t~c~un~e~n ~su~q"~e~s~i~c~d that T~im~s~o~n ~~ a~n~d project ~b~e turned ~d. ~~s ~j~,~:~,~;~i~4~c~d that Hole ~i~@ ~@~u~l~v~i~s~m~s that ~t~h~e and Helm, whose ~,~4~(~-~ic~c~s are costing ~~~~~~~ 'Mild ~P~i~o~v~i~d~e ~t~h~i~: ~, ~c~xp~c~r~t- down, ~'~I~l~i~c DEP~'~s ~e~i~gh~L-p~o~in~t finding post $10,0~00, n~i~c~e~s privately with ~m~e~n~i~. ~~~~~. ~I~lu~t ~th~w ~@~e~,~4~1~c~w~s ~,~n~J of- of fact on ~th~e ~cl~c~d~Sin~g proposal In July, the Drakes, Island A~s~s~o~- bets of the Harbor A~d~vi~s~c~i~r~v Coin~- ~t~h~e project would cause ~c~i~a~L~i~o~n collected ~2~9~0 ~s~i~ga~a~w~i~c~s on a ~4 ~k~h~c ~1~"~W~i~l ~1~1~f~l~i~v~i~k~i~c ~@~d~t~l~i~6~o~,~w~l ~c~l~a~i~M~c~j ice and possible ~r~x~i~i~d~o~nt~s ~h~o ~~~~~~~~~~~l~, of ~I~'~a~"~I~f of IN~: Project for ~' ~un~r~c~a~s~n~o~a~t~i~l~c ~er~o~si~c~i~n- which. petition ~i~n favor of depositing some "~I~'~l would ~qj~dv~qe "lay appear before the BE? to ~d~'~s- ~p~qc~q(~qs~qu~qa~q,~qi~qv~qe ~qw~jy affect part of the of ~th~e dredged ~s~i~nd front a harbor cuss ~qt~qh~qe in more detail. ~jh~c ~p~qr~qc~qi~qi~qi~qn~qi~qa~q4~qr~qy list ~qd~qi~qw~qu~qs,~q,~qe~qo m- ~q1~q1~q4~q0~qn~q;~ql C~qa~qr~qS~qi~qn National Wildlife dredge ~qon the northern ~qe~qn~qd ~q'of Since ~qS2~q.~q0~0qW of the ~qc~qu~qa~qsu~ql~qt~q4~qr~qi~qt~qs~q* J~W~Q~, ~R~qi~ql~qb~qC~qt ~qP~qi~0q;k~q'~qZ~qo~qk~q@ ~q@h~qa~qi~qr~qm~qa~qn of' ~q"~ql ~qj~qu~q.~q@~qc~q. ~qh~qar~qn~q, wildlife because -~qa Drakes ~qI~qM~qa~qo~qd ~qB~q,~q,~qj~qc~qh to right ~qc~qr~qo~qs~qw~qi~qt~q. bill ~qi~qs ~qo~qc~qi~qn~qg paid by the town. Lyons C~j~j~,~@~i~q, C~qt~q,~q(~qi~qui~qn~qj~qs~q@~qii~qo~qn. harbor ~qM~qw~ql~q- m~qi~qs~qurr~qu~qi~qn of ~q3~q.~q5 ~qa~qc~qr~qc~qa- of habitat When asked if town officials w~qa~q@ ~qa~qs~ql~qi~qe~qd if ~ql~qi~qt 'felt ~qth~qe meeting would ~qb~qe ~q"~q'~qJ~qi~qi~qe~qc~qt~ql~qy ~qc~qi~qt~qs~qt~qr~qo~qy~qe~qd ~qb~qy the would ~qg~qr~qe~qe to drop th~qe ~qd~qe ~q^ k~id~a~qn~qd ~ql~q4~qa~ql~qc~qon~qc~qr~q@ ~q'~qe~qt~qi~qr~qe~qd ~qM~qu~qr~qi~qn~qc ~qr a ~6qW~qs~q"~qI~qn~qg could be held privately, or whether ~t~'~,~,~;~m~l ~O~qf~qf~qw~qc~qf )~qi~qr~qn Shaw, ~qi~qi~qi~qi~qi~q: Mein~q- ~qw~qi~qd that the dredged ~qs~qa~qi~qw ~qQ ~qs~qQ~qn~qi~ql on Drakes Wand as a ~qc~qo~qn~qd~qi~q- it would have to be a public mew- ~@~,~i ~d~qw ~qH~qa~qf~qou~qt Advisory ~qC~qv~qs~qn~q- would ~q1~q1~qM~qc~qr~q;~q:~q4~qs`~q4 ~qth~qi~q, ~qcr~qas~qi~qo~qn hazard" ~qti~qo~qn for dredging ~qzp~qp~qc~qu~q@~qa~qi. ~qs~qc~qI~qc~q- I ~n~i~u~,~v~, ~ql~qu~qv~qe ~qs~qe~ql~qc~qo~qn~ql~qa~qa~q, one. ~qi~qt~q, ~qt~qh~qe ~qs~qu~qn~qd dune ~qs~qy~qs~qt~qcm~q@ ~qc~qUr~qi~qe~qn ~qc~qh~qd~qir~qm~qA~qr~qt T~qo~qm O~ql~qi~q@~qc~qi ~qr~qc~qp~ql~qi~qi~q:~qd, ~qm~4qk~q@~q-~qI~q,~qn~qj ~q1~q0~q, ~qe~qn~qt~qi~qr~qt~qi, ~qC~q, ~qs~qe ~qe~qr~qt~qai~qn ~q1~q1~q, if if "if they ~0q[~qth~qe ~qBE~qP~qI force the issue, w~qe can do tat ~8qi~qh~qa~qt ~qw~q2~qy~q" 'he ~qr~qe~q. ~qW~q,~qi~qi~qs~qd T~qh~qe D~qEP'~qS fading of fact also ~qh ~qs~qe~qd but I think it would b~qe ~qi injustice." ~q, ~qi~qf~q.~q, ~qc~ql~qu~qm~qb~qt~q:~q@ ~q0~q,~qo~qi~qn~qu~qx~ql ~qdr,~qa~qf the ~qt~qf~qip~qi~ql~qs~qa~ql of deed ~qp~qo~qi~qx~qi~qc~qi~ql~- -~qI~qf w~qe call I'd like to, ~qt~qu~qj ~q@~qs~qid ~qo~qn ~qt~qh~qe northern end of Drakes Bob Foley, p~qfc~q@~qn~ql~qc~qn~ql ~qo~qf ~qi~qh~qt if we can't, those ~qu~qr ~qth~qe rules. ~0 Submerged-land fees draw ~q0 People who lease Portland for the use of submerged says lease fees ~c~a~u~l~t~u~i~t go tip until in prop land in 1990-91. The r~uari~a~t~a~s and submerged land front ~th~e restaurant, however, sent back ~6~q4E~Y~e~ty tittle I deal ~1992. The lease further states that wh~e~o the fees do go up, the carry state s~ay ~new fees are three checks totaling only $7,~qW~O~, the with Maine increases s~i~qd I be reasonable and at tit same ~a~nn~ou~n~t they were billed i~n g~o~y~er~n~i~t~ie~t~t~i, it s ~qlih~e market value, lie said. tile unjustified. 1~9~8~99~0. "Every time I deal with Maine ~qb~qL~qh~qs ~'T~a~i not going along with" the fee dealing ~v~o~th government~, it's like dealing with ~qthr~qe By CLARKE CANF~I~L~A~D increases, said Antonio DiMi~l~l~o~, Ma~s~sach~u~s~c~u~s~ql~i~l~l Massachusetts,~" said Cleveland. "ate ~s~i~t~iff ~U~1~0 ~f~i~t ~k lakes ~q,~8q*~q0 own r of the restaurant a~n~d marina "It's very di~sc~on~c~er~l~in~g~ They say, ~8qP~2qP~q/~q1 ~qr~, a~@ ~b~e~li~eng ~his name. ~"~A~nd if it go" to Alan ~P~. C~lc~vc~l~a~nd 'We don't care, just give its (lie ~qc ~ql~qi~qe The owners of two mat as ~5~nd a court, ~I~l~l win." ~i~Ti~oney.~- " h~qa~qr floating restaurant are challenging So far, they represent life only Matthew ~B~l~ey~, submerged lands ~qf~qo~qr ~qt the state over new fees they tire challenges to a new state policy that ~T~h~e Great Cove club is located on coordinator will% t~h~e state Bureau Of ~4q@~q'~qx~qc~qe being charged to lease ~s~t~at~e~-~o~w~i~i~ed has resulted in some business the Pi~s~c~al~a~qua River on the New Public ~U~ind~s, said marina operators In ~qc submerged land. owners facing fee increases of more Hampshire border a~nd has ~87 slips and others who use ~s~u~b~u~i~er~g~ed land ~qth~qe~ql~ql The state List m~o~u~t~i~n sent three than 200 percent a year for the next for club r~u~en~i~b~e~r~s~' u~-~&~. have paid deflated fees fur y~c~ar~s~@ has bills that total ~V5~.~0~1~1~6 to Great Cove 10 years to lease sub~u~t~er~g~ed lands- Alan ~P~. Cleveland, an attorney lie said the new Law instructs~. him. Boat Club in Eliot a~nd ~D~iMi~l~l~o~'~s ~b~u~m life state. The new fees go into who is club president~, said a 1987 to establish a fee ~s~Owd~u~l~e ~h~a~s~e~d ~o~i~l Restaurant a~nd ~D~d~i~d~d~l~os Marina in effect Monday. lease between (lie state and t~he club ~t~h~e value of adjacent ~s~hor~e~l~a~od ~qo~qf~q-~0q&~q- t~qo IN ~qvi~qdu per ~Ban~g~Or Daily News. Monday, October is. ~1990 late the ~qF ~qn~qe~qS, Coastal groups question officials on environment Lind yea ~B~) Kathy Harbour Friends of Rachel Carson N~a- Explaining that tile ~e~nviron~. t~a~l waters. in response to a ~qD River Tidewater As~q@ ~'~c~l~cr Washburn of chief of the Bureau ~f~r~a~x~a~t~i ~qP~qa d ~Ilu~i~sc~o~ck bureau ~t~i~o~na~l W~i~ld~li~t~e ~I~t~e~fug~e Georges mental impact of the Proposed question from I Richard Faucher. division BAIL HARBOR - Nearly 75 ~oc~i~ati~on~, facility would undergo rigorous ~t~h~e Natural Resources Council, ~a~nd David 11. ~Kee~l~e~y~o ~ir~ec~tor ~I~. year and State Taxpayers opposed to scrutiny by his department, Mar- William Vail, commissioner of tile coastal program at tile ~S~ta ~L it W People gathered at College of the Pollution ~(S.T.O.P~.~) - the after- ri~o~lt said that ~his department's the Department of Inland Fisher- Planning Office, res nd~t~!d ~0 It" Atlantic Saturday afternoon to noun hearing Was coordinated by analysis "wit] include an assess- ~i~e~s and Wildlife, said ~h~i depart- several questions about ris~t g ~qS~q2.~qz ~0q=~5~6~0~11 state officials about a Clean Wa~t~erA~ction a~nd was part men~t of ~how tile facility will i~m- meld is concerned a ~s ~qa~qn~qd road range of environmental ~of t~he New England Coastal pact on a Class I area," whi~cl ~i bout tile Property taxes for c~o~a r~u~p~' I IS potential environmental impact erty~, Both cited a ~l~lu~n~d~q@~r ~- Issues. Campaign. Similar hearings are Acadia National Park. of ~aquacul~ture operations, grams intended to ~dd~,~`~qc~.~q@~q!~qi~P~ql~`~qi~fe G Questions about ~t~h~L ~e~nv~i~r~on. being held this fall and winter i~n "it will have to meet tile test of yea mental impact of a coal-powered five other states. the most stringent ~air~c~lu~al~iti~es in Explaining t~hat recent ~i~n~f~or- issue, such as examination of ~qo~qve ~'~n I Six state officials turned out the state," Marriott added. ~m~ati~on indicates It to be rights of way within a town, tile ~O~'~L ~g Mar- l~lu~ck~, r for the hearing, answering q~u~e~s- r~i~o~LL said, i~n r~e~sp~o~n to ~(~I~t~l~e~s~- watchful over the ~t~a~ia~qti~l~qc~ee salmon circuit breaker pr~o~qtram flow un- sell stock, Vail said, der way to ease I. ~c burden of ~q1~q9~q9~q0 ~c~u~ltu "Of's P~O~s~l~U~t ~b~y those in attend. ti~ons by Kathleen ~qsl~e~e~nki~ns ~I "We are deter- property taxes, and tile open Yea r ~c~o~a~s~'~. ~a~. once a~nd promising to submit s~j~,~.o~.p~.~, that the project ~w ~0 mined to prohibit importation of ~s ~'~l~i~e ~r~u~e~lh~. written responses t~oa~l~i questions need extensive pre~co~ns~t~ru~e~'tu~i~'d Pacific s~a~l~m~o~m~" pace tax law, ~qC t~al pr~o~p~e t were among t~h~e is- on the i~sr by ~mid-N~ov~em~b~er~. monitoring of t~h~e envir ~@~m~e~u~t~a~l Agreeing with Vail, William State Officials pointed to ~ci~ti- year sues ra ~e~4qN the first Coastal ~0 Campaign public hearing i~n impact. The D~EP commissioner Brennan, commissioner of the zen involvement as critical in they Dealt Marriott, commissioner said that public hearings about Department of Marine he- highlighting and resolving sonic If Maine, of the Maine Department of E~n- life facility would be held by his sources, said current legislation issues. Jay Clement, project ~qwO~qr Organized by a number of v~ir~o~n~m~L~n~t~a~l Protection. fielded department in ~Bu~ck~spor~t after is addressing genetic concerns manager for the U.S. Army to on g~ra~s~s~-r~o~ot~s coastal community a number of questions about tile Jan. 1. ~q!~i~ed to the ~a~quacu~lt~ure industry. Corps of Engineers in Augusta, ~qC~qa~qu g~r~O~U~P~S - including Maine Au- proposed Applied Energy Ser. Several concerns were voiced ~*A~quacu~l~ture should be ~en~c~our- said that with a ~staf~f~o~f three peo- COO dubon Society, Natural Re. vices coal-powered plant in Saturday afternoon about en. a~#ed but ~j w~e should be) mindful ple he is dependent an public In- ~qC sources Council of ~N~i~a~me, ~Bu~ck~sp~art. vir~o~nm~e~n~t~al issues tied to c~oas~@ ot environmental effects.,, put and information. burs fees mat the ~qo~qu~qt~q. New plans for the Bangor Waterworks Call for the Construction Of 36 one. and two-bedroom vacation units Time-share unites proposed for Waterworks By Ned Porter To adapt to the changes, EWA. consist- first time around, the developer planned Of the NEWS Staff ing of developers Baldacci and Carlton for the city to use the $100,000 from the C. Young III, and of architects Alan T. purchase price for public improvements The latest plan for (he Bangor Water. Baldwin I I and John ;A. Rohman, joined to the property. works would convert the historic river- forces with John Walker, who has devel- This time around, the developer is ask. front buildings to 35 "vacation oped two interval ownership projects, ing for the city to spend $450,000 to iM- ownership" units, similar in practice to time-share condos - Vacationland Es- prove public areas. The money would time-share condominiums. tates in Island Falls, and Acadia Village come from the purchase price plus fi. **It's a unique idea. And it makes the Resorts in Ellsworth. nancing generated by the project's prop- project financially feasible," said Rob,- "We were facing the realitites that ex- erty taxes. ert E. Baldacci Jr, a local develperand ist in the marketplace today," Baldacci In the proposal, the developer sees the a principal of the development team, said. "As a partnership, we're commit- need for $175,000 in improvements to one The $3 million project for the reuse of ted to the property. It'sa unique parcel," of the buildings that will remain public. the property on the Penobscot River and When t originally sought proposals $150,000 for the construction of a railroad owned by the city is a spinoff of the pro- from developers, the City Council was crossing, S25,0OO for a turning lane on posal by Bangor Waterworks Associates, looking for a development that would State Street, and $100,000 for environ. a collaboration of a local development convert the buildings into commercial mental clean up. company and architecture firm, Ori- facilities. Last week the council held a "The city's increased contribution is ginally submitted in June 1989, the plan workshop on the new plans. not that new," Gibb said, "It was an Called for a mixed use development - "At the workshop, the council said that issue during the discussions with the office, retail, and residential space. this project still met with their overall original proposal, The environmental In the wake of changes in the business goals," said Kenneth Gibb, director of assesment proved worse than we climate, the developer revised the pro. community and economic development. thought. posal. The original proposal would have "They felt it was a reasonable alterna- "And the appraisal we had done of the just added office and retail space to a tive. I think a majority of the council was Property showed that the city had to do local market glutted with vacancies. happy enough with the concept of time more to market the facility," he said. And local banks, suffering from ill-ad- shares." "in my mind there's no question that vised real estate loans, have grown wary The change in use, is not the only differ- increasing the city's contribution is of investing in development projects. ence between the two proposals. The necessary." Groundwork for re-use of the Waterworks was assosted bu a CZMA Planning Grant in 1986-87 m ma an am M =I IN 'M m am @am I Status of Consent Agreements and 80K Actions. A. Consent Agreements Resolved. 41 STATE OF MAINE DOWNEAST D e a r t m e n t of Environmental Protection 1. Owen Lawler & Alvin Fleming, Eastport MAIN OFF CE: SAY BUILDING, HOSPITAL STREET. AUGUSTA Mr. Lawler and Mr. Fleming began constructing an 18 unit motel in 44 MAIL AD'ORESS: S- Ho.se Stat- 17. @g,Sll, N333 W, 1.9 -8 the shoreland zone in Eastport without first obtaining a site JOHN R. M,KERNAN. JR. DEAN Q MARTINO permit. To resolve the violation they agreed to modify their plans GOVERNOR COMMISSIONER to create a 9-unit motel and pay a $2,194.00 monetary penalty. 2. Robert Wardwell and Sons Construction Co., Orland MEMORANDUM Wardwell and Sons constructed a parking lot driveway crossing across a tributary to the Orland River without the appropriate permits. Wardwell & Sons agreed to implement temporary and permanent erosion controls and pay a $500.00 monetary penalty. TO: Robert Blakesley, State Planning Office 3. Lawrence LaPointe, Winterport FROM: Pa t Fish,- OAdfinistrative Assistant, Bureau of Land Quality Control an 0 Departmen of Environmental Protection Mr. LaPointe placed fill and disturbed soil adjacent to 100 feet of stream bank on his property in Winterport. The stream is a DATE: November 20. 1990 tributary to the Penobscot River. Mr. LaPointe agreed to stabilize the site and pay a $700.00 monetary penalty. SUBJ: Coastal Zone Management Quarterly Report August 1, 1990 through October 31, 1990 4. Richard and Kathryn Maietta, Winterport Mr. and Mrs. Maietta dredged and enlarged an existing man made pond which has a stream flowing into and out of It. Silt was deposited LAJ This is the quarterly report for August 1, 1990 through October 31 1990. The in the outlet. The Maiettas have agreed to submit an report consists of the following "work products" as required under Section B of after-the-fact application for the enlarged pond, stabilize the the Memorandum of Understanding between the SPO and DEP: dredge spoils and pay a $600-00 monetary penalty. 1. Quarterly list showing the status of consent agreements; CENTRAL II. Quarterly narrative of major applications, enforcement activities, 1. Edgecomb Inn, Edgecomb, NRPA, (coastal wetlands), filling and earth problems, issues, and accomplishments; disturbances immediately adjacent to wetland. They were required to Stabilize, file for ATF approval and pay a monetary penalty of III. Quarterly report on federal consistency review and coordination $700.00. activities; 2. Orchard Park Associates, Farmingdale, NRPA, (stream alteration), IV. Quarterly report on changes in statutes, rules and regulations; and filling and earth disturbance impacting two brooks. They were required to stabilize, file ATF application and comply with terms V. Quarterly report on the Shoreland Zoning Law. of permit if approved as well as to restore the area if denied and pay $2300.00 monetary penalty. SOUTHERN I. Brillant Developers, Inc. and MacMillan Company- MacMillan Subdivision Section IV-Brunswick (Site Location Subdivision) F3 Contractor and owner removed trees and placed a building with a 75 foot natural buffer strip along an intermittent stream in DEP approved subdivision. Agreement required revegetation with winterberry and green ask trees and payment of $3,000.00 penalty. print,d,- -cycledpaper REGIONAL OFFICES Roftland Presque Isle -3- 2. Surewood Excavation, Inc., Tilton Ave., Kittery (NRPA - Wetland) 5. Julie and Everett Gerrish, Kennebunkport, NRPA (sand dunes) General contractor for Town of Kittery sewer project placed fill in DOWNEAST and adjacent to Spruce Creek, a coastal wetland, without first obtaining a permit from the Department. Agreement required restoration of the coastal wetland, re-establishment of a vegetated 1. Steels Construction & M.E. Astburi, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream buffer strip between the project and the upland edge of the wetland alteration) using a standard conservation mix and Bankers dwarf willow and payment of a $4,500.00 penalty. The Town had recently paid the 2. Acadia Village Resort, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration) same amount in penalties. 3. Charles Foster, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration) 3. Alex Timpson, Georgetown (NRPA - Coastal Wetlands) 4. Lawrence Stanley, Swans Island, NRPA (coastal wetland) Mr. Timpson had constructed a permanent boardwalk and a dock in Back river marsh and Clarey Creek, both coastal wetlands, without 5. William & Nancy Kales, Bar Harbor, NRPA (stream alteration) first obtaining a permit from the Department. This area is significant wildlife habitat as identified by Department of Inland 6. David Benson, Southwest Harbor, NRPA (stream alteration) Fisheries and Wildlife. The Agreement required removal of the structures and a $2,000.00 penalty. 7. Steve LaFreniere, Ellsworth, NRPA, (great pond) 4. James and Mary Jane Mulvihill-Richard G. Roy-Goose Rocks Beach, 8. 128 Recreational Associates, Sullivan, Site, NRPA (great pond) Kennebunkport (NRPA - Sand Dunes) 9. Sheldon Heartstone, Bangor, NRPA (stream alteration) The Mulvihills and Richard Roy, the contractor, increased the dimensions of a pre-existing seawall by as much as four feet in 10. Donald Pelletier, Hampden, NRPA (stream alteration) additional height using rocks from an upland source. This was a 11. Edmund Gillespie, Southwest Harbor Site Location violation of several permit.conditions. Mulvihills had obtained a sand dunes permit to reconstruct the wall to pre-existing 4- dimensions using existing on-site stones. 12. Peter Mayo, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration) The Agreements require Roy to pay a $4,000.00 penalty and 13. Harold MacQuinn, Inc., Bar Harbor, Site Location Mulvihills to remove all rocks from the upland source and pay a $3,800.00 penalty. 14. Cape Aquarius, Ellsworth, Site Location B. Pending Consent Agreements. 15. Queen City Associates, Bangor, NRPA (stream alteration) This section includes all active consent agreement documents that have 16. James Awalt, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration) been initiated but not yet consummated by the BEP, for towns within the coastal management zone. This includes those initiated prior to 17. John Mahar, Pembroke, NRPA (coastal wetland) Augusta 1, 1990 (i.e. a running tally). 18. Brown Brothers Trucking, Pembroke, NRPA (coastal wetland) SOUTHERN 19. John McIntyre, Eddington, NRPA (freshwater wetland) 1. Kfoury-Weinschenk, Inc., Cape Elizabeth, Site/NRPA 20. Edith Trapp, Deer Isle, NRPA (stream alteration) 2. John S. Harr, Falmouth, Site 21. Look Construction, Jonesboro, NRPA (stream alteration) 3. Raymond E. Wiley and Wiley Construction Co., Scarborough, NRPA/SOLID WASTE 22. Royce Geele, Jonesboro, NRPA (stream alteration) 4, Land Bank, Inc., Fernald Payeur, Vincent Maietta and Maietta 23. Steven LaFrenie.re, Sullivan, Site Location Construction, Inc., Scarborough, NRPA (stream alterationISITE 24. Emery Shute, Stockton Springs, NRPA (stream alteration) aw so MAft 40 low we -5- -4- 25. Guy Bouchard, Orrington, NRPA (stream alteration) Il. Narrative of Significant Applications, Enforcement Activities, Problems issues and Accomplishments. 26. Webber Oil, Blue Hill, NRPA (stream alteration) 27. Richard Hopkins, Bucksport, NRPA (great pond) A. Applications. 