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       PROGRESS REPORT                            February through April, 1990

























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                   THE FAR SODE              By GARY LARSON





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             Financial assistance for preparation of this report
             was provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of
             Commerce, Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource
             Management, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of
             1972, as amended.






















                     MA I NE'S COASTAL PROGRAM












                                  Progress Report

                           February through April, 1990

                                  CZ083 (1988-89)
                                  CZ100 (1989-90)



                              US Department of Commerce
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                             2234 South Hobson Avenue
                               Charleston, SC 29405-2413




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                 The National oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
                   Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
                            Washington, D.C.   20235










        Maine State  Planning Office                Augusta, Maine 04333
        State House  Station No. 38                 Tel. (207) 289-3261
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                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS





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         STATUS of 1988-89 GRANT TASKS -- (CZ083 Award)


         Task 1 --  Improving Program Core Law Enforcement  &
                    Implementation                                         1

                    A. DEP - Core Law Administration & Enforcement
                    B. DEP - Improving M arine Water Quality Through
                              Better Shoreline Management
                    C. DOC - Improving Technical Reviews of
                              Core Law Applications

         Task 2     Strengthening Technical Assistance to Towns            1

                    A. Local Planning & Waterfront Grants,'
                    B. Local Assistance to Municipalities
                    C. Regional Council Coastal Coordinators

         Task 3     Increasing Public Shoreline Access Opportunities       3

                    A. Shoreline Right-of-Way Discovery Program
                    B. Acquiring Shoreline Access Sites

         Task 4     Promoting Working Waterfronts

                    A. Maine Marine Alliance -- Implementation             3
                    B. Addressing the Impact of Aquaculture on   the
                       marine Environment                                  3
                    C. Strengthening Port and Harbor Management            4

         Task 5     Program Oversight & Implementation                     4

                    A. Public Education
                    B. OCS Oversight













         STATUS OF 1989-90 QR_ANT TASKS -- (CZ100 Award)

         Task 1    Core Law Enforcement & Administration                  7

                   A. DEP -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration
                   B. DOC/MGS -- Geologic Review of Core Law
                       Applications

         Task 2    Local Technical & Financial Assistance                 7

                   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        7

         Task 4    Coastal Policy Development

                   A. Allocating Maine's Marine Waters                    7
                   B. Island Development & Conservation Strategy         18
                   C. Estuarine Strategy                                 18

         Task 5    Program Administration  & Implementation
                   A. Public Education Initiative & Coastweek            is
                   B. OCS Oversight                                      21
                   C. Other                                              21
                         (1) Gulf of Maine Activities
                         (2) Water Dependent Uses
                         (3) Administrative





         EXHIBITS


         E-1   DEP Quarterly Report                                    1.1
         E-2   DEP Issue Profile, Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act       2.1
         E-3   Nexus (DECD Newsletters), March & April, 1990           3.1
         E-4   Quarterly Reports from Coastal Coordinators             4.1
         E-5   Gaining Ground (LMFB Newsletter), March-April, 1990     5.1
         E-6   List of Products, CZ083 Award (1988-89)                 6.1
         E-7   List of Products, CZ100 Award (1989-90)                 7.1


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                               STATUS of GRANT TASKS
                                 CZ083 -- 1988-89




         Task 1 -- Improving Program Core Law Enforcement & Implementation

              A.   DEP - Core Law Adminigtration & Enforcement
              (See Task 1A under CZ100.)

              B. DEP - Improving Marine Water Quality Through Better
                  Shoreline Management

              (Completion reported previously, but note clipping
         reproduced below regarding designation of Casco Bay as part of
         the National Estuary Program, which came about as a result of
         work on this task.)

              C. DOC - Improving Technipal Reviews of Core Law
                  Applications

              (Completion reported previously.)

         Task 2 -- Strengthening Technical Assistance to Towns

              A. Local Planning & Waterfront Grants

              (Completion of each local Planning and Waterfront Action
         Grant was reported previously.)

              B.   Local Assistance to mgnicipalities

              (Completion reported previously. See Task 2B under Maine's
         CZ100 Award for 1989-90.)

              C.   Regional Council Coastal Coordinators

              (Completion reported previously. See Task 2C under Maine's
         CZ100 Award for 1989-90.)

         Task 3 -- Increasing Public Shoreline Access Opportunities

              A.   Shoreline Right-of-Way Discovery Program

              (Completion of this Significant Improvement Work Task was
         reported previously. The last report under this program,
         entitled Coastal Right-of Way Rediscovery Programs: A Handbook
         for Local Researchers, DECD/OCP, December 1989, is transmitted
         with this Progress Report, along with a related report entitled
         entitled A Guide to the Liability of Maine Landowners Providing
         Public Access, DECD/OCP, Dec. 1989.)


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                                                                                                           Bush puts Casco Bay
                                                                                                           on list of waterways
                                                                                                           targeted for cleanup
                                                                                                           By CHRISTOPHER CONNELL
                                                                                                           Associated Press Writer
                                                                                                              ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush disignated five
                                                                                                           enviromentally troubled waterways Friday for intense                                                         I dense
                                                                                                           review and development of cleanup plans, including
                                                                                                           southern Maine's Casco Bay and the bay that
                                                                                                           leads into Boston's polluted harbor.
                                                                                                              The president said the waterways in Maine,
                                                                                                           Massachusetts, Louisiana -and Florida would become
                                                                                                           part of the National Estuary Program and be eligible for
                                                                                                           some of the 516 million in federal funds under the
                                                                                                           Program.
                                                                                                              Congress established the National Estuary Program in
                                                                                                           1987 to help protect and improve the environ-
                                                                                                           mental quality of significant estuaries. Twelve estuaries
                                                                                                           already are in the conservation program.
                                                                                                              Under the program, federal and state money is used
                                                                                                           for a five-year study and planning effort aimed at
                                                                                                           identifying key environmental problems and ways to
                                                                                                           resolve them. States must provide some matching
                                                                                                           funds.
                                                                                                              The five waterways singled out by Bush are Tampa
                                                                                                           Bay and the Indian River Complex, both in Florida; the
                                                                                                           Barataris-Terreborne Estuarine Complex in Louisiana;
                                                                                                           Casco Day its Maine; and Massachusetts Bay.
                                                                                                              Elected lenders from Maine hailed the inclusion of
                                                                                                           Casco Bay, where pollution has been the focus of
                                                                                                           increasing concern in recent years,
                                                                                                              In Augusta, Maine Gov. John Mckernan said the
                                                                                                           designation would generate about $1 million over five
                                                                                                           years toward preparation or a cleanup strategy,
                                                                                                              "Not a bad Earth Day present from Washington."
                                                                                                           McKernan told reporters at a briefing several hours
                                                                                                           before Bush made the announcement official,
                                                                                                              Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell (D-Maine)
                                                                                                           said in a prepared statement that he was "delighted" by
                                                                                                           the announcement -and called the designation "an
                                                                                                           important step in our efforts to    protect the quality of the
                                                                                                           marine environment in Maine and the nation"
                                                                                                              U.S. Rep. Joseph E. Brennan, who is challenging
                                                                                                           McKernan for governor, said the designation would
                                                                                                           provide help to a bay "increasingly threatened by
                                                                                                           pollution and population pressures."
                                                                                                              Sen. William S. Cohen said Casco Bay "deserves the
                                                                                                           attention and resources of state and federal officials if it
                                                                                                           is to remain open to fishing, boating, swimming and
                                                                                                           other activities important to Maine's economy."               
                                                                                                              Bush, speaking at a fund-raising dinner for Florida's
                                                                                                           Republican Party in Orlando, said he; was pleased to
                                                                                                           made the announcement on expanding the estuary
                                                                                                           program "as we head into the Earth Day," 
                                                                                                              "It's a good first step," Rudy Rosen, an expert
                                                                                                           waterway conservation problems for the National
                                                                                                           Wildlife Federation, of the president's action,
                                                                                                              But Rosen added that the designation would mean
                                                                                                           little it not followed by further action.  "Desig-
                                                                                                           nation is great, but it's got to be backed with regulatory
                                                                                                           enforcement, both state and federal, and the
                                                                                                           money to do the job," he said in an interview.
                                                                                                              Paul Pritchard. president of the National Parks and
                                                                                                           Conservation Association, called the announcement "a
                                                                                                           good step" but said on many environmental areas the
                                                                                                           president has "backtracked badly" from campaign
                                                                                                           promises,
                                                                                                              Bush also came under attack Friday from congres-
                                                                                                           sional Democrats who accused the president of not
                                                                                                           following his rhetoric with action on environmental
                                                                                                           issues.
                                                                                                              A group of Democratic senators, including Mitchell,
                                                                                                           criticized Bush for not moving more aggressively to
                                                                                                           deal with global warming, opting instead to call for
                                                                                                           additional research.
                                                                                                              Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) said Bush failed to
                                                                                                           "provide the leadership" earlier in the week at an
                                                                                                           international White House conference an global
                                                                                                           Warming. European delegates have sought commitments
                                                                                                           on specific reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, while
                                                                                                           the White House has said more research is
                                                                                                           needed for such pollution controls should be sought.
                                                                                                              'President Bush refused to call the nation to action
                                                                                                           on the serious problem of global warming. rather
                                                                                                           he used (the conference) to call attention to all of the
                                                                                                           obstacles," said Mitchell at a news conference to
                                                                                                           discuss Earth Day.
                                                                                                              In the House, Democrats called on Bush to Celebrate
                                                                                                           Earth Day by declaring his support for legislation
                                                                                                           that would force federal agencies to comply with the
                                                                                                           Saint environmental laws the government Imposts on
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              B.   Acquiring Shoreland Access Sites

              (Completion reported previously. See the Land for Maine's
         Future Board Acquisitions Summary on the following page and
         Exhibit E-6, "Gaining Ground," the LMFB newsletter.)

         Task 4 -- Promoting Working Waterfronts

              A.   Maine Marine Alliance - Implementation

              (Task completed. Nothing new to report for this reporting
         period.)

              B.   Addressing the Impact of Aquaculture on t!2-e
                   Marine Environment

              Parametrix, Inc., of Seattle, started work on their contract
         to assess the State's aquaculture regulations. Don Weitkamp and
         Jon Boyce of Parametrix, who are recognized experts on
         aquaculture management, traveled to Maine in late February to
         collect data on Maine's aquaculture industry and coastal
         environment. They met with representatives of the Dept. of
         Marine Resources, the DEP, the SPO, and leaders of Maine's
          aritime industries, including the executive directors of the
         Maine Lobstermen's Association and the Maine Sardine Council.
         m


              Drs. Weitkamp and Boyce participated in a workshop organized
         by the SPO on the environmental impacts of salmon culture in the
         Gulf of Maine. They also interviewed aquaculturists, scientists,
         regulators and citizens concerned with the careful management of
         this new industry. Information collected during this field visit
         complements literature reviews and analysis of aquaculture
         regulatory programs in effect in other parts of the world.

              Representatives of DMR, DEP and SPO are working with
         Parametrix to provide relevant technical data on environmental
         characteristics of the State's coastal waters.

              On March I and 2, 1990, a workshop was held in St. Andrews,
         Nova Scotia to promote discussion of the environmental impacts of
         finfish culture in the Gulf of Maine. Sponsored by the Gulf of
         Maine Working Group, the workshop provided an opportunity for
         scientists, policy makers, and managers from throughout the Gulf
         @egion to discuss the current state of knowledge regarding the
         impacts of pen culture, regulatory steps necessary to protect
         environmental health, and research needs. Over sixty
         participants listened to presentations by scientists and
         regulators on research and regulatory programs carried out at
         cage sites throughout the eastern Maine-new Brunswick-Nova Scotia
         region. Specific topics included: the nature and scale of the
         risks to the environment from cage culture; the role of
         monitoring in regulation, parameters to be monitored, and


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                                                                                   LMF Acquisitions Summary through February 22, 1990

                                                                                                                                                                                 Legal       Archaeological
                                   Property[MI/FF/Acres LMF Funds Cash Match                      Property Match       In-kind Match          Appraisal      Testing/Survey     Services         Survey
                                   Kennebunk Plains          $ 2,061,800 S300,000    IF&W         $540,000 TNC         $175,000 TNC           $4,400             S55,000                         $ 3,070
                                   1041 Acres                                50,000 KKWWD                                90,OW KKWWD
                                                                             13,398  Keftnebunk
                                                                             10,000 RLT
                                   Dodge Point               $2,050,000 S250,000 DRA              S 40,000 DRA         $ 20,000 DRA                                             $ 1,627          $3200
                                   7000 FF                                   50,000 MCP                                  20,000 Newcastle
                                   497 Acres
                                   Shackford Head            $   525,000 S 35,000 MCP                                                         $ 1,800                           $10,750
                                   2.5 MI
                                   90 Acres
                                   Mt. Kineci                $   750,000                                                                                                                         $2,934
                                   3.5 MI
                                   800 Acres
                                   Sandy Point Beach         $   822,125 S 35,000 MCP                                                                            $18,094                         $ 1,420*
                                   3000 FF
                                   100 Acres
                                   Cuder Coast               $  2,500,000                                                                     $2,400
                                   4.5 MI
                                   2100 Acres
                                   Tide Mill Farm            $  1,075,0W                                                                      $2,400             $7,000                          $ 4,050*4
                                   5.25 MI
                                   1523 Acres
                                   Commissary Point          S   515,000'                                                                     $ 7,4004           $4,000
                                   2 MI
                                   250 Acres

                                   Alice Wheeler Farm        $   380,000'                                                                     $ 1,300            $ 8,450
                                   @3@cres
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                                   TOTALS                    $10,678,925 S743,748                 $580,000             $295,000               $17,700            $92,S44        $12,377          $14,674
                                   1935 MI
                                 _fiA@r`Acres


                                   Vending Board action
                                   I -- 3 acres fee, 1520 acres conservation casement; 2 -- 200 acres fee, 50 acres casement; 3 -- purchase of development rights; 4 -- figure includes combined costs for
                                   both Tide Mill Farm & Commissary Point









                                Study to look at aquaculture close to home                                                                                                                              
                                   HALLOWELL, ME - This is not about                          where environmental conditions are    
                                Puget Sound. This is not about the riords                     different from Pose in Main.
                                of Norway. This, finally, is a study about                       Accordin to DMR Commissioner Bill
                                the environmental affects of finfish
                                                                                              Brennan, the department plans to
                                agriculture in Maine.                                         implement additional aquaculture
                                   On Jan. 9, the state Department of                         regulation - or modify existing ones-
                                                                                              based on recommendations made in the, 
                                Marine Resources (DMR), using federal                         study.
                                funds; awarded a $36,826 contract to
                                Parametric, Inc., a private environmental                          Estabrook, in summarizing the purpose
                                consulting firm based in Belleview, WA, to                    of the study, said "Based on the scientific
                                carry out the study. The report is due July                   literature in the field, known data said
                                31.                                                           existing protocol pertaining principally to
                                   According to the contract, parametrix,                     net pen aquaculture, Parametrix is to
                                in addition to a long list of other charges,                  recommend a monitoring (system) to be
                                must:                                                         used by industry to monitor environmental
                                  Design a monitoring procedure to be                         conditions attendant to their operations."
                                employed by finfish aquacultrists in                             Estabrook continued, "(Parametrix will
                                Maine,                                                        also) recommend an environmental
                                   Combine an inventory of regulatory                         assessment and monitoring program for                                            and sanitory approaches to managing
                                aquaculture as implemented or                                 DMR to employ for purposes of pre-lease
                                contemplated in other parts of this country                   assessment and long term monitoring
                                and the world; and                                            
                                                                                              This will serve to amplify existing critera
                                                                                              and procedures already in place (in
                                  Design a research program to determine                      Maine)."
                                the range of environmental quality                            The DMR began soliciting proposals for
                                conditions in the coastal waters of Maine.                    the study in September 1988. According
                                   According to DMR Deputy                                    to DIOR spokesman Marshall Murphy, the
                                Commissioner Penn Estabrook, the                              DMR and Parametrix agreed on the term
                                Parametrix study is especially important                      of the contract by October 1989.
                                becaus e it will make recommendations                        However, the contract then went through a
                                relevant to the dustry in Maine.                             legal review process in the attorney
                                   To date, anyone seeking information on                    general's office that prevented the groups
                                pen culture has bad to study aquaculture                     from finalizing the deal until January.                                                                            



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                           U.~q& f ish-f arm fined                                                                                             $80,000                                                                                    ~,:~~~~
                           BY FRED HASTINGS                                  ~n~q@~ino~n~e~qt~qh~c~les u~l~.~,~q;~q@o                p~.~1~m~ced~qf hie wa      ter until it had       cations still under review, said             140,000    ~5~-~0~1~1~q,~1or ba               a~lmo~n,
                                                     ~c~,                     a
                                                                            i~n                a,                                                                                                                                ~9       if f~6q1s
                                               Nord                                                                    ~p~l         ~'s review and ap~-           Cl~erne~n                    plic~a~n have       ~b          ~-                          ~r~"~I
                           Maine Coast                                               tch~' H                       c       e ~q@~d                                             ~. All ~-~p          ~-                    a    h I                       per-
                                                                                                                                                                        t~s                                   ~y
                                                                                                                                                              bee" ~w ~n                   they          t~q@~,                                       ny
                           Sid my      Nordic Enterprises,               ruttand five additional pens             p~2q@vai process.                                       ar ~Ld that            need      ~.   mi ~q@`~l~s~qo`~.~q@ht        by the compa
                           ~~q!~,                 culture                 ~8qt                                                                                                                                               ~, ~c
                           In        aqua              ~2q=ora~s                 l~er Harbor.                              hi~le'the Corps has begun to             permits before proceeding with               aren't~a~ut orized.
                           ~ion based in Co~nnec~ti                      The aquaculture industry             is    catch up with its =Sing                of   adding more pens.                               EDITOR'S NOTE: This ar~-
                           agreed to pay ~$80,0~00 in civil            subject to multiple regulatory
                                                                                                                  = and ~s                            local      Under the consent decree is-               ticle has been reprinted, with
                           ~q@~na~'~f~i=~cing fishpen~s in                   jurisdictions. While the states                           r~s have received their         sued last week, Maine Coast                  permission                   from     the
                           ~~f~ler               and Jone~sport         Department of Marine Re-                     ~0q=~S~, there are currently                     Nordic has agreed to remove                  Down~east Coastal Press,               Cut-
                           without the required permit               sources has authority to grant                        additional pem~-~dt appl~i-           the fishpens, containing about               l~er, ME.
                           authorization of the U.S. Army            lease sites of shor~aine waters,                                                 ~ ~ ~           I I ~             ~. ~ ~            -_
                                   f Engineers.          ~.           the federal Army Corps has                                Industry rallies in opposition
                           ~~@~2qTe~'~.~Oction, approved under a            jurisdiction over any objects,
                           consent decree issued last week           such as piers, breakwaters, or
                                                                     fishpens, that are placed into                                                                                                                                              a uacu t
                           District judge Gene I rter,was          , those leased wa                                                       e
                           (February 27) in ~Ban~2qgr by U.S.                                                                          N~~2qW~"bill~'~'~6qM                                                         ~2qn
                           the first such fine sought by the          ~T~he state's D~4qM~qL~S~I~_~1~1~_~q@~q@~'early -
                           Army Corps.                               and aggressively in asserting its                            AUGUSTA, ME - When the adequacy                        A~ccordin      to Stevens, however, the
                           According to Jay Clements, a              role in the eme~r~q&~in~g industry,                                                                                                    ~2p~                                     ~'~qJStu~qdy that would review the adequacy
                           spokesman for the Army, Corps;            while the Army ~(~-o~rps was lat~q!.~,                          of Maine's aqu~a~cu~itu~r~e laws were                          19~87 ~l~aw has "failed" on state and federal              ~&~x~o state's aqu~a~cu~iture laws. describe ~qth
                           while other. aquacul~turists in            ~6qZp~2qnci ting in the process...                              challenged in the Legislature's second                    levels to provide ~ad~eq~qu~q= environmental                  economic importance of ~th~e i  ~ndus~qtry,
                                                                                ,.&a                        ~e~r~s'               session, salmon farmers and shellfish                     monitoring procedures prior to ~qf~qt
                           Maine =ced pens in th~e                                    rri~a~ny fish farm                                                                                                                                            review ~th~e s~ta~t~z~'s policies on th~e
                                                                                                                               growers throughout the state united ~to                    issuance of an ~aqu~acultur~e lease
                           water               first receiving       found themselves heavily in-                                                                                                                               and during development of ~a~q~qWul~ture.
                           Army C       s a~qSp~q!ov~al and also          vested and ready to start farm-                           support their industry and defend ~th~e rigid-..'           an ongoing operation. ~4qk~r these reasons,'                .'!.'I need a real education in this ind
                           are in te~2qnc            o~lation of ~the     i~ng fish while they were en~-                              ~env~iror~im~en~ta~l~~mor~ti~torin~gp~lo~c~cSs~to                       she ~i~n~a~x~id~u~c~ed the new bi~l~L,~,                           and I hesitate to pass laws before I get
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                           law, Mai. Coast        Nordic was         countering delays in getting                              which they are already subject.                           Industry ~member~i      were ~q@~6q@n~ish~ed by                 education," said Rep. George Townson
                                               n  to add addi-       Army Corps approval.                                         The aquacul~tur~e debate was initiated by                the range of components covered by the                  Eastport~. ~ ~
                                               a~W~yfirst having                                                                 ~LD 2352~. An Act to Ensure and Maintain                    b~ill:~'~ev~e~ry~t~hing from minimum current                   Committee members, who had been
                                r~" ~c~ompf r                             Clements indicated that the                                                                                       -velocities d~erpe~p~'~5~*                  ~d                h~eap~ed~with reports, docum~ems~,~n~qn~qd v~qi
                           t~   I pens ~-                                                                                                                                                                                        C
                                warned ~b       h~is agency that       Army Corps was delayed in                                 Water Quality, sponsored by Rep. Patricia                               ~un      ties ~to r~os~tri~ons o~n
                           it needed permits. He indicated                     ~.     ~i~n    ~ of the ~qper~mdt                     Stevens of Bangor. I~tisabil~lpropos~edto                    the ~typ~eoffe~e~q4 thaL~could be used i~na ~i-~,                tapes pertaining to the issue a~t hand, sai
                                                                     processing an                                             revamp the laws that currently govern~                    finfish farming operation.
                           that Maine Coast Nordic was               ~applicatio~8q@ an~8q1d id not initi ate                         fi~nfish aquacultur~e.                                                                                              they felt bombarded with ~the volui~qn~q@ o
                           notified in January, 1989 that it         legal action against those who                                                                                      ~q: ~* A~qu~a~c~qu~l~qt~qu~2q@ said th~e~p~qiop~qo~q@e~qil                        information they had received.
           ~~~             needed permits from the Army              had gone ahead and set out                                   The Legislature's Committee on Marine                  moni~q6ring~an~qd~~l~ea~qs~e si~dr~ig~2p~p~p~p~p~p~1p~2p~1p~      ~i.~      f~.~ ~t Rep. Richard Ruhlin of Brewer said,
                           Corps in addition to those re-            fishpens. However the agen                                Resources held a public hearing on the bill               would p~u~t them out of business, either..                think a study is without question the ~qi~qn
                                                                                                            cy
                           ~~ired by the state, but that the         held that no additional pens be                           March 6 which lasted 5~-1~)~2 hours and was                  because th~e requirements weren't                        cost-~effec~tiv~o way of assimilating this
                                                                                                                               attended by close to 100 people. Though                   physically a~C~h~i~e~v~a~b~l~e~, in~qM~~a~in~o or ~beca~i~ise             tremendous amount of information."
                                                                                                                               six people testified in favor of the bill, the            they were too "Pensive.,                                But at press time in mid-March, it
                                                                                                                               ov~er~q!vhelming majority of ~th~e audience                    I ~' Industry members said the bill contains             not known whether the study would
                                                                                                                               was in opposition to it.                                  specifics that were already hashed out                  receive funding. Ibis session, the Mai
                                                                                                                                  The hearing could have been a scene                    three years~ago. The ~oxi~q@u~i~ng law, with its              L~eg~is~la~t~tur~e is already struggling to o~qp~q-~q-
                                                                                                                               from 1987, when countless ~h~e~q= in the                      'rigid ~envi~ro~nm~ent~a~i monitoring system ~' ;              wi~d~qa~'a budget that experienced.
                                                                                                                               Legislature were spent completely revising                implemented by the D~ep~a~nm~e~nt of Marine                  -~i~g~ni~f~ican~t revenue shortfalls.~,
                                                                                                                               t~h~e state's aqua~cultur~e leasing statutes.                 Resources (I)M~R)~, is wo~d~d~ng well, they                  ~Industry members questioned the no
                                                                                                                               Three years later, much of the testimony                  said.                                                   for ~the study This year, the D~MR sp~qe~qn
                                                                                                                               and arguments were the same.                              Following the public hearing, the                       close to $37~.~q6~(~q@ in federal fu~i~x~is to
                                                                                                                                  industry members sought ~t~o justify ~th~e                 marine resources committee held two work                conduct a similar investigation which w
                                                                                                                               economic importance of ~aqu~a~cW~tur~o and                     sessions on the bill. ~: ~@     ~*        1 ~~, ~.~@
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 be~compIc~t~ed July 31. (Sc~orela~t~edsto~qt
                                                                                                                               defend itasalcg~itima~t~e~c~o~m~me~rcial                          -At the March 13 session, the committee                 this page.)
                                                                                                                               fi~sh~e~iry in the state.                                    voted to request funding for a legislative
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Proponents
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~q@~,S~t~e~vcr~is ~i~n~u~qW~uced the bill at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7~"~re~qqu~es~t ofL~ti~gh McCarthy, wh~o owns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~q@~va~qt~er~0q" property. on Swans Island.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 At a public lease hearing held Lin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 spring, M~rCuthy was one of two sumn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 residents who opposed a finfish
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~a~qu~acultu~r~: proposal off Swans Island.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In her testimony before the marine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 resources committee in March, ~M~cCa~qr~qt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 sa~W the current law "has too many
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 lo~o~qi~l~io~l~es~.~~It cannotdo the job it was.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ,'intended to do.".
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~~;~;~,Sh~e said "no law we have now jus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 does no~t w~0qk in balancing ~t~h~e              ~q,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 environmental considerations against ~qth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ind~'ust~ry demands.",, I I ~t~;~-; ~, ~@ ~, ~- .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 According -to Si~e~qv ~e~-~as in her ~t~es~qt~qimon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 the now bill "improves the system.,       ~q"
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~T~he message from the scientific
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 community was mixed. Two scientists
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 testified in support of ~t~q@~o bill; others w~qc
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 opposed.
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                     A tale of two islands                                            
                               One Maine island community decided                                                                                                                                 One Maine Island community decided
                               to try salmon farming to supplement
                               its traditional income from fishing;
                                         the other said, "No way."
                                                                                  