28. Frank Sutton, Robbinston, NRPA (coastal wetland) Potato Point Associates (Freshwater Wetland) 29. Harriman Brothers Construction, Winterport, NRPA (stream The applicant proposes to construct a gravel driveway to provide access alteration) to a three lot subdivision on his property at Potato Point on Cousins Island in Yarmouth. The driveway will be constructed over an existing CENTRAL vegetated woods road which traverses a scrub-shrub and forested freshwater wetland. The proposed driveway is the only access to the 1. Hill Cove Associates, Boothbay Harbor, permit violation and fill in upland building sites. The proposed driveway will be 14 feet wide and coastal wetland approximately 975 feet long in the wetland. It will be constructed in accordance with the revised plan submitted with the application date 2. Anthony Correa, Edgecomb, deck over coastal watland stamped October 31, 1990. The applicant also proposes to install four 12 inch corrugated metal pipe (CHP) culverts under the driveway to carry 3. Robert Fish, Boothbay Harbor, reconstructed retaining wall. stormwater runoff. The inlet and outlet ends of the culverts will be stabilized with rock riprap. 4. George Giles, Boothbay, illegal addition to permitted wharf. Edward Houde (Coastal Wetland) 5. George McAuley, Belfast, unstable fill in freshwater wetland. The applicant proposes to construct a crib and pile supported pier with 6. Ocean's East Aquarium, Boothbay Harbor, ramp and wharf without a seasonal ramp and floats an his property adjacent to the Piscataqua permission. River in Eliot. The proposed pier will have a 3 or 4 foot wide by 40 foot long walkway, a 3 foot by 13 foot ramp, and a 6 foot by 6 foot U1 7. James Rutland, Lincolnville, improper grading and riprap. float connected to a 10 foot by 10 foot float. The structure will be supported by one rock filled spruce timber crib, 6 feet wide and 10 feet 8. Stewart Smith, Rockport, clay fill adjacent to floodplain wetland. long at the base. Oak pilings will be located at the four corners of the crib and diagonally cross-tied to provide vertical stability. The 9. Paul Whitehead and Alden Jordan, Boothbay Harbor, sand below normal pier walkway will also have vertical support piles to provide structural high water level. support. These piles will be removed in the fall to prevent damage by winter ice. The proposed pier will provide water access for 10. Misty Bay Development Corporation, Newcastle, violation of permit recreational boating. The applicant proposes to construct the pier using manual labor. 11. Carter Realty Trust and Arthur Fournier, Northport, improper filling and stream alteration. Champion International, Inc. 12. Jack Mays, Augusta, demolition debris in Togus Pond. The applicant proposes to construct an expansion of existing buildings located in a paper mill complex in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. NOTE: All actions but 11 and 16 were pending but were omitted by error This project involves the placement of 24 steel pilings into the from last quarterly report. Penobscot River to support the floor of a runway building between a wharf warehouse and buildings on the shore. The project also involves extending the foundation of an existing building on the west side of the warehouse for approximately 130 feet along the high water mark; constructing a new building consisting of a core room and roll wrapper room above the extended foundation; placing 75 feet of riprap along the shoreline of a 5 foot wide strip of land along the new building; and removing an existing rotting pier in the water on the east side of the warehouse. Because this project was determined not to adversely affect any areas of concern under the NRPA, the Department approved this project on October 12, 1990. -6- -7- Tom and Kate Chappell City of Rockland The applicants propose to construct a 6 by 87 foot wooden pile-supported This modification includes the addition of two more lots for commercial dock, with seasonal ramp and float, on Elwell Island in St. George, Knox use. No project impacts were identified. County, Maine. This project was determined by the Department of Marine Resources, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Environmental Protection Northeastern Simon, Inc., Augusta to not adversely affect any areas of concern under the. NRPA. Therefore, the DEP approved this project on October 16, 1990. This project is a regional shopping center consisting of 750,000 square feet of retail space. The estimated cost of the project is 56 million Central Maine Power Company dollars. Environmental concerns include increased traffic in the Augusta area and water quality in Bond Brook located nearby. This application was received on September 13, 1990 to construct 9 miles of new transmission lines from Eliot to York. The applicant proposes to Frederic Clifford, Bristol cross 16 wetlands, the York River and 8 different brooks and streams. The applicant proposes to construct a pier, ramp, and afloat on his Tilcon-Maine, Inc. property on Pemaquid Harbor in Bristol, Maine. The pier will be 6 feet wide by 165 feet long and will be constructed of CCA pressure treated This After-the-Fact was received on October 15, 1990. Approval is being Southern yellow Pine. A 3 1/2 foot by 34 foot seasonal ramp will extend sought for Bold Hill Road Gravel Pit in Wells for a 46 acre gravel pit. down from the pier to a 10 foot by 20 foot seasonal float. The pier No streams or wetlands are involved. will be approximately 15 feet above the bottom substrate and the pilings will be driven to refusal or pinned to ledge. No permanent structures Cheney/Floros Partnership, Biddeford. will extend beyond mean low water. No mechanized equipment will be used in the construction of this project. This application for a 75 lot residential subdivision on 76.5 acres was received on September 20, 1990. The project involves 3 perennial and 3 Dragon Products Inc., Wiscasset intermittent streams and extensive areas of wetlands with floodplain over one acre. This project involves the construction of a cement unloading facility at the existing Mason Station facility. The existing facility consists of Spaulding Gravel Pit]Hampden a dock, building and railroad tracks. The proposed construction is limited to building and unloading conveyer, two support towers for the The applicant proposes to excavate approximately 250,000 cubic yards of conveyer and a small structure over the railroad tracks. The project material. The pit area will be 27 acres and is located off the Monroe has been opposed by a number of Wiscasset residents who are concerned Road in Hampden. The project site consists of moderately sloped mounds with dust problems and possible water quality impacts due to the dust. and kettles separated by steep side slopes. The significant issues involved with this project are effects on groundwater and reclamation of Elaine Gershman, Sullivan the pit. This project involves the culverting of approximately 20 feet of a Sams Wholesale, Bangor stream that flows into Flanders Bay. In addition, a portion of the stream will be riprapped to maintain the stream channel and prevent The applicant proposes to develop a 109,348 square foot retail store on water from sheeting over the applicant's property. The purpose of the a 20 acre parcel. The project site is located off Hogan Road in culvert is to allow for a sewer line crossing under the culverted Bangor. The project site consists of a knoll located in the center of portion of the stream. The purpose of the rip rapping is to channelize the site with moderate grades. The significant issues involved with flow in the stream. Water currently leaves the channel and flows onto this project are traffic impacts and erosion controls. portions of the property which the applicant wishes to develop into a single family residence. Department of Corrections, Warren Barletta Co., Inc., Rocky Hill Quarry, Eliot This permit allowed the expansion of the Bolduc facility in Warren to include 50 more beds, two small parking lots and renovations to an older This project involves a 125 acre quarry on a 301 acre site with removal kitchen and cafeteria. The estimated cost is 2.7 million dollars. The of 25 million cubic yards of material by drilling and blasting over 50 permit restricts use of the building until the new sewerage treatment years. Stone to be crushed, screened and washed on site. Five acres of plant is operational. pavement is proposed. mmmalm aw"s to apeasom am aw@ @Aul -9- Terry and Janet Gagner, Tidewater Hall Phase IV, Kittery Ellis Short Sands Park, York This project involves a 38,649 square foot building addition and 123.366 The applicant proposes to construct a seawall in front of and existing square foot parking addition to 75,887 square foot approved building deteriorating concrete seawall as a way of repairing it, The repairs space with 271,000 square feet of parking. The site itself is 14.4 will entail pouring concrete to a thic 'kness of 10 inches immediately on acres, 11.6 of which would be developed. the seaward side of the existing wall, using the existing wall's footing to support the new concrete. The wall is approximately 1,200 linear Woodward Cove Associates, Woodside Subdivision, Brunswick feet along the beach, is 4 to 5 feet high and fronts a public parking lot. The construction of the seawall will expand its size and height, The applicant proposes to subdivide phase III of this subdivision into thereby causing an interference with the flow of waters and sand 21 lots on 19.3 acres. The total subdivision will be 51 acres including movement during a 100 year storm. the two previously approved phases. Widgery Wharf, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Scarborough The applicants request approval to construct two wooden piers in The applicant proposes to construct and operate a 109,398 square foot Portland. One pier will be 8 feet by 76 feet, the other 8 feet by 65 warehouse retail store with associated access, parking, landscaping and feet, and will extend out from an existing wharf located in the draining system on a 13.7 acre parcel. waterfront district of Portland Harbor. The application includes 34 creosote treated piles. Cape Arundel Estates, Kennebunkport Jeffrey Hahn The applicant's are proposing a subdivision near the Atlantic Ocean. There is a possible problem with salt water intrusion due to blasting The applicant received approval to construct a gravel driveway on from road construction. Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Maine. The driveway will run along 200 feet of shoreline, at times 12 to 15 feet from the bedrock cliff. The Belfast Marketplace Associates, Belfast approval included changes to the plans per suggestions from the Department's Technical Services Unit, including changes to slopes, The applicant Is proposing a strip mall with possible runoff problems. erosion control plans, and reclamation plans. Stillwater Avenue Land Assoc., Bangor Mall - Industrial Park in Bangor C. Problems, Issues and Accomplishments. This is an application for a mall development which was approved by the Issues municipality under their delegated authority. Since the project does not meet the 'no adverse effect on the natural environment standard', MDOT Winterport, Route 139 the Department has decided to exercise jurisdiction. This past summer. MDOT had undertaken the maintenance of Route 139 in City of Bath Winterport. The project impacted two streams. Although the crew had hay bales set up, they were ineffective in preventing erosion of soil The applicant proposes the cleanup of gasoline contaminated soil and into the streams. Sideslopes were left unstable with much erosion on-site debris in preparation for the development of the site for a evident. Also, a 50 foot section of one stream had been channelized. public boat launching facility. The project will be conducted under the This led to a meeting between KDOT and DEP art-site to discuss the supervision of DEP hazardous waste personnel. Soil erosion and problems. As a result, KDOT maintenance crews should have a better siltation of the adjacent Kennebec River are the main issues of concern understanding of the importance of erosion controls and how to properly in this project. The project will probably be approved with conditions install them. The Land Bureau Enforcement staff has been working with for erosion control and special conditions which will be required by the the Department of Transportation in an effort to improve temporary and DEP's Oil Bureau. permanent erosion controls on DOT's projects, The Engineers from DOT's Construction Division are, for the most part, doing a good job controlling erosion from the upland. There is still a problem with projects which involve work in stream channels. We have not been as successful with the maintenance crews. -10- III. Quarterly Report on Federal Consistency Review and Coordination Forest Peaslee, Jr., and Steve McGee, Gardiner Activities. This is a violation of improper stream crossing. The case is being No new projects were proposed in this quar-ter. However, the Department pursued in conjunction with the Warden Service, Maine-Department of consulted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to coordinate the review of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This action represents a new enforcement future projects and provide technical assistance. A meeting was held on tactic which couples the wardens summons authority with the Department's October 16, 1990 between members of the Corps, State Planning Office and DEP requested relief staff. The meeting covered procedural and time constraints of federal projects, Corps testing guidelines for dredged materials, discussion of proposed DEP testing protocol, and identification of issues to be resolved Accomplishments at a later date. 1. Continued emphasis on enforcement of permit conditions and requirements IV. Changes in Statutes, Rules and Regulations. 2. Increased monitoring and enforcement activities in the Casco Bay watershed as part of the National Estuary Program in Casco Bay See Wetlands Rules and Summary at end of document. 3. Attendance at EPA wetlands training in Biddeford 4. Continued technical assistance through field determination$ and advisory opinions 5. Continued work with A.G.'s office on past referrals: t-J -Hanna Joseph, Saco, NRPA (sand dunes) -Claude Dubois, Inc., multiple sites in coastal zone, SITE/SOLID OD WASTE -George Garnache, Biddeford, SITE -Harry Crocker, Brunswick, NRPA (coastal wetlands) -Frederick and Grace Perrault, Saco, NRPA (sand dunes) I toll URI fill loll M -13- -12- V Report on Shoreland Zoning Activities. B. The expansion of the shoreland zone to include wetlands and streams ; CZM Quarterly Report C. Availability of the 0rdinance on floppy disk; D. Stairways for access to the water; Since the adoption of the revisions to the State of Maine Guidelines for E. Newly adopted legisla,tion; Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinance by the Board of Environmental F. office hours; and Protection in March of 1990, Department staff has been busy with educational G. Agriculture standards in the shoreland zone efforts. Those efforts have been directed mainly at municipal officials but have also included the general public and the business community. Rezoning issues have also involved a significant amount of staff effort during the past three month period. After it was learned that the town of The shoreland zoning unit has again initiated "office hours" at the various Freedom did not have a shoreland ordinance. the Board of Environmental regional planning commission offices. The office hours concept allows Protection adopted an emergency ordinance for that town. Work has begun to municipalities to meet with the DEP staff to discuss shoreland ordinance adopt a permanent ordinance to replace the emergency ordinance which expires issues including the new standards, and the development of zoning maps to in early 1991. meet the requirements of the updated ordinance and statute. Office hour sessions were conducted in Milbridge, Norway, Bangor, Wiscasset, Houlton and The towns of Farmington, Dover-Foxcroft, and Newcastle are also receiving Machias. staff attention due to attempts to relax certain portions of the town's zoning maps. In the case of Farmington, the Board has denied the amendment The unit has also devoted substantial efforts to the state's code to rezone a portion of shoreline from the resource protection district to th limited residential district. That matter is currently under appeal by enforcement officer certification program. That program will require all th: land owner. municipal code enforcement officers to be certified by the Department of Economic and Community Development. Perhaps the most important activity undertaken by the Shoreland Zoning Unit Since shoreland zoning issues are a major part of a code enforcement has been the development of several policies which will guide staff when officer's duties, the subject of shoreland zoning was presented as part of reviewing ordinances for compliance with the Shoreland Zoning Law. Draft the certification program in Portland, Auburn, Presque Isle and Ellsworth. policies have been developed for issues such as dealing with already Each session was three hours in length and was devoted entirely to shoreland developed areas which do not meet the new guidelines, shoreland zoning zoning issues. adjacent to forested wetlands, volume and floor area calculations, and meshing the new commercial fishing/maritime activities district with the Similar workshops were conducted for the Soil and Water Conservation states coastal policies. These policies should be available to Commission, the Cumberland County planners, the Maine Chamber of Commerce municipalities by mid-December. and Industry and the Maine Forest Products Council. The sessions (3 in all) Regarding recommendations for legislative action, staff has recommended with the Forest Products Council concentrated on allowable timber harvesting several changes to the shoreland zoning law. A copy of staffs activities in the shoreland zone. rec ommenda t ions is attached to this report. Direct assistance with administrative and enforcement issues continues to be provided to municipalities. Such assistance may be in the form of an evening meeting with a local planning board or a site visit with a local code enforcement officer to assist the CEO with his enforcement responsibilities. Such meetings/site visits were undertaken in Belgrade, Burnham, Casco, China, Liberty, Robbinston, South Portland, Standish and Thorndike. In another matter, after nearly a 10 month hiatus, another edition of the Shoreland Zoning News was published and mailed to 2100 individuals/boards. Articles included the following issues: A. Statutory overriding provisions; 5. In sections 439-A(2) and 439-A(6), the term "high-water mark" should be changed to "high-water line" to be Proposed Lggislative Amendmgnts to the "Mandatory Zoning and consistent with the remainder of the statute. Subdivision Control Act" 6. Also, under section 439-A(5), a provision should be added which would allow planning boards to permit timber 1. The title of the Act should be reworded "Mandatory harvesting operations to remove more than 40% of the volume Shoreland Zoning Act" since this act has little to do with of trees in a ten year period where good forest management subdivision regulation. practices warrant. This provision was inadvertently deleted 2. "Forested wetlands" should be exempt from the definition during recentamendments to the Act. of "freshwater wetlands" in section 436-A(5). Forested ten- 7. Under Section 441.3, the present law requires local code plus acre wetlands maps for the state are not available and enforcement officers to submit annual reports on shoreland municipalities should not be burdened with the task of zoning activities to the DEP. The Department has not found mapping these areas. Furthermore, the determination of the this requirement to be extremely valuable, due in part to boundaries of forested wetlands is difficult and can not the limited response on the part of the municipalities and readily be administered by local code enforcement officers in part because of the lack of Department staff to analyze not specifically trained in wetlands delineation techniques. the incoming data. The Department recommends that the If the legislature agrees to exempt forested wetlands annual reporting requirement be changed to a biennial from mandatory zoning requirements, section 439-A(5) should reporting requirement. If adopted, the Department will be amended to eliminate the phrase, "except surrounding continue to receive data on a regular basis, while reducing existing forested wetlands or harvested forested wetlands the workload and costs to municipalities. that are not zoned for resource protection". This phrase would not be necessary if forested wetlands are exempt from Ld the mandatory shoreland zoning law. 0 3. The definition of "stream" in section 436-A(11-A) should be reworded to clarify that a "stream" need not flow to a river, as defined, in order to meet the "stream" definition. A "stream" that flows to a great pond, to tidal waters, or to a wetland is also intended to fall within the definition of "stream". "Stream" could be redefined as follows: "Stream" means a free-flowing body of water from the outlet of a great pond or the point of confluence of 2 perennial streams as depicted on the most recent edition of a United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic map, or if not available, a 15 minute series topographic map, to the point wh-ere the body of water becomes a river. or flows to Another shoreland zoned water body or wetland. 4. Under section 438-A(3), the phrase "after notice and hearing" should be stricken from the 5th sentence. The current language will result in an administrative nightmare for the Department. The hearing requirement is unnecessary since a municipality can appeal the commissioner's decision to the Board of Environmental Protection and since the commissioner's decision must be based on the State of Maine guidelines for Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, For the same reasons above, the phrase "after notice and@ hearing" should be deleted from section 438-A(4). ir 11111 fin I-El I= an dw ON On M VW as am WMAMM OEM @Mmmm wom@@_Nmm@ Continued from Front Page C. Selective cutting of no more than 40% of the ar m m IV. Section 439-A(5), states as follows: t rees 4 inches or more in diameter, measured at 4 112 feet above groundlevel, is allowedin any 10 yearperiod, Municipal ordinances shall regulate timber harvesting provided that a well-distributed stand of trees and other within the shoreland area. Notwithstanding any natural vegetation remains. provision in a@ local ordinance to the contrary, timber harvesting activities shall be no less restrictive than the This provision became effective on September 30, 1989. EM-3 following: "we The above noted paragraj@hs are minimum statutory A. Selective cutting of no more than 40% of the provisions which must be administered and enforced by the trees 4 inches or more in diameter, measured at 4 112 municipalities, In addition, the statute permits municipalities to feet above groundlevel, in any 10-yearperiod, provided enact more stringent provisions if desired. ff your municipality Provisions that Override Local Ordinance that a well-distributed stand of trees and other natural would like further clarification on this subject please contact the by Richard A Baker, Shoreland Zoning Coordinator vegetation remains; and Department of Environmental Protection's shoreland zoning unit , at 289-2111. On February 14, 1990 the Board of Enviro@'mental@ addressed in the local ordinance: B. Within a shoreland area zoned for resource protection abutting agtoatpond, there shallbe no timber Protection (BEP) amended the State of Maine Guidelines f@ harvesting within the strip of land extending 75 feet Continued from Page Two Munic pal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances. As required by the 1. Section 438-A(3) states that "Municipal iniandfromthe normalhigh-waterfine exceptro remove Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act, 38 M.F.S.A. Section 438- ordinances. amendments and any repeals of ordinances shallnot safety hazards. A(2), the BEP has adopted a schedule for municipalities to adopt be effective unless approved by the commissioner." Thus, after and submit to the DEP updated shoroland zoning ordinances January 1, 1989. any newly adopted, amended. or repealed that "When a recreational vehicle. tent or similar shelter is placed which are consistent with. or are no less stringent than, the ordinance which affects the shoreland zone must be approved by This provision became effective on September 30, 1989. on-site for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days per year, minimum guidelines adopted by the BEP and, for coastal the Commissioner of Environmental Protection before that ordi- all requirements for residential structures shall be met. including communities, which address the coastal management policies nance, amendment or repeal action becomes effective. V. Section 439-A(6), states as follows: the installation of a subsurface sewage disposal system in com- pliance with the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal specified in 38 M.R.S.A. Section 1801. That schedule calls for Within the shoreland area, municipal ordinances shall ' municipalities to update local ordinances by December 31, 199 1. If. Section 438-A (6) states that *A copy of each aLLu unless served by public sewage facilities." It is important If a municipality fails to adopt andsubmit asuitable ordirfance by' requesifora variance under an ordinance approved by the Board provide for effective vegetative screening between to note that existing regulations of the Department of Human that date the Board of Environmental Protection will adopt a or Commissioner under this article shall be forwarded by the buildingsandshorefines. Notwithstanding artyprovision Services may require a licensed sewage disposal system well suitable ordinance for that municipality. municipality to the commissioner at least 20 days prior to action in a localordinance to the contrary, vegetative screening before the 120 day time period elapses. This is particularly by the municipality. The material submitted shall include the requirements shall be no less restrictive than the relevant to travel traitors with internaf plumbing, in which case a following: subsurface disposal system may be required immediately. Except for several provisions established by the application plus all supporting Information provided by the appli- mandatory shoreland zoning law, which override any local cant". Section 438-A(6) further provides that any comments A. Within a strip extending 75 foot inland from The second concern raised by the OHS is the requirement that ordinance provision to the contrary. a municipality must continue submittedbythe commissioner"shall be made part of the record, the normal high-water mark, there shall be no cleared written sqwage disposal plans for individual private campsites be to administer its current ordinance until amended or changed by and shall be considered by the Imunicipality prior to taking action opening or openings, except for approved construction, approv6-d by the Local Plumbing Inspector. That agency notes the municipality, or by the BEP 11 the municipality fails to do so. on the variance request." and a welf distributed stand of vegetation shall be that "U@@er municipal laws related to plumbing inspection and retained; rules promulgated under 22 MRSA 42, there is no authority for It is very important that municipal officials become familiar Ill. Section 439-A(4), states that 'Notwithstanding such review nor is there a compensation permit or plan approval with the provisions in the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act which any provision in a local ordinance to the contrary, all now principal B. Within a shoreland area zoned for resource fee built into the system.* The (DHS) suggests that the reference are In effect now, even if not contained in their local ordinance. and accessory structures and substantial expansions of such protection abutting a greatpondthere shallbe no cutting to the ' Local Plumbing Inspector" In the guidelines be replaced The following provisions contained in the Act must be structures within the shoreland zone as established by section of vegetation within a strip of land extending 75 feet administered and enforced by the municipality even 0 not 435 shall meet the water setback requirements approved by the with the Code Enforcement Officer". We agree, and recommend board, except structures which require direct access to the water inland from the normal high-water mark except to that municipalities make that change as you update your local remove safety hazards; and shoreland ordinances. as an operational necessity, such as piers. docks and retaining walls." A substantial expansion of a building is defined as 'an expansion which increases either the volume or floor area by 30% We're Back'. or more.* DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION W BUREAU OF LAND QUALITY CONTROL Nearly nine months have elapsed since the shoreland Thus, since January 1, 1989 there has been a statutory STATE HOUSE STATION 17 Ill @ P 2Srff@ limitation on expansions of structures which do not meet the zoning unit published its newsletter. Much of the cause setback requirement. The statute limits the expansion of any GU of this hiatus is the loss of two of the shoreland zoning portion of a structure which does not meet the setback AUGUSTA, ME 04333 5 Z unit's staff. Due to budget constraints Andrea Lapointe. requirement to less than 30% of the existing floor area or volume. 017 the newsletters editor, and Tim Wright were transferred The 30% limitation applies for the lifetime of the structure, to the Department's site location of development licensing unit. The loss of these two staff members has The Department, however, stresses that contrary to what made a significant impact on the unit's ability to provide may have heard in the past, the 100 foot setback contained timely services. Andrea is no longer revi .owing you 04333STATBSTAT in the newly revised guideline ordinance is not effective until variances; applications (or variances should be sent to incorporated into the local ordinance. The BEP affirmed this BOB BLAKESLEY OFFICE Dan Prichard. position at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 23. 1990. F-i STATE PLANNING Therefore your municipality should continue administer the STATIntj 38 Andrea, however, volunteered to coordinate the printing setbacks contained in your local ordinance until changed by your f4E 04333 of this edition of the newsletter. We thank Andrea for her municipality, or by the BEP if your municipality fails to update its AUGUSTA assistance in getting this newsletter published. And to ordinance by December 31, 1991. both Andrea and Tim go a word of thanks for their past 4 efforts. I 1 Continued on Back Page ~0 Shoreland Areas Expanded Th~e~)aw also requires that municipalities establish a 75 Report on New Legislation Ag loot zone along certain streams as shown on the most recent As most ~a~t you are aware, the Mandatory Sh~o~r~a~Jand edition of the U.~S.G.S~. Topographic M~a~p~sc~o~y~arin~g your~c~ommu- The legislature, during its last session. enacted several a ~qt Zoning Act was amended in 19~8~9~10 require several now ~ar~e~a~sb~e ~(~u~ty. The now ~qV~rea~m~" definition Includes outlet streams from bills which address ~sh~or~e~la~nd Zoning issues. A listing and ~qc ~qn included within municipal ~sh~orel~and Zoning ordinances. In a~dd~!- great ponds and any perennial stream below its first con~t~i~u~anc~e summary of the laws are provided below. a~qgric ~~~~ to great ponds. rivers, and tidal areas, the taw now requires with another perennial stream. For most areas of the state, the the ~qt towns to z~~~~ areas within 250 (eat of a~l~l coastal wetlands, an~d more ac~cur~att~e 7.5 minute series topographic maps are available. 1. P~IL ~727, An Act to ~B~e~qu~ir~e M~i~li ~Q Use Violations M~quc, freshwater wetlands ~g~rea~l~er~t~h~a~n I ~Da~cre~s ~ins~i~z~e. as well as areas w~4~t~h~in the Sho~reland Zone, allows for mon~s~ta ~V penalties to be ~ql~qi~qll~qin within 75 feet ~~ certain mapped streams as claimed in the law. When identifying those streams which must be zoned ~i~t assessed on a per day basis and ~r~Q~gu~ir~e~s vi~a lots ~10 correct or the is important to remember that the great pond outlet or stream mitigate a violation occurring within the sh~o~r~a~l~l ~nd zone, ~qac~qliv The ~EP ~sho~r~e~la~n~d zoning staff has distributed to each con~f~lue~nc~e for a particular stream in your community may be salt~, community a freshwater Welland map for that town showing the located in an adjoining town or be several towns away and 2~. PL 7~3~3, An Act Al~low~in~o Water Utilities to Qua for Injunctive ac~qt~qi~qv ~~~-t~r~~~~d wetlands 1~0 acres or more in size, and the rating ~a~t therefore you may need to look beyond your town's borders to Relief Regarding Lake Water Quality allows a water u~l~i~l~i~ly~t~o seek bodi those wetlands for Wildlife habitat. These maps are to be used in property identify all of the streams which need to be zoned. injunctive relief against a ~shor~a~l~3~nd Zone property owner who is amending your local ~s~hor~e~a~nd zoning map, and in determining The Reg~@~o~na~( Planning Council serving your area or the DEP violating a municipality's ~sh~or~e~l~a~nd zoning ordinance ~i~f~-~d~i~e water the ~ppr~pr~a~~ zoning district. The ~S~ta~l~a of Maine G~m~W~e~f~i~n~os ~t~o sh~areland zoning staff can provide some assistance in identifying supply is directly affected by the violation. The property ~own~er~l-the ~q"n~q9w those streams subject to shor~e~land zoning. municipality and ~th~e Attorney General must be given 60 days are M~~~~~~a~ s~~~~l~a~n~o Z~Q~n~i~n~o Ordinances require that currently ~qgra~qz undeveloped areas adjacent to moderate or high value wetlands notice before such ~ac~i~l~o~ns aye tiled In court. ~qd~qea be~es~g~~~~~~~sR~oso~u~t~c~a~P~r~o~l~ec~l~io~nD~is~Iricls. Areas which are Topographic maps may b~o~ob~ta~in~ed~a~l a r~e~as~o~n~abl~ec~os~t currently developed may be zoned based on the existing pattern (usually 2 to 3 dollars) from many ~l~oca(~s~por~li~n~g good stores, by 3. PL 80~3, An Act R~e~ga~r~d~r~u~a ~C~e~r~t~i~f~i~g B~g~@~ou~[~c~f~t Protection Zones ~qOP~qat of development (residential, commercial, etc.). ordering directly ~t~r~o~m~l~b~e US. Geological Survey, or~b~y writing to within ~S~Uo~r~e~land Zoning Areas, ~requfr~es any site within a ~q0~q0. the Maine Geological Survey. Department of Conservation, State ~sh~a~r~el~and area zoned for resource protection abutting a great P~qr~q1~qm The D~P Staff has also provided to those communities House Station 22~, Augusta, ME. 04333. ~f~fD~T~d~6~6~n~9~l~h~0Ma~p~5~i~I~IS pond. beyond the 75 foot no-cut strip. to b~e t~e~fo~qm~l.r~i~u~,~kh~'~n ~1, ~@ in a which have mapped coastal wetlands (salt marshes and mead- important to specify the name of each map needed to cover your growing seasons alter completion ~o~f ~t~h~e harvest. according ~to prov ows), a listing of those wetlands a~nd their habitat value rating. community, and surrounding area. An Index map identifying the guidelines adopted by the Board of Environmental protection land maps ~torth~e entire state is also available. - I I I Further information concerning these wetlands may be 4. PL 83~8, An Act to Exem~p~l Fores~l~r~y~.A~q~l~4v~i~l~i~es in Forested ~qr~qe~qv~qis obtained from the Department o~f Inland Fisheries and W~i~l ~1~4~9 Wetlands from Regulation . ~l~ind~er the Natural Resources Regional Office serving your area. ~q"~qbe~qs Protection Laws defines a forested Welland. and exempts areas This surrounding forested wetlands from ~s~h~ore~l~and timber harvesting ~qD~qe~qp regulations unless that surrounding area is zoned for resource protection. This bill was enacted as emergency legislation a~n~d ~~ OUESTIONS & ANSWERS became effective on April 17. 1990. con( ~5. PL 890. An Act to ~Q~l~ar~i~l~y the Rat ~)~(E~n~v~o~r~o~n~m~en~t~a~t d~qi~qs~qc~ql We have a steep bank along our shoreline. Can we Protection shifts the responsibility for approving municipal act~qi~qv build a set of stairs to gain access to the shoreline ? sh~or~ela~nd zoning ordinances and amendments thereto, from the ~qu~qn~qr~qe ~Bo~a~r~do~f Environmental Protection (BEP) to the commissioner of into The now State of Ma~ln~i~t ~Qu~ide~l~l~nes for M~un~ic~l~i~2a ~Sh~O~r~P~la~nd ~1~/4~" floppy disks in a number of software programs which are DER Z~n~n~ Ordinances do allow for the construction of p~erm~anan~i or ~l~is~t~edb~olow~. It your town uses one of these programs and wishes temporary stairways within the setback area (usually 75 or 100 to have a copy, just send ~ab~l~a~n~k disk lathe s~h~o~r~e~4~and zoning unit A~l~i of the above bills, with the exception at PL ~83~8, (e~t) from th~ shoreline when (here is no other access alternative and we will load the guidelines onto the disk and return it to you. become effective on July ~14, 1~990~@ on the lot. and there is a safety hazard due to st~e~ep~s~l~op~es, or un- Also, many of the regional planning councils have (he guidelines stable, highly erodible soils. It those cond~j~l~)on~s exist, stairs could an computer to pro~qy~ide ~c ~p~ql~e~@ as ~qw~q9~i~f _~a~q~qq ~rr~jay~qb~e~@~qbl~_~e~ ~ -~9 ~- ~- ~. ~. ~. ~- be p~~~~~~~~ i~ they a Ito kept to ~t~h~e minimum width necessary ~10 Office Hours Postponed provide access to the water. The guidelines recommend a Available Software Formats maximum width of (o~ur~fe~a~t. Decks, landings, and patios within the Following ~th~e Board of Environmental Protection's setback area are not permitted. ASCII Mu~l~t~ima~t~e SA~M~INA adoption of revisions to the S~la~t~g~f of Maine Gu~j~o~e~lin~es to DisplayWrite O~n~ed~ocum~a~n~t Wang Mur~i~l~d~q"~I S~horeland Zo~n~in~g~!~2~(~d~in~anc~e~s on February 14, 1990, Note: Perm~nan~i s~truc~ture~s.~)n~c~lud~i~ng stairs, which extend in, on, F~FTD~CA o~n~e~l~e~x~t Wordperfect the staff of ~th~e shor~el~and zoning unit conducted workshops of over the water or which require ground disturbance t~o erect, MS-W~O~RD RFTD~CA Word~sta~r around the state to familiarize town officials with those new require a permit from the DEP under the Natural Resources guidelines. In addition, staff has worked with the regional planning Protection Act. Does the standard for individual private campsites in councils to establish "office ~h~o~urs~"~in numerous areas. The office the state model ordinance override the Plumbing hours concept permits town officials to m~ae~f with ~th~e~s~t~af~f of the shor~eland zoning unit at a location close to home to discuss issues Code? relating ~t~o the adoption and implementation of th~e now ~shor~e~l~a~nd ~~r town is in ~th~eproc~e~ss ~ofam~ending our s~hor~e~land standards. zoning ordinance and would like to place the slate Following the Board of Environmental Protection's adoption of the guidelines in our town's personal computer. Is it revised Stale of Maine Gu~id~e~lin ~u~n~i~c~i~p~a~l ~S~h~o~r~e~l~a~n~d ~z~i~ar~t~i~n Unfortunately. attendance at the initial office hours D~~~~~~~ to get the guidelines on computer disk? Ordinances, the Department of Human ~S~e~rv~ic~e~s~'(~DHS) Health sessions has been somewhat disappointing. Therefore, Engineering section expressed two concerns regarding the lan- additional office hours sessions were postponed until September. (~s. T~~ ~EP is able to copy the guidelines onto either 3.5- of ~5 guage contained in Section 15.E., Individual Private Campsites, If you are interested in the Office hours concept please contact which are worth noting in this newsletter. First, paragraph ~6 slates your regional council. 2 Continued on Back Page ~oa~tion ~for ~La ~r ~l~a a Jim as low j -V_ STATE OF MAINE % Ro Department of Environmental Protection MAIN OFFICE: RAY aUILDING. HOSPITAL STREET. @GL,574 V V MAIL ADDRESS; S,- H- St-n 17 A,,9-3. N333 207 20 7688 JOHN A. MCFERNAN. JR. K, . 'MARRI ;0.- DEAN C. [email protected]. COMLI SSIO.ER ;I:Yilt@w, -4 Annual Report Mr 7 Enforcing Maine's Environmental Laws August 1990 _e KV P-'Z .gz 9. N., This second Annual Report on enforcement of Maine's environmental laws reflects our continuing commitment to protecting our natural resources and the public health. In the past year the Department resolved 36 percent more cases X? T 4LV,.1 than the prior year. -During this same time frame, civil penalties assessed ongor," rose more than 300 percent to over 3.2 million dollars. 4t:, The Maine Department of Environmental Protection believes that enforcement .'7 is an essential part of a comprehensive program to protect our environment. .A ki Thanks for the success of the program go to the DEP enforcement staff and our 4W. AUgU576A-.