                                                       
                                                By Nancy Griffin                                                                                          b 7
                                                  Field Editor

                     The craggy, convoluted coast of Maine is    "We have to use the sea," says Bruce 
                     studded with many islands where shrinking  Colbeth of the Swans Island Fishermen's
                     communities or rugged individuals sub-    Co-op. "Nor everyone wants to be a lobster,
                     bornly cling to a year-round way of life that fisherman, and we don't have the option of
                     grows increasingly mom difficult to main-  commuting 20 miles to work, or bringing        
                     lain.                                      raw materials to the island, putting them
                     Two such communities are Swans Island      together and shipping them out.
                     
                     and Vinalhaven, somewhat different in size   work on the island or move out.
                                                                                  
                     but with many common features, Most of        Swans Island is 7,500 acres with 350
                     he year-round families both most os           swell the population to 800, Vinalhaven
                     those families now depend solely on Iob-      reached by ferry from Rockland, has 1,200             ing," says Victoria Dyer, who was then        The first batch 'of salmon smalls were
                     stering for their livelihood, which means     year,round residents and a summer popula-           Vinalhaven's town manager. It would have        delivered to (he Swans Island, Maine,
                     they saw their incomes drop during the past   tion that reaches nearly 6,000.               been nice if a representative or the firm             farm In the rail of 1989. The fish were
                     year along with the price of lobster.        Town officials in Vinalhaven were            come in first and explained to people what              transferred directly from the tractor
                     There's another common thing: each           approached in September 1987 by a Norwe-,     they wanted to do."                                    trailer an board the ferry to the net pens.
                     community was approached during the past     gian representing a company called Atlantic    Observers say this failure to approach
                     two years by companies from off-island       Salmon (Maine) Inc. Frank Gjerset sought a     people and win them over to the idea prob-            ested, But we'd just read in the papers all
                     wishing to establish salmon farms. Here the  10-year lease for 25 acres of bottom off      ably did more harm to Atlantic Salmon's                the bad things about aquaculture, so we did
                     differences begin. Vinalhaven residents      Vinalhaven, a specific site adjacent to the    cause than anything else. The proposed                a lot of research. We kept an open mind."
                     resoundingly and unequivocally rejected      While Islands area.                            lease area was prime lobster and scallop                  Fishermen were invited to discuss the
                     the aquacullure idea, while Swans Island      The first most townspeople heard of the   bottom, heavily used by the island's fisher-              proposal presented by Mariculture Products
                     people wrestled with. studied, argued about   proposal was a sheet or paper posted          'men, Not only did Jobsermen fear loss of             Ltd. and decide if they wanted to investi-
                     and finally accepted the notion.              around town announcing the public bear-.       access to the 25-acre spot, but they worried         gate it further. ."After all," says Colbeth,
                                                                                                               about contamination to nearby bottom from               "They were the ones with the most to lose"
                                                                                                               salmon droppings, antibiotics used in the                After three informational discussion
                                                                                                               pens, chemicals used in the fish food and                meetings, the lobstermen told Colbeth to
                                                                                                               diseases such as those that plagued Norvc-               pursue the Project, Together. they chose
                                                                                                               gian fiord-based pens and Swedish pens                   465-acre Toothacher Cove, pans of which
                                                                                                               more than a year ago.                                    were heavily lobstered while other parts
                                                                                                               Islanders also expressed concern that the                were not lobstered at all. The ones who
                                                                                                               Norwegian company would bring workers                    fished in those areas were willing to give it
                                                                                                               from off-island, and, while local fishermen              up for the good of Swans Island.
                                                                                                               would lose some of their traditional fishing                 Then in March, things went haywire,
                                                                                                               territory, little of the revenue generated by            Colbert reports. "We found handfuls of
                                                                                                               -Atlantic Salmon would stay on Vinalhaven.               papers this thick under windshields and at
                                                                                                               Five hundred Vinalhaven residents                        the co-op - all over the island - full of
                                                                                                               flocked to the public hearing in February               bad stuff about salmon farming, After 1
                                                                                                               1988 ready to show their opposition to the              read three or four pages, I felt sick. The
                                                                                                               proposal. They never had the chance. The                president of the co-op read if and suddenly
                                                                                                               meeting ended at 2 a.m. with the company                turned against the project," he says
                                                                                                               still presenting its case and townspeople                    Colbeth, however, fell the informtional
                                                                                                               asking questions.                                     packets represented propaganda. "I said,
                                                                                                               Officials decided to continue the public              I've got to rind out the truth,"' He drove to
                                                                                                               hearing in April, when townspeople who               Canada, visited several fish farms, inter-
                                                                                                               had signed up as interveners could present           viewed lobstermen in New Brunswick com-
                                                                                                               their side. In the interim, the town held a          munities with a video camera, and viewed
                                                                                                               non-binding referendum on the proposal,              videos that divers took periodically of the
                                                                                                               and voters rejected the idea. 5 to 1. Shortly        bottom under the pens at 50 different sites,
                                                                                                               before the scheduled reconvening, Atlantic
                                                                                                               Salmon withdrew its proposal.                              "The first two questions I asked everyone
                                                                                                               In a letter to the Commissioner of Marine           were: What about salmon pollution? And.
                                                                                                               Resources, the company said its reasons for         what about antibiotics?" says Colberth. "I
                                                                                                               withdrawing included the emotionalism and           don't even know how [hey can call it pollu-
                                                                                                               misinformation raised by some oppnnents.            tion. What are they going to do, stop all the
                                                                                                                   "There was a lot of emotionalism, but              fish from going to the bathroom in the
                                                                                                               also people who attended the meeting had        water? Fish have to excrete. Pollution is not
                                                                                                               legitimate concerns that were not               the right word; it's just a scare tactic word.
                                                                                                               addressed," says Emily Lane, the current       "One form I looked at was beside fish
                                                                                                               Vinalhaven town manager, then a select.        weirs. and it also had lobster and clam nits
                                                                                                               man.                                           right next to it," says Colbeth. "Everyone I
                                                                                                               "I did a lot of research, and I still think    talked to was happy. A lobsterman there
                                                                                                               It's a terrible Idea," says Maudeann Warren    who was the biggest opponent of salmon
                                                                                                               of Vinalhaven, Her husband, Roger, is a        farming now has 25 pens of his own. tic
                                                                                                               sixth-generation lobsterman. "They talk       said he was wrong." 
                                                                                                               about jobs, but the average is only about         The sea farming operations Colbeth
                                                                                                               three to rive jobs per farm I think it's tragic   toured were small, tidal action was strong,
                                                                                                               to see big corporations taking the life blood    and no buildup showed under the pens. In
                                                                                                               ,of small communities." she says.                addition, Colbeth says the aquaculture ven-
                                                                                                                     A Different Approach                       lures were mainly owned by small opera-
                                                                                                               Swans Island residents watched this             tors who were often lobsterman.
                                                                                                               Process with fascination. Just as the Vinal-       One of the damning things found in
                                                                                                               -haven saga was ending, they were               packets distributed on the island was a
                                                                                                               approached about a salmon farming opera-        newspaper picture of a clammer holding a
                                                                                                               tion. The approach, however, was different.     fistful or slime described in the caption as
                                                                                                                     One man from Ellsworth came and          salmon gutty from a pen site, When Col.
                                                                                                               talked first to me." says Colbeth, himself a   beth went directly to the office of the St.
                                                                                                               former lobsterman who plans to return to       Croix Courier and asked about the picture,
                                                                                                               ,,his traps, Jar a few years. "We were inter- a staffer provided him with a copy of the





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                        explanning that the stine was a form of                      island visited salmon farms in New
                        algae, not salmon Sorry.
                                                                                   Brunswick and talked to local lobster-
                           To quell concerns about antibiotics, Col-                       men and fishermen about their 
                        beth investigated what was used in Cana-                                                                        
                                                                                   reactions to the operations before he
                        dian pens. It turned out the two antibiotics               decided in favor of a farm for his com-
                        used are both U.S. Department of Agricul-
                                                                                   munity. James Acheson (sitting), from
                        lure approved and are commonly used in                     the University of Maine, supports the
                        lobster pounds to prevent red tail. "No one                    idea of salmon farms in the state
                                                                                                                        
                        seems to have a problem with using it in
                        lobster pounds," Colbeth says.                         communities, but we think they've jumped
                           Colbeth also checked out stories about              head first into a difficult issue with side
                        disease-ridden salmon farms in Norway. tic             effects people are just beginning to under-
                        found out that the Norwegians moved the                stand.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                        pens from the still waters of the fjords to                "Those fish are dropping 1,500-2,000
                        the open ocean to solve the problem,                   of waste products into the cove every day.
                                          Opposition                           Lobstering and scalloping Are threatened,"
                           Lee McCarthy summers on Swans Island                says McCarthy, who's read of the danger of               
                        in a camp situated down the cove front the            disease and pollution around -fish farms in
                        salmon pens, She opposed the farming                  reports from Japan, Scotland and Norway.
                                                                                                          
                        operation and still does. She says her oppo-               If scallops are in any danger from
                                                                                                                                                                             
                        sition Arises strictly from environmental              salmon fanning, it won't be in Toothacher
                        concerns.                                              Cove," says Swans Island fisherman Ken-
                           ..They sidestepped every possible envi-             neth Lemuine Jr. He's scalloped during the
                                                                               
                        mental protection that was part of the                 winter for several years. In a 15-minute low
                        law.   Those pens violate Department of                 where the pens am now. he says. you might-
                        Environmental Protection minimums for                  get five scallops if you are lucky. More
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                        McCarthy.                                                                                      
                                                                               as scallops go, that's waste bottom. It's just         more serious conflict between salmon farm                   involves an interesting use of mis-scientific
                           She says intense political pressure                 mud," he says.                                         ing and industry. Industry wants the right to               information.                                                                                
                        brought to bear by Mariculture Products                    "The species most likely to be affected by         add some pollution to the water, and fish                       Acheson believes the objections most
                        and the state Department of Marine                     any pollution around salmon pens are the               farms can't stand any."                                     people have to aquaculture revolve around
                        Resources won a three-year probationary                salmon themselves," Says James Acheson,                                In Sweden, Acheson says he saw lots of      a certain image of the state of Maine, Lob-
                        permit from the Army Corps of Engineers               University of Maine professor of anthropol-             empty fish pens. Fish had been wiped out in -               ster boats are okay, a few other boats pass-
                        for the farming venture despite demands                ogy and marine studies and author of Lob-              1998 by disease due to overstocking and                     ing by am okay, but looking out at fish pens
                        from the Environmental Protection Agency,              ster Gungs of Maine, Acheson toured                      fish pens placed too close together. "They                is not. It ruins the view and makes home-
                        National Marine Fisheries Service, and                 salmon farms in Norway and Sweden last                  just didn't have the tidal flushing to get rid,            owners worry about propertyy values.
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                        Fisheries and Wildlife Service that the pro-           year And has read extensively on                      more serious conflict between salmon farm-
                                                                                                                                     ing and industry. Industry wants the right to                          Other Problems                                      
                        ject be cut back by 90%.                               operations in other countries as well,                                                                      If environmental issues were settled
                           "I quickly found out the position of state               To my knowledge, no damage is likely             coasts to Maine is like comparing apples-             suddenly to everyone's satisfaction, salmon
                        agencies is: This will introduce jobs," says           to occur to shellfish," he says. If there             and oranges, says Acheson. "We probably              farms in coastal Maine still face economic
                        McCarthy. "I understand the state is inter-            was any pollution, shellfish would be more;           have the ideal environment for fish farm-             risks, especially in winter. Superchill, which
                        ested in the economic viability of coastal             likely to thrive than the salmon. I see a                ing, and using data from other places                 sometimes lowers coastal water temperatures.


                                                                                                                                        dramatically, can kill fish. Predators or             years. We 'want to  be able to say, 'Yes. you
                                                                                                                                        storms can rip nets and release the salmon,          can.' or 'No, you can'[,* based on site-spe-
                                                                                                                                        or allow other Predators in to destroy them          cific data," he says,
                                                                                                                                           A big difference between the experiences                        Underway
                                                                                                                                        of Swans Island and Vinalhaven is that when         , This winter, Swans Island has seven
                                                                                                                                        Mariculture approached Swans Island, it               salmon pens on 18 acres, with plans to open
                                                                                                                                        promised to help set up any residents who             another I I pens in the spring. Unlike other
                                                                                                                                        wanted to get into salmon fanning.                   operations- even New Brunswick's.
                                                                                                                                        We're using them for jobs, for expertise      which raft pens together - Swans Island
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                        for benefits such as insurance. says Col-            pens each sit alone on an entire acre. No
                                                                                                                                        beth. "we lose a lot of people from the               antibiotics are being used. and some of the
                                                                                                                                        island because they don't want to go lobster-         204,000 fish am up to 3 lbs.
                                                                                                                                        ing, it's a hard job, and lobstering means you       When the Norwegians started farming.
                                                                                                                                        have to be self-employed. We can't have a            their pens contained between 8,000 and
                                                                                                                                        year-round community without people.               9,000. fish per cubic foot of water in 3'
                                                                                                                                        "This is one of the things that can save              tides, A Canadian experimental fish farm
                                                                                                                                        out coastline, I think the summer people              operator recommends maintaining only I
                                                                                                                                        were the start of all this wild emotional             lb. of fish pet cubic foot of water to insure
                                                                                                                                        speculation. People who came up for two or            against disease.
                                                                                                                                        three weeks, maybe a month. and they don't            "We actually have only two-thirds of a
                                                                                                                                        want to look at salmon pens.                          pound of fish per cubic foot of water
                                                                                                                                             It's very unfair to the natives who live          and 10 tides," says Colbeth of the Swans
                                                                                                                                        bete," says Colbeth." "I don't mind true            Island operation. "We're not taking any
                                                                                                                                        facts; I want to bear it, But saying things           chances. There is not a trace of anything
                                                                                                                                        that am not true is unfair to the people of           under the pens. Divers go down weekly and
                                                                                                                                        - the coast of Maine. They've made up some            check it out.":
                                                                                                                                        nice ones, I'll tell you.                             Four people am employed full time now,
                                                                                                                                           Fishermen beat it, and it is scary what             with several seasonal part-time employees.
                                                                                                                                        they're saying. So the fishermen get behind           The plan is that when the operation expands
                                                                                                                                        them, like on Vinalhaven. We heard the                to 18 pens, the farm will have 10 full-time
                                                                                                                                        same stories, but we investigated them and           employees.
                                                                                                                                        found out they're just not true."                     "I don't blame Vinalhaven for what they
                                                                                                                                           New Brunswick provincial officials and             did. If fishermen didn't favor it, I
                                                                                                                                        biologists have been compiling a database          wouldn't, "Colbeth says. "I understand she
                                                                                                                                        of information during the past 10 years               company that approached them was going
                                                                                                                                        about the many salmon pens operating in               to bring their own people in and not leave
                                                                                                                                        their province.                                       much behind. If that was the case, I don't
                                                                                                                                           Initially, we took the strong position that           blame them a bit. All I can say, from what
                                                                                                                                        we wanted to go relatively slow on the                 I've experienced and seen and from people
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                        numbers of fish in cages; that's one reason           I've talked to. there's no problem with the
                                                                                                                                        the videos show it's clean under the pens.            bottom under pen sit"."
                                                                                                                                        Tidal action is another," says Russell                "At the time (of the Atlantic Salmon pro-
                                                                                                                                        Henry, biologist with New Brunswick's                 posal). I was caught up its the island's
                                                                                                                                        Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.            (Vinalhaven) position," says former town
                                                                                                                                              whole objective is to carry out envi-           manager Dyer, "in the meantime, I've fol-
                                                                                                                                        ronmental studies to establish. from a solid         lowed with interest what's happened on
                                                                                                                                        data base. what are good levels. We did it            Swans Island. and I've eaten farmed
                                                                                                                                        mom from a disease perspective," Russell              salmon.
                                                                                                                                        explains. "it all goes together. If there are         "Now I think it's going to be valuable to
                                                                                                                                        lost fish, them is leis stress and less poten-         Maine, I hope the errors that have been made
                                                                                                                                        tial for disease. The environmental impact            in other places can be avoided. Maybe peo-
                                                                                                                                        will also be less.                                   ple on the coast can have another resource so
                                                                                                                                             "We can foresee pressure for Increasing           they don't have to depend only on lobsters
                                                                                                                                          numbers ever the next three or four                 for their income. Dyer says.                 
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                                       COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS  APRIL 1990
                                  'Red tides' increasing in number, diversity
                                       Toxic algae: Threat., to shellfish aquaculture
                                       The following is part one of an article                                                                                                                             years and no deaths have been recorded.
                                  written by Dr. Sandra E. Shumway of the                                                                                                                                     The most seriously affected areas are
                                  ME Department of Marine Resources and                                                                                                                                   Europe and Japan, although there is
                                  the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean                                                                                                                                        increasing evidence that the problem may
                                  Sciences. This portion explores the                                                                                                                                    be more widespread than previously
                                  increasing number and diversity of toxic                                                                                                                                known. The toxins associated with DSP
                                  algal blooms in the world. Part two, which                                                                                                                             include okadaic acid derivatives which are
                                  will be presented next month, examines the                  PSP                                                                                                       fat-soluble.
                                  development of monitoring program and                                                                                                                                       The dinoflagellate Dinophysis
                                  the necessity for accurate press coverage                                                                                                                               acuminate is considered the main source of
                                  to combat the potential health and                                                                                                                                           DSP in European episodes, although there
                                  economic threat of such blooms.                                                                                        V                                                is no direct proof thus far. Two other
                                                                                                                                                                                                         species, D. acuta and D. norvegica, are
                                       Red tides occur when certain species of                                                                                                                           probably responsible for DSP in Norway
                                  algae respond to favorable changes in their                                                                                                                            and D.fortii is a causative organism in
                                  environment and "bloom" in numbers that                                                                                                                                Japanese waters along with Prorocentrum.
                                  my attain several million cells per liter of                                                                                                                              P. lima, a benthic dinoflagellate, has
                                                                                                                                                                                                         been implicated in Spain and harvesting is
                                  seawater. Actually. those blooms my or
                                  may not be visible and they may or may.                                                                                                                               monitored for a few weeks every summer
                                  not be red; some of the most devastating                                                                                                                               and fall in anticipation of its presence. A
                                  blooms of late were brown.                                                                                                                                             bloom is not necessary for toxicity;
                                       They may be distinctly toxic or merely                                                                                                                            concentrations as low as 100 cells per liter
                                  noxious - that is, they may produce                                                                                                                                    can prododuce high levels of DSP in mussels.
                                  specific toxins or simply cause anoxia                                                                                                                                  Just as some PSP toxins can persist in
                                  through the decay process or by clogging                                                                                                                               shellfish long after the blooms have
                                  the gills of filter-feeding animals. Finally,                                                                                                                         disappeared, the DSP toxins from
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                  these blooms can appear and render                                                                                                                                    Dinophysis acuta and D. norvegica have
                                  shellfish toxic virtually overnight.                                                         Worldwide occurrence                                                     remained in blue mussels for up to five
                                       Toxic algae =ate serious problems for                                                                                                                             months in Swedish waters. In other areas
                                  shellfish aquaculture. They are a threat to                                         of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)                                              toxins have been known to persist for
                                  human health and they can cause mass                                                                                                                                   many months, resulting in prolonged
                                  mortalities of shellfish. Worse, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                         closures and severe economic loss to the
                                                                                          expertise and managerial infrastructure to                   Paralytic shellfish poisioning
                                  problems created by blooms of toxic algae                                                                                                                           shellfish industries.
                                  are no longer limited to the dinoflagellates.           deal with sudden PSP outbreaks and the                             The toxic marine dinoflagellate,                    While the majority of DSP outbreaks
                                       The toxins produced by various algae               toll on human health as well as the industry                  Alxandrium tamarensis,is the organism          have occurred in Japan and Europe it
                                  am potent and tend to accumulate in the                 can be enormous. The first FSP event in                       responsible for PSP in many parts of the         seems unlikely that the occurrences are
                                  mollusks that feed on them. These in turn               the Philippines (in 1983) left 21 people                      world and, because of the serious damage        limited to those areas. Because the
                                  become toxic to humans who can them.                   dead and nearly 300 ill. As a result, the                      it can cause to the shellfish industry, it is    symptoms of DSP so closely mimic
                                  There are a variety of toxins and therefore,           harvest and sale of shellfish was banned                       probably best understood of any of the            common gastroenteritis, them is a good
                                                               
                                                                                                                                                        toxic species. Other species of Gonyaulax
                                  a variety of shellfish poisons, including               for eight months.                                           
                                  paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP),                                                                                  are are also known to cause toxicity in            Twelve species of Dinophysis exist in
                                  diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP).                    Growing problem                                               shellfish, especially in the Pacific            Long Island waters and roughly the same
                                  neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP), and                   it appears the incidence and diversity of                 Northwest and Europe.                           number are found in the phytoplankton
                                  amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP).                      blooms has been increasing om recent years.                      Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressa-        communities of British Columbia and the
                                       The association of shellfish toxicity              Although some feel this is due to an                          produces paralytic toxins and has been           northeast coast of the United States.
                                  with exceptional blooms of plankton has                 increased awareness and a larger number                       associated with severe outbreaks of              Although no conclusive evidence exists for
                                  been known for centuries. It is particularly            of observers, the evidence indicates a real                   shellfish poisoning in Southeast Asia. It     the presence of DSP in US and Canadian
                                  well-defined in the case of PSP, a recurrent         increase in the frequency, intensity,                           was first observed in Papua, New Guinea         waters, it nevertheless must be considered
                                  phenomenon      in some arras:, and a serious           duration, and geographic spread of                           in 1969 and one of the worst episodes was        a potential problem.
                                  threat to human health where control -                  outbreaks around the globe.                                  the red tide that killed 21 people in the 
                                  measures arc lacking. Slow progress is                      There are many possible reasons for                       Philippines in 1983.                            Amnesic shellfish poisoning
                                  being made toward understanding the                     this. Blooms can be enhanced by nutrient                      While this specks is most common in                  A sudden and unexpected outbreak of
                                  nature of blooms that cause toxic shellfish.--          enrichment of the marine environment,                          the East Indies and Philippines, it also:        shellfish toxicity occurred in 1987 among
                                  but they are still a serious problem for                decreased grazing pressure on the alga in                     occurs in Thailand and India. A recent           cultured blue mussels in the Cardigan
                                  aquaculture.                                            question. large-scale hydrometeorological                  outbreak in Guatemala, where there was no        River estuary of prince Edward Island,
                                       The problems created by toxic algae are            changes,  upwelling of nutrient-rich bottom                    prior history of PSP, resulted in 26 deaths      Canada Mussels harvested from this am
                                  more acute in some areas than others. The              water, and heavy freshwater runoff. It has                    and 185 serious illnesses. Villagers             poisoned 129 people and killed two.
                                  Alaska butter  clam industry was essentially,.;        also been firmly established that there is a                  consumed clam at a local feast: and death            The toxic substance was identified as
                                  destroyed by toxic algae over 40 years ago.             direct correlation between the number of                     ensued soon after. The toxin was so                 domoic acid, a naturally occurring
                                  Alaska has almost 53,000 km of coastline                red tides and the extent of costal pollution                 virulent that mice died in the hands of lab       compound not previously known to be a
                                  and more than 100 species of clams, and in              (particularly from sewage and some form                         technicians as they injected them with the,      shellfish poison. The Prince Edward
                                  1917 the industry produced 5 million                    of industrial wastes).                                          diluted solution of the toxin.                 Island *incident was the first recorded case
                                  pounds of shellfish products.                               The potential hazards to the shellfish                        Gymnodinium catenatum has been                 of human poisoning from this neurotoxin
                                       Today there is virtually no commercial             industry are staggering and shellfish                         associated with outbreaks of PSP in Japan.       and it established a new illness - amnesic
                                  clam fishery and all Alaskan beaches am                 monitoring programs designed to protect                       the northwest coast of North America,             shellfish poisoning (ASP).
                                  considered perpetually at risk. In Sweden               the general public have become a necessity                     southern Ireland, Spain, Mexico,                     The symptoms include abdominal
                                  and Norway mussel culture increased at a                in previously unaffected regions.                           Argentina, and southern Tasmania. This         cramps, neurologic responses involving
                                  steady rate until 1984-1985, when blooms                especially Southeast Asia and other Pacific                   species was responsible for the closure of       memory loss and disorientation, and - in
                                  of the dinoflagellate Dinophysis spp.                   areas.                                                        large mussel farms in northwest Spain and     some instances - death. Tic toxin
                                  Caused a major setback. The highly                        Finally, there is increasing evidence that                Tasmania in 1985-1986 and the deaths of          apparently was produced by a diatom,
                                  successful mussel production industry in                toxic species are being transported to new                   three children along the west coast of             Nitzschia pungens, a common member of
                                  Spain (approximately 10,000 persons                     areas via the ballast of ships or infected                    Mexico in 1979. It has also caused              the phytoplankton community not
                                  employed) has also suffered severe                      shellfish. Toxic shellfish are often                          shellfish mortalities in larval, juvenile, and   previously known to produce toxins. Thus
                                  setbacks due to both DSP and PSP.                       deliberately transported to clean waters so                   adult oysters and mussels.                       far, only the forma multiseries from
                                       Developing countries often lack the                they can self-depurate, but when this is                      The dinoflagellate Prychodiscus                eastern Prince Edward Island has been
                                                                                          done there is a danger that the "clean" am                    (=Gymnodinnium) brevis causes neurotoxic          shown to produce the toxin.
                                                                                          will become infected with cysts or motile                     shellfish poisoning with symptoms similar           The Canadian outbreak promoted
                                                                                          cells that may seed a future bloom. In an                    to, but milder than, PSP. No deaths have         officials in Maine to monitor several areas
                                                                                          effort to control the spread of blooms, The                   been associated with this species.              for this toxin. Digestive glands from sea
                                                                                          Netherlands has prohibited the the transfer of                  Outbreaks of Prychodiscus are annual             scallops collected near Eastport had
                                                                                          mussels from potential "PSP risk" areas to                    events, primarily along the coasts of            domoic acid levels of 568-595 micrograms
                                                                                          clean areas.                                                Florida and Texas. Florida routinely            per gram of tissue and low levels of this
                                                                                            Dinoflagellates are the most common                         monitors for the dinoflagellate.               toxin were found in several other area,
                                                                                          source of the toxic blooms. PSP outbreaks                                                                      Because domoic acid is a highly potent
                                                                                          are usually associated with dinoflagellates                       Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning                neurotoxin, its presence in the
                                                                                          of the genera Protogonyaulax.                                   Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning is easily       phytoplankton has caused great concern
                                                                                          Gymnodinium, and Pyrodinium; DSP                             confused With gastroenteritis and general      within the shellfish industry.
                                                                                          outbreaks usually involve Dinophysis; and                stomach upsets that can result from eating              The material presented here war
                                                                                          Pytchodiscus.                                               polluted shellfish. DSP has only been
                                                                                                                                                      recognized as a disease for the past 10
                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                       World Aquaculture magazine. For a
                                                                                                                                                                                                        complete copy of Shumway's report,  write
                                                                                                      This space paid for by the Maine Department of Marine Resources                                      to the DMR Laboratory, W. Boothbay
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Harbor, ME 04575.