@',;,,@,;@@ colleagues at the Attorney General's Office. V 441, W Ir 14 1 we Icome your comments on how we are doing. J-tt 4;_ s., - .,@ @, @.' , , . - I Dean C. Marriott rnUffiffiEF Q I _7 1'2S;!_t.`;1i 4.0 A Commissioner o, WMI KMV0 MIL Id 311A 73@ V 4r 4 N Z TWO R., GEMEN !@;,!'@',REPORT W F-I @-3 `"""X!F1SCAV,,YEA A LAJ printed on rrc, Ord Paper REGIONAL OFFICES Porliand Bangor Pre4que Isle ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1990 resolved (see Figure 1) tells only part of the story: in fact. only one in ten.. complaints of violations actually works its way.to formal enforcement. The other 90Z are not violations. are minor in nature, or are easily corrected through technical assistance and voluntary compliance. The Department of Environmental Protection's commitment to strong enforcement of Maine's environmental laws sparked increased activity of greater scope in Fiscal Year 1990 (hereafter 'FY90'), which encompasses the period from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990. During that time a record number of cases were resolved and total assessed penalties increased 30OZ to $3.2 million. The Department also broadened its enforcement perspective and increased the number of resolutions involving multiple bureaus. By adopting this approach, the 180 -178- Department breaks out of the compartmentalization that frequently results in pollution being shifted from one program media to another rather than focusing 160 on pollution prevention. But, increased enforcement activity has not come without controversy. As 140 131 the Department completed a round of enforcement activities targeting the major _110 industries of the State and began to closely examine environmental compliance at many smaller businesses, we discovered that public support for environmental 100.: protection has its limits . The reaction of small businesses and municipalities to compliance through enforcement has been one of dismay, even though in many 80 cases enforcement comes only after the violator refuses to heed technical advice provided by DEP staff. The attitude appears to be that it is acceptable 60 for these groups to violate the law because the costs @of environmental W compliance are high. 40 'p" Howeve-r', in the State's view. compliance with environmen'til.-Ia'ws is not a 20,__ matter of competing resources, but-rather an issue of envirorui mehtil ethics. If a polluter, large or small, public or private, is committed to the goal of 0 8 FY90 protecting Maine's environment, that commitment must be reflected in a budget FY FY*8 supporting that goal, All Maine's citizens must make pollution prevention their number one goal, and the'reduction, control and treatment of waste streams their secondary objective. When a polluter puts production and efficiency above pollution treatment and control, when pollution control equipment is the last budget item to receive funding, it is the Department's Fig@ri6 1. 'Number'of cases ieiolve7d by fiscal @ear. responsibility, on behalf of the people of the State, to move beyond technical assistance. The Department must, through enforcement, compel that polluter to reorder its priorities. ATf @e;@cell;ent@ 'c'@S@ st'udi of the c'omplaint/compliance/enforcement',process can be found in the program to remove overboard discharges."' Approximately 230 - Diligent and fair enforcement of environmental laws is difficult to achieve complaints. of illegal overboard .disch:rg: a w@ere,p@ndlnga In,FY90, During that and maintain. As this report indicatea, Maine's record places it in the period, 12 complaints were investi gst d nd-det rmined not'to be illegal vanguard of environmental enforcement in New England and the nation. discharges, 30 complaints were referred to Local Plumbing Inspectors for action, an Id 48 discharges were remo-ved volu.rita.rily with technical 'asiistince' provided by Department staff. Only two cases were concluded through formal enforcement action. This ratio of complaints, compliance and enforcement, Summary of Enforcement Activity including the number of cases awaiting investigation and resolution, is representative of the enforcement process throughout the Department. I. Number of cases resolved. All five of the program bureaus increased the number of cases resolved in FY90, The Bureau of Air Quality Control's ("Air Bureau") enforcement program Although a number of enforcement staff positions' remained vacant due to experienced the most dramatic increase (see Figure 2) as the efforts of the budget constraints, in FY90 there was a 36Z.increase in the number of formal new, full-time air enforcement staff began to show results. enforcement actions resolved. However, the number of formal enforcement cases IN M ON M M ON maw won Mao ON MOU Another factor prompting the increased penalty dollars assessed in FY90 Was $3,500,000 "economic benefit." To comply with environmental requirements, sources of a ir and water pollution must install, operate and maintain appropriate pollution control equipment. Failure to install this equipment can mean significant cost $3.217,000 savings for the violator who delays or avoids these expeditures. But calculating the economic benefit derived from non-compliance and including that figure in any penalty assessed balances the equation; the Legislature has $3,000.000 provided by statute that the Department may seek penalties equal to twice the economic benefit derived from an environmental violation. This removes any economic incentive for non-compliance. Although not easily calculated in most situations, economic benefit can be a very effective, objective basis for establishing penalties. $2,500,000 CONCLUSION $2,000,000 The Department's management team and enforcement and compliance staff have worked hard over the *last few years to develop a strong, effeciive and consistent environmental enforcement program for the State of Maine. As a result of those efforts, the Department, through its staff, has gained respect from industries and individuals alike as an agency that will work with the public to ensure compliance with the State's environmental laws, even as it $1,500,000 insists on strict adherence to those laws. U1 Criminal enforcement- is one area in which the Department, working with the Attorney.General's office, is expanding its efforts. The deterrent effect of spending time in jail for intentionally, knowingly and/or willingly fouling the air, water or land is significant. $1,000;000 Not every violation will receive our attention. Even a full complement of enforcement and compliance staff would not enable the Department to address the many thousands of complaints it receives each year in a state that makes up $581,725 nearly*half the total land area of New England. However, working with $500.000 available resources, we will continue to target our enforcement initiatives to $390.465 produce the greatest environmental benefit for the people of the State of $178.537 $262,247 $205.194 Maine. $0 FY 84 FY 85 FY 86 FY87 FY 88 FY 89 FY 90 FiKure 4. DEP enforcement penalties assessed to the general fund. -4- -3- 120 112 These are just a few examples of the environmental benefits obtained in 100 FY90 through formal enforcement. An additional 174 other enforcement actions resulted in pollution cleanup or pollution prevention. 80 60 11. Penalties assessed. The increase in FY90 penalties was dramatic, amounting to more than four 40 31 times the dol .lar figure assessed in FY89 and more than the entire amount assessed in the seven previous years (see Figure 4). Although most bureaus 20 9 13 19 increased the penalties they collected, the tremendous increase is largely 3 7 attributable to the coming of age of the Air Bureau's enforcement efforts (see 0 Figure 3). For the first time in the history of air emission regulation in Maine, both large and small sources are facing penalties for failure to abide AIR LAND SOLID WASTE WATER OIL & by the standards found in their licenses and in State statutes, For the Air HAZARDOUS Bureau, FY90 was a year of pursuing old violations that had accumulated during years when virtually no enforcement action took place. Although there are still several major sources that have enforcement action pending, the record Figure 2. Number of cases resolved, by bureau. penalties assessed by the Air Bureau will hopefully diminish in years to come as the deterrent value of high penalties, and the resultant negative publicity, As the Department's enforcement program has matured, so has the process for take effect. investigating and developing an enforcement case. The Attorney General's Office has trained staff and provides guidance throughout the enforcement process. A new Consent AgreemeR@ Policy was- approved this year by the ON Commissioner, the Board of Environmenial Protection and the Attorney General. The wealth of knowledge Department staff have gained through experience has 'translated into standard p roc eduiei'. that enhance quality control and quality WATER @91 30 a- @oit'ening.the internal review that all 96o,eo assur nce , while at the same' time, s enforcement actions must und@rgol befo Fe being presented to a violator. The formal enforcement-pro@eas;has changed little from.that described in our last annual repor@. Administrati ments'are.by far the most .1ve consent agree frequently used enforcement. tool, accounting for the resolution of 89 AIR X of,all $1,963,000 formal enforcement actions in-FY90. ' The remaining cases were resolve'd either in Superior Court by the Attorney,Gene .ral (6Z) or in District Court using Rule" SOLID WASTE 80K (5Z). The latter is a ruli of sioixo ,,@ourt allowing certified and authorized NMW Department staff to prosecute cases -on behalf of the State. More important than th@e abstract numbers, many of.the cases resolved in ___--FLAND 1$192,2001 FY90 will result in very real environmental benefits for the people of Maine. For example, enforcement action prompted the MERC facility in Biddeford to permanently seal the equipment responsible for several episodes of ash OIL & HAZARD09 fallout. The town of Thomaston agreed to undertake extensive renovations of $193,000 its wastewater treatment plant which may, in turn, result in the reopening of acres of clam flats for harvesting. Champion International in Bucksport moved its chlorine storage from a residential area to the mill complex and installed alarms to detect malfunctions of the chlorine system, thereby removing the 178 ACTIONS RESOLVED potential for unmonitored releases. finally, Georgia Pacific agreed to $3,410,000 in enforcement penalties assessed to dedicated & general funds. undertake specific steps to improve fish passage on the St. Croix as part of a settlement for air emission and water quality violations. Figure 3. DEP enforcement penalties by bureau for FY90 (includes penalties assesseg to dedicated funds). 103 QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM COASTAL COORDINATORS SOUTHERN MAINE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSI0N'S FIRST QUARTER REPORT -- COASTAL SECTION This report covers work performed Kennebunkport Little assistance was provided to Kennebunkport this from 8/1190 through 10/31/90. quarter on shoreland zoning. Planning Board members attended SMRPS's SLZ workshops, but have not begun to do much work on their ordinence nor are A. SHORELAND ZONING they interested in any assistance just yet. The town is scheduled for OVERVIEW second quarter assistance in the workplan Kittery Kittery recently hired a new Town Planner (from out of state) All things considered, the coastal towns in this region have made fairly and SMRPC provided assistance to him this quarter on understanding the new good progress this quarter on shoreland zoning (with SMRPC's assistance). SLZ guidelines. Kittery's new harbor plan contains shoreland zoning Three of the twelve communities -- Biddeford, Kennebunk and Wells -- now recommendations but they are not particularly useful as no basis for the have final or near-final drafts completed. Another four towns -- Arundel, recommendations is included. Kittery's entire new zoning ordinance Eliot, Ogunquit and York -- are working on their ordinances and will ("unified development code") was recently abolished by referendum so likely meet next year's regular town meeting deadlines (some of these shoreland zoning is only one of many zoning issues the town is working on. likely meet next year's regular town meeting deadlines (some of these Additional assistance will be provided next quarter. towns have their town meeting in the summer). South Berwick and Old Orchard Beach have not yet started working on their ordinances but are just finishing comprehensive plans and say they will work on shoreland Oqunquit SMRPC reviewed Ogunquit's shoreland zoning work at the zonining as the first part or their zoning revision process. Both these beginning of this quarter and provided extensive comments/suggestions. towns have a Town Council form of government and so they have a lot more These comments were passed on to the consultant the town has hired to flexibility in terms of meeting the December '91 deadline. Kittery and assist them with their overall zoning rewrite and SMRPC has not heard Saco also have council forms of government and plan to have ordinances in from the town since. Ogunquit is plannig to adopt the whole zoning place sometime next year. Only one town with a town meeting form of package at its March, 1991 Town meeting. Local officials will be government has yet to begin its shoreland zoning revisions, and this town contacted soon to see how things are going. (Kennebunkport) almost always has a second town meeting late in the year. Each town's progress is described in more detail below. Old Orchard Beach OOB is will riot be working on its shoreland zoning 37 provisions until early next year, as the comprehensive plan is just now TOWN SUMMARIES being finalized. The council form of government should allow the town to adopt the necessary revisions prior to next year's deadline. Arundel While our workplan scheduled Arundel shoreland zoning assistance for the second quarter, some work began this quarter. The Planning Board Saco No shoreland zoning assistance was provided this quarter. City has directed the town's new part-time prof professional planner to prepare a planners feel they're on track with the revisions, and will be in SLZ draft ordinance and the planner has sought SMRPC assistance. SMRPC's compliance on schedule. coastal coordinator met several times with the new planner and is currently preparing a list of needed/recommended changes. As Arundel's South Berwick No shoreland zoning assistance was scheduled for, or town meeting is in June, there still seems to be adequate time to meet provided to, South Berwick this quarter. As indicated in the workplan, next year's deadline. the town is waiting until after adoption of the comprehensive plan to begin its zoning revisions. This seems feasible with respect to the Biddeford Biddeford has completed its proposed shoreland zoning deadline, given that South Berwick is an revisions with SMRPC's assistance. The revisions have received Planning government. Board approval and have been incorporated into a new city-wide zoning package scheduled for consideration by the City Council next month Wells SMRPC recently provided Wells Planning Board with a secone (November). draft of the proposed shoreland zoning revisions. Assistance will continue on schedule. Eliot Eliot has just recently gotten started on its shoreland zoning work. SMRPC provided quite a bit of assistance to town officials via York Follow-tip assistance to last quarter's work was provided in the telephone during the latter part of the quarter. Additionally, assistance form of a draft rewrite of York's "Nonconforming situations ordinance" was provided to the CEO (who sometimes acts as the planner) with the that brins this section of York's zoning ordinance into compliance with drafting of the shoreland zoning map. Assistance with ordinnance writing the shoreland zoning guidelines. No other assistance has been requested will probably be provided during the second quarter, as indicated in the to date, the coastal coordinator will contact the town next quarter to see workplan. how the rest of the revisions is going. Kennebunk Extensive assistance was provided to Kennebunk's Town Planner REGION-WIDE SHORELAND ZONING ASSISTANCE this quarter: the town now has a final draft shoreland zoning section of its ordinance awaiting Planning Board approval. The coastal coordinator held a regional workshop in Kennebunk in late September which attracted a small (nine people) but lively group of local commencement process. officials from six area towns. While attendance was less than had been hoped for, typically the one Planning Board member or other town official The coastal coordinator participated in a variety of coastal meetings and that attends these. workshops serves as the motivating force for the rest forums this quarter including: A forum in Yourk with the York Planning of the Board. A copy of the outline and some of the overhead projections Board, York Conservation Commission and Central Maine Power on protecting etc. that are used at these workshops is enclosed. a particularly valuable wildlife and scenice resource area along the York River; A meeting of the New Hampshire and Maine Piscatagua River Study As promised in the workplan, the coastal coordinator has continued to put Commission that identified coastal planning issues for the Commission to articles in the SMRPC Newsletter on shoreland zoning. Copies were address, and a meeting on the impacts of the Port of Porstmouth expansion plans on southern Maine coastal communities. variety of town officials from various boards or offices. Assistance was provided to the Great Works Regional Land Trust and the Town of South Berwick on protection efforts for tidal portions of the Salmon Falls River. Work has also begun on the development of model performance standards that Assistance was provided to the Kittery Conservation Commission on the go beyond the minimum guidelines. As it was very important to coordinate this work with the state OCP and other regional agencies, it was not development of a possible 205j grant project to study pollution sources possible. to begin this work until late in the quarter. The coastal and management strategies for the Spruce Creek watershed. coordinator has now begun collecting information from other state agencies loocal/ regional offices on recommended buffers and other protective Work on the berthing study (an on-going project) was put on hold this measures to address wildlife and water quality concerns in non-resource quarter, but will hopefully be wrapped up next quarter. protection districts of the shoreland zone. As it is important that these model standards be developed soon in order for them to be useful, draft Other activities, such as attending OCP bi-monthly workshops and standards should be prepared by the end of next (the second) quarter. disseminating news and information on Coastal Program activities, events and publications, were carried out as usual. 38 B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON COASTAL POLICT IMPLEMENTATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ASSISTANCE SMRPC's workplan scheduled significant assistance for three towns during the first or second quarters. These three towns are discussed below Eliot The coastal coordinator has corresponded by Mail and telephone with members of Eliot's comprehensive planning committee and offered to review the coastal section of their plan. To date the committee has not availed themselves of this service. It is not clear whether this is because little has been completed yet on this subject or because they are not interested. Contact will be renewed next quarter. Kennebunk Detailed comments on Kennebunk's draft marine resources section of the comprehensive plan were provided this quarter. A follow-up discussion was held with Kennebunk's Town Planner, and the comments have been passed on to the town's consultant. Wells Comments on a partial draft of Well's marine resources section were prepared and sent to the town late this quarter. Me present draft consists of basically inventory and a little analysis. The planning committee has been debating policy issues inconclusively for the last six or eight months. OTHER COASTAL POLICY RELATED ACTIVITIES Assistance was provided to Wells on its harbor management grant 111. Growth Management Greater Portland Council of Governments 233 Oxford Street - Portland, Maine 04101 (207)774-9891 A. General Fund. Please see our newsletter for information related to various announcements, etc. We have also contacted all of our communities October 2, 1990 to solicit their interest in the floodplain program and will expend more energy in that direction during the winter quarter. TO: Marvin Rosenblum B. Growth Management. FROM: Mathew Eddy Monitoring and Technical Assistance. Our monitoring assistance for this period has been turned into Henry Nichols. We have also been working with the Towns of North Yarmouth and Sebago (once again) to try and help SUBJECT: First Quarter Report for FY91 them out of the problems they have have with the planning process. At this time, it looks like North Yarmouth will contract directly with us to help them 1. Contract Coordinators finish their work. Round Assistance. We have provided extensive technical assistance to Miracle of miracles: the coordinators remain unchanged. the towns of Brunswick and Scarborough. Information that we have developed for them is attached. We have also met with Henry Nichols and 2. Coastal Program Brunswick representatives to review their work program. We have also held discussions with Cape Elizabeth officials concerning their status, which at A. Coastal Policies. Staff has been active in the development of the Casco this time, is still uncertain (although they are leaning towards waiting for one Bay Estuary Program. Tasks have included membership on the original year). steering committee, on the Technical Advisory Committee and on the Local 39 Government Committee. We have also served as a liaison between the Education. Please find attached packets put together for our first Government Committee and the Citizen's Interest Group Advisory educational programs. Attendance has been relatively good, although the Committee. We have assisted, in conjunction with the Mayor of Portland, in Selectmen training has been a flop. We are continuing to work with our the calling together of the Government Committee and have provided limited Executive Committee to obtain greater participation. assistance to DEP and EPA in organization of tasks and contacts. At the same time, we have continued our relationship with the Friends of Casco Special Projects and Subregional Forums. We have not done very Bay and have assisted in the summer workshop series. Finally, we have much work in this direction, beyond assigning staff and establishing a work kept our communities aware of the activities related to the Casco Bay program outline for each. Program through our newsletter. Regional Review. Staff have been assigned; we are awaiting our first B. Shoreland Zoning. Please find attached letters formally inviting coastal plans. (as well as inland) planners to our initial workshop on shoreland zoning. We have begun initial investigative work on local ordinances and have become familiar with the new rule criteria. Initial contacts were made with Portland, South Portland, Scarborough, Brunswick and Yarmouth to assess there interest in the program and what they might be looking for for product. C. Direct Technical Assistance. Pleased see the attached letter for our first scheduled workshop. A working alliance with local planners will be established as a result of that meeting. D. General Assistance. Please see our attached newsletters for information related to announcements, etc. Bridgton Cape Elizabeth Casco Cumberland Cumberland County Falmouth Freeport Gurham Gray Harrison Naples New Gloucester North Yarmouth Portland Pownal Raymond Scarborough Sehago Standish Westbrook Windham Yarmouth September 28, 1990 process. Accordingly, we also invite local officials from inland communities to attend the October 17 joint meeting. TO: Coastal Community Planners To update our assessment of local shore land-re lated land use needs and FROM: Rick Seeley, Coastal Coordinator policy issues, COG is conducting a waterfront needs survey, interviewing coastal land users in each of the coastal communities. At the same time, I will SUBJECT: GPCOG's Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance Program for be reviewing coasral communities' local comprehensive plans' policies or draft FY '91 policies related to shoreland issues, Before and after the October meeting, I will be conducting a detailed review of each coastal community's shoreland This year, most of GPCOG's Coastal Program funding is dedicated to providing zoning provisions to assess what changes need to be made to conform with technical assistance for updating coastal communities' shoreland zoning. the new law, and more importantly, to learn how the existing provisions do and do not address shoreland policy issues and land use needs of local importance program Qvprview and concern. We have designed our workplan to assist your communities with: In December, COG will hold a second joint meeting for coastal planners at which we will present the findings of our review of local ordinances and 1) Identifying specific measures needed to bring local ordinances into policies and the results of our waterfront survey. We will also outline a conformance with the new minimum requirements of state law, proposed set of model shoreland zoning provisions and ask for direction from 2) Updating assessments of local shore land- related land use needs and you concerning their development . policy issues, ' . 3) Developing model shoreland zoning ordinance provisions to meet Next, we will prepare a draft or drafts of the model provisions for your review the needs identified and the new minimum requirements, and and comment during their development. At present, we anticipate that we will 4) Assisting interested communities with drafting amendments to their produce model provisions tailored to meet the identified needs of rural, urban shoreland zoning ordinances. and island shoreland areas. We plan to complete the model provisions by the C3 end of February 1991. We plan to accomplishthe first three tasks by February 1991, so as to lay the groundwork for individual communities' work on ordinance amendments. Thereafter, I will be available on request until to provide general technical assistance to individual communities with updating and improving their To begin identifying specific measures.needed to bring local ordinances into shoreland zoning, with or without the use of the model standards or parts comformance with the new minimum requirements of state law, COG will hold a thereof, depending on your community's desires. morning joint meeting for coastal planners on Wednesday, October 17, 1990, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, in the large conference room at COG's I look forward to working with you on this project, and I remain available at any Offices, 233 Oxford Street, Portland. At the joint meeting: time should you have questions concerning any of the new requirements or suggestions concerning development of the model provisions. Please call me Rich Baker, DEP's Shoreland Zoning Coordinator, will present an at 774-9891 it you have any questions. overview of the changes to the Shoreland Zoning Law and Guidelines, with ample time allowed for questions and answers. I will present a brief overview of the remainder of COG's Technical Assistance Program. Tom Burns will give a demonstration of COG's GIS capability and current GIS projects relevant to the region's communities. . I COG's inland communities face the same deadlines for updating their shoreland zoning ordinances and share some of your issues concerning inland wetlands, streams, rivers and water dependent uses. They may have valuable insights to offer, and may ultimately be able to benefit from relevant portions of the model standards to be developed later in the aw W= "IMF 1@ TASK Bi Coastal policies implementation individual Meetings with Towns - CCCOG staff met with the comprehensive planning committee of Topsham to discuss the coastal CAPITAL COASTAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS policies. The agency is under contract with the Town to provide the marine resources element of their plan which will include FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT consideration of the coastal policies. November 1, 199o Products: draft outline of the marine resources plan element TASK C: Planning and Appeals Boards Basic Training TASK A. Local Adoption of shoraland Zoning ordinances No work will be completed on this component until next quarter. The emphasis of this first quarter has been on the sub-regional workshops which will be supplemented by individual meetings with each planning board during the next quarter. Care was taken to schedule the workshops to avoid conflicts with planning board or comprehensive plan meetings. Attendance at the workshops was disappointing despite the sub-regional meeting locations, personalized letters of invitation, and phone conversations with most of the planning board chairs. I expect that the follow-up meetings will be more productive. 1. PreliminarV Town Status Report - Submitted September 17, 1990 2. Individual Town Evaluations - This task will be completed during the second quarter in conjunction with the individual meetings that are being scheduled with each town. 3. Sub-regional Shorel.and Zoning Meetings - Three sub-regional workshops were held for 11 of the coastal towns to give them an overview of the new Guidelines. Personalized invitations were sent to each town's planning board chair and code enforcement officer. The remaining 8 towns were not offered a sub-regional workshop because they had already completed their shoreland zoning ordinance amendments or they had previously been presented with the introductory material at an individual meeting. Products: a. list of sub-regional workshops b. invitation letter example, workshop agenda, handouts and attendance sheets. 4. Individual Technical lAssistance - Each town has received a follow-up letter from CCCOG offering to meet with the planning board to begin the shoreland zoning ordinance update process. CCCOG will be providing each town with a set of topographic maps for the town which have been marked to show the wetlands and streams which must now be included as part of the shoreland zone. Products: a. TA letter example b. log of TA provided during the first quarter CCCOG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LOG November 1, 1990 CCCOG This log builds upon the Preliminary Town Status Report prepared in COASTAL SUBREGIONAL SHORELAND ZONING WORKSHOPS September. BATH CCCOG will be discussing the necessary shoreland zoning amendments with the City's new planner, Matt Eddy, when lie gets on board in TOWNS MEETING DATE late November. The Planning Board has recently lost their very competent Chair and will need Matt's guidance in making any Ge.orgetown policy decisions related to ordinance amendments. Woolwich September 27, 1990 BRUNSWICK Phippsburg Amy has requested a review of the shoreland zoning related Arrowsic amendments which she has drafted. I will be following up with Topsham recommendations if needed. Bowdoinham October 17, 1990 GEORGETOWN Richmond I have met with members of the Planning Board to review their existing land use maps and will be reviewing the revised ordinance Dresden adopted in June before meeting with them again to make Pittston September 16, 1990 recommendations on both the maps and ordinance. Chelsea PITTSTON Randolph I have met with the Planning Board Chair to review the Town's existing maps and to discuss the Town's current shoreland zoning which places much of the shorefront in resource protection. This appears to be overly restrictive and should be reviewed as the Town considers the additional areas which must be protected. I will be meeting with the Board to present the topographic maps and ordinance recommendations. RANDOLPH I have talked with the Selectmen and they seem committed to reactivating the Planning Board. In the mean time, the code enforcement officer has been charged by the Selectmen with drafting the shoreland zoning ordinance update. He will attempting the first draft which I will review prior to our joint meeting with the Planning Board. TOPSHAM I met with the comprehensive planning committee to discuss coastal policies as part of the marine resources portion of their comprehensive plan. At the workshops or over the phone, I have talked with representatives from an additional 12 towns about their ordinance update process but I have not yet scheduled individual meetings with most of them. These meeting dates will be set during the next several weeks. M W =I wo WIN FWRPC FMCRPC Isl QuanvfIechnical Assistance, B COASTALTA REPORTa Ist 0[jAwru Northport Provided materials from die coastal workshop on Comp. Planning & Shoreland Zoning to TASK A: SHORELAND ZONING the Northport Corrip. Plan Committee, who were unable to attend. Technical Assistance Qwls Head Continued helping the Planning Board to prepare the amended Land Use Ordinance for The EMCRPC Coastal Planner contacted coastal town Planning Boards (luring the Ist Town vote (passed in October). The next step will involve revising the shoreland Quarter to discuss local shoreland zoning issues, to offer ordinance assistance, and to help them regulations, probably integrating these into the Tovm-wide ordinance. establish a timeftarne for SZO revisions. Several towns are moving along with the revision process, and are relying on ourTA to produce a workable draft that will be ready for public RocUort hearings during the next three or four months. Below k a town-by-town summary of the Provided information to the Town on potential funds to help Rockport purchase a half- shoreland assistance provided by the Coastal Planner and other EMCRPC staff during the Ist acre waterfront parcel abutting the Town landing. Quarter: Rockland Caniden EMCRPC staff completed the Development Review Procedures handbook for the City of Met with a mernber of the Planning Board and Zoning Board to discuss shoreland Rockland. EMCRPC staff continued to provide TA to the City Planning Board as they zoning, wetlands protection, and questions on the provision for a "Certified Wetlands development recommendations for zoning ordinance amendments (rezoning commercial Plan" in Camden's zoning ordinance. Camden adopted die State minimurn shoreland and residential districts) for City Council review and approval. regulations last June, but will amend their ordinance based on revisions to the Comprehensive Plan (in progress). South Thomxston Also provided shoreland zoning information to two Camden area Realtors. Met with the Long-Range Planning Committee/Planning Board, to continue SZO revisions. Assisted the Planning Board chair and members of die LRPC with a cluster Cushing development provision for the shoreland zone (see Attachments). This provision has been Spoke with Planning Board on identifying and zoning shoiPland areas that must be in shown to other towns (St. George, Friendship) which are considering cluster development Resource Protection. Cushing has also indicated that they need help with preparing the provisions in their ordinances. The Coastal Planner will continue meeting with the shoreland zoning map. Although the Town seems reluctant to do more than what is Planning Bd. Chair and LRPC to prepare a draft SZO for the first public hearing in required by the State minimum Guidelines, EMCRPC is encouraging die planning boa-rd December. to carefully consider Resource Protection districts and the CFMA district. St. George Friendship The EMCRPC Coastal Planner has been working closely with the Planning Board on SZO Met with the Planning Board to discuss Friendship's SZO, and the steps towards revising revisions. The Planning Board subcomniiaces, each working on different SZO districts, the local ordinance during the next year. The St. George draft SZO was used as an have identified specific recommendations for areas that should/could be zoned for example, since Friendship's issues are similar (e.g., CFMA Districts). The Coastal Resource Protection, CFMA, and Stream Protection. Recommendations for the CFMA Planner will meet again with the Planning Board in November, after they have had time to District included rezoning some sections and parcels of the shoreline that are currently fevirw the sample ordinance relative to our discussion at the meeting. zoned Marine Residential, and establishing land use standards that will promote conunercial fishing activities and reduce nonconformancy in those areas. Separation of Islesboro commercial and residential uses, which are currently lumped into the Marine Residential The Island has contracted with EMCRPC to complete a set of three maps (template, lot District, into Limited Residential and Limited Commercial Districts will help clarify map, and wetlands map) to be used for planning and zoning purposes. appropriate uses in those zones. The Land Use Table (Section 14) will specify penTiissible uses, going into more detail than the State model. Lincolnville Spoke to the CEO on the July 1990 amendments to the State SZ Act regarding mitigadon A draft will be ready for the first public hearing in December, the ordinance will be ready of SZ violations. Ile CEO was interested in enforcement of the penalties for violating for Town vote at a special Town Meeting in the Spring. Since St. George is just (e.g., dumping gravel into a pond) shoreland regulations. beginning the Comp. Plan, the Town will likely adopt the basic State Model SZO at first (with some revisions mentioned above), and amend it later according to policies and goals Matinicus dtveloped in the Comp. Plan. Staff spoke with the assessor from Matinicus on a number of occasions concerning the Island's Comprehensive Plan and shoreland zoning. Since Matinicus is a LURC Thomaston plantation, the process will be different from other towns, and will involve working Investigated the sewer and building permit application process regarding a subdivision in closely with LURC and OCP to determine die procedure for developing the Comp. Plan Thomaston. Conflicts (and threatened lawsuits) between developers and the Town have and die Implementation Program. resulted from the Town's sewage treatment capacity problems, and the Consent Agreement with DEP that restricts new sewer hook-ups. EMCRPC staff discussed the North Haven problem with the Town Manager, members of the Comprehensive Plan Comm., Planning Provided subdivision information to the Planning Board Chair and the CEO. EMCRPC's Board, Sewer Committee, DEP, and the developer. On the advice of the'rown Attorney, Coastal Planner is continuing discussions with the Planning Board and Board of the developer was given four of the nine building permits he had requested. TheTown Selectmen regarding a 600-ft. setback from Fresh Pond, North Haven's public water ratified the Consent Decree at a special Town meeting, which will restrict issuance of supply. Also provided training and certification inforniation to the CEO. additional building permits. FMCRPC 1st Quarter Technical Assistance Report: November 1990 3 FMCRPC 1st Quarter Technical Assistance Report: November 1990 Vinalhaven TASK C: GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSIST EMCRPC anticipates working with the Vinalhaven Planning Commission on revising Island-wide districts. The VPC is revising other sections of the Land Use Ordinance The Coastal Planner continues to provide general assistance to all coastal communities (using EMCRPC recommendations made earlier this year), and they want our assistance in regarding shoreland and related issues. Most of thq questions particularly from planning boards defining districts and developing a better land use table in the ordinance. The new are about subdivisions that are in or adjacent to shoreland areas. Other questions concern local ordinance will probably include a Shoreland Overlay District, Watershed Protection ordinance administration and enforcement. Workshops will be scheduled in the next three Overlay District, in addition to the CFMA, residential and limited commercial zones in tile quarters to address some of these issues. State SZO. (The Marine Law Institute handbook on shoreland zoning options will be useful for this project.) Coastal Planning Grants (1990) Warren Belfast and St. George are running behind schedule, due to the delayed notification of Contacted the Town manager about the proposed nickel mine near Crawford Pond, and their grant awards. Memos were sent to the Comprehsive Plan Committees, Board of offered our assistance in reviewing the shoreland zone around the pond, and the impacts Selectmen (St. George), Harbor Committees, and Planning