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                                                                                                                             ln~q@ho e                                   COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS - JUNE 1990 - 3~B
                                                                                                                          ~2qr~4qg               ~L~qt~2ql
                                 Reco~0qm~~qends DMR as lead agency
                                      ME aquacultur~6qe~f~pla~2qw sets development strategy
                                    AUGUSTA, ME - With an estimated                 to t~r~ad the plan,                                 develop a comprehensive plan for use of           industry; strengthening Ott educational ~u~nd
                                 production. value of $11~ million in 1989~,         ~"We want this to be a used copy," he            coastal waters.                                   ~V~q"ng programs for ~a~q~u~acu~l~t~ur~e; and
                                 ~aq           in this state has tamed the'          said. "Get the pages dirty.".                                                                       educating the financial community about
                                    ~6q:d~6q!~i~g~4qT~f a legitimate industry, ~                 Funding for the project was provided by         DMR lead agency                                   ~aqu~acu~l~tur~e~.
                                    But it is a new industry for Maine,             the Economic Development ~- ~:                        Those who put together the strategy                'Me Maine Aqu~a~cul~tur~e Innovation
                                 facing problems that could stand in. ~th~e           Administration of the US Department of            came to a conclusion: the permitting              Center has committed funds to a salmon
                                 way of its future d~ev~elopm~e~qm                       Commerce along with the M~a~i~n~eC~oast~al              process ~f~or ~aqu~a~cu~ltur~e operations                demo farm project, which has the. support
                                    Aware of that~, th~t Maine State Planning         Program and the Main~tAq~m~c~u~l~t~u~r~o                   possesses a major constraint to th~e               of many industry members. A
                                 office (~SPO) and th~e Maine Department of           Innovation Center.                                industry. Without question, it must be            demonstration farm is men as having a
                                 Marine Resources (~DMR) commissioned                                                                  streamlined~.                                      twofold purpose. to educate ~f~f~i~c public ~u~s~i~d
                                 the writing of a state aqua~ct~i~l~tur~e plan -         Aqu~aculture strategy                                ~T~h~e development committee                       to test new ideas that might be helpful in
                                 something that would not only identify               ~T~h~e "lack of public understanding that          recommended ~O~qw the D~qM become the                  ~aquacul~ture production.
                                 problems but also come up with a strategy          the ~squ~a~cu~l~tur~e industry, as well as the          lead agency for ~aqu~aru~l~tur~t~, and that                Ile demo farm will be located in
                                 for allowing the industry to evolve as, an         traditional fishery, depends on good              regulations, permitting, monitoring, and          ~E~astpo~r~L Tom Duym of the Washington
                                 accepted commercial fishery.                       environmental quality in Maine's coastal          other required functions all be f~an~n~ell~ed         County Technical College, which was
                                    ~T~he plan is ~f~i~d~ed ~"A~nAquacult~u~m                 wa~Lers" is one of six impediments     ~'to         through the ~D~MR.                           ~ ~~  formerly known as the area's vocational
                                 Development Strategy for the State of              aqua~cu~l~a~u~t development listed by the                "We look forward to taking ~q6~n that              technical institute, is working to coordinate
                                 Maine." and copies should b~e "table by             plan.                                             role," said Penn Es~t~abro~o~k~, D~MR's deputy          the project.
                                 the middle of May, according to David                ~1~1~0 others arc inaccessibility of               commissioner. "We do it anyway."                     At the Maine Fishermen's Forum,
                                 Keeley. director of ~th~q@~Main~o Coastal               information essential to ~a~q~'uacul~ture               ~Es~t~abro~ok said, "Oar concern is for             Duym said, "We look at ourselves pretty
                                 Program at the SPO~. Keeley and Anne                development: lack of a lead state agency t~o       marine resources in a broad context.              much as a facilitator for this to happen. We
                                 Johnson Hayden. also of the SPO, served            coordinate effective action in supporting         Aqu~acul~tur~e is part of it. We have no,            have the location, cooperation, and
                                 as staff to the three consultants and 1~2~~-         the industry; i~n~suff~ic~le~ntsta~t~e services to       problem calling a spade a spade when we           mechanical resources to  ~put a
                                 m~e~m~b~e~-r~aqu~acultu~md~e~v~e~l~p~l~im~ent.                     the industry such as training and inspection      have to., We have a public health role, and       demonstration farm together."
                                 committee that wrote the plan.                     programs; lack o~f~coordi~n~a~t~ed research and         we will no~t hesitate to carry it out."               John F~er~land of Coastal Strategies Inc.,
                                    ~"~W~s a calculated plan, not a~2p~p~p~2p~p~ust        development among federal, state, and               Designating the DIOR as the lead                another of th~e plan's consultants,
                                 down the doors' plan. Without question,            university organizations; and lack of             agency will r~equ~i~e legislative changes that       summarized the movement behind the plan
                                 the industry has to be front and center,           adequate organized market institutions for        cannot take place until the state Legislature     by saying, "I think we're at a historic time
                                 prepared to Lake on a number of ~%~sks~,~"             salt of cultured seafood.                         convenes next winter. In the meantime,            in ~th~e evolution of fisheries development~.
                                 Keeley said.                                         Having identified the problems, the plan        the ~S~PO. with the help of industry                Hem w~e are moving a significant new
                                    K~e~el~ty~'s message was echoed by                  r~tsponds with ~"seven elements of an               members, listed priorities to be                  industry forward."
                                 others. ~- Much of the challenge ahead now          ~aqua~cu~l~tur~e strategy for Maine."                  accomplished over the next six months.               ~F~erla~n~d~'s words of advice were, "Keep
                                 lies in the hands of the ~aqu~a~cul~tu~i~t                 They am, develop and disseminate                  ~T~h~e development a salmon                        that Ma~in~t Aqu~a~cul~tur~c Innovation C~en~L~er
                                 industry.                                          information about ~aq~u~a~cu~l~u~ir~e; cultivate a        demonstration farm tops the Agenda~.               active, Work to ~r~tm~ov~e some of ~th~e
                                    Bill M~o~o~k, who served on the                    positive investment climate for small             ~ ~ According to Keeley; other immediate          mystery around the industry. Aq~u~a~cu~l~t~ur~e
                                 development committee, ~agr~e~e~A "It is the           entrepreneurs; designate a lead state             priorities include~: establishing ~b~tu~er            is a way of diversifying income for people
                                 ~qQ~v~qf~qf~qi~q) A~qu~acu~ltur~e Association's                   Agency to support development of                  ~d~e~t~err~a~n~ts to poaching on ~aqu~acu~l~tur~e             already in fisheries. ~0qM~ic public and the
                                 responsibility at this point to be the             ~aqu~a~cu~lt~ur~e~-~, ensure consistency and              leases-, working to improve the state and         investment community) have got to be
                                 overseer of ~t~h~i~s ~p~l~sn~@~"                            predictability in the regulatory process:         federal regulatory requirements for               shown that its a real industry,"
                                    The public had its first look at the plan       pursue a coordinated development                  aquacul~a~q= pursuing a cooperative                     For copies of the ~a~qu~a~cu~l~tur~e. plan,
                                 at the Maine Fishermen~'s ~Forurn in M~ar~t~l~i.         ~mra~t~egy encompassing ~squ~a~cu~liur~e and              marketing stru~c~turt for ~aqu~a~cu~l~tu~r~e               contact the suite planning office a~t ~q(~207~)
                                 At the forum, Carter N~tw~ell, one of th~e. ~-         traditional fisheries~; protect, preserve, and     products~: improving the amount of                 289~-3261.
                                 consultants for the project, urged everyone        enhance coastal water quality; and,               technical assistance provided to the                                         ~Ja~n~i~c~t~~M. Plante























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         interpretation of monitoring data; and research, ongoing and
         needed. (A draft copy of the 40-page workshop report is
         available.)

              Finally, An-Aquaculture Development Strategy for the State
         of Maine, Executive Summary, March 1990, was published, a copy of
         which is included with this Progress Report.

              C.   Strengthening Port and Harbor Management

              Due to a State budgetary crisis, marine infrastructure needs
         were not proposed to this legislative session for a state-wide
         bond issue as originally anticipated. The priority ranking
         system and priority list of 70 projects identified under this
         task will be refined and a new proposal probably submitted to the
         next session.

              Note clippings below regarding Eastport and the Searsport
         Cargo Port, both of which received Coastal Program assistance
         under previous CZMA awards.

              The remaining work item under this task, publication of the
         dredge management working group's dredge management strategy
         report, will be completed this spring.

         Task 5 -- Program oversight & Implementation

              A.   Public Education

              (Completion reported previously. See Task 5A under CZ100.)

              B.   OCS Oversight

              (Completion reported previously. See Task 5B under CZ100.)

              C.   Other

              Coastal staff worked on completing and publishing the 1989
         public access inventory. Maps and "A Report on Coastal Public
         Access" are expected to be available for distribution in June.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The ~~@~qX~q6                                      ~qt~qas~qt~qpo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              A
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ames Doyle, the director of Eastport~'s P~qOrt~'~                                   ~,    that, Shipping to
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Authority, told Downeast~official~qs`~q4t~q:~a~@~,                                            in ~q1~q9~q90~q"th~qat s
                                                                                                                                                                                                  meeting at Machias last week a few things                                            Creased from $ 1 ~0qC
                                                                                                                                                                                          ~0qKout Eastport that will surprise' many~,~8qMa~ine                                                 hopes for a                     now
                                                                                                                                                                                          r~e~sid~ent~a~~qho f~or y~ears-ha~6q4'~thought, that
                                                                                                                                                                                          Eastp     ort was a dyi                    t
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ~ng own.                                                           This is a dif
                                                                                                                                                                                                  He told the meeting ~qtha~qi~@ Eas~'tpo-`~@~'~@~!                                              ~"th~
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  rt was.                 ~0 one Maine p
                                                                                                                                                                                          Maine's number o~n~e general* cargo port last                                                  aging evidence t
                                                                                                                                                                                          year, , that its aquaculture is ~e~qiPected to                                                  'turn a c~q6mmu~qr
                                                                                                                                                                                          become a $25 million industry in five years,                                                 disaster into gr~qc
                                       Prospect of new cargo port d~qi ~6qc~qa~4qws mixed ~4qteac
                                            By Walter Griffin
                                             Midcoas~t B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Gibbs sa
                                                              ureau                       ~q90
                                       S~qiARSPORT - Like many                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            year "was j
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of t~he ~qh~0qu~qb

                                       segments of the Maine economy,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        something
                                       commercial shipping in Peno~b~-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Morrow.
                                       scot Bay was pretty much a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        back the n

                                       mixed bag last year.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Unlike F
                                       While one shipping/car~l~qr ~ban-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    working S~q(
                                       tiling firm reported a anner
                                       year, another managed to show a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  would put
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ~j~"~.                                       business. H
                                       slight gain, while a third report-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        would
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ~qDe ~qv
                                       ed a drop off when compared                                                                                                                                                                   ......
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ~i                                         vately         own
                                       with the year before. All three                                                                                                                                                                                             ~j
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Maine          Te
                                       Irms work the west bay.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        against        the
                                       Willia Frase~r~q,~,whos~e Inter-
                                       ationam~iTermi               Operators
                                       eases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Island.
                                       n                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ~T'                                subsidized
                                                e Bangor & Aroostook                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "State an
                                       Railroad pier at Searsport, re-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Put us         rig]
                                       ported shipping a record amount
                                                                                                     ~2~,                                                                                                                                                                                                 Gibbs          sai
                                       of                          ~qP~0qLt year.
                                       ~lo~q-age d ing the
                                       Fraser ~s~e         T~o~q.~n~.
                                                    id I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                great as lo
                                                                           4~5,000
                                       tons of~,~cargo during 1989,
                                                                                  a                                                                                                                                                                                                                     is
                                                                                                                           ~i~u                                                                                                                                                                           land
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        they put a
                                       31,000-ton increase over 19~8~8's                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I they
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        business."
                                       figure of 14,0~00 tons, Fraser said                 6                                                                               ~4~q4~4q7
                                       the bulk of the ca                                                                                 ~5~. ~% ~?~I                                                                                                                                                       Although
                                                         t rgo was in ship                ~qI~qf~l~k~2ql~8qï¿½           ~1~i~;~q" ~.~,~-~i     ~q%~'~ ~, ~,  ~, ~'~. ~, ~'~. ~.~1 ~;                                                                                                              WE                  ~6qw~qz                    ~qgo~,~q@~q@e         e~qg~qn
                                       m~en~ts                                              ~q@                                                                                                                                                                                                                            m
                                                           Northern Paper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ~r~n
                                             of Grea                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   rd to
                                       Co. products to
                                                                                                      ~@ I ~-
                                                          the Middle East.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              lay provid
                                       "We've had a real good year,"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Fraser
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        few days e
                                       F
                                       raser said.       We probably load-
                                       ed and discharged the maximum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    needed to
                                                                    t
                                                               tha     we can
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        shipped to
                                       amount of cargo                                                                                                                A                   ~.~7
                                       handle."
                                       Fraser said the pier's size re-                                          . ....~0                                                                                                                                                                                 earlier last
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        off-loaded o
                                       ~stricted the amount of cargo ITO                                                                                    ~7                                                                                                                                            trans
                                       ~c                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                H~o~,~q@~q@rted
                                       ou~ld handle, and predicted that                                                                                              ~q#~q4~q1                                                                                                                                                ver,
                                       unI    the Sears Island Cargo                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   from
                                                                                                                                       ~M                                                                                                                                                                ~le             constru
                                       ~qI~Ter~qe~qs~qsnal goes on line soon, dry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ~I~t~0qu~e~s
                                       cargo shipments         a ~t Sears~6qrr~,                                                                            ~0qV~A~_~~4q%~_                                                                                                                                           barges wer
                                       p~ro~b~q@bly have reached                      ~e~ir                                                                                                                                                                                                                   mainland w
                                       maximum levels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  off-loaded i
                                       "A lot of the big ~i                   argo                          1 ~5 ~N~'~M~d I                  ~9~qW                                                                                                                                                               The steel
                                                                ~ov~es of ~c
                                                             ~P                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          age at the
                                       that they're shipping these days                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Searsport
                                       we just can't handle," said Fra-
                                       ser. "If we could have built a                                                                                                                                                                                         NEWS Photo by Walt. ~r          ffin       ald Grant,
                                       -bigger storage area at this pier,                 Cargo Cranes stand sentinel over Sprague Dock at Mack Point In S~earsport, while Sears Island looms In the background                                                                                          S~of~eacros~uIrst~ql~8qe~qenh
                                                                                  e                                                                                                                                                                                                                     for the past
                                       .we would have done it a long ~tim~,~,                said Fraser.                                    600,0~00 tons of both dry and liquid                     Hollowell said the demand for                  ~6~ocks, said business was off 25                        cently that
                                       ago. There just is no room here.                   A few hundred yards away at                     cargoes thr gh Searspor~t dur-                           oil and coal "goes up and down                 percent last year.                                     port would
                                       Unlike* modern          ~c   rgo parts,             the Sprague Energy terminal at                  ing 1989, a ~0s~ql~qight increase over                       seasonally, but it's been a prett                           Gibbs said that most of the               Grantcal
                                       which feature pier          de loading             Mack Point, officials also report-              the previous year.                                      teady business th~qi~4qvear. I th~0q2                  shipments of         frozen food prod-                 ra Club's ch
                                                               ~-~s~l                                                                                                                                ~S
                                       and unloading, the: ~B&A wharf is                   ed having a "pretty good year."                    Sprague's major cargo is No. I                       we've seen a ~i~n est volume                                  ~is ro ~q@~n thee em~6qrnys ~7~q@~q@                  and detri
                                                                                  to                                                      "black oil" that it supplies to in-                     increase."                                     tic          "af     f ~0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           e er        wen to
                                       a long finger pier that juts in                    Sprague spokesman Wesley                                                                                                                                            e ~lo     r                                economy.
                                       Sears~port Harbor. Its narrow                       Hollowell observed that "in gen-                dustrial users such as mills, utili~.                    The picture at the nearby Win-                 s~q ro        this Year. H~e            said  th~e        "I guess v
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              u
                                                                                  's      eral terms, it has been very good               ties and large f~ee                                           t docks was a bit different,                           is _~i~n~.                                   run its co
                                       width restricts the operator                                                                                                     tortes. The               ~6q=er~. Rick Gibbs, spokes-                       ~q;~rd          ~I~:        from all over th~e               courts " Gr
                                       ability to load and move cargo.                    and reasonably smooth, knock on                 com                                                                                                                 t~, States ~and Canada, ~and
                                                                                                                                          ~l~o~a~dp ny~qe also handles barge
                                       "We just don't have the capa-                      wood."                                                s~q@~f      oal and coke, also for                   man for Maine Terminals, the.                  were loaded on foreign ships                           ery~q&~q;~'~c~qiy is
                                       bility to handle 5~,000-ton loads,"                 Hollowell said his firm moved                   industrial customers.                                   operator of the Winterport                     bound for Holland and Denmark.                         to be settle(


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                               STATUS OF GRANT TASKS
                                  1989-90 (CZ100)

         Task 1 -- Core Law Enforcement & Administration

              A. -DEP -- Cgre Law Enforcement & Administration

              The DEP's Quarterly Report is reproduced as Exhibit E-1. it
         covers Board adoption of new Guidelines for Municipal Shoreland
         Zoning Ordinances (effective March 24, 1990), other shoreland
         zoning activities, permitting and enforcement activities in the
         coastal area, and problems and issues.   Also, see Exhibit E-2,
         DEP Issue Profile on Shoreland Zoning.

              B. DOC/MGS -- Geologic Review of Core Law Applications

              (Completion reported in the previous Progress Report.)

         Task 2 -- Local Technical & Financial Assistance

              A. -DECD -- Municipal Planning & Waterfront Action Grants

              See the DECD's Progress Report, reproduced below. Note,
         however that, just after that report was written, Brooklin
         decided not to use its WAG grant for a boat launch ramp, so those
         funds therefore will be reprogrammed.

              B. DECD -- Municipal TeQhnical Assistance

              See the DECD's Progress Report, reproduced below, and
         Exhibit E-3, "Nexus" (the DECD/OCP Newsletters).

              C. DECD -- Regional Council Assistance

              See the DECD's Progress Report, reproduced below, and
         Exhibit E-4, 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 Board's "Gaining Ground" newsletters, Exhibit E-5.

         Task 4 -- Coastal Policy Development

              A. Allocating Maine's Marine Waters

              Research continued on existing State programs and uses in
         Maine's marine waters to determine gaps and inconsistencies.
         Specific issues analyzed include aquaculture, oil spill
         prevention and reponse, dredge spoil disposal, marine protected
         areas and the public trust doctrine. An interagency marine
         policy management team was proposed to coordinate State marine
         policy issues and to assist in the development of the project.


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                                                                                                                                                  Kennebunk - Mousam River Path Plan

                                                                                                                                                          The Mousam River Path Committee (a subcommittee of the
     John R. Nicywnan. J,                                                                                      Lynn Wachtel                       Conse         ion Commission) has held several meetings with property
                                                                                                               Commissioner                               rvat
          GmernOf                                                                                                                                 owners in the corridor of the proposed path. These meetings have
                                                         Department                                                                               resulted in the identification of owners who will accept public use
                                                              of                                                                                  on their property; this will be a primary factor in determining the
                                     ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT                                                                           location of the path. The consultants working with the Committee
                                                                                                                                                  are now developing draft plan elements showing the path location
                                                                                                                                                  and design criteria for presentation at a public meeting in may.

                                                                                                                                                  Georgetown - Five Islands Pier Design
                                                                                May 15, 1990
                                                                                                                                                          The final plan has ben completed and accepted by the Town
               TO: Bob Blakesley, State Planning office                                                                                           Owned Property Maintenance Board. Based on this plan, the Town
                                                                                                                                                  submitted an application for a waterfront Action Grant to
            FROM: Fran Rudoff, Mary Boyd-Broemel, and Kirk Schlemme                                                                               rehabilitate the Pier; however, the project was not recommended for
                     DECD-OCP Coastal Staff                                                                                                       funding this year due to budget constraints.                                  The Town owned
                                                                                                                                                  Property Board is seeking to fund needed improvements through the
               RE: Coastal Program Progress Report, 2/90 - 4/90                                                                                   local bonding process.
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                                                                                                                                                  Wiscasset - Public Access Plan
            1989-90 GRANT TASKS                                                                                                                           The consultant for the                Town has comple          'ted the mapping and
            Task 2 -- Strengthening Technical Assistance to Towns                                                                                 inventory section of the Plan. Several public meetings have been
                                                                                                                                                  held to obtain public views.                        The Greenbelt Committee is now
                    A. COASTAL PLANNING GRANT PROJECTS                                                                                            working with the consultant to prepare the Draft Plan for public
                                                                                                                                                  hearings in June.
                    The following discussion summarizes the status of each
            project:                                                                                                                              Rockland - Harbor Access Plan

            Kittery - comprehensive Harbor Plan                                                                                                           The consultant working with the Harbor Committee has completed
                                                                                                                                                  the resource inventory and mapping work, and a Draft Concept Plan
                    A draft Harbor Plan has been completed and forwarded to DECD                                                                  has been developed for review and comment. The City has directed
            for review.           The Harbor Committee will now hold a set of final                                                               the consultant to develop a set of techniques to encourage
            public meetings in preparation to finalize the Plan.                                   it will be                                     waterfront property owners to voluntarily provide public access on
            sent to the Town council for approval in June.                                                                                        their property. It is anticiapted that the Plan will be forwarded
                                                                                                                                                  to the City Council for action in late June.
                    Major emphasis has been placed on strategies to improve access
            to the water in terms of new and upgraded parking, launching ramps,                                                                   Bangor/Brewer - Comprehensive Harbor Management Plan
            and town docks.             This will be the key to utilizing noew mooring
            areas that were previously underutilized or unused.                                                                                           The consultant working for these communities has completed the
                                                                                                                                                  inventory and analysis sections of the Plan. . The Joint Harbor
            York - Public Pier Site Design                                                                                                        Committee has held two public workshops. A Draft Plan is expected
                                                                                                                                                  in late June.
                    The consultant for the Town has conducted a survey of water
            dependent businesses in the area to determine the range of                                                                            Hampden - Waterfront Development Plan
            potential uses for the Verrill's Wharf property. A matrix of uses
            vs. costs of improving the site has been prepared to assist the                                                                             The consultant for the Town has completed the Draft Plan and a
            local committee in determining the mix of uses to be conducted at                                                                     public hearing is scheduled for May 8.                          the Waterfront Committee
            the site.           The pier has also been surveyed to determine its                                                                  will then develop the Final Plan and forward it to the Town Council
            condition and improvement needs. A public meeting will be held on                                                                     for approval.               Subsequently, the Town will develop zoning
            June 15 to present the committee's recommendations.                                                                                   regulations to implement the Plan's recommendations.




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        Belfast - Mooring Plan                                                                    Bucksport - A design consultant was hired by the Town to work with
                                                                                                  the local oversight Committee and DECD staff on a final planting
             Next month, the aerial photos of the harbor will be taken (it                        layout.   Final plans have now been completed.    The bid documents
        is necessary to wait until all boats are moored in the harbor for                         should be completed and advertised by the end of this month. It is
        the season). Once the photos are taken, the Mooring Plan will be                          anticipated that this project will be completed on schedule.
        prepared. To further improve the use and management of the Harbor,
        the City has applied for 1990-91 Planning Grant funds to develop a                        Brooklin - The bidding process for this project is currently
        comprehensive Harbor Management Plan; this application has been                           underway. It is anticipated that an extension will be needed for
        @ecommended for funding by DECD.        The Mooring Plan will be                          completion of this project.
        incorporated into the Harbor Management Plan.                                             Mount Desert - The contract with the Town has been signed. Final
        Stockton Springs - Public Access Site Design and Harborfront Plan                         mooring plans are almost complete. The bidding process is expected
                                                                                                  to go smoothly, however, an extension to the contract will likely
             The harborfront rezoning portion of this project has         been                    be needed.
        completed.   The Town is now seeking a consultant to help         with
        preparation of the Public Access Site Design component of the                                   C. LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
        project.
                                                                                                        1. Direct Technical Assistance
        Machiasport - Public Pier Site Design
                                                                                                        Assistance provided by DECD/OCP, related to the administration
             Initially, the Town intended to use Planning Grant Funds for                         of the Local Grant Programs and other local projects concerning
        the design of a public pier (see February Progress Report) .                              coastal issues, is listed in the attached technical assistance log
        However, the Town has decided to purchase a beach property that is                        sheets.
        used extensively by fishermen. In fact, the Town applied for 1990-
        91 Waterfront Action Grant funds to acquire the beach property;                                 2. Workshops for Local Officials
        this application has been recommended for funding by DECD. Thus,
        Planning Grant funds will no longer be needed for the Pier Design.                              DECD/OCP staff participated in the Maine Harbor Masters
        The Town considered using these funds for survey and design work                          Training Program in Castine.     This program is sponsored by the
        related to the beach property, but has decided to pay for those                           Maine Criminal Justice Academy. DECD/OCP Coastal staff member was
  Ln    activities on its own. These funds will be reprogrammed by DECD.                          responsible for teaching a one hour course on mooring regulations.


             B. WATERFRONT ACTION GRANT PROJECTS                                                        3. Technical Assistance Materials

             The following summarizes the status   of each project:                                     A marine contractor from mid-coast Maine is working with
                                                                                                  DECD/OCP Coastal staff on a new handbook related to appropriate
        Saco - The FERC review process is ongoing.      When the outcome of                       design and construction of public access facilities along the
        that process is available, the final project schedule will be                             coast.   The handbook, to be completed by the end of July, 1990,
        prepared and the contract executed.     An extension to the end of                        will discuss the following: cumulative environmental impacts of
        this calendar year will be needed for this project.                                       docks, piers, and wharves;     landside planning issues, such as
                                                                                                  parking, restrooms, solid     waste, access roads, and drainage;
        Rockland - The final plan is complete and the architect is                                designing and constructing wooden piers and wharves, bulkhead
        preparing the bid documents. These documents should be complete                           wharves, ramps and gangways, and floats; and sources of financial
        and advertised within the next two weeks. An extension to the end                         and technical assistance.      The handbook is being written for
        of the calendar year will be needed for this project.                                     municipal officials and other interested persons. This handbook
                                                                                                  will complement existing materials already available on the design
        Lincolnville - DECD is awaiting approval of the title   opinion from                      and constru'ction of boat launching ramps (available from the Maine
        OOCRM.   Once it is received, the contract will be     signed.     The                    Department of Conservation, Boating Facilities Program).
        Department of Transportation is working closely with the community
        to develop the bid documents; this phase should be completed by the                             4. Growth Management Coordination
        beginning of June. An extension to at least the end of September
        will be needed for this project.                                                                DECD/OCP Coastal staff have been working with DECD/OCP Growth
                                                                                                  Management staff to develop criteria and procedures for reviewing
                                                                                                  Comprehensive Plans for consistency with Maine's Coastal Policies.












                             TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LOG                                        February 15, 1990 - Met with Amy Naylor-Davis in Brun wick to discuss
                                                                                             250th Anniversary park as a potential WAG project and describe the WAG
                                Mary Boyd-Broemel                                            program with respect to land acquisition.
    February 1, 1990 - Met with Richard Conant of Southport to discuss                       February 16, 1990 - Met with Bob Benson and Tex Hauser of Cumberland
    potential WAG project.                                                                   and Tammy Risser of GPCOG to discuss Sunset Landing as a potential WAG
                                                                                             project.
    February 5, 1990 - Met  with city officials in_nangor to discuss several
    potential WAG projects.                                                                  Met with town official of Cape Elizabeth to discuss Fort Williams park
    Met with town officials in Frankfort to discuss potential                                as a potential WAG project.
    WAG projects.                                                                            February 20, 1990 - Met with Carol Shaw of EMCRPC and town officials
                                                                                             of Camden to describe the WAG program and discuss the potential
    February 6, 1990 - Met with representatives of the Stocton Springs                       projects.
    Development Corp and officials of Stockton Springs to discuss WAG
    process and potential project.                                                           February 22, 1990 - Met with Rob Elder of Maine Department of
                                                                                             Transportation to discuss the potential WAG applications.
    Met with Hancock County staff to describe Waterfront Action Grant
    program and answer questions with resect to public access planning.                      Met with Dick Skinner of the Maine Boating Facility Program to discuss
                                                                                             the potential WAG applications.
    February 7, 1990 - Met with Jim Layton of cherry ield to discuss
    Narraguagus River corridor and potential public access projects for                      Met with Art Spiess of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to
    WAG program.                                                                             discuss the archeological work in Pembroke and discuss the
                                                                                             potential WAG applications.
    Met with Greg Lounder of HCPC and Gretchen Strong of Tremont to discuss
    potential WAG project.                                                                   February 26, 1990 - Met with Deb Neimeier of Hunter-Balleau to discuss
                                                                                             the Cumberland WAG application.
    Met with Susan Woodward, a resident of Stonington o discuss the
    Waterfront Action Grant program.                                                         February 28, 1990 - Met with Dewey Chase of Bristol to discuss
                                                                                             potential WAG projects.
    February 8, 1990 - Met with island officials on Isle au Haut to
    describe the WAG program and to discuss the potential project.                           March 9, 1990 - Met with Dana Anderson of South Portland to discuss
                                                                                             the construction difficulties with the walkway details and to discuss
    Met with Karl Kosobud of Belfast    to discuss potential WAG projects.                   potential WAG projects.
    February 12, 1990 - Met with town   officials in York to discuss the                     March 19, 1990 - Met with Dick Vander Zanden of Mt. Desert to go over
    Fishermans'Walk and potential WAG   projects.                                            the WAG process and state/local contract and discuss potential WAG
                                                                                             project for this round.
    February 13, 1990 - Met with Eric   Perkins of SMRPC and town officials
    in Eliot to discuss potential WAG   projects.                                            Met with the Scenic Areas Task Force to discuss the fall conference.
    Met with Jerome Plante and Marty Patricus in old orchard Beach to                        March.20, 1990 - Met with Nancy Olson of Brooklin to discuss bidding
    discuss the continued planting of dune grass as a potential WAG                          process for boat launch and review final set of design plans.
    project.
                                                                                             March 22, 1990 - Met with teachers from the Northern region of Maine to
    February 14, 1990 - Met with Jane Duncan of Kennebunkport and Eric                       discuss how coastal planning concepts can be incorporated into the
    Perkins of SMRPC to discuss Cape Porpoise pier as a Potential WAG                        classroom.
    project.
                                                                                             March 23, 1990 - Met with George Waterman, marine contractor to solicit
    Met with Jim McMahon of Oguncruit regarding potential WAG projects.                      his interest in working with our office on a Public Access Series
    Met with Paul Schumaker of South Berwick to visit boat launch site     and               handbook on appropriate design and materials.
    deliver the shore access sign.                                                           April 3, 1990 - Met with city officials of Rockland and the designated
                                                                                             architect for the walkway to discuss the bidding and construction












   process and the possible need for extending the construction window.                            Technical Assistance Log February-April 1990 Kirk Schlemmer

   April 17, 1990 - Met with Skip Day and harbor committee members from
   Lincolnville to discuss the bidding and construction process and to                             2/l/90 As member of the Damariscotta River Water Quality Video
   discuss the potential of an extention.                                                          Committee worked to develop script.

   April 19, 1990 - Met with Scot Cowger, Town Engineer of Cumberland at                           2/5/90 Met with Don Simard, City Planner from Biddeford on Harbor
   the pre-bid conference. We talked about the construction details and                            Management Plan. Met with officials from Eliot on Harbor
   the anticipated timeframe.                                                                      Management Plan.

   April 20, 1990 - Met with the town selectpersons of Brooklin and                                2/6/90 Met with Selectmen and Planning Board members of Vinalhaven
   contractors interested in  the boat launch project during a pre-bid                             on potential planning grant projects.
   conference.
                                                                                                   2/7/90 Met with officials in Camden on harbor management needs.
   April 27, 1990 - Met with  the project engineer for the Chebague Stone
   Wharf WAG to discuss the transition of project management within their                          2/8/90 Met with Freeport Town Manager and Planner on Freeport
   office.                                                                                         Harbor Management Plan concept.

                                                                                                   2/13/90 Met with officials from Wells on potential harbor
                                                                                                   management plan. Attended Kennebunk Conservation Commission
                                                                                                   meeting and assisted in their effort to organize the Mousan River
                                                                                                   Path Plan Project. Attended Kennebunk Harbor Committee meeting to
                                                                                                   discuss Doane's Wharf project.

                                                                                                   2/14/90 Attended Freeport Coastal Waters Commission meeting to
                                                                                                   organize harbor management plan application.

                                                                                                   2/26/90 Attended public hearing on Five islands pier plan in
                                                                                                   Georgetown.

                                                                                                   3/6/90 Participated in workshop on harbor management in Machias put
                                                                                                   on by the Washington County Planning Commission.

                                                                                                   3/8/90 Met with Art Hildebrandt of Maine Criminal Justice Academy
                                                                                                   to prepare harbor masters training curriculum.

                                                                                                   3/14/90 Damariscotta River Video Committee continues work.

                                                                                                   3/30-31/90 Attended Maine Harbor Masters Training Program in
                                                                                                   Castine. Taught one hour of course work in mooring regulations.

                                                                                                   4/4/90 Site visit in Wiscasset to monitor progress on Greenbelt
                                                                                                   Plan. Met with Boothbay Harbor Harbor Master and Town Manager to
                                                                                                   discuss harbor management issues.

                                                                                                   4/19/90 Presented information on harbor ordinances to Stockton
                                                                                                   Springs Harbor Committee.

                                                                                                   4/26/90 Met with Brunswick Town Planner to continue work on water
                                                                                                   quality ordinance currently being funded through the 205(j)
                                                                                                   program.












        Beginning in July 1990, communities will begin submitting Plans to                                6. R-EGIONAL COUNCIL COASTAL COORDINATORS
        the State for review and comment as required by the Growth
        management Law (see attached list of submittal dates for coastal                                 Quarterly reports from each region are attached. During this
        communities).    Specifically, DECD/OCP Coastal staff have been                             quarter, DECD/OCP provided the following monthly programs for the
        involved in the following activities:                                                       Coastal Coordinators:
        - A "dry run"    review of the Comprehensive Plan for the coastal                           -   February 27 - DEP staff reviewed the final Shoreland Zoning
        community of Arrowsic (see attached memos);                                                 Minimum ordinance with the Coastal Coordinators and other Regional
                                                                                                    Council staff.
        - Preparation of guidelines to be used by DECD/OCP coastal staff
        when reviewing comprehensive Plans (to be completed during the next                            April 24 - DECD/OCP staff reviewed the process that will be used
        quarter);                                                                                   to review and comment on local Comprehensive Plans under the Growth
                                                                                                    Management Program.     A significant portion of the day was also
        - Training for the Regional Coastal Coordinators on how to assist                           devoted to discussing techniques that can be used to help coastal
        communities during the development of local comprehensive plans to                          municipalities integrate Maine Is Coastal Policies into local Plans.
        ensure that the Coastal Policies are addressed (see discussion on
        Regional Councils below); and

        - Providing comments to DECD/OCP's Growth Management staff on a
        Draft Comprehensive Plan Review Criteria Rule.

             S. Interagency Coordination

             The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Submerged Lands,
        recently completed a study entitled, Abandoned Vessel Removal
        Study, that calls for the establishment of a Harbor Management Fund
        which would be used to assist municipalities in harbor planning and
        improvement, including the removal of vessels in question.        As a
        follow-up to that study, the interagency committee working on
     CO harbor management issues met to discuss possible funding sources
        for such an initiative. One option, discussed in the study, would
        be to assess a state mooring fee. These fees would be collected by
        municipalities    in    conjunction    with    issuing     a    permit.
        Alternatively, another option would be to raise state fees charged
        for boat licenses. The interagency committee will continue to meet
        over *the summer months and will be preparing a proposal for
        consideration by the legislature during its next session.

             DECD/OCP Coastal staff have also been working with the State
        Planning office and officials from Acadia National Park on a case
        study workshop to be held during the summer of 1990 on scenic area
        documentation and conservation.     DECD/OCP will be working on the
        selection of the local case study and development of the workshop
        agenda and materials to ensure coordination with the Growth
        Management Program.



















                                 Comprehensive Plan Review Schedule
                                          Coastal Communities
                                    Tier one/ Rounds One and Two


            July 1990                              January 1991
            South Berwick                          Freeport
            Wells                                  Phippsburg
            Richmond                               Stonington
            Edgecomb                               Alna


            August 1990                            February.1991
            Wiscasset.                             Blue Hill
            Surry                                  Damariscotta
            Newcastle                              Kennebunk
                                                   Thomaston
                                                   Trenton



                                                   March 1991
                                                   Winter Harbor
            September 1990                         South Bristol
            Dresden                                Ogunquit
            Cutler                                 Frankfort
            Perry                                  Arundel
            Boothbay
            York
            October 1990                           April 1991
            Woolwich                               Northport
            Warren
                                                   May 1991
            November  1990                         West Bath
            Eliot                                  Calais
                                                   Steuben


                                                   June 1991
                                                   Topsham
                                                   Yarmouth


              Note: Review dates have not yet been set for Ellsworth and Westport.