Board (or Belfast City Councilors) of mining activities on the water quality and other resources in the pond's watershed. urging them to move quickly with the RFP and selection of a consultant. Both towns were encouraged to coordinate their comprehensive plannin, shoreland zoning revisions, and coastal TASK A 1st Quarter Workshops: grants projects to make the most efficient use of time and money. EMCRPC Coastal Planner participated in the Maine Coast Scenic Workshop in Bar Belfast recently hired a new City Manager, the Harbor in September. There was a good turn-out from our communities. The conference was Coordinator. Ile EMCRPC Coastal Planner will be especially useful in helping participants undertanding the benefits in protecting scenic and other discuss the Harborfront Land Use Study (and EMCR natural resources through the growth management process. EMCRPC conducted a workshop in October on the link between comprehensive planning and shoreland zoning (see Attachments). The requirements in the State's Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act and die Growth Management Law made this a timely and important topic for a Fall workshop. The agenda included a review of the comprehensive planning process and the zoning options outlined in the new Marine Law Institute handbook, "Comprehensive Planning & Shoreland Zoning". Staff from OCP discussed other shoreland zoning issues. More than 30 people attended, representing at least 11 towns (coastal and inland). Others have requested copies of the MLI handbook, and have asked for our assistance in incorporating shoreland regulations into town-wide land use ordinances. The DEP Office Hours Clinics were not held during this quarter, since the Shoreland Zoning/Comprehensive Planning workshop provided a similar opportunity for towns to discuss shoreland issues with the Coastal Planner and with a representative from OCPs Coastal Program. Workshops such as die one held in October, which focus on a specific issue or problem and allow time for discussing other shoreland issues seem to be more effective. However, Office Hours will be scheduled in the, 2nd Quarter if necessary. TASK B: COASTAL POLICIES Of the three Tier I coastal Communities in the EMCRPC district, Warren was the first to submit their Comprehensive Plan for State review. EMCRPC staff are reviewing the Plan as well. The Coastal Planner will comment on the Coastal Policies and natural resources sections of the Warren Plan. Warren held a regional on November 13, and invited neighboring communities to discuss interlocal avid regional issues, and to discuss how these issues were addressed in Warren Comp. Plan. Northport and Thomaston are scheduled to Submit their Plans in April 1991 and February 1991, respectively. The Coastal Planner will meet with both Comp. Plan Committees in die next quarter to discuss Coastal Policies and review drafts of the relevant sections in the Plans. Tier II towns are just getting started. Through our workshops and general coastal TA, we have stressed the importance of comprehensive planning and the relationship between comprehensive plans and shorcland zoning in each community. At least one of the future quarterly workshops will focus on Coastal Policy-related issues. Tev)obscot Valley (@uvl(J oJ COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT COASTAL COMMUNITIES! Technical Assistance Log QUARTRRLY REPORT July/AugJScpL FY 91 First Quarterly Report - July/AugusL/SepL. 1990 Contract requirements: NOTE: Shoreland Zoning Ordinance revision assistance log separate. Attended Coastal Coordinator Meetings: All CZM community CEO's were mailed the informational packet on 1. July 24, 1990 enforcement and OCP's training and certification program. 2. August 28, 1990 3. September - No Meeting 1. BANGOR Quarterly Report Enclosed. a. 8/7/90 Stan Moses, Community Development office Task A: SHORELAND ZONING Information on the CZM Program for future projects. 1. "Technical Assistance Needs" report enclosed. b. 9/7/90 John Lord, Senior City Planner Shoreland Zoning Revision discussion; ordinance manual -11. Assistance Techniques: a. Log of "Technical Assistance Provided" enclosed. c. 9/7/90 For City of Bangor consultants, CH2M Hill b. Clinic was given 9/26/90 at PVCOG with Dan Prichard of DEP Water Quality Reports for sewage outfall project c. Videotapes: None loaned out this quarter. 2. BREWER Task B: COASTAL POLICIES * Discussions with City Planner, Tom Kurth, on Shoreland Zoning Ordinance No coastal plans have been submitted this quarter for review. On-going revision. discussions concerning the nine coastal policy issues occur during shoreland n zoning ordinance assistance and at other times. 3. EDDINGTON Task C: GENERAL ASSISTANCE 9/7/90 Pat Wilking, CPC Chair - Mailed copy of "Comprehensive Planning for Lake Watersheds" manual 1. Log of assistance to communities is enclosed. II. Copy of packet sent to CZM community CEO's enclosed. 4. FRANKFORT 8/21/90 Evelyn Adams, PH Chair - Shoreland Zoning guidelines, non- conforming uses, and sand and salt pile requirements. 5. HAMPDEN Discussions with Town Planner, David Gould, about the shoreland zoning ordinance revision. 6. ORRINGTON 8/16/90 Visit to PVCOG by Bob Cust, PH member for revised laws and information for new Planning Board members, for shoreland zoning guidelines, wetland rules information, and subdivision law update. Loq of Direct Assistance 7. PRQSPECT Municipality Date - 1990 Phone/Mail/Mtg. TO: Discussed with Bill Sneed, PB Chair, about the importance of adopting a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - locally passed shoreland zoning ordinance to replace their State-imposed one. 1. Clifton 8/2 & 8/7 Mail PB Chair 8 . SE-A-R-SP.O.RT 2. Garland 8/13 Phone & Mail PB Chair 9/17/90 Ginger Aldus, Clerk, Town Office - mailed her the packet on the 3. Orrington 8/16 Mtg. PB member CEO Training and Certification Program and other enforcement information. 4. Frankfort 8/21 Phone & Mail PB Chair 5. Bradford 9/6 Mail PB Chai r 9. STOCKTON SPRINGS G. Charleston 9/G Mail PB Chair Correspondence with PB Chair on shoreland zoning ordinance revision. 7. Corinth 9/6 Mail PB Chair 10. VEAZIE a. Bangor 9/7 Phone & Mail Sr. Planner * Correspondence and meetings with the town manager, planning board chair, and 9. Bangor Hydro 9/13 Phone Employee CEO on shoreland zoning ordinance revision. 10. Milo 9/17 Phone Town Manager 11. W-INTERPORT 11. Winterport 8/9 Phone & Mail PB Chair 9/27 Mtg. PB - Winterpor P.. 8/9190 Joe Brooks, PB Chair - letter and material including model subdivision regulations manual and confirmation on meeting date 12. Dexter 9/20 Phone CEO of 9/7/90, 7 pm in Winterport. 9/27 Mtg. PB/CEO Dextr 9/20/90 Meeting covering shoreland zoning guidelines, subdivision review ordinance revision, and planning board roles. Log of Shoreland Zoning Direct Assistance: October 1990 P= phone PB = planning board member C = correspondence/mail TM = town manager M= meeting or visit at PVCOG s = selectman Municipality Date P/C/M Contact Topi c HANCOCK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION COASTAL CONRTRACT --------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Searsport 10 / 2 P/c LeeAnn Trenholm, PB Sec. Fees/ slz QUARTERLY REPORT August - October 1990 Frankford 10/2 p Sandy Stone/Recreation Dir WAG proj. Old v. new ord. The tasks outlined below correspond to the tasks outlined in Winterport 10/10 p pb member Rider "C" of the HCPC'a Coastal Contract. Frankfort 10/10 P Mike Gallagher/OCP Frankfort's WAG TASK A SHORELAND ZONING Frankfor t 10/10 m Parks & Rec. Committee, 7 pm Town Hall. RE. WAG A.1 A.I.A Commission staff completed the Technical Prospect 10/15 p Bill Sneed, Pb Chair SLZ ord. revision Assistance Strategy (see attachment A for & mtg. documentation). Searsport 10/22 p Don Grant, TM Permits needed for A.2 A.2.A No work has been completed this quarter on this Searsport 10/24 p State & Fed's for docks & activity. This work was scheduled for the second wharves for inclusion in quarter. shoreland zoning ordinance information. A.3 A.3.A Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance this quarter has consisted of,working with local boards to discuss the now guidelines, enhance local awareness of prevalent Coast Guard 10/24 p Called Marine Safety Office in Portland Cc- answer above questions. coastal issues, and to develop plans to implement the new model standards into local ordinances. Prospect 10/24 m 3 PB members: Bill Sneed, Diane Terry, & Paul Hamilton. SLZ ordinance revision. Most communities in the region are working to revise their ordinances by Spring Town Meeting. The Planning Commission Frankfort 10/25 p Evelyn Adams, Ph Chair SLZ ord. revision, WAG is encouraging those communities that can tie the shoreland mtg. & ZDA status. revisions into the impleme phase of their comprehensive planning process, to do so. These communities Searsport 10/25 p Don Grant, TM. Permits necessary. are Surry, Stonington, Trenton, Blue Hill, Winter Harbor, and SLZ ord. status. Ellsworth. Winterport 10/25 m PB SLZ ord. zoning map draft The direct revision of ordinance and maps will take place throughout the remaining quarters. As the model standards Stockton Springs 10/29 p PB Chair, George Peckham SLZ ord. rev. mtg. are completed by participating agencies, they will be an date: Nov. 5, 1990 important tool for revising local ordinances. )See Attachment B for documentation.) All CZM mun. 10/29 c Letters to State people for information on 4 categories on An Atlas of Coastal Maine maps. A.4 A.4.A The Coastal Coordinator and Shoreland Zoning Technical Assistance have attended the OCP bi-monthly Bangor 10/29 m Bangor resident interested in slz guidelines. training workshops-. Eddington 10/29 p Audrey Fox, TM. SLZ ord, revision ta. TASK B COASTAL POLICIES The Coastal Coordinator has continued to work with Round one and two communities in Hancock County. A review of Surry's Comprehensive Plan was conducted. The Planning Commission is currently under contract to work with Blue Hill, Ellsworth, and Trenton on their comprehensive plans. The coastal coordinator is working with the assigned CZM ADDENDUM 'i/C,RPC, Mach@fas Report for Billing notes: 1st Quarter ReDorE October 31, 19�0 TASK 1. RALLY staff person regarding coastal policies. The coastal Rally conducted 10/15/90 coordinator has set a joint planning board, comprehensive Products attached: Meeting notice planning committee meeting with the Town of Winter Harbor in Attendance list order to integrate coastal policies into the shoreland zoning No agenda (rally was more informational and for and comprehensive planning efforts to date. discussion than formal training session) Coastal policies and their relation to the growth management Rally participants: 25, representing 10 communities. 8 were of 13 original process have been discussed with several area Round three targeted with these funds. Of the remaining two, one as towns. (See attachment B for documentation.) coastal; their 'partiCi'Dation anticipated. The other, :ZJoer, is a small inland community, quite passive in.the past. TASK C Their interest is strong and activity in their- region --:.::;acted. The HCPC staff has distributed new coastal information to TASK 21. TRAINING several area towns to date. One town in the region has in region has indicated interest in the upcoming Waterfront A) The group revi;ewed the WCRPC program, discussing -he content and format Action Grant Program. (See Attachment C for documentation.) of each workshop. Workshop format accepted as means of training assistar,::_ Workshop content Perscribed by Rally participants. One issue, "Taking", as added to the list of seven. The Maine Municipal Association has refused request to assist with the Taking issue. Ot-dinance faniliarity training. Rally participants requested this traini-@: 00 begin by comparison of town shoreland zoni.ng standards with the 1990 Mini--in Guidelines for Shoreland Zoninging. Cover pages for two communities, Lub=-c and Robbinston, are attached. Robbinston's comparison is complete and haS been distributed. Lubec's compprison is still in draft form. B) Rally participants did not wish to commit two Board members to each training session. No limitation was preferred. Group enthusiastic over public participation efforts being structured to ease time constraints, such as, posted public notices and media notices to con73Ct a single Board member who will record ideas, concerns, issues, and take names of citizens interested in lending a hand in the shoreland zoning effort. MACHIAS VALLEY NEWS OBSERVER, OCTOBER 31, 1990 THE SUNRISE COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNIN COMMISSION Shoreland Zoning Topic of 63 MAIN STREET MACHIAS, MAINE 04654 TEL. (207) 255-8686 Town's Rally Selectmen, Code Enforce- Consistent with the Minimum COASTAL PROGRAM Glenn Avery & Deborah Dowling ment Officers, and Planning guidelines adopted by the BEP Coastal Coordinators Board members met with the last winter. Copies of the pub- staff of the Washington County lished guidelines have been July 31, 1990 to October 31, 1990 Actities ------------- Regional Planning Commission mailed to every town to help at Graham's Restaurant to work planning boards address the out a technical assistance pro- standards set by the law, (38 gram for the towns to adopt a M.R.S.A. section 435-449). SHORELAN-ZONING: shoreland zoning ordinance by In the next few months the The FY89-90 closed literally with a "Clinic" including four next spring. Ten towns were Planning Commission will be represented and in two hours had scheduling workshops which towns on July 31, 1990. The towns, Lubec, Whitneyville, Roque Bluffs, agreed on an eight step program will focus an ordinance review, and East Machias, were instrumental in developing the "workbook" which would lean to an ordi- law review, mapping, coastal format/product which is currently being used in working sessions. nance which not only could be policies, planning techniques, adopted by town meting but technical writing, warrant (See attached WORKBOOK) would meet the standards of the article, and the implications of BEALS ISLAND: met numerous times with the planning board member, Department of Environmental "taking" when a town zones. BOA members, and selectmen whereby T/A was given to assist in de- Protection. Requests were made by Deborah Dowling, Planner towns with islands to focus on a termining methods for best improving the shoreline ratings in the for the Planning Commission, workshop on how the ordinance town. October 9th a town meeting approved ten major protective led the group to a consensus could protect "our valuable re- measures which increased the town's shoreland zoning ordinance strength. after pointing out that no town sources. islands" as a man from should allow neglect Of locallY Addison stated. Beals planning board is now working with neighboring Jonesport to creating an acceptable shoreland The Planning Commission investigate ways to cooperate in the adoption of an upwards amended zoning ordinance to open the staff encourages all Washington ordinance for spring town meeting, 1991. A protective measure to door to a State mandated ordi- County towns to begin now address an interlocal and shared waterbody is being discussed. (SEE nance. "The minimum guideline with (lie updating of their shore- language does not have to be land zoning ordinance in order to attached news article and DEP letter to Beals). used verbatim when revising 10- be well ahead of the deadline and ADDISON: extensive session with CEO on town's improved enforce- cal ordinances. There may be to have by town meeting in ment procedure relevant to upcoming process for beginning comprehen- other ways to achieve goals. 1991. an ordinance to protect D.E.P. and the Planning Com- shoreland that the town can live sive Plan and its relation to the updating and adoption of the shoreland mission encourage originality with. zoning ordinance. Session led to gained seriousness by selectmen who later attended "rally" for "Critical towns" held in Machias, Oct- ober 15th (SEE newsarticle and complete rendering in report under workshops held".) and sound planning techniques", The rally was attended by Page 2 WCRPC 1 1st Quarter Report October 31, 1990 Additional sessions, one-on-one, were held with Cutle , Calais, Perry and Pembroke in the first quarter relative to code enforce- ment and significance of having a shoreland zoning ordinance capable of surpassing the minimum and ready for town meeting in 1991. Met with OCP staff to rework ork plan." and to upgrade as well as intensify focus/strategy on identified "critical" towns (13 towns) and additional funding. A training program is now underway to address ordinance review, law review, mapping, coastal Policies, planning. techniques, technical writing and addressing the warrant -article for adoption by the town. All towns have indicated interest in having and improved shoreland zoning ordinance ready for town meetings, 1991. (SEE attached CZM ADDENDUM concerning "focus" funds and "critical" towns) REGION #1 WORKSHOP. "Protecting Your Shoreland," held in Milbridge on Thursday, October 25th. The speaker was DEP representative, Dan Pritchard, who offered "office hours" from 1-4PM that day In the Milbridge Town Office. (SEE attached news article announcing the workshop, attendance list) Preceding the workshop, the DEP represerta- tive and coastal coordinator met with Milbridge town manager to discuss in detail the new stream protection limitations. Towns represented at the workshop were Milbridge, Addison, and Columbia. The workshop for designated area REGION #2 (Whiting) is scheduled for November 27, 1990. DEP "office hours" held in Machias August 6th. Three towns (Beals, Whiting, and Jonesport) attended. Hours were from 1-4PM and 5-8PM. Met with WCRPC Executive Committee to discuss approved work plan relative to the focus on shoreland zoning efforts. The Committee has 8 towns represented (Calais, Machias, Roque Bluffs, Lubec, Eastport, Machiasport, Cherryfield, and Vanceboro). Attended two Coastal Coordinators' meetings in Augusta. Maine has for some years been using bond issue money to acquire and protect special properties. Here are two reports from our own department and one from the Land For Maine's Future Board, on how these special places in Maine are being protected for the future. PLACES FOR WILDLIFE ... Your Land, LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE My Land, IS GAINING GROUND The author is senior planner for the The author is director of public Land for Maine's Future Program, information and education for the where she evaluates properties for department, and is editor of MAINE board consideration. FISH AND WILDLIFE Magazine. by Tom Shoener by Lissa Widoff Upland and wetland tracts in Cherryfield and Dowdoin ... a sea- Maine's natural heritage of bird nesting island off rivers and lakes, mountains and Jonesport ... deer wintering areas forests, and rocky fog-bound in Hollis and Livermore... over coast, has defined our sense of six miles of an undeveloped place and connecton to the out- salmon spawning tributary to doors. Increasing development 51 Moosehead Lake ... habitats for pressure, the loss of public ac- rare species in Kennebunk and cess and the degradation of criti- Lee ... several tracts important to cal habitats and natural re- sources triggered an awareness of the need to secure such areas nesting or wintering for the future. waterfowl ... all are among (he In November 1987, Maine citi- newest additions to Maine's zens voted in overwhelming sup- port for a referendum dedicating wildlife management area sys- $35 million to the purchase of tem. natural lands of state signifi- cance. Such high quality areas The Department of Inland would represent the very best of Fisheries ad Wildlife has Maine's recreation lands, physi- bought these properties and oth- cal landscape features, areas of ers totalling 12.219 acres, with scenic beauty, farmland or open funds from a $5 million wildlife space, undeveloped shorelines, habitat acquisition bond Issue wetlands, fragile mountain areas approved by Maine voters in or other important conservation 1986. Among the new state- lands. Habitat for rare and en- owned lands are parcels in 13 dangered plant or animal species counties, front York to or natural communities would Aroostook, ranging from eight be given priority as would areas acres to over 3,800 acres. and providing access to these natural representing an array of habitat resources. types from rocky coastal islands The $35 million land for to northern forests. Maine's future Fund has cre- With land values escalating ated a mechanism whereby state rapidly. $5 million did not prom- agencies, private land conserva- ise to meet all the need for pro- tction of critical wildlife habitat and recreational lands. A work- Roach River, Photo by Tom Carbone Pollywog Gorge, Nahmakanta. Photo by Jim Bernard 4 Maine Fish and Wildlife Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 tion groups and municipalities may coordinate to Roach River assure the protection of the most outstanding con- 690 acres - Pisca ta quis County servation and recreation lands throughout the The last major tract funded by the Inland Fish- state. The 11 -member Land For Maine's Future eries and Wildlife Acquisition Fund, and consid- Board (LFMB) began its "star search" for properties ered by many the crown jewel of them all. this pur- to acquire in September 1988 when It began its chase provides river access along both sides of the flrst public solicitation for proposals and sugges- entire 6.3-mfle stretch of Roach River between tions for land acquisition. This unique approach involved landowners, private conservation groups First Roach Pond. Kokadjo. and Moosehead Lake. such asThe Nature Conservancy and the Maine This pristine river is Mooschead*s most important Coast Heritage Trust, towns and state ageacies in tributary for landlocked salmon spawning. R-.k R., The purchase includes title to a 250-foot strip of presenting proposals to the Board. A second solict- i\ tation In March 1989 further met the Board!s goals land bordering both sides of the stream and an of identifying significant lands throughout the easement to an additional 250-foot strip along state which fulfill recreation needs and conserva- each side, creating a 1,000-foot wide corridor the entire length of the river. Also Included are several tion priorities. WIF- routes of walk-in access over prtvately-owned land, In less than two years of careful evaluation of a _@, C.Z@ diversity of properties. site selection and negotia- to enable fishermen to reach remote stretches of the river. F tion. the Board and staff, with the assistance of state agencies and cooperating entities, have s c Fisheries biologists' studies indicate that about u half of Moosehead Lake's wild salmon population cessfully completed the acquisition of 47,364 acres originate in the Roach River, and that Its brook W'... _X*@ of forests, lakes, wetlands and undeveloped coastal trout production is also signifIcant. -41-," _.@ lands in I I counties. The Board has thus far com- 'Me river also affords outstanding fishing oppor- mitted $23.5 of the $35 million for land purchases tunities. and in recent years has become increas- LAND ACQUISITIONS F1 LAND ACQUISITIONS and associated costs. and has received nearly $1 ingly popular as a spot for fly fishing during Sep- LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD INIAND FISHERIES & WILDLJFE million In cash matching funds and another $1 tember. The fall fishing is provided by mature million contributed in property and in-kind scr- salmon and brook trout which ascend the river to fee purchase of these lands from Diamond Occi- ing group of citizens and professional conserva- vices. The Board continues its identification and spawn. dental Forest. Inc. and the James River Corpora- tionists made recommendations to the department pursuit of significant lands on an ongoing basis. on the habitat types and general locations Additional funds have been reserved for access tion. (coastal/ inland, northern Maine/southern Maine) improvements on acquired properties. Black Brook Pond Flowage The centerpiece of the package is the 31.512- where acquisition emphasis should be placed. The acre tract Including all of Nahmakanta Lake. the Each of the properties purchased by the Land 465 acres - Somerset County southern third of Rainbow Township and all of list of potential acquisitions was further refined by For Maine's Future Board will be held and man- Black Brook Pond Flowage is a wetland near T. I.R. 11 where recreational opportunities abound the availability of willing sellers and reasonable aged by one of the several land management agen- Flagstaff Lake with great potential as waterfowl for the hunter. hiker and fisherman. An estimated prices. and by field evaluations by department cies in state government. The majority ofthese habitat. The department hopes to build a low head 50 miles of undeveloped water frontage on the 24 staff. 'Me department's advisory council gave final properties have gone to the Department of dam at the site of an old log driving dam to create lakes and ponds on the property provide a variety approval on all purchases. Conservation's Bureau of Public Lands and Bu- When the last of the five million dollars had of access opportu niLies and natural resource fea- reau of Parks and Recreation. and to the Depart- been committed, the department had eleven new ment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. ne Board tures. Twelve miles of the Appalachian Trail tra- wildlife management areas, some with potential for staff provides the agencies with information on verse the land and pass through old-growth for- 1.4 W ests, an impressive gorge along Pollywog Stream. enlargement, and had added acreage to eight oth- special features such as endangered species habi- er's. tats, natural communities and archaeological and the shoreline of Nahmakanta Lake. and numerous Though most were bought primarily to protect historical sites found on the lands. A summary of other streams and valleys. Remote ponds and and enhance their existing values as wildlife and the Board's purchases to date follows: nearly 8,000 acres of an essentially roadless area fish habitat, all will continue to be open for tradi- around the upper Debsconeag Lakes characterize tional public uses. As development continues to The "Diamond" Lands the northeast part of the property. Under the pur- take other lands out of wildlife production and chase agreement for the property. the National posting closes them to recreational access, the The most significant acquisition approved by the Park Service will acquire the Appalachian Trail wisdom of the voters in approving creation of the Board Involves seven different properties compris- corridor, which will defray some of the purchase ing nearly 40,000 acres in what has been touted as costs to the state. 11its entire tract will be managed Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Acquisition Fund will the large t single land conservation purchase in by the Bureau of Public Lands and continue to be all the more apparent. s an- The Nature Conservancy, a deal was struck for the Following is a Summary of the new wildlife m MaIne*s history. Working for eighteen months with Black Brook Pond Flowage. Photo by Peter Cross provide traditional recreational. backcountry and agement lands: 6 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 7 iil,1!11MM PLACES FOR WLDLIFE(conliputed) a large. shallow marsh in an area of the state 'Me area's unique plant and animal associations Narraguagus River where such wetlands are scarce. The marsh cre- Include shrubby cinquefoil and bog birch. Other 1,450 acres - Washington County ated would provide seasonal habitat for a variety of potential unique species include calypso orchids. wildlife including nesting habitat for common gold- swamp fly-honeysuckle and Dorcas copper butter- Much of this tract bordering the Narraguagus eneyes. rtng-necked ducks and black ducks. River in Cherryfield had been scheduled for subdi- vision. It offers habitat for a variety of wfldlife and Aroostook River has long been a popular area with local hunters, 7. fishermen and trappers. The acquisition provides 149 acres -Aroostook County over three miles of frontage along the cast and Possibly the beginning of a new wildlife manage- west branches of the Narraguagus River. one of ment area in northern Maine. this tract is along Maine's most famous Atlantic salmon waters. the flood plain of the Aroostook River. 'Me flood 7 Mainly wooded terrain covered with a diversity plain between Masardis and Ashland contains nu- JIM of hardwood and some softwood growth, the tract merous back water channels and small oxbows -.;I P 415Z@12 A which are locally important to waterfowl, aquatic Tolly Wolly. Photo by Tom Carbone provides food and cover for large and small game ardin als. furbearers and nongame wildlife. A marshy bro6k contained within the property pro- vides an oppo rturilty for placing one or more wa- The Tolly Wolly area is the largest known an 'A ter-level control structures to improve the habitat documente d deer yard in Livermore and represents for waterfowl and aquatic furbearers. a significant amount of open space providing habi- Dwinal Pond. Photo by Paul Fournier j tat not only for wintering deer. but also a wide Killich Pond range of wildlife species including moose. ruffed grouse. woodcock, snowshoe hare. a variety of fur- fly. Dorcas coppers are listed as Category 2 (may 700 acres - York County bearers and many non-game species. beendangcred or threatened, and requiring status This tract of land in Hollis is one of the regiorfs The tract has long been valued by local resi- survey work) by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service. primary deer wintering areas and one of the few Ln dents as an area for hunting. fishing, trapping, The tract is also Inhabited by a variety of game and large, undeveloped tracts lcft in a part of the state snowinobiling. cross-country siding and other out- nongame wildlife including deer. moose, waterfowl. that has been undergoing rapid development. door recreation by the general public. shorebirds, raptors, furbearers and reptiles and amphibians. The name Tolly WoUy (also Tolla Wolla) was given to the area by a tribe of American Indians Future management of the property may include Aroostook River. Photo by Arlen Lovewell caHed the Roccomeco, and referred to small broken construction of a small water control structure on falls or rapids on the river. Indians. perhaps at- Mattakeunk Stream to create a flowage of approxi- 01 tractcd to the area by salmon runs and good hunt- mately 1,200 acres. Improvement of the flowage furbearers. wading birds and other wildlife. These ing. reportedly continued to reside at Tolly Wolly should result in enhancing its production of these back waters contain freshwater marsh habitats, and coexist peacefuUy for many years with the first and other species of wildlife. which are relatively rare In nor-them Maine but white settlers who moved into the area in the 18th highly productive areas for ducks and geese. For- ested wetlands are also an important habitat type century. associated with the Aroostook River flood plain. Northern red oak, also relatively rare in northern Dwinal Pond Maine. Is found in these forested wetlands. and its 2, 000 acres - Penobscot County acoms are a source of food for wood ducks, 'nils In the towns of Lee and Winn, this parcel of land area of the Aroostook River is roughly the northern comprises much of the Dwinal Pond Flowage and extent of the wood duck's range In Maine. was purchased for creation of a wetlands wildlife Killick Pond. Photo by Paul Fournier management area. Tolly Wolly Dwinal Pond Flowage is on Mattakeunk Stream 525 acres -Androscoggin County and has excellent water quality, and abundant The purchase includes the northern shore and variety of waterfowl foods and an excellent sea- outlet of undeveloped Killick Pond, which offers This tract of land along the Androscoggin River sonal brook trout fishery. The area also contains a fishing for brook trout and other game fish. in Livermore, which is recognized by the depart peat bog covering some 275 acres of land contain- pond and Its "et and outlet also provide good ment as an important deer wintering area, was on Ing a reserve of 250.000 tons of commercial quality wetlands habitat for waterfowl and furbearers. the verge of being subdivided into a housing devel- material. Narraguagus River. Photo by Tom Schaeffer The parcel contains a variety of vegetation cover opment. types, from scrub oak-gray birch to mature pine Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 9 hunting opportunities that those familiar with the along the sheltered coves and bays of the river will of the wetland. Botanists and ecologists are just area has remained undeveloped and accessible to property have known. be protected with this purchase. Under manage- beginning to document the diversity and signifi- the public. The landowner. wishing to see the Another property featured in the acquisition is a ment by the Bureau of Parks and Recreation. ac- cance of the largest knowrt calcareous wetland in property remain available for hunters, hikers. fish- 2.262-acre tract along 12 miles of the Androscoggin cess to the property is assured and hunting for Maine. ermen and those interested in nature study. ap- River in Turner and Leeds. just 5 miles from Au- deer and waterfowl will continue among the other Three smaller tracts were also included in the proached the LMFB about protection of the site. bum and Lewiston. Important waterfowl habitat traditional recreational activities of hiking, skiing Diamond Occidental/James River land deal. The 'Me Board negotiated a bargain sale of the prop- and snowmobiling along this wooded parcel. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will erty which offered financial benefits to the land- In Kingman and Drew townships. over 4.000 receive 175 acres of woodland and over a mile of owner while preserving a top priority wildlife site In acres of oak woods, marshes and heaths, cedar undeveloped shorefront land along the Little the southern Maine region. swamps and floodplain forests along the Ossipee River In Waterboro. This purchase will Mattawamkeag River include highly productive complement protected lands elsewhere along the Cobscook Bay: 71de Mill Farm and wildlife habitat. Protection of this vast and sensi- river. Nearby, The Nature Conservancy has ac- Commissary Point live area will conserve the habitat values of the quired an option to purchase 1. 100 acres of pitch- Throughout North America and Canada. wildlife land for both game and non-game species. Open pine/scrub oak community, said by ecologists to be managers have recognized the serious decline in ponds associated with the riverland tract and its the most endangered natural forest habitat in New recent years of waterfowl populations. Conserva- tributaries are crucial areas for black ducks and England. other waterfowl. This property has been a protec- In the western Maine town of Lovell, the Bureau tion efforts have taken on international propor- tions to coordinate a comprehensive approach to tion priority of the Department of Inland Fisheries of Parks and Recreation will receive a 90-acre tract and Wildlife for many years. on the top of scenic Sabattus Mountain, the highest protection. The North American Waterfowl Man- agement Plan, an agreement signed by the U.S., point in the town. III the town of Peru, the Bureau of Parks and Recreation will receive a 54-acre addition to nearby Androscoggin River. Photo by Lissa Widolf 4i Little Concord Pond State Park. At the base of Bald Mountain, the tract will complement the recre- ational and trail opportunities available at the park. .n Morgan Meadow While the Diamond deal was underway. another property was negotiated for purchase in the Cumberland County town of Raymond. Known as Morgan Meadow. a 1,072-acre tract of forested hills and wetlands in the rapidly urbanizing Sebago Lake Tide Mill Farm. Photo by Jim Bernard Mattagodus Stream. Photo by Lissa Widoff Canada and Mexico is an attempt to plan and set goals for protection of waterfowl species. Mattagodus Stream meanders through 1,425 acres of open heaths. spring-fed peatlands and In the Atlantic Coast Region. Maine harbors much of the critical wintering habitat for black cedar woodlands in Webster Plantation. At least ducks. Cobscook Bay, In eastern Washington one welland area is a rare welland type, a "calcare- County is considered the most important and pro- fen". The water feeding the sedge-dominated ductive wetland habitat in Maine. The wide flats ous Weiland is rich in calcium which causes an un- flooded by the daily tides provide a rich source of usual assemblage of plants to occur there. Depen- food and nutrients for the thousands of migrating dent on this collection of plants are several rare shorebirds which stop to feed and rest before con- and endangered invertebrate species. most notably tinuing thelrjoumeys north in summer and south Mattawamkoag River. Photo by Lissa Widoff the Dorcas Copper butterfly, which feed on the Morgan Meadow. Photo by Lissa'Widoff III fall. flowers of shrubby cinquefoil. an uncommon spe- cies which indicates the enriched nutrient status (c nt i tied oi page 12) 10 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 FOR WILDLIFE (cotainued) and hemlock trees. Management plans will include enhancing the area for deer through cutting acUvi- ties to maintain softwood cover while also provid- ing browse for food, The tract abuts a parcel of about 1.200 acres owned by the Department of Conservation and another owned by the Maine National Guard. cre- T: ating a parcel of about 2,300 acres of public land in the towns of Hollis and Limington. The area has a long history of use by local resi- dents for summer and winter outdoor recreation. Caesar Pond 500 acres - Sagadahoc County Caesar Pond. Photo by Tom Carbone Located in the town of Bowdoin, between popu- lation centers in Lewiston and Brunswick. this 500 acre tract of upland and wetland surrounds most -size of Caesar Pond, added to this parcel to produce a moderate d It rated high for state acquisition because of its wildlife management area. development vulnerability. eidsting habitat value. Caesar Pond is a shallow water body with valu- and the exceptional potential for both wetland and able waterfowl nesting habitat at the northern end. upland habitat management. Also, there are sev- Other wetlands on the tract have excellent poten- eral large adjacent tracts of land that ntIght be tial for waterfowl development. Ul U1 17. In addition to the Importance of Cobscook Bay in perpetuity; that is, they become part of the deed for black ducks and other waterfowl and shore- forever. birds, the bay contains the state's largest popula- The LMFB has purchased a conservation case- tion of bald eagles. They nest in the mature pines ment on a unique 1,520-acre property on and hemlock lining undeveloped shoreline areas, Cobscook Bay which includes 5 1/4 miles of unde- and are commonly seen feeding off the shallow veloped shorefront on Whiting Bay. the innermost waters of the Bay. arm of Cobscook Bay. and access to over 1.000 As is true with most of Maine's coastline, private acres of woodlands for hunting, hiking, nature ownership predominates here on the Bay. Public study and other outdoor recreational pursuits. access Is limited and critical wetland resources are The landowners, the Bell family of Edmunds often threatened by shoreline development. Alter- Township have resided on the property for seven native protection mechanisms beside outright fee generations. The woodlands and fields have been ownership can play an important role in such in- the mainstay of the family farm since the previous stances. Conservation Easements have become a dairy operation ceased. Financial difficulties nearly powerful land protection tool In recent years be- forced the Bells to sell off the farm and see the cause of their fleidbility in adapting to a family homestead subdivided. landowner's unique circumstances. Particular The Maine Coast Heritage Trust and the local rights to the land such as access, scenic protection Quoddy Regional Land Trust recognized the ex- or development rights can be donated or sold by tremely significant natural resources associated the landowner to a non-profit entity such as a land with the land including the undeveloped trust or government agency, The rights are granted shorefront, two bald eagle nests. a deer yard and J -@11;0 oil page jili 24) 12 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 PLACES FOR WILDLIFE (continued from page 12) Dickwood Lake Kennebunk Plains long-term management Services -The Nature One coastal island - 20 acre Western Brothers 3,860 acres - Aroostook County 1,041 acres - York County Conservancy transferred to the department 105 island off Jonesport - was added to the Coast of Located in the town of Eagle Lake, this large, Although the Kennebunk Plains acquisition was acres of prime land on Taunton Day in Hancock Maine Wildlife Management Area, bringing it up to scenic tract surrounds Dickwood Lake and borders funded mainly by the Land For Maine's Future County. This land supports two bald eagle nests 37 islands totalling 500 acres. One of the gems of on Wallagrass Lake. Wildlife presently using the Board (see related article). the Department of in- and Includes more titan a mile of spectacular the downeast coast Western Brothers supports area include moose. snowshoe hare and other land Fisheries and Wildlife and other groups shorefront on an estuary. significant breeding populations of elder ducks. game and nongame species that thrive in post- shared some of the cost. The department used Leaches storm petrels and black gullenmots. harvest northern forests. monies front the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Ac- Wildlife management area expansions Once a deer wintering area, much of the quisition Fund for Its contribution. The Acquisition Fund was also used to add acre- property's value to deer has been reduced until The Land For Maine's Future Board designated age to several existing wildlife management areas softwoods, heavily cut-over during the last decade. the department to hold title to the Kennebunk owned by the department. The Alonzo Garcelon regenerate. Plains. Wildlife Management Area in Kennebec County The Plains is the home of four animal and plant grew to over 4,000 acres with the addition of 527 species considered endangered in Maine, and five acres In three parcels of upland in Windsor and others which are considered rare. Augusta, Eighty three acres were added to the The property consists of over 600 acres of open 600-acre Chesterville Wildlife Management Area in fields. which had been managed for commercial Franklin County. and the 6,000-acre Bud Leavitt blueberry harvesting. surrounded by woodlands of Wildlife Management Area In Penobscot and scrub oak. pitch pine and other hard-and soft- Piscataquis counties gained 78 acres through the wood tree species typical of southern Maine. acquisition of a parcel of land in Garland. There are four cold-water brooks and many In Waldo County. 