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                                                                                                                                                            H~q@~4qrb~ic~qrs and E~qc~no~qm~i~qc Development
                                                                                                                                                            Are Subjects of Machias, Meeting
                                                                                                                                                            By ~h~.~l~ary Anne Clancy ~h~iW~a3h~ing~t~on County~. only Cutler ~of ~t~he U~S. A~F~ii~-~qi ~O~o~r~qi~q4~qa~f ~6qe~6qW~ne~qer~s~i.~-                                                                        ~s~i~6n ~q@r~es~sur~i~. ~"~I~.~Rs~t year, we had D~is~cu~m~l~on turned to e~nv~i~ronm~e~n~-
                                                                                                                                                            Increasing state are receiving state '~l~l~ie~l~ia~i~bor~l~)~l~n~f~L~s~o~ft~l~i~ct~l~ire~ctow~i~Ls                                                                                         two ~su~b~i~l~i~v~is~l~o~ns,~" lie said. "We ta~l reg~q;~qo~.~1~,~qaUo~q~,~3 1~,~, ~'D~o~qle saying that
                                                                                                                                                            to ~r ~e ~.~1~. ~r~i~a                                                                                                                                                     ~@ ~d a~"a ~I~l~l ~g~ql~q@
                                                                                                                                                            and federal ~env~iro~u~n once for d~eve~l~up~l~ag growth range ~I~r~t~w~o E~a~s~tpo~i~Vsd~e~s~ire~f" con-                                                                                 never hall o~n~e before. S~h~ore~f~t~o~u~t ~i ~atI~h~q!~, ~a~bI ~C access. but
                                                                                                                                                            ~f~l~ons~, ~s~i~t~t~1~wa~s~i~q4~l~i~g~t~o~l~i~c~o~l~l~i~l~l~y~'~s~i~t~t~i~l~(I ~I~l~la~i~ql~a~g~e~n~l~e~n~t p~l~a~l~l~s~. although Other dulled growth as ~an International                                                  propel ~ly that Was going for $~10 ODD an ~to~w~"~43 needed ~"~t~o biologists anti a
                                                                                                                                                            world status were among ~t~he still- towns ~l~i~t ~d~ie county have begun work pot L to Jo~n~es~po~r~t~'s decision ~not to ~e~l~l-                                                  acre A few years ago Is now ;ailing Professor of ~i~nud~" to d~ev~e~l~o~p~i~l ~p~l~a~i~l.
                                                                                                                                                            ~q'ec~L~s d~iscus~s~b~il as representatives without ~t~h~e ~fu~t~u~l~s. courage tourism.                                                                                           ~for $65~,~D~0~Q a~r~t acre.". ~~4~.we~'~r~p being regulated ~tode~a~t~h~q:~?~.
                                                                                                                                                            from J~o~n~espo~t~t, Cutler, ~a~n~d ~E~a~s~tpo~i ~t~S~ch~l~e~n~o~n~c~or o~ut~i~bi~ed Militia's little Paul ~lo~s~s~a~, (lie ~ch~n~in~n~a~n of Jones-                                                     agreed Jasper Cates of Cutler, w~ho~.
                                                                                                                                                            ~-~1~1~1                                                                                                                                                               E~as~tp~ol ~t ~has contracted with added that ~l~ie was lit favor or protect-
                                                                                                                                                            outlined their harbor d~eve~l~op~u~t~c~ut coastal policies anti 10 growth ~l~i~t~. -pro ~i's planning board, solid Ills town's                                                 ~co~nsu~l~l~ar~i~f~to develop a comprehe~r~qa
                                                                                                                                                            plans last week at lite University (it ~a~g~e~n~i~c~u~t goals quit SAL Ills ~o~l~d~ce Is Plan ~i~e~v~o~l~v~w~t around preserving ~I~ts                                                   give plan for ~I~ts port. Ing the ~e~nv~iro~t~i~m~e~o~t, lint felt r~egu~la-
                                                                                                                                                            Maine at Machias. Ratting that a ~au~n~i~t~t~er of coon. fishing Industry, trying to stabilize                                                                           ~.t~io~n~s were going too far.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Aqu~acul~ture Is also Conti ~lb~u~l~lng to Elder said ~t~he place where land
                                                                                                                                                            Tile Match ~6 Potts and ~l~in~t~b~o~r~s inanities oil tile ~c~o~l~s~t~n~e~cd to look at lite ~cc~o~u~o~u~l~Z, ~a~nd getting ~t~he harbor                                                      traffic ~jai~n~s at t~he docks In Cutler. ~ar~u~t water meet Is ~t~he most heavily
                                                                                                                                                            panel was sponsored ~f~ly tile W~as~i~li~a~g- their h~n~i~b~ur~s. Maine Ions ~approx~- cleaned tip.
                                                                                                                                                            ~l~in~at~ely ~4,~WO miles of c~oa~st~i~l~o~c~, ~l~i~t~i~t James Doyle, ~t~he director of Fast-                                                                                         according to S~till~n~u~m F~l~tzhenry~-regulated area In tile country and
                                                                                                                                                            ton County Regional Planning Coin.                                                                                                                                 chalr~i~n~o~u~t of ~t~he committee that c~an- is important to
                                                                                                                                                            mission. Robert Eider of ~t~he De~f~@a~i t- Duty ~10 percent of it Is protected ~q4d part's Pot ~t Authority, described                                                     e~d~t~he~I9~8~6Cu~t~l~er at r to ~vstressed that It
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               all du~-develop a positive a~t~t~i~tu~d~e~.~qAnd
                                                                                                                                                            merit o~0qf~0qt~ra~nsp~ort~a~t~lo~n (DOT) anti usable, lie said. entirely different situation.                                                                                  "We wanted to build a new pier something unique about your town
                                                                                                                                                            Kirk S~c~h~lem~i~n~er.~of ~t~h~e ~D~e~l~u~i~r~t~u~t~e~n~t ~E~ld~erd~i~s~c~i~ms~ed ~t~h~e D~OT~*~s recently ~"~I~n ~1~989~, ~E~ns~i~p~o~r~t was (lie number                                                           than, ~h~ot we were ~1~1~1~r~o~r~l~u~c~i~l that
                                                                                                                                                            C~O~l~l~ip~l~e~t~e~l~l~s~i~l~l~~v~ey Oil coastal ~1~1~1~,~1~1 lite o~n~e general cargo put I ~li~t lite state,"                                                                              ~B~o~u~l keep hammering.
                                                                                                                                                            of Economic anti Community ~I~)~cv~c~l~-1                                                                                                                                ~1~1~1~0~1~1 y wits sc~irc~e for ~n while," lie ~"I~t ~may take R few yea~i~s," ~he~sa~id.
                                                                                                                                                            ~a~fr~a~s~tru~ct~ure n~c~eds and said ~(l~i~e s~a~l~o~l Doyle~. "We tire ~n~i~t ~i~l~l~u~ncu~l~t~u~i~c                                                                                           ~qe "From what
                                                                                                                                                            ~o~p~l~o~c~i~A ~(D~EC~D~) ~oJ~I~S~C~u~s~s~ed ~s~t~n~t~e and                                                                                                                                Sit ~l~i~t~. I ~"~i~s~' ~"~e~l~l~'~(~' "It always takes longer to get
                                                                                                                                                            federal assistance p~i~ogr~a~in~s for ~har~. Ila' ~t d~iv~is~l~u~l~l ~(~of DOT hall Identified ~c~o~u~l~e~r~. we have a ~f~l~ou~l~l~sh~ing fishing                                               tonight, ~u~l~a~yb~e ~t~I ~at I~S~l~o~.~j ~I~.~. ugh Lim wall,~.but once you're
                                                                                                                                                            b~ar development planning. ~1~4~G million ~[i~t requested project Industry. we're a burgeoning r~ecr~e~a~.                                                                   an~a~thro
                                                                                                                                                            fluids. ~t~i~o~n~a~l ~l~o~o~t~i~t~i~ng center, and o~ur marine                                                                                                                    y~in~or through~, It goes quickly." he said.
                                                                                                                                                            S~ch~l~e~i~t~i~oner, w~ho works for ~t~h~e Of-                                                                                                                                ~U~nd~a ~11~trock~fn~or~t~o~n. a Cutler s~e- lite panel also discussed lite effect
                                                                                                                                                            fice of Comprehensive P~lan~n~i~ng~,~o~v~ild Tl~m study. which will ~b~e used to service Industry Is growing."                                                                l~ect~i~n~an, said ~t~he town wig Ill* ~a~c oiling land prices are hav~ing~on
                                                                                                                                                            develop tile ~I~X)T~,~S Capital Plan for All of I~.                                                                                                                     a~t
                                                                                                                                                            t~here Is ~no state requirement that hill growth is placing a                                                                                                        ~t~eres~ted~i~v~i~l~irov~i~(~I~i~i~tg~i~i~in~re~r~k~ccess~tu die lability of W~a~s~idn~i~l~lo~n County
                                                                                                                                                            towns develop harbor management lite year 2~0~M, ~Id~e~n~d~f~l~ed 39 eligible s~iral~n on Eastport's present faci~l~l~.                                                          tile water for w~at~e~r~-d~e~r~)~C~U~t~I~c~a~t uses,
                                                                                                                                                            pl~an~s,butsuch plans ~are~e~xpec~l~L projects fit Washington County. ties, which were built ~t~o~i service a                                                                ~. ,olives, particularly ~lj~m~n~ext~ge~r~l~@~r~a~-
                                                                                                                                                            ~.~.~41 to Elder said 25 of those projects, In- sound fishing Industry. ~T~he city ex-                                                                                  ~b~u~t did lint want to s~i~m~ad money oil Ran, to own property. I
                                                                                                                                                            be part of a coastal town ~a Gain- pects shipping                                                                                                                   "We'll never make enough money
                                                                                                                                                            ~cr~al l~i~t Jo~n~esp~o~i I. East- tonnage to double this                                                                                                                  ~a p~irk~i~ng lot large ~c~uo~ugh to ~ac~c~o~on
                                                                                                                                                            prebe~r~g~ive Growth Management chiding s~a~y                                                                                                                           date recreational vehicles. to compete with ~t~he people that are
                                                                                                                                                            port, Culler lint East M~ac~l~o~l~m~. are o~i~l year slid ~sq~ua~c~u~l~tu~ee to grow to a ~12~5                                                                                     ... ah
                                                                                                                                                            plan' ~qE~'~q1~q1~1~-~q"~0q4~q4 ~6qA~i~l~l~p~z~0qW~6q" t~he priority ~Us~t for grants of tip to million a year Industry within ~1~1~4                                                                  We're lint ~b~uy~i~n~h I~r~i~nd for ~s~om~o~un~t~o coud~i~ng~in ere~fromo~u~l~t~i~l~l~o~t~a~t~e~a~n~d
                                                                                                                                                            ~-~1/~1~5~-~q/~q1~,~7 ~$~50~,~0(~l~o. The Fluids require a 20 per- next live years, Doyle said.                                                                                     ~.~q;r~o~r~n N~ew~.~j~er~s~ey to vacation on," site ~q6ay~i~ng these prices for land," said
                                                                                                                                                            ~'~q) Eastport Is also feeling t~he effect                                                                                                                             S~chIc~i~n~i~ner~s~a~ld [lint c~o~a~sInI ~fu~t~ids ~"Remember the two Moines," said
                                                                                                                                                            cent local match, which Elder sold                                                                                                                                 Said~. one me~r~i~t~t~ier of ~t~he audience.~-
                                                                                                                                                            w~a~s aimed at meeting requirements ~o~ql coastal development a~nd ~sub~od~l~y~l~-                                                                                             ~i~t~(~! ~l~a~l~cr~a~i funds anti. ~u~n~tl~er ~f~e~t~l~e~r~a~l Doyle. "The developed Southern
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ~C~O~aS~I~:~l~l access "'~aa~l~l( lite Maine Is to have growth manage-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               coast had to ~I~l~a accessible for' m~en~t for undeveloped Northern
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               everyone. Maine. We're like ~O~le third world. We
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               don't have economic de~qj~e~l~opment or
                                                                                                                                                            outh~0qwest vo~0qt                                                                                                                                                       growth management.";
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                                                                                                                                                            Despite ta~qk~i~n ~Y Earl
                                                                                                                                                            ~votersat~So~ut~h gage~neral~lydin~t
                                                                                                                                                            wes~ ~v~ie~wo~fn ~r~f~l~.~d~qT~o
                                                                                                                                                            ~@de~ye~l ~t ~Harb~a e~w ~la
                                                                                                                                                            ~OP~ment ~kestr~ict~i r s~annual meat!, ~wsa~ndr~ig~q@at~i~o~n~s~,~.
                                                                                                                                                            :'With tOn~g alon~qg~t~h ~9 Tuesd t~i
                                                                                                                                                            ~th~.~WO marina ~a ~Wate~rfro~q@t.. ~qa~y ghtened~.
                                                                                                                                                            ~a planning board ~P~'~O~Posa~ls~f~o~r~m~d~re.tha ~-                                                                                                                            'aides
                                                                                                                                                            ~voteda~l~m~o~st~u~n a~ndsevera~l~l~6re~ivait~in ~qP 250 Slips n~qo~w before                                                                                                         ~0qde~2qru
                                                                                                                                                            O~ft~heha~rbor~q@~qij aa~"~nous~]~Ytoban                                                                                                                                      ~0qg~4qd~6qa~2ql~4qe
                                                                                                                                                            to the ~C~O an~y new g ~-.~Lh~a ~-~1~-~9~.~1, residents
                                                                                                                                                            Ong Clark P~O~'~Ir~ot Road from Imarinas on
                                                                                                                                                            ast Guard b~qW~phS~t~a~i~l~l ~t~heeast~s~ide
                                                                                                                                                            ,a~se.                                                                                                                                                              Ode
                                                                                                                                                            "Fishermen can tey's Boat Shop                                                                                                                                     ~I~L ~o~4qs
                                                                                                                                                            open UP that side of ~C~O~MPete With big                                                                                                                              ~" ~e ~C ~, ~, ~5 a I ~y
                                                                                                                                                            and we'd a~l~l bthe harb~o~t in v~es~qi~o~r~s Cot                                                                                                                            an 3~0
                                                                                                                                                            r On~iar~inas it~w~o~u~l~d~m~i~ng~i~n If                                                                                                                                       ~1~,
                                                                                                                                                            ~a gone ~,n,t be ~I~q@ ~y~o~u
                                                                                                                                                            warned l~obster~ma~' T~o~m Laws Years                                                                                                                                   expense~- ~d~n~o~t,~d that ~k~ed
                                                                                                                                                            Bangor de~velo~'                                                                                                                                                     J~6qt~4qo ~~O~V~F th~e ~p~l~i~nn~i~n~g
                                                                                                                                                            meet~ing~w~i~t~h~pla~n~n PerBobBaldac~c~i~non.                                                                                                                                NIX. s~h~e~p~a~l ~ve~r~\~V~o~l
                                                                                                                                                            for a Wall ers in work~sh explained that he has been                                                                                                                ~@~~,~B~y G~V~qO~pG~V heavily ~0~w~, will
                                                                                                                                                            P ma~r~L~n~.a~P ~qg~2qZth West B~a~qm                                                                                                                                           Still, N~r~i~ter group of ~v~O~lu~qr~'~.~'~qe"b~"~I~qt~a~ld~, ~t board
                                                                                                                                                            approved ~'~a ~l~0~-t~-~0q@ure~d~aath~Ls~P~L                                                                                                                                     Town he said, I
                                                                                                                                                            be ~la~l~d.~C~d~*~a~t the former ~S                                                                                                                                         ~f ~-board is ~-~t~h~e to
                                                                                                                                                            ~q-~9~t~ied the ..~t Property Would                                                                                                                                     ~FA~K~t~A~I~N~G~I) ~d~a~y decided to ~i~t~s pl~ann &ran
                                                                                                                                                            would end up hurting                                                                                                                                               ~sa~t~u~r~-~-lose ~le [a'
                                                                                                                                                            I to Prohibit ~Inarir~t                                                                                                                                              ~'~t~e~dr~i~g~v~O~t~e~r~s ~O~L ~p~r~o~c towns ~C~O~.~fas created
                                                                                                                                                            fishermen..                                                                                                                                                        ~.~h~e develop"" des~relic ~-
                                                                                                                                                            as along ~C~l~a~r~i~c Point Read                                                                                                                                         ~,~r~e~a~m~i~l~in~t~; ~f a ~C~c~mein
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               to hiring ~0~CW eve' ~c ~' ~i~ld~h~i~g ~i~ns~P~c~q%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ~I~ve cat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ess ~t~h~r~o~'~g Officer. ~f ~r~c~e Vise
                                                                                                                                                            officials ha are ~s~l~o~w~l                                                                                                                                             ~-~1~" ~t~io~n Will ~t~h~e nee~0cr~o~t ~0 k a
                                                                                                                                                            ve ruled,                                                                                                                                                          ~tc all
                                                                                                                                                            Project                                                                                                                                                            ~e~n~f~o~a~c~t~r~o~, ~p~o~s~i~ ana
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               t~h~e.plan~" ~n~f~o~lce~m~en~t ~c~, e
                                                                                                                                                            ~- ~ji an, An app~l~ica. Cage. We                                                                                                                                      ~in~it' backlog ~- 1, said. It s~u
                                                                                                                                                            lion ~f~o~r a ~- 160~-Just keep t~ighteni~n~r ~'                                                                                                                            relieve code~chou~ld also home \~1 ~- ~ass ~i~t
                                                                                                                                                            Overed by the bOrd. New ~Y~O k or ~C~h~l es~id~b~nt asked for a def~- ~-                                                                                                     ;is ~e ~l~o~w~n~, ~0
                                                                                                                                                            would be gr~and~lather~ed ~and Y getting                                                                                                                               boar Lions, :tots
                                                                                                                                                            not ~cthat ~R~a~Ida~c~qe~p~qS ~Hart~~f to be a Boston                                                                                                                          The Part_, ~a~g d o~facon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               LS co~n~t~l~ac
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ~ctri-
                                                                                                                                                            former ~qtt~i~ s P~: ~mar~ina;on~, t~h~@ that a *person g Up the screws word "ir~lh~-b~-ta                                                                                     ~l~o~V~e~ls~, doing~.~w~n
                                                                                                                                                            nson~ss~-C~a Just SO~,~8~0  1 nt ~, Mod 'on Of the                                                                                                                        ~d~u~t~i~c~s~,~o~f~f~i~c~l~, for ~d~e~v~e of the ~t~o ~.~d
                                                                                                                                                            site at anymore. We hat Can't do nothing n Pointed t~o ~qi~q@~c                                                                                                          er~ator Ben a~k~e life cast ~c~l~a~l~s So' ~*matter
                                                                                                                                                            ve to ~be careful that~M~a calls like One, ~1~1 Tom                                                                                                                     ~.0 ~q~o~t~t~f~s ~s~L~ith~o
                                                                                                                                                            ~a ~harb we don't ordinance oorse then asked if                                                                                                                      ~i~t
                                                                                                                                                            still be the head of ~q@~0qr~,~'g CO. Plant~'remarked ~,H IWorcester a~n~q@                                                                                                    ~'~n~f~l~i~c~i~a~l~s said ~I~'~c ~ec~t~m~e~n~t toafast"" Sal
                                                                                                                                                            reviewed~,Out of.                                                                                                                                                   ~@~d s~e~t~htoo b~!~Z~l ~t~o~o Bruce
                                                                                                                                                            affe~~C~2qW~. ~. s~I~n~ceit~is ~o~rcOu~ld c~l                                                                                                                                    ~S~S Chairman~-I
                                                                                                                                                            area..,*.: not in the. existence urse~l~ves right                                                                                                                    so for~e~9~10~w~l~q@~g ~L~i~oa~rd ~o~v~,~6e~e~l~n~g
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ~as were in-
                                                                                                                                                            Benson's uded in a de~li~ni~li ~"~y~,~"                                                                                                                                   to. ~F~l~a~t~a~m~n~?~, addition ~1~0 h~_~1 Plan-
                                                                                                                                                            'coast to ~q?Pplause~fro~m on ~a                                                                                                                                        spell. d against Ellis~' potent ~Penforce
                                                                                                                                                            0 ~is look down the~t                                                                                                                                                nh~abita~nt. position.
                                                                                                                                                            see what will happen,- the I~hIn all. voters                                                                                                                        ~m~a~n argue -me code, devel~O ~a~i~d must ~r~y
                                                                                                                                                            Y~au~havetod remarks Were ~in~et                                                                                                                                       d ~u~p In ~l~o~p~o~l~a~"~, ~, state
                                                                                                                                                            Lawson said ~1~,~p~ish In attendance 5~O~Ors~o residents school budget approved a total                                                                                   only ~O~n~e LAI a ~n~e~w forest
                                                                                                                                                            a~~ e~r~7~nen have lost ~W~,                                                                                                                                            for apal n~in~g b~e
                                                                                                                                                            the ~qba~r~t~a~t~qi'~Jth considerably less ~sh~O~l~l~Id                                                                                                                          axes zoning an
                                                                                                                                                            The ~q, ~rs south Of ~qhere.~q,~qt an had be be up about 13 t~qo~'~q1~q4
                                                                                                                                                                                  of ~qR04~8 828 ~T                                                                                                                                the request I ho~m~"~~a"~k
                                                                                                                                                            th d~i~qs~qc~qu~qs~qs~qi~qo                                                                                                                                                       ~t Officer' Gerard sho~f~tlan~c ~m~ob~i ~e~t~c~,
                                                                                                                                                            new,~qnoverall, Eric S~qw                                                                                                                                              Percent ~qn~(~qO~ql~qc~e~m~c~a ~q- ~qt it "sal ~q-~qth ~qt~h~e ~qI~qa~Ws ~a~nd n~e~"~qnd~qa~t~qed~-b~y the
                                                                                                                                                            re ~qtell an            a~qnson, to                                                                                                                                    ~qt ~q1~q11~q,~qm again' ~q'~qt~qi~qs~qf~qo~qed ~qV~q1.I~q,~8ql~qa~qt~qions In',
                                                                                                                                                            spec~i~f~ica~ql~ql . s r~qiction, Tuesday~q-~4q*iPated~ql vote, ager said.                                                                                                         ~q"~qI~q'~qm ~qs~qt~qo going- ~qr~qe~qs
                                                                                                                                                            Ypro~qh~qfbits~qi~qna ~q-Which rejected a p~qr~qs                                                                                                                                Wit ~qman- ~qi~qn ~qM~q-~q1
                                                                                                                                                            zone ~qPa~qs~qsed by re~qt
                                                                                                                                                            ~1~1~"~I~ri~time activity r~qinas in the weekend ~qa~qm "Lltnightt~qi~qmean                                                                                                        way things "We're s a month
                                                                                                                                                            ~qad roP~qOsaI th~q,                                                                                                                                                     have bet" voters looking ~qa~qt.~q, "lost
                                                                                                                                                            ~qwouldhave~qfa~qr~qm During ba~qllot~qi~qn                                                                                                                                      Edwards. 'ere told.
                                                                                                                                                            Sounding voice vote ~qpa~qt~qc~qh~qi~ql~ql ergency~. services d~qid~ql~qumbe~qnt Se~qle~q,~qb~qr~qi~qg~-~qo~qn Monday, in-                                                                                 1 ~q2~q1~q)~q.3~q0 hour matter 'of
                                                                                                                                                            W~h~ile~qwad~qing~qth,                                                                                                                                                     bets no" ~q- "It's ~0qi~qus~qt a ~qa~qn~qt~qi~ql~ql it
                                                                                                                                                            ~o~r revised ~qord~qin ling a debate arts term ent to a tw~qo~q.
                                                                                                                                                            ne~w D ~q* ~q9 ~qt~qo the town an Bob Stanwood                                                                                                                              ~q'd It~.
                                                                                                                                                            Ough a long ~qj~qi~4q@t~q'~qO~qf~qM~qountDes ~q.won reaPP~qOintm ~'                                                                                                                      ~qV~qI~qV~qI~qS Sal ~q,~qC~qa~qn~q,~q,
                                                                                                                                                            ,regulations Of Toby Stro~qn~q.~qO~qn d~qispatch~qin votes B~qe t                                                                                                                ~qV~q@
                                                                                                                                                            a~qn~0qces including ~q9~q1 with 207                                                                                                                                        Year ~qw~ql~qi~qt~qe~qe~qr~qs
                                                                                                                                                            gover~qr~qlng.~6q@~q, ~q9P~qO~qInted out that it was not ree I ~qan Wille                                                                                                           ~qe ~q"~qr adopted
                                                                                                                                                            ~f tr~uc~t~i Sense lected. ~qL~q,~q*                                                                                                                                         ~qY~qa~qn~qY~qm~qP ~q' v~qe~qrw~qI~qte~ql~ql~q"~qI~qn~qg~ql~q)
                                                                                                                                                            made                  ~qa Worcester and
                                                                                                                                                            'systems, several ~qM~qm~qu~qn~q't~q'es t~qo on- board,                                                                                                                          merit W
                                                                                                                                                            ~q- and alarm ~q1~q, ~qa~qir functions at same point.
                                                                                                                                                            On visions treat ~qC~qO~q.- ~qf~qoli~qlland DavidR~q,e                                                                                                                           ~qv~q6~qt~qe~qr~qs ~q0~qc to ~q$~qP~qt~q" cook
                                                                                                                                                            ~q1. Sub~qd~qi s~qO~ql~qidate th ~q-c~qo d were also elected to the                                                                                                                two *ode ell d the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               articles. on force
                                                                                                                                                            ~d~issa~l~i~s~i~qa residents ~qa~q, it took 2~q0                                                                                                                                 for ~qC
                                                                                                                                                            ~4qVressed Years                                                                                                                                                      ~qne~qy ~qt~qry and strike a
                                                                                                                                                            of ne~w 1~0~qC~qU~qO~qn With th school but t~qo get One high 'Vote totals ~qr                                                                                                    ~qm~qe for the
                                                                                                                                                            Sew Cal~q-laws,~qa~q,g~rowing body are Just we ~qi~qn                                                                                                                        d another to d Chelsea~q-
                                                                                                                                                            One islan~qu~qst realize that ~qI~qm~q,nc~qluded Wor~4q@ester                                                                                                                     a~qC I ~qe ~qe~qf~qt~qf~qo~qr
                                                                                                                                                            ~11~9dd I think it is we                                                                                                                                             -year ~qw~q.~qt~qh ~ql~qia~ql~ql~qo~qw~qe~ql~ql, all
                                                                                                                                                            ter                   or two three                                                                                                                                 an
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                                                                                                                                                            ere S~qo~quth~qw and 13~q' art~qmen~qing with 99~q. In tile                                                                                                                      too
                                                                                                                                                            joy our If call Harbor ~qan~q- People on 4~q45 ~qor only 1~q0'~6q@~qrace for the seat won
                                                                                                                                                            Post Offices~qtn~qi~qs byStanw~qo~qod                                                                                                                                        ~qpr~qo~qp~qo~ql
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                                                                         Jonesport voters enact new harbor ordinance
                                                                                 By Clayton ~I~l~e~a~l                      once faded after ~Lb~e supper hour.                    commercial boat owner, and 10                  ommended that the airport, a
                                                                               D6~w~u East Bureau                            Pau  I  loss~a, ~c    ha  Irman of U~u~t             percent of the mooring %ace at                 single 2,9D~O-f~oot strip of asphalt
                                                                                                                       Planning Board, recently told a                      t~he Sawyer Cove ~anc or"                 ~ge     running south to Route I and
                                                                         JONEs~i~ponT - Late Monday                      Ports ~a~nd Harbors meeting at                         would ~be allocated to recreation-              nor~(h to the edge of Machias Riv-
                                                                         night, J~ones~p~orter~i voted by                  Machias that the harbor ordi.                        al boats.                                      er, be expanded to Include a
                                                                         written b~i~t1lot 35-8 to enact a new           nance was Intended to "pre.~9erve                     About 30 voters. remained in                   4~,0~00-f~oot crosswind runway. T~he
                                                                         ~c ~a~st~a~l w~)t~t~er~s and harbor ord~l~-~             t~he town's fi~sh~in industry" ~a~nd                      ~t~he Jone~spor~t-~O~c~als I~l~igh School               co~in~in~It~t~e~n wants Machias r~e~s~i~.
                                                                         nonce for (lie town, ~a~nd a hand               to protect the eco~qf~qogi~c~il~l integrity                 gymnasium when Tint Francis                    dents on June 5 to appropriate
                                                                         ~v~ote by about 30 people set aside             of the harbor by advoca~ti~ng a                        spoke in support of the proposed               $5~,~W0 to the project. T~he $5~,~W0~,
                                                                         $~500 for a proposed regional air-             cleanup of t~he harbor. "We want                      Machias Valley Regional Air.                   plus contributions from 1~5 other
                                                                ~Q,-      port at Machias.                              to keep Jonespor~t.Jones~port,~" lie                    ~qE~ort.~sSup~qporters of the airport                towns, would be expended In part
                                                                         ~T~he h~ar~b~o~i plan that was f~a~sh-                said.                                                ad ske~d Jonesp~orters to con.                   for environmental and engineer-
                                                                         loned by the Harbor Committee                     Ernest Kelley of West Jones-                     tribute $~1~,650 to help finance t~he             ing studies.
                                                                         during the ~I~dst two years was                 port questioned t~hat part of the                     ~qF~rco~qp~osed regional transportation*
                                                                         considered ~on~k of t~he first steps             ordinance which allocated sin-                       a  I~f~ly at Machias. Jone~s~p~oi-ters                 Roland Rogers Jr., who had
                                                                         in an eventual ~townw~ide m~an-                  gle~-po~in~t moorings for ~c~bm~in~er~-                      answered Francis by                ~s~lic~ing     moderated the majority ~ofJone-
                                                                         gemen~t plan.                                  cial fishing boats of an average                     $1,~150 from t~he request, leaving a             sport's annual and special town
                                                                         The proposed ordinance was                    length to swing In a 36~6-de~gree                      $500 donation. Jone~4q%ort~'s                      meetings for a decade, nominat-
                                                                         approved shortly before the day-              circle. Ile asked if he would be                     tongue-~In-c~heek contri u~t~ion                   ed Robert L. Smith to preside
                                                                         long mee~t~i~r~g was recessed at                  allowed to retain his rights to a                    was contingent on adequate re-                 over the annual business session.
                                                                         8:25 ~f~i.m.Th~t meeting will reco~n-             mooring If lie purchased a larger                    ~g~l~onwide financial support from                After Smith~w~as elected, Rogers,
                                                                         v~ene in Ju~i~m~-~, when the town will             boat for his mooring.                                16 towns In a 25-mile radius of                a retired school super~inten ~ent,
                                                                         vote on ~s~a~%~o~o~l budgets. About 300                 Kelley was told ~t~h~at (lie ~fl~ar-                  Machias.                                       was given a standing ovation in
                                                                         ~p~e~op~l~efi~i~t~q@nded the morning and               bor Committee would be ~empa~t~h-                       ~T~he Machias Valley Airport's                   appreciation for his service to
                                                                         ~af~ter~n~bo~ql sessions, but attend-               et~ic to the 'needs of each                           Expansion Committee has re~c-                   the town.


                                 COG studying Casco .-Bay ~2qP~2q0~0q1~0q1~8qution
                                 Hope it leads to towns'
                                 united prote~6qc~qlion effort .
                                 By Bernie M~o~neg~ai~l~l
                                 ~~n~.~. ~R~-~W ~S~W~I ~R-                                                                                                                                          ~q;~h~,
                                                                                s an- education
                                 PO RTLAN D - I ~i~'s not too late for
                                 Ca~ico Bay.                              issue. We'll
                                 So say the planners at t                answer           ~: s.ome.
                                                          he Greater
                                 Portland Council of Governments
                                 ~40qw
                                 h
                                 ~0 have   begun a study of th~e           questions, and
                                 -square-mile body of water off
                                 150
                                 Maine', ou~l~l~,~,n ... ~at. The ~- b~a~y       we'll raise some
                                 already shows some of the same s~i       ~.gn3
                                 of degradation as more urban waters     ~(~q4U~U~Stions.~'
                                 such a Boston Harbor, according to                            Tamara Risser
                                 some:ci~ent~i~ric data.                             COG's coastal coordinator
                                 Th Casco Bay study is funded in
                                 part by a $35~,000~2p~eral grant. COG
                                 had to put up*~an additional $15~,000.    ~Bay~*~s~vi~ll in part be patterned on one
                                 The study is aimed ~at finding ou~tju~st   that Brunswick did of Maquoit B~ay.
                                 flow much pollution or, as planners     Eddy, who used to work ~u town
                                 put it, "nutrient loading" the bay c~a~n  planner in Bm~a~s~w~ick, lives in that                               If
                                 handle.                                 town, ~u does Risser,
                                 With that kind o~l~"~informat~ion in          Both a~re familiar with the Maquo~it
                                 hand~,~'say~s Tamara Risser. COG's         Bay study, and they ~a~gre the pre.                     ~:~h~i
                                 coastal coordinator, towns and cities   miss ~f~a~r the Casco Bay stud; ought to                           ~Y~            ~b                                 _~7
                                 can take steps to protect the bay.      be the same - with the focus on the
                                 Without it, there is no way of          water.                                        Tamara Risser, coastal coordinator forth Greater P~ort~l~ar~@d Cou~n ~Il~e~fG ... r~r~u~n~t~m~u, point. t~o an
                                                                                                                                                                            ~1~*                         ~c
                                 knowin how or where to begin.                                                         area on ~amap t~ha~tsh~G~w~a the watershed ar~e~. ~that~inc~lud~e~s Freeport, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and
                                                                           The goal, Eddy~s~aid, is to get at the        Po~w~n~al~. (Bernie Mo~ne~g~ain photo)
                                 "We have to understand what the         interaction between ~t~he land and the
                                 ~p city o~ftthe b~ay i~s to absorb          bay.                                          public access.                                Among the many interactions that          be important,~" Ri~seer said. in each,
                                 de~v~q:~lo~pmen and understand t~o~o the         "We don't want to protect the               This initial phase of the project is       th~e study documents, it shows that           planners will look at land uses, ~qs~qaw~q.
                                 resources that may be impacted"~qsa~qid     water resource by what's important            expected to be completed by the end        ~q-the pollution that enters the Royal         age discharges from boat*, dredging
                                 ~M~8~qath~qe~qw H. ~qFddy, Cog's director of      from the land perspective, but from           o~qf~qi~qt~qine~q. No timetable hub easety~qe~qt         River from the a sewage treatment            ~qa~qnd a wide variety of other activities
                                 planning,                               what's important to the water."               for other pha~qse~qa: distributing the         plant along the river, runs back up          that could affect the bay.
                                 "It's an education issue," said           And. the more that is known about           information and developing land use        th~qe Cousins River, significant, Eddy           a.    ~q.
                                 Risser. "We'll answer some ques-        the bay, the better equipped we will          strategy                                                                                   I think there's a lot of things to be
                                 tions, and  we'll    raise     some     be to care for it, Risser said.                                                          ~qaid. because the spongy bank. of~qth.
                                                                                                                       ~q-Ri~qs~qur  has another model to base          Cousins River may serve as a sort of         worried about~q," Eddy -id.
                                 questions."                               Cog has begun the inventory ~qa~qnd             her study on besides the M~qaquo~qit           filtering system for Casco Bay.                On the positive side, Risser ~qa~qnd
                                 COG is an association of Cumber.        analysis phase of the study. It means         Bay one. She was the driving force            When Risser looks at Casco Bay,           Eddy agreed, Maine and its munici.
                                 land County towns and cities. It        taking a look at tidal 'current., tem-        behind the ~qstudyofthe Cousins River        ~qshe plane to apply iJ~qbe s~qa~qin~qe methods        palities are becoming more protec.
                                 serves as a regional planning coca~q.     peratures ~qa~qnd depth., considering             that COG completed Iasi D~qec~qem~qS~qer.          she used in the Cousins River study.         tive of Casco Bay ~qa~qnd its other
                                 mission, ~qus~qi~qst~qing individual mun~qi-      the ~qoce~qen floor, the ~qintert~qid~qal az~q@~qa                                         rovid       taking advantage of data that's &I-          waters. Brunswick has its Bays
                                 ip~qal~qitie~qs and working with several of   ~qa~qnd the shoreline. It means taking                            liver sill~q"~q' ~qp       as
                                 ~c                                                                                                ~4q- ~qp              ~q-
                                                                                                                                 ~qa~q- ~q1~q; 1    bow ..    water-      ready been gathered by a several             Committee, for instance. y~q"m~qout~qh
                                                                                                                       ~6qT~4q@~q*          ~qp   ~q9
                                 them on common issues, such a                                                                               ~q, term.  ~q1.
                                                                         into account marine animals and               ~qb~qad ~qar~qu~4q@ which R~2q.                   el~q,    municipalities. To make it easier to         i~qs~q- looking at its plan ~qa~qn~qd ~qd~qok~qs~q.
                                 Casco Bay.                              plants, including c~qla~qin~qs~q, worm, eel           as "a b~qare~qg~qion~q," can affect separate       study. ~qh~qe will ~qd~qMd. up the ~qb~qay, she          Cumberland is studying ground
                                 Freeport and Pown~qal are ~qm~qo~qu~qlb~qir~qs        grass ~qa~qnd ~qth
                                                                                  ~qat ~0q@~qlr habitats. It means            political entities, In the me of           ~qa~qid, probably ~q1. four ~qP~ql~q.-~qKi.n~qa.             water quality an Ch~qel~ql~qe~qa~qgu~qe Island.
                                 of COG. Brunswick is not.               looking         its ~qa~qn~qd limbers. the          Cousins River Freeport. Yarmouth,             Each one of thus b~qi~qo~q-r~qegion~qs may          Several towns "a looking at their
                                 However, COG's study of Casco           fishing ~qa~qnd tourist industries ~qa~qnd            North Yarmouth ~qa~qnd Pow~qna~ql. ~q,               h~qa~q'v'~qs a resource that may or may not        to= water ~qru~qn-of~qf~q.