124 acres in the town of Pros- springs on the property. An aquifer under the site pect. were added to the 370-acre Howard Mendall is the primary water supply for several York Wildlife Management Area, and 70 acres in County communities. Montville are now part of the Frye Mountain Wild- The wooded areas along the brooks are excellent life Management Area, bringing its total acreage to wildlife habitat, supporting a large deer popula- over 5,100. An eight acre parcel acquired in tion, as well as part of Mau-Le's small population of Scarborough was added to the 3,100-acre wild turkeys arid wildlife. Scarborough Wildlife Management Area. The Kennebunk Plains is the home of the rare Cumberland County. grasshopper sparrow and has what is believed to In the Somerset County town of Cambridge an Dickwood Lake. Photo by Gary Donavan be the largest remaining population in the world of addition of 870 acres was made to the Sebastlcook The area has traditionally been used for a vari- the northern blazing star. a rare aster-like flower, River Wildlife Management Arta. increasing it to The site is also home to the endangered black over 1.600 acres. Much of this land. along the ety of Joor recreation, including snowmobiling, racer snake and several rare moths and butterflies. and its acquisition ensures continued public recre- flood plain of Main Stream Sebasticook is forested The department will manage the property to pro- with mature cedar and is heavily used by deer. The ational access in an area of the state where chang- tect its natural values acid also to continue as a area also supports populations of waterfowl and Ing forest ownership trends have made the future large area open for hunting. bird watching and furbearers and a few spruce grouse. possibly the of recreational access uncertain, other recreational use - an Increasingly rare com- southernmost limit of their range in Maine. modily in heavily developed York County. Under Wilbur Neck state ownership it will also be open for public blue- 200 acres - Washington County berry picking. Future management plans Include Located in Pembroke on Cobs-cook Bay, this in- rebuilding a washed-out dam I hat once created a cludes an active bald eagle nest and provides pond that provided valuable wildlife habitat and prime waterfowl habitat. The undeveloped area has was popular with fishermen. extensive shorefrontage, as well as upland habitat, As with several of the parcels acquired by the tract also Includes a site registered with Vic Department of inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy played state's Critical Areas Program because of an on- usual population of marine snails that Inhabit a a key rule in the Kennebuck Plains transaction. As stretch of the intertidal zone. part of the complex purchase agreement - which included state, local and private money, land and Cambridge Photo by Tom Carbone 22 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 L Mr-RUNE'S FUTURE (@otilittuedfieotij'page]2)-'@,"@'@ Q freshwater wetland habitats. 'Me natural signifi- others which are considered rare. Most notable of inland Fisheries and Wildlife a 105-acre shorefront the Native Americans In the region. The cance of the land. coupled with the landowners' these is the grasshopper sparrow. The sparrow property on Taunton Bay in the town of Hancock Penobscots would travel great distances to use the strong desire to remain on the land and continue requires grasses for nesting materials which have which includes an active bald eagle nest. flint rocks of the cliffs to make stone tools which to be steward to It, led to their interest in pursuing been eliminated by herbicide spraying on nearby are still of great interest to archaeologists. Over a conservation casement. blueberry fields. They find suitable nesting teni- 800 acres of woodland flank the precarious cliffs The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife tory on the Plains and have maintained a small Alice Wheeler Farm which are not only home to a number of cliff-dwell- was designated the agency to hold the conservation Within one-half mile of Merrymeeting Bay. Alice Ing rare plants, but have been the successful casement, which consists of development rights to Wheeler's Farm in Richmond is a popular stopover breeding location for a pair of peregrine falcons all of the land. public access along the shoreline for migrating Canada geese and many other water- since they were first released at the site several and over the woodland areas for passive recre- fowl species. The farm was considered one of the years ago. ational uses, Including hunting. Welland areas most Important pieces of rural open space to be may be cooperatively managed to enhance water- preserved in this central Maine region. primarily fowl habitat, and the owners can productively for its farmland value. manage their woodlands for timber production and Critical to the support of other farms in the wildlife habitat. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife win area. this productive dairy farm exercises conser- monitor the terms of the easement to assure that vation management and has made lands available the resources are protected and that the landown. for public use. Now this farm will never be threat- ers use of the land can continue. Under the ease- ened with development due to the purchase of de- ment. the land may never be developed and will Kennabunk Plains. Photo by Bill Silliker, Jr., courtesy of therefore be protected well into the future, cons s- tent with the mandate of the Land For Maine's Fu- The Nature Conservancy lure Board. In addition to the purchase of the conservation but stable population. Black Racer snakes are also casement on the farm property, the LMFB acquired found on the Plains as is the world's largest popu- a small point and two islands adjacent to Cobscook lation of Northern Blazing Star (Ltatris borealis). a Bay State Park. This significant addition to the plant aptly named for the blaze of purple flowers park will be held by the Bureau of Parks and Rec- seen on the Plains when the plants are In bloom in reation. The Tide Mill Farm is across Burnt Cove late August. from the park. The Kennebunk Plains has also been popular for Directly across Whiting Bay frornTide Mill Farm. hunters of deer, partridge and wild turkey. The mr.". a 250-acre parcel of land known as Corrunissary pine barrens habitat ringing the Plains and de- Point became available to the LMFB. 'Me Board scending toward Branch Brook provide a protective purchased 200 acres in fee, which will also be corridor for game and non-game wildlife. The managed by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a new Plains also overlies a significant sand and gravel wildlife management area. The remaining 50 acres aquifer providing water for Kennebunk. Wells and Afire Wheeler Farm. Photo by Tom Carbone - Kennebunkport. which is assured protection with will be protected under an easement which prohlb Its the construction of additional dwellings on the state ownership. existing homesite. This parvel protects an addi- The Nature Conservancy provided the opportu- velopment rights by the Land For Maine*s Future tional two miles of Cobscook Day frontage and with nity for state purchase of the land with its Board. The development rights easement will be theTide Mill Farm easement represents a signLfi- longstanding relationship with the landowner. The held by the Department of Agriculture, Food and cant step in the protection of this unique region. Nature Conservancy has offered a commitment to Rural Resources which hopes to begin its own assist in the long-term stewardship and manage- farmland preservation program. using this fea- Kennebunk Plains ment of the site which abuts their own 100-acre tured purchase as a model for future efforts. W. Kineo. Photo by Lissa Widolf The first purchase approved by the Land For preserve on the Plains. The state purchase of the Maine's Future Board has provided one of the more remaining 1.000 acres of the Plains will not only Mt. Kineo unusual blends of natural resource values, endan- protect important habitat for rare and endangered Few other landfortris in Maine so clearly symbol- This property also came to the Board's attention gered species and wildlife habitats. and recre- species and natural communities, but will preserve ize the majesty of the North Maine Woods as Mt. through the proposal process. The Moosehead ational opportunities. an Important piece of open space In this heavily Kineo. rising precipitously from the waters of Lake Comprehensive Land Use Plan Advisory Com- The Kennebunk Plains is a sandplain grassland developed southern Maine region. Moosehead Lake. Henry David Thoreau wrote of nrittee presented the purchase idea to the Board, habitat which is home to four animal and plant As part of the acquisition deal, The Nature Con- this "celebrated precipice" in The Maine Woods in The long-time owner of the property and Greenville species considered endangered in Maine, and five servancy has also donated to the Department of 1857, and recognized the significance of the site to resident negotiated a bargain sale of the property r,Z 24 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 25 LAND FOR MAINES FUTURE When the Land For Maine's Future Board to the Board with the keen assistance of The Na- received public comments regarding priorities Shackford Head Cutler Coast ture Conservancy. for land acquisition. a recurrent theme articu- In September 1988. the fledgling Eastport Land In contrast to the gentle slopes and flat tidal The Bureau of Parks and Recreation will manage lated to the Board was the limited amount of Trust proposed to the LMFB the purchase of 90- character or Cobscook Bay. the outer coast of this historic natural landmark. improving camping public access to the coast. With coastal prop- acre Shackford Head, an undisturbed peninsula at Washington County exemplifies the rugged, fog- and hiking opportunities, Access to Mt. Kinco will erty values at a premium, the Board made a the north end of Cobscook Bay. The site had bound rocky coast of Maine. In the town of Cutler. continue to be primarily by water, and boat access commitment to seek out the best possible par- gained notoriety when the Pittston Company pro- a 2. 100-acre tract of wild coastline formerly owned facilities are presently being developed. ceLsfor the best prices. Fortunately, through posed to locate an oil refinery on it. That faded by Downcast Timberlands (a Hearst Corporation). the skilled negotiating abilities of agency stqff attempt, followed by years of idle ownership by was sold to the state as part of a larger land con- Bradbury Mountain State and cooperating entities involved in the varl- Pittston. led to the Landrrust proposal when the servation transaction. ous transactions, four sign(ficant coastal par- property became available for sale. Even before the Park Addition cels were acquired in addition to the Cobscook The most recent acquisition approved by the Bay properties. LMFB Is the purchase of a 100-acre tract of wood- land adjacent to the southern border of the popu- 'r This Dodge Point tract will preserve the mountain viewshed and In Newcastle. the Land For Maine's Future K lar Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal. pand recreational opportunities for hiking. crosesjc Board acquired a 495-acre tract along the ga. country skiing and hunting, which are currently Damariscotta River. The wooded property protects over 7.000 feet of tidal river frontage with a num- enjoyed in the park. ber of small sandy beaches. The heavily wooded and hilly tract is the largest remaining undevel- oped section along the river and provides access. hiking. picnicking and swimming opportunities. Cutler Coast. Photo by Ussa Widoff Pr 'Ibis property was proposed to the Board by The 117, N Maine Coast Heritage Trust and a local land trust, Shackford Head. Photo courtesy Eastport Land Trust I The Conservation Fund, a non-prollt land con- The Damariscotta River Association, which learned Ln servation group based in Arlington. Virginia, ne- of the availability of the land before it was to be 00 gotiated the deal and acquired over 8,000 acres of placed on the market. Matching funds totaling Pittston Company had acquired it. a number of spruce-fir timberland, which will be managed for $340.000 towards the $2.350,000 purchase price development plans had been proposed for the site, conservation. The coastal tract acquired by the was provided to the Board from the land trust and dating as far back as 1903. k state includes four and a half miles of "bold coast". he Maine Coastal Program. Management services Once again, the Board successfully negotiated a Steep cliffs, rock outcrops. sheltered pebble will be contributed by the land trust and the town bargain sale for the property. paying $560.000 for beaches and dense coastal spruce-fir forests char- of Newcastle. These groups will work with the Bu- two tracts appraised at a total price of $703.000. acterize this last wilderness of the Maine coast. reau of Public Lands on the long-term manage- The Bureau of Parks and Recreation has already The Bureau of Public Lands will manage this ment of the property. fit, begun natural resource Inventories of the site and parcel and develop a management plan that in planning for improved trails and parking facilities eludes use of the area for passive recreation such Sandy Point Beach at the new state park. as hiking, hunting and camping. Sandy Point Beach in Stockton Springs on owl 3 Penobscot Bay has traditionally been a popular spot for residents of nearby Bucksport and Belfast, and visitors from as far as Bangor. The high qual- T e, Lan For M ne s, Future Boar s x;ndo Ita a i 'kng q c y owards expenditure of itiv fly beach was acquired from Central Maine Power, rem inig funds. The need for,'adaceutional purchases of public lands and the Maine Coastal Program provided $35,000 in matching funds toward the $857,125 purchase ervation; recreation and public access. coutlnues'to:te:a priority for bil ...... ,a @t i. price. ssu6 is ro.pose d k, t [email protected] c an s ate o c als.: A new. bl6ona I or vo-, er approval .t S. Sandy Point Beach. Photo by Lissa Widolf The Bureau of Parks and Recreation will manage :November's election. A @16'xnlllld;n@dollat fund would provide 91.5 @ milli o.n to the, the 100-acre property for active day use, with as- tand For Maine's Future Fund' of which $1 million wouldbe dedicated t 6 the sistance from the town of Stockton Springs. purchase of farmland development ii h wo he In- 'n@d Wildlife g ts; $8.'5 million uld replenish t Aand Fisheries land acquisition fund, and $1 million would be used Y Ao repair Churchill Dam on the Allagash Wilderness Waterwa . .. .. ... 2, 26 Maine Fish and wildlife - Fall 1990 Maine Fish and Wildlife - Fall 1990 27 Exhibit E-6 LIST OF PRODUCTS, CZ100 AWARD (1989-90) Task 1 -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration Guidelines for Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, Dept. of Environmental Protection, effective March 24, 1990. Municipal Code Enforcement Officers Training and Certification Manual: Understanding Shoreland Zoning,- Floodplain Management and the NFIP, Introduction to and Use of Building Codes (in 3 vols.), DECD/OCP, August 1990 Task 2 -- Local Technical & Financial Assistance A Handbook for Municipal officers on Interlocal Code Enforcement, DECD/OCP, August 1990 Comprehensive Planning and Shoreland Zoning: How to Zone to Meet the Reguirements of Both, Marine Law Institute, October 1990 How to Conduct an Inventory of Scenic Areas, A Handbook for Local Volunteers, Holly Dominie, DECD/OCP, October 1990 Comprehensive Harbor Plan, Kittery, Maine, Wallace, Floyd Associates, Inc. & T.Y. Linn, August 1990 Hampden Waterfront Study, W/B/R/C Architects/Engineers, Coplon Associates, Landscape Architects, August 1990 Riverfront Study, Wiscasset, Maine, Holly Dominie et al, October 1990 Joint Bangor-Brewer Harbor Study, T.Y. Linn et al, August 1990 "Comprehensive Plan Findings, Town of Richmond, Maine," OCP, October 1990 A Study of the Cousins Riveg, Greater Portland Council of Governments, April 1990 The Mousam River Greenway Plan, Kennebunk Conservation Commission, July 1990 Five Islands Wharf Study, Georgetown, Maine, Kimball Chase, June 7, 1990 Rockland Harbor Public Access, Land Use Decisions, July, 1990 59 Varrell's Wharf Feasibility Study, Coastal Strategies, Inc. for the Town of York, July 23, 1990 Stockton Springs Harbor Public Access and Waterfront Plan and Ordinance, July 25, 1990 Task 3 Acquiring Shoreline Access Sites for Public Use Task 4 Coastal Policy Development The Economic Value of Casco-Bay , Charles S. Colgan, Univ. of Southern Maine, October 1990 Task 5 -- Program Administration & Implementation Coastweek 189 Summary Reiport, Julie Ann Canniff, SPO, October 1989; Coastweek 189 Report, Julie Ann Canniff, SPO, October 1989; Maine's Coastal Cleanup 189, Summary Report and Recommendations, Flis Schauffler, SPO, October 1989. Section C Annual Report, November 1989 "Maine's Response to OCRM's Evaluation Findings for the Maine Coastal Program for the Period from August 1986 through June 1989,11 and "Reprogramming Request, CZ100,11 February 14, 1990 Watershed: An Action Guide to Improving Maine Waters, Maine Coastal Program, Maine DEP, and Univ. of Maine Cooperative Extension, April 1990 Coast-Links, A Resource Guide to Maine's Coastal Organizations, SPO, Spring 1990 An Aauaculture Development Strategy for the State of-Maine, Executive Summary and Technical Report, Aquaculture Development Committee, March 1990 The Environmental Impacts of Finfish Culture, Summary, Gulf of Maine working Group Aquaculture Workshop, March 1-2, 1990 Transmitted with this progress report. Transmitted with a previous progress report. 60 Exhibit E-7 LIST OF PRODUCTS, CZ521 AWARD (1990-gU Task I Core Law Enforcement & Administration Task 2 Municipal Grant Program Guidelines & Application for the Implementation Grant,& Coastal Management Grant Programs, DECD/OCP, October 1990 Task 3 Coastal Policy Development: Allocating Maine's Marine Waters Task 4 Program Management & Public Education Transmitted with this progress report. prog1190.rpt 61 liffillilliffil 1 3 6668 14103 2518 - -- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I