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                                           ~                          ~                                                                                             eas m~g certain uses of                                                                                         of~as ~0. Both
                                                        ~                                                                                                                                 ~and. In the ~                                ~                                             Slate and Federal laws governing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~                                                                                                                                                                                                   worked with ~                                  ~                                             estate taxes permit taxpayers to
                                                         Volume 2 Number 2                                                                       Winter ~                           MCH~ plan which                                                                                                 deduct ~lue of the ~
                                                                                                                                                                                                    would minimize his estate t~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ~sements front their taxable
                                                                                                                                                                                                    burden, meet his family~2pi-                                                                                                                 reduction in ~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ~~                           ~                                                                                                                                                                                      ~om~                                                                                            value o~land will make it p~                                                                                                                                                                                              conserve~st ~            ~                                                      sib~k~2pt~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    sensitive
                                                                                                                                                                                                    calk    and ecolo~p%                                                                                                     ip~x~t ions while
                                                                                                                               A~                                                      portions of his ~arm.                             ~                                                still retaining ownership of their
                                                                                                                                                                                                            The result was a conservation                       7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ~                                                homestead.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    easement protecting the heart of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   A~~a~e~                                                                                                                                                                                       the ~ncompassingeigh~~                                                                                  derived from ~s~se-
                                                                                                                                                                                                    acres and all of the shore frontage.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    As                                                                                                                           m~ps~~                                                                                                                                                                                                         is rue ofall casements, Bill and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~1p. Maine residents ~ps~                                                                                                                                                                                       his heirs retain ownership of the                                                                                            lots will enjoy the tremendous
                                                                                                                                                                                                    proper~ptinue using the                                                                                            scenic b~altwater farm.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thomas Point                   A ma~~~th white
                                                                                                                                                                                                    land in w~th (lie                           . ...... .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Conservation
                                                                                                                                                                                                    terms of the      casement. ~                                                           Easement                   pine. unusual on ~nd
                                                                                                                                                                                                    m~1pth~                                                                                         important for wildlife, will be for.
                                                                                                          -~                                                                        m~heries and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ever pr~d ~2pe
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ~2pf~ued cul~                                                                            S~s dwindling agricultural land
                                Bill Bony         I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Easement Area
                                           I'll ~                      ~p1~                                                                                                                                            vation of firm fields and selected                                                                                           base will continue to be a~pie
                                 R~~                                                                                                                                                     harvesting of timber. Th~                             ~                                      for farming.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    buildings can be maintained and/                                                                                             As Bill Bon~n demon-
                                                                                                                                                                                                    or reconstructed, ~ma~            The gift ofth~ted in                     s~easement that is tailored to
                                                                                                                                                                                                    be built at designated areas, but no                        a  significant reduction in the fair                        the specific financial needs of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                    other structures m~ted                         market value of ~An ~          donor and the unique ph~1pf~                                                                                                                                                                               .4          on this portion of the property. Sixty~     prai~ty prior to the                        lures of~llow t~r-
                                                                                                                                                                                                            If ~~pni~       ~1pt~$~Aft~                  v~nded landowner to leave a
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of~ reserved ~                 casement was granted, the appraised                         lasting legacy that might otherwise be
                      Saltwater Farm                                                          Forever Protected                                                                                     ~~2pe~me needs.                        value stood at$550,000.~lu~       consumed by gift and estate taxes.                 ~                     Estate Planning Yields Conservation Easement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             in~ the m~                       ill Bon~overed                      achieved because hisland w~2pl~       opcd -which.~ lik~                                            Through the Eyes of t~                                                              ~@_~v~pt ~ it.
                 B                                                                                                                                                        ood~                                                                                                                              ~eep itaI together forever.'
                        'hat the high value of his land                     u~urchased this magnif~         occur if t~r~,                                                                                                                                                 ~.~d nodded. With -~               threatened to impoverish his family.                       cent piece of the Maine coast with                           Bill ~2p-~e hosted                                        7~i~o~~ll B~                                 ~1pcd th~ said: Two tow.'
                 Fortunately, through estate planning                       nearly two miles of ocean frontage in                     by. Maine Coast H~e Trust (MCHT),                                                          and reprinted b~1pt~1pm~                                                (~ we were stunned. and as one ~                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ~~not enough!'
                 and a grant of a conservation ease-                        1947 for $1.800. Since then the value                     and he recalled a ~t dis-                                                                                                                                             He com~isinterpreted, assuming that
                 ment, Bill ~avoid what                     ~more than 600 times ~          cussed str~p@~tives for                              "We came here in the first place ... ~ the Thomas family which had settled Into this               we were ~g~o~~            might have been a catastrophic finan~      original purchase price. if he gave ~        protecting ~ owned land. ~                              ... a ~nd ~l~pen~pc~ting place in ~ century.                 held ~~id c~2p'T~              cial and emotional loss. Bill'spr~            property to his sons now, or trans.                       ~l~p, lie decided to                                 ~rking community. ~ to             It ~pecou~~1pc ~*e              We kept insisting that he should g~                 is not unique; it is a dilemma facing                      ~ through his will, t~       contact MCHT a~ey versed                                 farm, and ~                            said n~ou~e just take                he frowned and shook h~ade a
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Pur~~1por~1pad~n~   a look?* He ~~t places ~      bargain ~~1pr~pd~   man), Maine landowners who have                            combined gift ~~          in estate planni~                                              the island ~2pW~ly places.      to ~. Finally, exhausted but exhilarated.            And ~We have never felt like
                 seen ~ value increase                         exceed his family's financial means.                        A~pe~between Bill. his                             but nothing that seemed ~s is ~ returned to Frank and his c~ressed             owners. rather like custodians and w~              dral~pI~t ~                        ~ould have to b~             sons, his attorney. his accountant, ~                    were on the way up island toward the ~1pen      our delight with the place. I screwed up my                 flow on one ~ficent piece of land
                    In October of 1986, Bill Bon%         ~e~ ~sary to pay ~               a re~n~'~vered ~                 my wife Gene s~ don't W~l~ourage and ~pN~2p've b~               like this: put up no trespassing signs ~                with his accountant and explained that                       Bill ~red that t~       range of cons~tions, ~                      the Thomas F-~eighbor had said the           that ~onsidering the p~t~1pa~ds. beasts and insects who share its
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       place has been for       selling this wonderful place. ~ou do make            cu~k~there arc our neighbors
                                                                            ~pc of I~ist i ng pri mari~~~l I or ~n of                        sale for ten years. but ~an~boy that decision will - let us know? ~ps 2                 who ~s know that ~lcome."
                 the time h~er hi~                                                                                                                                          ~p:~          acre s~t~rt Island                     of this farm. could cause him to lose                     [lie land~   ~p.~~                  It, h~                              ~lope 'with our address.'
                 to his three sons.                                         ~il~cherished passes.                    ~2p.~1ps~ion org~                                  ~~% We r~l~1pA~           ~1po~rectly into my ~e
                    Understandably, lie ~                   ~2phad he considered that ~              ~ ~~ ~                              Impossible driveway, through the woods and          fierce glance of a hawk, turne~             In November of Ibis year, ~t
                                                                                                                                                                                                            suddenly. there it ~barn~the    penetrating look and locked eyes with Gene.                 Heritage ~ t~oud~I~pl
                 learn that his dream could not be                          farm might he subdivided and d~                                                              ~q~        house overlooking 2 beautiful cove ~~waved his arms as though ~~              ~ ~ritage A~~                                                                                                                                                                                                  ~. And there was the old ~m~   whole ~ h~1pic~ment. I                 -~ofb~nd~1pr~~                                                                                                                                                                                                        ~1pwith hi~ast living member ~ not understand muchofwh~s ~       land ~pi~pof~
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                                            The Newsletter of Maine Coast Heritage Trust

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                       DeachlThere's not enough available
                           There's no sense second-guessing the                   any state On the Atlantic coast north of
                       vote by Wells residents rejecting an offer                 Florida - 3,478 miles. But more than
                       from Moody Beach owners to share the                       95 percent of it is privately owned.
                       beach with townspeople under certain                          Mainers cannot rely either on the
                       conditions.                                                courts or the generosity of shorefront
                           The community has been left bitterly                   property owners to improve access. That's
                       divided by a Maine Supreme Court ruling                    something the people of the state must see
                       that the beach Is privately owned. And                     to themselves.
                       residents evidently felt that a recent                        An important beginning was made with
                       agreement negotiated by beach'owners                       the 1987 ratification of a $35 million bond
                       and town officials for public use of the                   issue to make public land purchases. But
                       mile-long stretch was too restrictive.                     municipalities up and down the coast must
                           'Me whole sour affair underscores ol@lce               also take the initiative In making sure that
                       again that access to the coast is becoming                 seashore access Is guaranteed.
                       increasingly limited for ordinary citizens                                                                                                                                                      Wells residents
                       who don't happen to own a piece of it.                        If nothing else, Wells provides a text-
                       Development pressures during the past                      book example of why action must be taken
                       decade have only tightened the squeeze.                    now to preserve Ma.1ne's oceansilde heri-                                                                                            reject beach offer
                           Maine has the longest shoreline of any                 tage for future generations.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       By SUSAN GADBERRY PPH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            StaffWriter -3/1%ho"I've been a party to a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       WELLS - A year after the        lot of agreements and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       state's highest court declared
                                                                         Residents table proposal                                                                                                                      Moody Beach private, Wells resi. Contracts, and I've
                                                                                                                                                                               sft2ho                                  dents resoundingly rejected an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       offer by beach owners to let them never seen one as
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       use the one-mile stretch of beach.
                                                                         on access to                                           Moody                          Beach                                                   Voters at Saturday's town meet. one-sided as this. The
                                                                         WFIA.S (AP) - A proposed                                                                                                                      Ing turned down an agreement    beach owners get
                                                                         agreement between selectmen                                                                                                                   negotiated by beach owners and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       town officials that Id have let everything. The town
                                                                         and Moody ]leach property own-                                                         PUBLIC RIGHT OF                                        residents use the bewacouat no cost if
                                                                         ers that would have given resi-                                                         WAY TO WATER.                                         the town agreed to restrictions gets nothing.'
                                                                         denLq and their guests access to                                                                                                              on-beach parking, mass transpor.
                                                                         the sandy shore was tabled by                                                           PRIVAT@ BEACH                                         tation and other conditions.            - Roger Batchelder
                                                                         voters at their town meeting.                                                           ON EIT ER SIDE                                        Voters also rejected a proposal           campground owner
                                                                         Residents wanted to study                                                                                                                     to begin eminent domain proceed.
                                                                         further the proposal, which re-                                                      OF THIS PUBLIC WAY,                                      Ings on three Moody Beach proper.
                                                                         sulted from negotiations between                                                                                                              ties.                           private," she said.
                                                                                                                                                                    0 TOWN BEACH                                       "If the people of Moody Beach      John D, Gleason, attorney for
                                                                         selectmen and representatives of                                                           VICES AVAILABLE,                                   want it that bad, let them have it," the beach owners, said Sunday he
                                                                         the 126 beach-front cottage                                                                                                                   said Marty C
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            a2mr,                      was surprised that residents reject-
                                                                         owner'.9.                                                                                                      4451                           As far   al concerned, the      ed !4=eement.
                                                                         Voters on Saturday also reject-                                                                                                               to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       wn had Its day in court and we         e off r that the owners had
                                                                         Pit an optional plan for the town
                                                                         to take the property by eminent                                                                                                               lost," said Hazen Tufts.        made was a very genuine offer to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Roger Batchelder, who owns      share the beach with the residents
                                                                         domain.
                                                                         The state supreme court last                                                                                                                  Reach Acres Campground, said,   at no cost," he said.
                                                                                                                                                                     PARKING                                           "I've been a party to a lot of agree. But Craig Stevens, member of
                                                                         y ar declared the beach to be the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ments and contracts, and I've never the Comprehensive Plan Commit.
                                                                         private property of the cottage                                                                                                               seen one as one-sided as this. The tee, said the agreement "is in direct
                                                                         owners,  which disturbed select-                                                                                                              beach owners get everything. The conflict with what we see as the
                                                                         men in   a town that is popular                                                                                                               town gets nothing."             future for the beach areas as a
                                                                         among    tourists.                                                                                                                            Batchelder ran down the list of whole."
                                                                         The proposa I tit (be town meet-                                                                                                              restrictions: no parking. no trol. Stevens called the town beaches
                                                                         ing would have allowed select-                                                                                                                leys, no radios on the beach, no "vital to our economy and a great
                                                                                  to enter into a license
                                                                         men
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       lifeguards and no sunbathing    natural resource," saying restric-
                                                                                                                                                                                    t
                                                                         aggreement for recreational use                                  IT               I
                                                                                                                                          1              1. ., .`                   1     '4                           above the high tide mark.       dons an beach parking and tran-
                                                                         of the beach. But town manager                                                           I                                                    ns .At hie tide, everybody would sportation would hurt the town's
                                                                         Jonathan Carter said after the           TWO PEOPLE walk on the narrow section of Moody Beach that Is                                         ve to 1. e the beach," he said. tourist-delnodent economy.
                                                                         meeting that most people felt                                                                                                                 The agreement also required        Voters       rejected the plan to
                                                                                                                public property. Residents at a town meeting Saturday voted to table                                   the,own to Indemnity beach      acquire portions of three beach.
                                                                         they had not had sufficient tinic      a proposed agreement between selectmen and representatives of                                          owners from lawsuits tha  ight  front properties, but left open the
                                                                         Ao4tiAdy-the proposal, and.some__ ..,tags owners to                                                                                           aris                t -         option a future eminent domain
                                                                                                                                      glve-this town access to all of the beach. The                                        blic use of the beach,               I
                                                                         le            -sided in favor of                                                                                                              Ifrom pu I,
                                                                         ,it it was one                         Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled last year that Moody Beach Is                                       and to'ch-ge 11 local ordinances proceedings by rejecting the agree.
                                                                         the propert v owners.                                                                                                                         which refer to Moody Beach as   ment with beach owners.
                                                                         In exchange for beach access,          the private properly of cottage owners. (AP Photo)                                                     public.                            "Nothing has really changed
                                                                         the cottage owners wanted                The agreement called for a re-        owners' demands "got out of                                    "M agreement could haunt us     from the status of the beach before
                                                                         concessions.                           vision of town ordinances thitre- hand," Carter said.                                                  for thes rest of our lives," Bat. the town meeting and after the
                                                                         They wanted a commitment               fer to the beach as public, and it     . The Friends of Moody Beach,                                   cheldersaid.                    decision of the Maine Supreme
                                                                         from the town to prosecute
                                                                         PI                                     would prohibit lifeguards from          the property owners who negoti-                                Jan Cadwell, the only Moody     Court that it Is private to low
                                                                         e who misuse the beach, =              being stationed on the beach.           ated the agreement, told the                                   Beach property owner to speak at water," Gleason said.
                                                                         hey wanted sign% posted to say         The@e also could be no amplified        town that a majority of owners                                 the town meeting, said about 70 of "Beach owners made that offer
                                                                         that the beach may be used only                    he shore.                   would sign it.                                                 the 126 beach owners had consent- and the voters, for whatever rea.
                                                                         with consent of the cottage            music on I.                               But some cottage owners at)-                                 ed to the agreement and she urged son, rejected it. Now I think they
                                                                         owners.                                  Some residents felt the cottage       posed the plan.                                                residents to pass iC "If the (agree, just expect to live fit peace," he
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ment) is not approved, the beach is said.






















                                                                                                                                                                               ation members Can get a M Of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                       I,                    one speaks for them except the
                                            Maine. Island Trail Association"                                                                                                   privately owned Islanc   s                    @@nd institute and the Island
                                                                                                                                                                                   This policy, Getcheli-said. pm                 I Association," said Tart. "But
                                                                                                                                                                               tects the Interests of island
                                            honored for its volunteer work                                                                                                     owners.                                       themOrePeOPlewhogetoutthe
                                                                                                                                                                                   Island owners are concerned               the more quickly a constittleilcy
                                                                                                                                                                               about damage that campers' fires              can form."
                                                       By JILL UNG                                                               bers point to the groups director,            and garbage can do. to their pro-
                                                        Staff Writer                    'For us, our Earth Day                   David Getchell Sr. of Appleton, as
                                                 ROCKLAND - The Maine 1,                activities go on                         the reason for the groups success.            perty, said Hank Taft of caindim,
                                                                                                                                    dpopularity.                          .    who owns Halifax island in Wash-
                                            land Trail Association Is one of 70         throughout the year. And                 an Getchell, the association's only           ington CoUn!Y, near. the '"'BUT"
                                            groups in the nation being recog-           the more people care                     full-time administrator, Is a freem           endofthetraIL-.
                                            nized today b(NF@esldent George                                                      lance writer and former editor of'            : -
                                            Bush as  "an 0      tio al Volunteer        about these islands the                  National Fisherman magazine. He                   The work of the association can
                                            Week                                        better for all of us.9                   also is an enthusiastic boater.       . m     only encourage more Island
                                                 The Rocklarid-based assocla-                                   - Ken Fink          Getchell, one of the charter               owners to allow visitors on their
                                            thin. an arm ofthe non-proflt Island
                                            Institute. is the only New England                                                   members, Bays the association's               property. Taft said-
                                            group to receive this certificate,          chlasBay.                                success belongs to Its members.
                                                                                                                                 .  But all agree that the voluni              .@ "(Association members) are
                                            said Bill Barrett, a spokesman for            They camp on the Islands,              teerism award will help publicize.            people who know how to treat an
                                            Action, the federal domestic volun.         conduct cleanups, annual spring          their goals.
                                                                                                                                                                               island, and 1.11ke that." said Taft,
                                            teer agency that chose the 70 hon.          brush burnings and other forms of           "Forus,our Earth DayacUv]tJes              adding that the association also
                                            orees from more than 300                    maintenance.                             go on througho t the year," said              gives a voice to Island owners
                                            nominees.                                     "Me association Is bringing Is.        member Ken Fink. "And the more                concerning state environmental
                                                 The association, founded three         lands back Into public use that          people care about these islands,
                                            years ago, has a core of 1,800              would have otherwise been" put           the better for all of us."   '                and access policies.
                                            members who, through contribu-              off-limits, said Tom Morrison, di.          Most of the islands in the trail               "At the moment, these small
                                            tions, of time and money, hel               rector of the state's Bureau of          am unnamed. Forty-rive an state-              Islands have no Constituency. No
                                                                               P T
                    K)                      main ain 60 state-owned and              _  Public Lands.                            owned and 15 are private property.
                                            vate islands In the trail.                    Ile association has members               The state-owned islands are ac-                                          A 7
                                                 Abiding by the credo "leave            nationwide, with half living out-        cessible to anyone, but only assocl-
                                            nothing behind but your wake,"              side of Maine and many paying
                                            members canoe. kayak or take mo-            dues from inland cities such as
                                            torboats to islands along the 325-          Chicago and St. Louis.                                                                                                                                                                                   Machias
                                            mile vail from Casco Bay to Ma.               Morrison and asso     .elation mem-                                                      The Maine Island Trail                                                                                    Jon sport
                                                                                                                                                                                   The Island trait consists 6145 public islands,
                                                                                                                                                                                   15 private Islands and about 60 campsites.                                   Bar Harbor
                                            Island trail is far, from the crowds                                                                                                   The public Islands are open to anyone. But to
                                                                                                                                                                                   use the entire 325-mile trail, you'll need to )om,
                                                                                                                                       He said that, when he Is on a               the Maine Island Trail Association at a cost of
                                                 ROCKLAND - No man is an                    'Mere am about 3,000 Islands,
                                            island. But by kayaking to a small          large and small, inhabited and not@         small Island off Spruce Head or In             $25. For further Information write: Maine lsl,                                                   Path
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    end
                                                                                                Maine's Coast. The assocla.         Penobscot Bay, with only two                   Trall Association, Island Institute. 60                                       Acadia             Manan Pl.
                                            rocky piece of land several miles           -along
                                            off the Maine coast, a man can              ll.. is alwa a looking for more             kayaks, camping gear and family
                                            certainly come close.                       Islands to adyto Its trail.                 members, he knows how Maine's                  ocean St., Rockland, 04841 or                         Haven                   Kati Park
                                                                                            Members refer to traveling the          early setflers felt when they Inhalb-          phone 594-9209.
                                                 "Going to some of these Islands,       325-mile isl!nd trall as"backpack-          ited the coast.
                                            you can Imagine what life was like          Ing by boat.                                   Most of the Islands are access-
                                            there years and years ago," Steve                                                                                                                                            Rockland
                                                                                            Hanson often kayaks with his            lble only by sea kayak canoe or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Detail
                                            Hanson said. "It's quiet and peace-         wife and 18-month-old daughter.             small motorboat.                                                Boothbay
                                            ful. And, because there's a real            He said the Island group's work has            Hanson, a 43-year-old speech                                 Harbor                                                                     area
                                            effort to get there and you're far          eased owners' fears about trash and English teacher at Rockland
                                            from he crowds, It has A Certain                                                                                                                      Bath
                                                     t                                  and other public abuse, and that            District High School, Is a member              Portland
                                            romance to It."                             has opened the Islands to visitors.         of numerous other environmental
                                                                                            Without the association, Han-           groups, such as the Sierra Club,
                                                 Han son is one of 1,800 members
                                                                                        son said, the opportunity for many          Nature Conservancy and the Au-
                                            of the Maine Island Trail Assocla
                                            tion, which is being honored today          Island experiences "would have              dubon Society.                                                                                Aldan
                                            by   President George Bush for Its          passed for all time."                          The work of the Maine Island                                                                                                                               20 miles
                                            volunteer efforts to maintain the               Hanson said Maine's small Is.           Trail Association, he said, has an                         Small Pt.                                                                                                     J
                                            pristine character of 60 of the             lands represent an important part           Immediate impact on Maine life.                                                                                                                      Pr.. Hviddl T.. P.yi-
                                            atate's coastal islands.                    of the state's history.                                                   JUILang









         Research was completed on efforts undertaken by other states and
         nations to manage their ocean resources comprehensively. A
         contract was granted for determining relative market and
         nonmarket values of Casco Bay. In addition, numerous state
         officials and user/interst groups were interviewed.

             B. Island Development & Conservation Strategy

             Task reprogrammed. Coastal staff continued to monitor
         island issues, however, looking toward clarifying the Coastal
         Program's future role in helping the islands address issues of
         common concern. This included compiling articles and news
         clippings and attendance at an Inter-Island Town Meeting
         organized in April by the Planning Board of one of the island
         communities.  About 35 island residents attended, representing
         P of the 14 island communities. Principal issues discussed
         included tourism, solid waste, and groundwater protection (see
         clipping below). A Steering Committee was formed which will meet
         in May to talk about the group's long term purpose, goals and
         make-up.

             C. Estuarine Strategy

             The information gathering phase of this project was
         completed and a report identifying threats to Maine eatuarine
         resources was drafted. Information from other coastal states and
         provinces was gathered and compared. An estuarine habitat
         classsification project was initiated to devise a classification
         system appropriate to Maine's diverse coastal environment.

             Regional planning agencies and state agencies were surveyed
         to identify management priorities and problems in Maine
         estuaries. Following Casco Bay's acceptance into the EPA's
         National Estuary Program (NEP), the question of how work in Casco
         Bay also might be of value for other estuarine areas in the state
         was examined. Finally, preparation of an Estuary Management
         Primer was undertaken to familiarize town officials, planning
         board and conservation commission members and concerned citizens
         with the complex array of issues in estuarine areas and possible
         solutions.

         Task 5 -- Program Administration & Implementation

             A. Public Education Initiative & Coastweek

             The Coastal Program released two publications targeted for
         the general public during the reporting period, Watershed:. An
         Agtion Guidg to Improving Maine Waters and An Aquaculture
         Development Strateav for the State of-Maine. The Communications
         Coordinator wrote and distributed Watershed in time for Earth
         Day, handing it out at Eco-fairs in Augusta and Falmouth.
         (Coastal Program materials and displays also were provided at
         five other sites around Maine for Earth Day activities.) The
         Coordinator also gave public talks at the University of of


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                             Forum p~8qi~4qo~2qt~2qs future Of St. Croix w~6qWerway
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                                  By Di2n2 Gr~aettinger                                                                                                        management."      ~n~i~ze the interests of all users.               Andrews harbor and Lewis C ve
                                    Down East Bureau                                                                                                          The Canadian official said that *Coordination of manage-         in Perry. The area also includes
                                                                                                                                                              his group had identified several ment efforts between a~l~l interest. 2~25 square miles of forest water-
                             CALAIS - A workshop                      on the                                                                                  strategies to protect estuaries. ed parties.                     shed bounded by the Chiputneti.
                             future  of the St. Croix                 Inter              ~.~7
                                                                      ~-                  ~2q*                           ~-~2p~                                  Among the strategies were the The AECV has identified three      cook Lakes 'and the New
                             national Water-way attracted mu.                                                                                                 following:        major estuaries in Atlantic Cana-              Brunswick villages ~O~f~C~anterbu~r~y
                             nicipal, state and provincial
                             ~~                                                                                                                               h~8q:~Identific~at~ion of activities da - Annapolis River in Nova      and McAdam.
                             eaders from both sides of the in-                                                                                                a
                                                                                                                                                              ~t~ad~ver~s
                                                                                                                                                              ely ffect the environ- Scotia. Nepisquit in New Bruns.           Other speakers who address
                             ternational border who hope to                                                                                                   mental health of estuaries. wick and Wi~lmot~-Du~nk on Prince       the forum were Jenny R~uffing
                             develop a plan for interjurisdic-                           ~Y,,~;~6                       ~__,,
                             t~onal management of                                        ~,~-~- ~Z~-                      ~t~%                                                         Edward Island - that are worthy                the Maine State Planning ~Offi~8ql~f
                                                                      the re-                                                                                 a Development of manage-
                             sources of the St. Croix                 River.                                                                                  ment strategies that establish the on. Howell said               Carolyn Pryor of the Maine Coas~qi
                                                                                                                                                                                Of I
                                                                                                                                                              guiding principles for individual
                                                                                                                                                                                                 uld continue to               Heritage Trust, and John Moore
                             The forum, organized by Glenn                                                                                                    areas.                          -with local officials
                             Avery of ~the Washing~L~o Coun                                                                                                                        work closely                                   and Milton Cross of the Bays~id~e
                                                                      ~ty
                                                                      n
                             Regional Planning ~C~o                     n                                                                                       *Development of specific ~andarea interestgroups ~todevel~-         Industrial Park.,
                                                                      ~0                                                                                       dress e~l-
                                                                      from St~q.           ~7                                                                    ements of the strategies.
                                   repr e ta       ~-~v~e~s                                                                                                       ~inagemen~t plans to ad op a management strategy for               During ~the session. the more
                                        ~-        t
                             Steph~q.~q_  ~qO~qak    Bay~6q, Bay~qs~qide, a          rid                                                                                                       the estuaries in their area.                   than 25 participants identif
                             S~L A   r~qe~qw~qs                                                                                                                                        Lee Sochasky~q. executive dire~qc-                 several critical areas for future
                                 nd            ~qN w ~qB                  ick                                                                                     *Cooperation with land
                                                                                                                                                              owners to address activities ad- t~qor of the St. Croix International research and review. Among
                             and from Calais and Robbinston.
                             The participants listened for                                                                                                    verse~qly affecting the health and Waterway Commission. told the   those areas are: a review of wa.
                             More than three hours to U.S. and                                                                                                use of the estuaries. group that her commission had              ter Pollution through residential.
                    ~!~:~.7                                                                                                                                      ~qe Cooperatio~qnwith industry to received a mandate from the        industrial and municipal use; the
                             Canadian s                                                                                                                       resolve related pollution Maine and New Brunswick gov-           future uses of the es~qtua
                                        t~6qK~qeakers who delineat-
                             ed issues    ey  called critical to                                                                                              problems.                                                                                ry; and a
                             the management and growth of                                                                                                                       ernmen~qts to "develop a water-                  p~qr~q?gram to preserve the river's
                             the area.                                                   Geoffrey                    Howell                                   *Identification of some way plan that will provide a             unique natural and cultural heri.
                                                                                                                                                              uplands and wetlands~q, for cons~qer- strategy and framework for mu~ql~q. tage.
                             Geoffrey D. Howell of the wa.                               Ho~q,e~qil explained            that estuar-                             vation purposes to ensure ade- ~qUple~q-use and inter~0qjuri~qsdiction~qal  Avery said Friday, that the ex.
                             terway planning ~qand manage-                  ies. ~q!                                                                              quate habitat for fish and wildlife
                                                                                         hose areas along ~qthe coast                                                             management of ~qthe resources of                 ~qpans~qion of international shipping
                             ment branch of the Inland Waters             whe~q@e rivers a~qn~qd streams meet                                                       and to protect critical and endan- the St. Croix International   in Bayside and the stresses
                             Directorate of Dartmouth. Nova               the ocean and fresh and salt wa~q.                                                    gered habitat.    Waterway."                                     Dlac~qed~q'on the river through indus~q.
                             Scotia. said that he had been in.            ter r.-~q,:~qx. were important and pro.                                                 Identification of marine ar- The waterway planning area          trial. municipal and recreational
                             ~v~o~ql~qv~0q@~qd with the Canada-based At-             duc~q%~qve ec~qosys~qte                            He said that                             eas for ~qthe protection of ~qi                                      uses. necessitated a master plan
                             lantic Estuaries Coop                                                                                                                              Sochasky said. included the wa:
                                                                      era~qt~qive the major objective of ~qIhinsg~4q!troup                                             fis~qh~q-habi~qLat.     ters and immediate shorelines of               to ensure the future protection of
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                             Venture. a joint effort of federal.          was ~q:o "ensure the                         aer~q,                                     Use of special designations the Chiputneticook Lakes of          the river. He said ~qthe group would
                                      1. university and private           heal~qt~q'~qn ~qo~qi estuaries in Atlantic                                                    to help protect significant terres- North Lake. East Grand Lake  meet again in April or May to.'
                             =to ensure that the im~q.                      ~qC~qana~q'~qd~q*~qa. ~qespe~qc~q;2~q[IV those of e~qco-                                                  trial and aquatic habitat. and Spednic Lake: the ri              search for solutions and to devel~q.
                             ~p~p~qr~qtance Of estuaries was recog~q.                                                                                                                                                  ver
                                                                          ~qI~qn~qi~qv~qe~qa~qi and economic significance                                                   ~qe Development o~qf conflict re- mainstream to Calais and St. Ste   ~qOP a plan to manage the Water-
                             ~O~i~Zed and preserved.                         th~qmu~qen ~qre~qhabi~q;i~qt2~qt~qion and sound                                                     solution mechanisms that recog~q. phen: and the tidewaters to ~qS~qi.  way effectively.



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        Southern Maine and Unity College to help publicize the guide, and
        organized a media campaign including public service
        advertisements aired in May on all of Maine's major television
        and radio stations.

             The Aauaculture Development-Strategy, which the Coordinator
        helped edit and produce, was printed in late April. The
        Coordinator wrote an article on the Strategy for coastal
        newspapers and developed press packets. She also prepared a
        factsheet for the press on anti-fouling boat bottom paints.

             Coastlinks: A Resource Guide to Maine's Coasta
        organizations, was revised and is currently being reprinted.
        Only several hundred copies remain of the original edition
        (printed in August 1988). The University of Maine Sea Grant is
        helping with printing costs for an updated edition of 5,000
        copies.

             The Communications Coordinator worked with three other
        organizations to produce an educational poster featuring a
        satellite image of the Gulf of Maine. Ready for printing, the
        poster is being funded jointly by the Maine Coastal Program,
        Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Center for Vision and
        Policy, and Maine Boats and Harbors Magazine.

             The preliminary Shore Stewards Proposal was circulated to 20
        professionals in the field and well-received. Further program
        development included selection of six pilot groups and
        researching a Program Handbook for participants.

             B. OCS Oversight

             Coastal staff reviewed and commented on the Report of the
        OCS Policy Committee Subcommittee to Review Analyses of the Exxon
        Valdez Oil Spill. A resolution endorsing the report and
        transmitting it to the Secretary of the Interior will be voted on
        by the full Committee at its May meeting.

             The draft 5-Year OCS Leasing Program had been expected in
        March, but was held up pending Presidential decisions on leases
        sales proposed for areas off California and Florida. (A
        Presidential Task Force report on these sales was completed at
        @he beginning of 1990.) The draft 5-Year Program now is expected
        in early summer, and the Governor will be given 60 days to
        provide comment.

             C. Other


             (1) Gulf of Maine Activities -- Coastal staff worked with
        the Canadian - American Center at the University of Maine to
        publish the Proceedings for the Gulf of Maine conference,
        expected to be available in June. Production of Gulflinks, a
        resource guide to marine-related organizations in the entire Gulf
        region (similar to Maine's Coastlinks), was initiated and is


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         being coordinated for fall publication. As a follow up to the
         Gulf of Maine Conference session on "GIS in the Marine
         Environment," staff worked on a recommendation to the Gulf of
         Maine Council on the Marine Environment about their role in
         coordinating marine GIS activities in the region.

              Coastal staff also continued work on a Gulf-wide monitoring
         plan. A mission statement and goals and objectives were
         finalized by the Working Group. The consultant provided a review
         of monitoring methodologies that could be applied to the stated
         objectives and a draft outline for a monitoring plan. The
         consultant also organized a workshop to be held at the end of
         May. Environmental policymakers, managers and scientists have
         been invited to review the draft plan and establish priorities
         for the tiered implementation of the plan. Finally, Coastal
         staff participated in a workshop held in St. Andrews, Nova Scotia
         on March 1-2, sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Working Group to
         promote discussion of the environmental impacts of finfish
         culture in the Gulf of Maine (see 1988-89 Task 4.B).

              (2) Water Dependent Uses -- The Coastal Program's Water
         Dependent Uses Mapping Project is being used by the DEP and the
         Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) to expand protection of
         water dependent uses in Maine.   The DEP's newly-adopted model
         Shoreland Zoning Ordinance includes a Commercial Fisheries/
         Maritime Activities District; LURC is proposing to amend its
         regulations in May to include Maritime Development Subdistricts.
         In both cases, district descriptions include areas where existing
         development is predominantly water-dependent as well as areas
         that meet certain physical suitability criteria. Criteria for
         water depth, slope of land, and protection from wind and waves to
         delineate "prime sites" for water-dependent uses were developed
         as part of the Water Dependent Uses Project.

              (3) Administrative -- Administrative activities included
         preparation of a major "Reprogramming Request" for CZ100, dated
         February 14, 1990, and a six-month extension request, by letter
         of April 6, 1990, in response to OCRM's Section 312 Evaluation
         and changes in Maine's coastal priorities and approaches to
         specific issues. As of the end of the reporting period we were
         still awaiting formal notice of OCRM action on these requests.














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                                                             EDITOR~8qU~qL~0qL
                                                       US, /~8q(a~2qn~.~'ad~4qa~_~2qC~'~:-~4q6~2qn~qf~2qe~2qre~8qnce a s'u~8qc~'c~*ess: F                                                           ~1p~~0qu~8qndation for understanding
                                             Th~c US~q)~Can~a~d~l~a~n conference in Portland March 19~-                 deal with am separate councils: N~ew ~E~ng~qW~W~, Mid-                   has found the answer for management~, particularly for
                                          20 was a momentous step toward imp        ~*roved fisheries          Atlantic, and South Atlantic.                         ~1 , ~@ ~-     ~gr~ound~f~i~sh. But clearly, w~e pin much by comparing.
                                          relations between the; two countries~. ~-~ ~' ~@ .       ~:                                                                    Sm. ~, ~i     ~no~t~qa        ~-
                                             It is odd to ca~ll~"th~o~qw~d~q=~q= momentous since ~i~qt~qs                    G~e~orj~l~6 Mitchell i~s~qt~o be commended for p~e~qm~v~eri~ng:                    ~1~h~is c~o~nf~a~c~q= should be ~t~h~e rust of similar
                                          strength was that it ha~d no ~a~g~e~r~w~a and ~t~h~a~t~.t~h~e~m ~@~w~a~s no            over many yew to bring about the event. Jim Wils~qm of              exchanges s~u~i~r~tur~a~d on exactly th~e same, ~n~o~-ou~t~com~e
                                          ~c~o~n~c~r~qf~qt outcome~.                                                    ~qf~qt University of Maine is to b~e commended for                     basis. We must be careful not to so too fast, not have
                                             For six years w~t~; have supported a conference ~suc~q@ as            conceiving of ~t~h~e~. ~co~n~f~e~mn~e~e a~n~d keeping the idea alive.          high expectations. It, as a result of discussions and
                                          this - its pu~rpo~m~. to provide some foundation for co-                 All who participated am to be commended for                     mutual understanding, ~qf~qt industry or the managers on
                                          existing after ~qf~qt Hague Line, with ~t~h~e US and Canada                reading ~qf~qt delicacy of the situation and truly talking,           both Wes want to take actions in concert~, we am
                                          sharing the GulfofM~ain~e and G~e~org~e~:s Bank in a n~ew~e~r~a,              truly listening.                                                  confident that it will be- possible. Issues of protocol and
                                             And the "Gulf of Maine Fisheries in ~t~qf~qi~c~'~qM~"                      ~' ~. The s~o~c~r~e~A ~o~(~s~u~cC~e~ss from here is to continue                authority tend to diminish as understanding increases.
                                          conference did provide the. first stones ~i~n a foundation            informal~, ~qW~or~m~a~t~i~on~al exchange$. clearly, neither side                                                             Robin Alden
                                          for ~qw~-~exi~s~t~e~nc~t~- ~T~qU co~nf~e~r~c~o~qw worked because
                                          neither side had any expectations ~o~f~"~g~qW~!~ng~7 anything.               Perspective on our own groundrish affairs
                                          ~1bu~s, Canadians did not have. to fend off US requests, for,
                                          ~w~x~qm~'     And US ~f~i~s~h~em~e~n and managers did not have to                 It is sobering for one such as myself on the US side,           ~c~*unc~il and National Marine Fish~cri~c~s Service ~sc~ic~n~(~L~it~s
                                          tend off requests to give up cou~nt~qma~i~l~.                             who has been involved in our ~gr~ou~n~df~i~sh ~m~w~wg~c~n~x~n~t~.                continues to ~b~c ~7bi~s is an unproductive standoff that
                                             ~I~n~s~t~4~W~, each side got to know ~qf~qt other its science,              to ~p~c~4 the steps ~qf~qt Canadians have taken: quo~ra~s, boa             needs a "Wilson con ~f~er~e~n~c~e~" of its own.
                                          its m~a~n~a~g~e~r~n~o~n~t structure. ~i~ts ~gr~ou~ndfi~sh man~a~g~a~n~e~nt.               ~c~b~s~s~a~, area , and ~n~ow vessel a~l~l~oc~a~ti~on~S~. I~t i~s MOM                  We heard at ~qf~qt Portland co~n~i~cr~e~x~e how many
                                          and ~i~t~s industry. People ~a~a~c~odifi~g also got to k~n~ow~e~x~A~ , sobering ~WI~L to see continued stock problems in                             fishermen am involved in ~th~e Canadians' advisory
                                          other. This type of uncharged exchange is hand new,                 Southwest Nova Scoria. despite those steps. ~@ ~.                   c~omm~i~u~qm - ~s~o~qMy food for thought for ~th~e New
                                          after what one part~i~c~ip~a~m ~c~all~c~d~q"10 wasted                          ~.~, New England is about ~t~o embark an another major~,               England council which has become far too i~s~o~l~a~t~r~qA
                                          the treaty.                                                         round of ~g~r~oundri~sh management discussions in the next              ~ql~b~e ~c~onstru~c~Ai~v~e discussion that took place at the US/
                                             ~T~he Canadians heard what a pi~vo~qW role the; councils              year, triggered by ~t~h~e change, in the law and the current         Canadian conference should be a model for out own
                                          play in management - that they am far more than                     state of ~qf~qt stocks (See Voices, pages 14A~-1~5A)~@                   g~t~oundr~ish discussions in the months to come. We hem
                                          advisory groups. I~qU US realized that part of ~qf~qt ~.                     We have a lot to lam from Canadian ~m~an~a~g~qm and                   at Commercial Fisheries News plan to participate by
                                          C~an~r~id~ia~n~s~'~pr~o~b~l~em of not knowing who to talk to lies               fi~s~b~cr~a~qm about how effective their measures have been             printing opinions from fish~c~r~a~t~e~n~, scientists, and
                                          in ~qf~qt fact that they Am interested in ~sp~o~c~i~e:~4 as variant as        ~i~: ~qW what problem they have Caused~.                               managers. ~T~h~e out ~qof that is in "Voices~" this month,
                                          gr~oundf~ish~, ~m~ac~k~e~r~d. ~a~nd sw~o~qf~qf~t~sh.~@~To deg ~8q4~q6 ~'~,~@~' ~;-- -Hen                                                                            We hope you wit[ write ~U~L
                                          councils on those specks, the Canadians would have to               how ~s~e~z~i~ou~s ~qf~qt communication problem between                                                                      Robin Alden
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                                                                                                                                      Tours of the Huntsman Marine Lab and of a nearby fish farm will be provided.

                                                                                                                                      Dormitory style accommodations are available at the Huntsman Marine Laboratory's
                       101                       WORKSHOP AMOUNCEYEINT                                                                Anderson House for a cost of $9.50 (Can) per night. Meals will       be provided by the
                                                                                                                                      Anderson House at a cost of $3.00 for breakfast, $4.50 for lunch, and $7.00 for dinner
                                     Convened by: THE GULF OF MAINE WORKING GROUP                                                     (Can).,,. A, seafood dinner will be held at the Anderson House on Thursday, March 1, at a
                                     Sponsored by: New    Brunswick Department of Fisheries and                                       slightly, higher cost.
                                                     Aquaculture
                                                     New Brunswick Department of Environment
                                                     Maine Department of Marine Resources
                                                     Maine State Planning Office

                                                                                                                                      There is no registration fee for the workshop.   However, space is limited. To reserve your
                     THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 01? FINFISH CULTURE                                                                    place please mail, fax or phone.in-the following information by February, 12 to-


                                                   to be held
                                              MARCH 1-2,1990                                                                          Anne Johnson Hayden                  OR             -@Jerr y Choate
                                                     at the                                                                           Maine State Planning Office                         Department of the Environment
                                                                                                                                      State House Station #38                             P.O. Box 6000
                                   HUNTSMAN MARINE LABORATORY                                                                         Augusta, Maine 04333                                Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5HI
                                                                                                                                      Tel # 207-289-3261                                  Tel   506-453-2669
                                         St. Andrews, New Brunswick                                                                   Fax # 207-289-5756                                  Fax    506-453-2893


 0       The goal of this workshop is to allow those involved in the regulation of aquaculture in                                            NAME:
         the Gulf region to share information, ideas and questions regarding management of this                                       AFFILIATION:-:
                                                                                                                                          ADDRESS:;`
         emerging and important marine industry. An outgrowth of the Gulf of Maine Initiative,        a
         multi-lateral effort to improve the environmental management of the Gulf of Maine, this
         workshop is the first in a series of technology transfer programs designed to allow for
         cooperative research and management of different issues in Gulf waters.
         Topics to .be discussed during the workshop will include:                                                                    Please reserve  lodging at the Anderson Ifouse:          Wednesday,   February 28
                                                                                                                                                                                               Thursday, March I
                       Nature and scale of the risks to the environment from cage culture;                                                                                                      Frid:ay, March 2
                       Role of monitoring, including parameters to be monitored and interpretation                                    (Should you'prefer to stay in a hotel, please make your own arrangements. The St.
                       of data generated by monitoring programs;                                                                      Andrews Motor Inn (506-529-4571) and the Shiretown Inn (506-529-8877) are open in the
                       Research, both ongoing and nceded;                                                                             off season.)
                       Lessons from cage culture in other areas such as Puget Sound, Norway and
                       Scotland; and
                       Mechanisms for standardization of methodologies.                                                               I am interested in:'        the tour of the Huntsman Marine* Lab
         Presenters include:                                                                                                                                      the tour of the fish farm

                Jon Boyce and Don Wcitkamp, Parametrix, Inc., Seattle,      Washington                                                For further information please call either Anne Johnson Hayden or Jerry Choate.
                Dave Wildish, DFO, St. Andrews, New Brunswick
                John Kershaw, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture,       New Brunswick
                Laurice Churchill, Department of Marine Resources, Maine                                                                                 Please copy this announcement and forward it to anyone
                Chris Heinig, Intertide Corporation, Harpswell, Maine                                                                                            whom you think might be interested





















                                                                                            COASTAL CLEANUP NETS
                                                                                               NINE TONS OF DEBRIS

                                                                                   Maine's 1989 Coastal Cleanup drew 2.800 volunteers to the shore on
                                                                                September 23, where they collected more than 18,000 pounds of debris.
                                                                                Volunteers covered 176 miles of shoreline, picking up an average of 103
                                                                                pounds of trash per mile.                  -7be response to this year's cleanup
                                                                                                                         was tremendous,'    observed Richard
                                                                                                                         Silkman, State Planning Office Director.
                                                                                                                         'Even in the wake or Hurricane Hugo.
                                                                                                                         with poor weather and rough seas, twice
                                                                                                                         a many people turned out to clean
                                                                                                                         shores as had in 1988. 1 think that
                                                                                                                         demonstrates how much people in
                                                                                                                         Maine care about their coasts and are
                                                                                                                         committed to sustaining them."
                                                                                                                           While more people participated in the
                                                                                                                         cleanup than ever before. they found
                                                                                                                         less debris per mile than was collected
                                                                                                                         in the 1988 cleanup. 'The pounds-per-
                                                                                                                         mile average dropped from 133 in 1988
                                                                                                                         to 103 this year. Flis Schauffler. who
                                                                                                                         coordinated the statewide cleanup for
                                                                                                                         the Maine Coastal Program. speculates
                                                                                                                         on possible reasons for the decline. -We
                                                                                                    ......               certainly hope that it's a result of
                                                                                                                           cople becoming more responsible in
                                                                                In spite of Hurricane Hugo, more         Zpo.lng of trash. The Coastal Pro-
                                                                                volunteers than ever participated in     gram has worked hard to impress on
                                                                                the =ual Coastal Cleanup this            people the danger that marine debris
                                                                                year. Photo by Flis Schauffier.          poses for boaters and wildlife. But the
                                                                                                                         decrease in trash this year may also be
                                                                                attributed to the high seas that we had in the weeks and days preceding
                                                                                the cleanup. Some of the shore debris may have been carried back out to
                                                                                sea during that period.*
                                                                                   'Me debris data were broken down according to coastal region. with the
                                                                                southern coast having the highest pounds-per-mile average. At 137 pounds
                                                                                per mile. the southern coast had significantly more debris than either the
                                                                                mldcoast (105 Ibs/m9e) or the downcast region (73 lbs/mfle). -Tbe South-
                                                                                crin coast definitely has more traffic, along its shores and in Its coastal
                                                                                waters." Schauffler observes. 'Tbe greater amount of debris may also reflect
                                                                                the dominant shore habitats. though; debris tends to collect more along the
                                                                                sandy beaches and in the salt marshes that mark our southern coast than
                                                                                along the rocky shore that's prevalent downcast.
                                                                                   'One of the aspects of this year's cleanup that we found most encourag-
                                                                                ing,' notes Schauffler, 'was the number ofchildren that participated. Last
                                                                                year, we had only half-a-dozen school classes and scout troops join In the
                                                                                clean up. This year. we had more than 25 scout troops and 30 school
                                                                                classes involved. It'sr a great experience for the kids. and a real contribution
                                                                                they can make to maintaining the headth of our shores."
                                                                                   Maine's September cleanup was part ofan international effort Involving
                                                                                volunteers In three states and two provinces bordering the Gulf of Maine.
                                                                                Preliminary totals received from Massachusetts. New Hampshire, New
                                                                                Brunswick. and Nova Scotia indicate that 7.400 citizens turned out along
                                                                                the Gulf of Maine shoreline. from Cape Cod Say to the Bay of Fundy.



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                                                         STATE OF MAINE
                                        DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                        STATE HOUSE STATIO14 17       AUGUSTA. MAINE 04333
          FORM,-

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                                                                                                             1. PERMIT VIOLATIONS AND UNPERMITTED ACTIVITIES
                                                       MEMORANDUM
                                                                                                             Type of         Violations          After-the    Order to       Judicial Permits Applications         Total      Total
                                                                                                             Violation       Detected For        Fact Permit  Restore Area   Enforcement          Pending       Violations Violations
                                                                                                                             Reporting           issued       in Violation    Actions                           Resolved      Pending
                TO:        Robert Blakesley, State Planning Office                                                           Period                           to Original
                                      (1A                                                                                                                     Condition
                FROM:      Pat Fish-A Administrative Assistant, Bureau of Land Quality Control
                           Department of Environmental Protection
                                                                                                             Southern Dist.
                DATE:      May 31, 1990
                                                                                                             Permit,
                SUBJ:      Coastal Zone Management Quarterly Report                                          Violation           3               0               0                   0                0                 4          0
                           February 1, 1990, through April 30, 1990

                                                                                                             Un-permitted
                                                                                                             Activity          52                0               0                   0                0               11         40
                This is the quarterly report for February 1, 1990 through April 30, 1990.           The
                report consists of the following 'work products' as required under Section B of              TOTAL             55                0               0                   0                0               15         40
                the Memorandum of Understanding between the SPO and DEP:                                     Doneast Dist.
                1.     Quarterly tabulation of complaints, compliance inspections, enforcement               Permit
                       actions, and permit applications in the coastal areas;                                Violation           2               0               0                   0                -                 0          2
                11.    Quarterly list showing the status of consent agreements;                              Un-permitted
                III.   Quarterly narrative of major applications, enforcement activities,                    Activity          31                0               4                   0                                13         18
                       problems, issues, and accomplishments;                                                TOTAL             33                0               4                   0                                13         20
                IV.    Quarterly report on federal consistency review and coordination
                       activities;
                                                                                                             Central Dist.
                V.     Quarterly report on changes in statutes, rules and regulations; and                   Permit
                V1.    Quarterly report on the Shoreland Zoning Law.                                         Violation           3               0               0                   0                0                 3          2

                                                                                                             Un-permitted
                                                                                                             Activity          12                0               0                   1                3                 9        18

                                                                                                             TOTAL             15                0               0                   1                3               12         20






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           A. COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS                                                                                     B. COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS

           Southern District                                                                                                  Central District
           Law/type         Applications       Permits        Permits     Permits       Applications                          Lawitype        Applications        Permits       Permits     Permits       Applications
                                   Filed       Issued with    Denied     Withdrawn        Pending                                                    Filed        Issued with Denied        Withdrawn        Pending
                                               Conditions                                                                                                         Conditions


           NRPA                                                                                                               NRPA

           Freshwater                                                                                                         Great Ponds            0                 2              0           0              0
           Vetland                 2                0              0            0
                                                                                                                              Freshwater
           Coastal                                                                                                            Wetland                3                 1              0.          0              3
           Wetland                 25               15             1            6             26
           Sand Dune               14               18             3            7             11                              Coastal
                                                                                                                              Wetland                11                10             1           3              19
           Stream                                                               0             8                               Stream                                                                             5
           Alteration              8                                                                                          Alteration
      ;0   Hydro                   1                0              0            0             1                               Hydro                  0                 1              0           0              0
           TOTAL                   50               0              4            13            47                              .TOTAL                 20                15             1           5              27

           SITE                                                                                                               SITE
           Schools                 3                1              0            0             3                               Condos                 0                 2              0           0              0
           Shopping Center         1                2              1            0             0                               Mining                 1                 1              0           0              1
           Warehouse               2                0              0            0             2                               Airport                1                 0              0           0              1
           Industrial Parks        3                0              0            0             3                               industrial Parks       3                 3              1           0              2
           Condos                  2                2              1            0             1                               Res. Subdivision       2                 2              0           0
           Res. Subdivision        7                4              1            2                                             Site other             2                 1              1           0              2
           Site Other              4                8              0            0             4                               shopping Ctr.          0                 0              0           0              2
           SUB-TOTAL               22               17             3            2             21                              SUB-TOTAL              9                 9              2           0              10
           TOTAL                   72               53                          15            68                              TOTAL                  29                24             3                          37




















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              C   Permit Applications.                                                                                  II. St Iatus of Consent Agreements and 80K    Actions.
         COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS                                                                                          A. Consent Agreements Resolved.
         Downeast District                                                                                                       SOUTHERN
                                                                                                                                 None
         Law/type         Applications       Permits        Permits    Permits       Applications
                              Filed          Issued with Denied        withdrawn        Pending                                  CENTRAL
                                             Conditions

                                                                                                                                 1. Edgecomb Inn, Edgecomb
         NRPA                                                                                                                          A consent agreement was consumated by the Board on February 28, 1990,
         Great Ponds            1                 0             0           0              2                                           for building construction without Board approval.      A civil penalty of
                                                                                                                                       $700.00 was assessed.
         Freshwater                                                                                                              DOWNEAST
         Wetland                1                 0             0           0              1
         Coastal                                                                                                                 1.    Bangor Hydro Electric Company, Ellsworth
         Wetland              16                  8             1           1             18                                           Bangor Hydro placed fill along 40-50 feet of shoreline of the Union
                                                                                                                                       River without first obtaining a permit. The fill was placed in
         Stream                                                                                                                        conjunction with the repair of Cram Dam. Bangor Hydro signed a
         Alteration             9                 5             1           0              8                                           Consent Agreement which required them to get a permit or remove        the
         Hydro                  2                 0             1           0              0                                           f.ill and restore the site and pay a $3000-00 monetary penalty.
         TOTAL                29                 13             3           1             29                                     2.    The Cole Family Foundat Iion, Bangor
                                                                                                                                       The Cole Family Foundation placed fill and bulldozed adjacent to two
         SITE                                                                                                                          streams in Bangor.   The Foundation signed a Consent Agreement which
         Airport                1                 0             0           0              1                                           requires them to get a permit or restore the site, do temporary
                                                                                                                                       erosion and sedimentation control and pay a $1500.00.monetary
         Res. Subdivision       3                 2             1           0              4                                           penalty.
         Other (Site)           3                 1             0           0              3                                     3.    Harold Smith, Orland
         SUB-TOTAL              7                 3             1           0              8                                           Harold Smith placed fill. in a wetland adjacent to a ntream.       Harold
                                                                                                                                       Smith signed a Consent Agreement which requires him to remove the
         TOTAL                36                 16             4           1             37                                           fill, stabilize the site and pay a monetary penalty of $1,100.00.
                                                                                                                                 4.    Carl Snow, Bangor   .

                                                                                                                                       Carl Snow placed fill along 400 feet of shoreline of a tribut-ary to
                                                                                                                                       the Penobscot River. Carl Snow signed a.Consent Agreement which
                                                                                                                                       requires him to remove all fill within 25 feet of the stream,
                                                                                                                                       establish a buffer strip, apply for a permit and pay a 11,000.00
                                                                                                                                       monetary penalty.















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              B    Pending Consent Agreements.                                                                                 23. MacMillan Co. and Brilliant Developers, Inc. , Brunswick, Site
                                                                                                                                   Location
                   SOUTHERN                                                                                                    24. Town of Kittery, Kittery, NRPA (coastal wetland)
                   1.   Harbor Corporation, York,  Site Location                                                               25. Sherwood Excavation, Kittery, NRPA (coastal wetland)
                   2.   Sunrise Trust, York, Site  Location                                                                    NORTHERN
                   3.   orchard Properties, York,  Site Location                                                               1.  Steele Construction & M.E. Astbury, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream
                   4.   Ronald Ricci, Wells, NRPA  (sand dune)                                                                     alteration)
                   5.   John Callaghan, Wells, NRPA (sand dune)                                                                2.  Acadia Village Resort, Ellsworth, NRPA (strea    tm alteration)
                   6.   Kfoury-Weinshenk, Inc., Cape Elizabeth, Site Location                                                  3.  George Allen, Ellsworth, NRPA (great pond)
                   7.   John P. Martin, Saco, NRPA  (coastal wetland)                                                          4.  Charles Foster, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   8.   Richard Catir, Scarborough, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                     5.  Lawrence Stanley, Swans Island, NRPA (coastal wetland)
                   9.'  Town of Wells, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                                  6.  William & Nancy Kales, Bar Harbor, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   10.  South Freeport Marine, Inc., Freeport, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                          7.  David Benson, Southwest Harbor, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   11.  General Marine Construction, Inc., Freeport, NRPA (Coastal wetland)                                    8.  Steve LaFreniere, Ellsworth, NRPA (great pond)
                   12.  Emmett J. Murphy, Amity Construction, Wells, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                    9.  128 Recreational Associates, Sullivan, Site, NRPA, (great pond)
                   13.  Nathaniel Smart, Kennebunkport, NRPA (stream alteration)                                               10. Sheldon Heartstone, Bangor, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   14.  Norman Ruck Excavating and Paving Co.., Inc., Kennebunkport, NPPA                                      11. Donald Pelletier, Hampden, NRPA (stream alteration)
                        (stream alteration)                                                                                    12. Edmund Gillespie, Southwest Harbor, Site Location
                   15.  David Stilkey, Freeport, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                      13. Joseph Staples, Swans Island, NRPA (coastal wetland)
                   16.  James Mulvihill, Kennebunkport, NRPA (sand dunes)                                                      14. Peter Mayo, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   17.  Richard Roy, Kennebunkport, NRPA (sand dunes)                                                          15. Harold MacQuinn, Inc., Bar Harbor, Site Location
                   18.  Mike Vasile, Scarborough, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                       16. Cape Aquarius, Ellsworth, Site Location
                   19.  Alex Timpson, Georgetown, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                       17. Richard & Catherine Maietta, Winterport, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   20.  Margaret DeWever, Eliot, Site Location
                                                                                                                               18. Queen City Assopciates, Bangor, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   21.  Land Bank, Inc., Scarborough, Site Location and Section 413                                            19. James Awalt, Ellsworth, NRPA (stream alteration)
                   22.  Maietta Construction, Inc., Scarborough, Site Location and Section
                        413                                                                                                    20. Richard Dorr, Milbridge, NRPA (coastal wetland)

                                                                                                                               21. John Mahar, Pembroke, NRPA (coastal wetland)

                                                                                                                               22. Brown Brothers Trucking, Pembroke, NRPA (coastal etland)

                                                                                                                               23. John McIntyre, Eddington, NRPA (freshwater wetland)

                                                                                                                               24. Edith Trapp, Deer Isle, NRPA (stream alteration)



















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                    25.  Bain Lee, Sorrento, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                           III.  Narrative of Significant A22lications, Enforcement Activities, Problems,
                    26.  Peter Ricker, Sorrento. NRPA     (coastal wetland)                                                         issues and Accomplishments.
                    27 . Look Construction, Jonesboro, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                   A.   Applications.
                    28.  Royce Geel, Jonesboro, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                               1.  City of Portland (Coastal Wetland)
                    29.  Lawler & Fleming, Eastport, Site Location                                                                         The applicant proposes to demolish a 50' X 150' section of the
                    30.  Robert Wardwell & Sons, Orland, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                          existing pile supported Maine State Fier on Commercial        Street in
                                                                                                                                           Portland to create a protected public landing for small recreational
                    31.  Steven LaFreniere, Sullivan, Site Location                                                                        boats in Portland Harbor.     A ramp and a 10' x 130' permanent float
                                                                                                                                           will be installed in the embayment created by removing a section of
                    CENTRAL                                                                                                                the pier. The embayment is part of a larger project to create a
                                                                                                                                           public waterfront park on the Maine State Pier. A decision on the
                    I.   Orchard Park Associates, Farmingdale, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                    project is expected in May.
                    2.   Mill Cove Associates, Boothbay Harbor, NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                 2.  Alan H. Swanson, Wells, (Sand Dune)
                    3.   Spruce Point Inn, Boothbay Harbor, Site/NRPA (coastal wetland)                                                    The applicant proposes to build a 20' X 28' wood frame addition to
                                                                                                                                           an existing 12' X 28, shop/storage building on his lot on Ocean
                    4.   Howard House Lodging, Boothbay Harbor, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                   Avenue in Wells.    The existing building will remain as is, with a
                                                                                                                                           slab foundation. The addition will have a poured reinforced
                    5.   Jack Mays, Chelsea, NRPA (stream alteration)                                                                      concrete frost wall with footing.      The frost wall foundation will
                                                                                                                                           have four 2.25' x 3' openings to allow flood waters and sand to move
                                                                                                                                           freely beneath the addition. The proposed addition will serve as
               C.   80K Actions Resolved.                                                                                                  guest quarters for the existing seasonal cottage.

                    DOWNEAST                                                                                                           3.  Cronin, Rockport (Coastal Wetland)

                    None                                                                                                                   The applicant proposes to place riprap and fill in the intertidal
                                                                                                                                           zone in Rockport Harbor, Maine. The project is a revised submittal
                    SOUTHERN                                                                                                               of an earlier proposal to place a retaining wall along the
                                                                                                                                           applicant's shoreline, which was denied by the Board of
                    None.                                                                                                                  Environmental Protection.     The proposal would involve fill in a low
                                                                                                                                           value upper- intertidal zone along the length of the applicant's
                    CENTRAL                                                                                                                shoreline.    The stated purpose of the project is erosion control.
                                                                                                                                           The project will be recommended for denial unless the applicant
                    None.                                                                                                                  revises the   plan to move all riprap out of the intertidal zone.           No
                                                                                                                                           evidence of   shoreline erosion due to wave action was seen during          a
              D.    Actions Pending.                                                                                                       site visit with a biologist from the Maine Department of Marine
                                                                                                                                           Resources.
                    DOWNEAST
                                                                                                                                       4.  Arnold Katz, dba Yachtsman Marina, Kennebunkport (Coastal Wetland)
                    None.
                                                                                                                                           The applicant proposes to maintenance dredge an existing anchorage,
                    SOUTHERN                                                                                                               install fueling facilities, and construct piers as part of an
                                                                                                                                           expansion of an existing marina in Kennebunkport, Maine. The U.S.
                    None                                                                                                                   Coast Guard currently uses this site to dock several boats.
                                                                                                                                           Dredging will have usual short and long term impacts on the subtidal
                    CENTRAL                                                                                                                habitat.   Construction of the piers and floats will be @ithin the


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                                                                                                                                 B.   Northeastern Simon, Inc., Augusta

                       Federal Harbor Channel.     Increase in navigational use of an already                                         This project is a 56 million dollar shopping center located across
                       crowded harbor is expected.     Dredged material has been analyzed and                                         Rt. 27 from the Civic Center in Augusta.      The project will consist
                       shows no pollutants exceeding the standards of the Solid Waste                                                 of two separate building areas on a 100 acre parcel of land.        The
                       Management Guidelines for filling.     Ocean dumping at the Cape                                               larger site will consist of a single building of 423,475 square feet
                       Arundel Army Corps dumpsite is proposed.      Review comments have been                                        with a 28 acre parking area that will provide space for 2,699 cars.
                       solicited from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the                                               The adjacent building area will have one building of 185,000 square
                       DEP's Division of Environmental Evaluation and Lakes Studies, among                                            feet and parking space for 966 cars.     No significant environmental
                       others.   Approval is likely if the local harbormaster indicates no                                            issues except for traffic have been identified.
                       navigational. concerns, and the marine biologists sign off on the
                       dredge spoils disposal.                                                                                   9.   A..E.S. Harriman Cove, Inc., Bucksport

                   5.  Alan Graves, Portland (dba Yacht Haven)                                                                        The applicant proposes to develop a 180 H.W. co-generation power
                                                                                                                                      plant on the east bank of the Penobscot River just north of the
                       Alan Graves has proposed a marina to include 260      boat slips and a                                         Champion Papermill in Bucksport.     The existing site of 14 acres is
                       40,000 square foot boat rack storage building to      house an additional                                      presently used for oil storage.     Total cost of the project is 300
                       400 boats.   The boat storage building was proposed over intertidal                                            million dollars.    The applicant proposes to sell electricity to
                       soft bottom habitat.    The project includes 2.75 acres of dredging,                                           Central Maine Power and will sell steam to the Champion Paper Mill
                       53,300 square feet of intertidal and 64,400 square feet of subtidal                                            next door.   The project will consist of a large coal storage
                       habitat.   Parking areas and an office building are to be constructed                                          building, a boiler building, separate steam generator and other
                       adjacent to the marina.     Issues include the proposed storage                                                smaller accessing buildings.     Coal will be brought to the site by
                       building being located over the intertidal zone (not a marine                                                  river barge from out of state.     Coal ash will be barged out of state
                       DEPENDENT use), and dredging 53,300 square feet of intertidal                                                  for disposal.   This project will require licensing from the Air
                       habitat.   The applicant has subsequently withdrawn the proposed                                               Bureau and a license under the NRPA for alterations of the docking
                       storage building.    The Maine Department of Marine Resources, the                                             facility and the installation of intake and outfall pipes.
                       Maine Audubon Society, and the Friends of Casco Bay have all
                       expressed concern regarding the loss of a large area of intertidal                                        10.  Stonegate Associates, Cape Elizabeth
                       habitat.   The project will be presented for review by the State's
                       Board of Environmental Protection in May.                                                                      This project is an expansion of an existing approved residential
                                                                                                                                      subdivision in the Town of Cape Elizabeth.      The expansion will
                   6.  George Friou, Friendship                                                                                       provide for 22 additional lots and will cost $590,000.       The site is
                                                                                                                                      serviced by public water, but onsite sewage disposal will be
                       The applicant proposes to construct a 12' x 301 addition onto an                                               utilized.   The area is surrounded by a lot of wetlands which are
                       existing 48' X 12' wharf in Friendship, Maine.       The wharf addition                                        being preserved through easements.     No environmental impacts have
                       will extend approximately 30' beyond the low water line and will                                               yet been identified.
                       require a lease from the Bureau of Public Lands.       The purpose of the
                       addition is to access deep water so the applicant can moor his boat                                       11.  Summer Harbor, Gouldsboro
                       during low tides.    The applicant has been asked to provide further
                       justification for the addition by providing more information                                                   The applicant proposes to develop a single family residential
                       regarding the depth of water at the end of his existing wharf and                                              subdivision consisting of 17 hourse lots, 2700 linear feet of
                       the draft he requires for his boat.      He has also been asked to                                             roadways, and 8 acres of common area on a 43.8 acre parcel.        The
                       reduce the width of the addition to no greater than 61 to minimize                                             project site is located off Route 186 in Gouldsboro.      The parcel
                       the impact of the structure.                                                                                   proposed for development has shore frontage on Stave Island Harbor
                                                                                                                                      and Myrick Cove.   one unnamed brook and numerous wetland areas exist
                   7.  New Market Development Company, South Portland                                                                 on the site.   The significant issues involved with this project are
                                                                                                                                      wastewater disposal, groundwater quality and quantity, and wetland
                       This project is an 11 million dollar retail shopping center located                                            impacts.
                       behind the Maine Mall in South Portland.      The project will occupy
                       lots I and 2 of the previously approved Clarks Pond Commercial                                            12.  Bangor International Airport, Bangor
                       Subdivision.    Lots I and 2 make up a total of 30 acres.      The project
                       will consist of two developments separated by Jackson Brook.        The                                        The applicant is requesting after-11C-faLA apprOVal for all the
                       building size is 230,000 square feet with parking that will provide                                            construction activities that have Occurred on the 1200 acre airport
                       space for 1,309 cars.     The applicant designed the project around                                            parcel since January 1, 1970.     The activities on the parcel consist
                       some wetlands that re regulated by the Army Corps.       No significant                                        (if expansion of airport EAcilities. construction (if new commercial
                       environmental issues were evident.     A permit for this project was                                           and industrial structures, and the ZidditiOn of MUlliCipal buildings.
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                        Also included are   the demolition of old roadways, and the                                      IV. Quarterly Report on Federal Consistency Review and Coordination Activities.
                        construction  0 f new roadways and parking lots. The significant
                        issues associated with this project are traffic, stornrwater,
                        groundwater quality, and   .visual impacts.                                                      The following is a list of federal activities in the coastal zone, including a
                                                                                                                         summary  of significant projects and consistency reviews.
                   B. Major Enforcement Actions.                                                                         1.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Biddeford, Maine
                       1.  Town of Kittery and Sherwood Excavators, Kittery                                                  A.   Dredging 16,000 cubic yards of material to establish a federal
                           In February 1990, the Portland Regional Office initiated consent                                       navigation channel leading to Biddeford Pool anchorage.       The navigation
                           agreement proceedings against the parties above for violations of                                      channel will be 10 feet deep at mean low water (MLW), 100 feet wide and
                           the Natural Resource Protection Act.     The Town authorized the                                       4,200 feet long.    Dredge spoils will be pumped through a pipeline to an
                           placement of fill in a coastal wetland in conjunction with the                                         inter-island sand bar, located between Stage Island and Basket Island.
                           installation of a sewer project.     The area was filled by Sherwood                                   The spoils a  Ire predominantly coarse to fine grained sands, classified as
                           Construction to create a temporary road.      Fill was also placed on                                  class I material according to the Maine State Planning Office document
                           land adjacent to the coastal wetland in such a manner that the                                         "Dredge Management Study for Maine, 1982".      Class I material is eligible
                           soil could wash into it.    Neither party first obtained permits                                       for disposal in open waters without the need for capping.
                           from the Department for this work. Remedial work in the agreement
                           involves wetland restoration and restoration of original contours                                 B.   The DEP issued a concurrence/certification after the project war
                           and revegetation of a 25 foot buffer strip adjacent to the marsh.                                      modified, eliminating potential impacts to Class A marine wildlife
                           Proposed penalties call for $5,000.00 payment by each party.                                           habitat aeas.    The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
                                                                                                                                  (IFW) commented that the offshore islands in the vicinity of the project
                C.  Problems, Issues and Accomplishments.                                                                         conta in co lonial seabird nesting sites (Class A    habitat).    IFW
                                                                                                                                  recommended that the project activity not occur     within 114 mile of any
                    One issue that is on the horizon and    will have to be dealt with fairly                                     nesting site during nesting season, in order to      avoid abandonment of the
                    soon by the Bureau is what to do with a subdivision which is completed                                        nest.or nest failure.    Nesting season typically    occurs between April 1
                    but never received a Site Permit, and due to the location of the                                              through August 15 of any given year.      By letter  dated April 9, 1990, the
                    development cannot meet the standards in the law.       There are three                                       Corps agreed to abide by !FW's recommendations.
                    subdivisions in the Coastal Zone which the Department knows are in                                       C.   The application was received on December 21, 1989.       The application was
                    violation of the Site Law.     The enforcement staff is pursuing its normal                                   acepted for processing on January 10, 1990.      On May 2, 1990 DEP issued a
                    course of action. At this point in time it is unclear whether or not
                    these subdivisions will be able to be permitted.       The Bureau needs to                                    consistency concurrence and water quality certification for the project.
                    develop a strategy to deal with these situations.       How does the Bureau                          2.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine
                    deter future violations and at the same time deal fairly with a lot
                    owner who has invested a lot of money to build a home7                                                   A.   The Corps proposed to dredge 19,700 cubic yards of material to increse
                                                                                                                                  the existing anchorage and access channel dimensions.       Removal of the
                                                                                                                                  material would result in a channel, and a portion of the anc      *horage 7
                                                                                                                                  feet deep, measured at MLW.     Dredge spoil material was proposed to be
                                                                                                                                  disposed of at the Cape Arundel offshore Disposal Area, located 3.4
                                                                                                                                  nautical miles southeast of Kennebunkport, Maine.

                                                                                                                             B.   In March 1990, the Governor signed into law emergency legislation
                                                                                                                                  requiring additional information on dredging projects.       The additional
                                                                                                                                  information included the sampling, testing and submission of test
                                                                                                                                  results within one year from the date of an application, as well as
                                                                                                                                  other details about the haul route (between dredge site and disposal
                                                                                                                                  area) and notices to municipalities on the project.       The Corps provide-'
                                                                                                                                  test sample data that was collected and tested in 1986, more than 4
                                                                                                                                  years prior to application.

                                                                                                                             C.   The application was received on March 26, 1990.       On April 3, 1990, DEP
                                                                                                                                  notified the Corps of the requirement for additional information and
                                                                                                                                  denied the issuance of a consistency determination and denied the
                                                                                                                                  issuance of a water qual4ty certification based on lack of information.



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3. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Bass Harbor,Maine

A. The Corps proposed to dredge 56,240 cubic yards of material from Bass
Harbor. The dredging would create an entrance channel 80 feet wide and
8 feet deep at MLW, and create additional 5.8 acre anchorage. The
project would eliminate 3.6 acres of intertidal marine habitat.

B. Material to be dredged was tested in 1987-87. Based on the new
legislation requiring testing of dredge spoils to be conducted within
one year from application, the application was deemed to be incomplete.
Furthermore, the Corps was notified that mitigation would be needed for
the loss of the intertidal habitat as a result of the project. The DEP
wrote the Corps indicating the deficiencies and denying the issuance of
a water quality certification (WQC) and consistency determination.

C. The application was received on April 2, 1990. On April 9, 1990 the DEP
notified the Corps of the non-concurrence and denied the issuance of a 
WQC, based on lack of information.

4. Todus VA, Chelsea, Maine

A. The VA is constructing new buildings and rehabilitating existing
structures at their Togus facility. The project requires approval from
the state under the coastal zone management act core laws: the Site
Location of Development Act and the Natural Resources Protection Ac.t
the majority of the information has been reviewed and accepted, however,
specific details concerning stormwater runoff an traffic regulation
remain in doubt and deficient.

B. The application was received on December 9, 1988. From December 1988
through March 1990 DEP has notified the applicant on several occasions
about specific deficiencies in the application. On March 20, 1990 the
Department denied the issuance of a WQC and issued a non-concurrence
with the project based on lack of information. A meeting was held on
April 12, 1990 to resolve the deficiencies and both DEP and Togus are
working together to finalize the application process. The application
is expected to be acceptable for processing inMay 1990, once the
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            V    Changes in Statutes, Rules and Regulations.                                                                         VI. Report on Shoreland Zoning Activities.
                 1.    On March 30, 1990, the Governor approved 'An Act to Replace the Large                                              CZM Quarterly Report
                       Lot Exceptions under the Site Location of Development Law with a
                       Low-density Exception. The previous exceptions for subdivisions
                       containing lots of 5 or more and 10 or more acres encouraged                                                          The most significant action relating to the shoreland zoning program this
                       subdivisions which consumed large areas of land.           The new exception                                  quarter was the Board of Environmental Protection's adoption of the revised
                       encourages clustered subdivisions which preserve a portion of the parcel                                      State of Maine Guidelines for Municipal Shor@land Zoning Ordinances.                These new
                       of land in its natural undeveloped state, protected by a conservation                                         guidelines were accepted by the Board on February 24, 1990 and became effective
                       easement.   The act includes provisions requiring that significant                                            on March 24, 1990, after being filed with the Secretary of State's office.                   The
                                                                         in the area to be preserved,                                Board of Environmental Protection subsequently established December 31, 1991 as
                       wildlife habitat on the parcel be included                            r pond                                  the deadline for Maine's 450+ municipalities to update their respective local
                       and requires that subdivisions in the watershed of a lake o
                       classified GPA demonstrate compliance with phosphurus control guidlines                                       ordinances, consistent with the new guidelines.            It is our hope, however, that
                       adopted by the Board of Enviraranental Protection.                                                            most municipalities will complete their necessary revisions in the spring of
                                                                                                                                     1991, well ahead of the December deadline.
                       This act also includes a provision modifying the 40 acre lot exception
                       in the site law to make it unusable within the shoreland zone, which is                                            The updated state guidelines include numerous changes and additions which we
                       defined at 38 M.R.S.A. Section 482(4-F) as "all area within 250 feet of                                       believe greatly improve the guideline ordinance.            The new guidelines include
                       the normal high-water line of any great pond, river or salt water body,                                       standards for zoning adjacent to freshwater and coastal wetlands and adjacent to
                       or within 250 feet of the upland edge of a freshwater or coastal                                              streams.    Furthermore, the new guidelines contain three additional districts,
                       wetland" rather than as defined at Title 38 M.R.S.A. Section 435.                                             including   a Commercial Fisheries /Maritime Activities district.            Updated land use
                                                                                                                                     standards   include larger frontage and lot size requirements.             The setback
                 2.    On March 15, 1990 the Governor approved "An Act to Exempt Residential                                         requirement remains at 75 feet on coastal areas, while being increased to 100
                       Developments and Construction Noise from Noise Control Provisions.'                                           feet on great ponds and rivers flo.-;ng to great ponds.            The buffer strip
                       This act applies to projects under the Site Location of Development Law.                                      requirements were strengthened by eliminating the allowance for cleared openings
                                                                                                                                                                                                          rmining a
                                                                                                                                     toward the water and establishing a point system for dete               i i
                                                                                                                                     "well-distributed" stand of trees.         This new point system will better ensure
                 3.    On February 14, 1990 the Governor approved "An act to Clarify the                                             that the legislature's mandate of "no cleared openings to the water" is met and
                       Traffic Movement Standards under the Site Location of Development                                             will provide better enforcement capability when that mandate is not adhered to.
                       Laws." This act requires that the Board of En@iroftmental Protection
                       shall consider the analysis of the Maine Department of Transportation                                              In mid-April the shoreland zoning unit mailed to all of the municipalities a
                       when making determinations on traffic issues.
                                                                                                                                     packet of information relating to the revised guidelines.               The packet included a
                 4.    Three amendments to the Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) were                                          memorandum of explanation relating to the packet, copies of the revised
                                                   legislative session.      These were Public Law                                   guideline ordinance, and specific information relating to zoning requirements
                       adopted during the past                                                                                       for lands adjacent to freshwater and coastal wetlands.             Of particular importance
                       Chapters 656, 814 and 838 (copies attached). All three were emergency
                       bills that became effective upon signing.                                                                     were the maps and listings of moderate and high value wetlands which are to
                                                                                                                                     receive resource protection zoning.
                       P.L. Ch. 656 adds requirements for coastal dredging projects. In
                       particular, it requires that dredge spoils be tested within one year of                                            The eleven regional council staffs each received a packet of the information
                       r'll'! dredginp and t.lint. public notAce b': published of th" dr-igc upoll                                   supplied to the municipalities.          In addition.                   received a complete
                       haul route,  ,if offshore disposal is proposed.                                                               a.t: of             In"pt;     11,;01%,; "r                         1?; and I lv,:I,!: it, t1wh
                                                                                                                                     respective areas.
                       P.L. Ch. 814 creates a General Permit category for Department of
                       Transportation (D.O.T.) projects involving improvements to existing                                                During this three month period. the shoreland zoning unit has concentrated
                       transportation facilities.       The alw includes performance standards that                                  its  outreach efforts on informing rnunicipalities and other interest groups of
                       must be met along with a requirement that D.E.P. adopt rules to govern                                        the  new guidelines and the Department's schedule for adoption of those
                       these projects by February 15, 1991.          Prior to February 15th, D.E.P. and                              guidelines by municipalities.        The unit is committed to holding initial
                       D.O.T. will operate under a Memorandum of Understanding.                                                      workshops on the new guidelines and then holding monthly office hours in those
                                                                                                                                     regions where support for such hours exist.           The unit has already conducted most
                                                                                                                                     of the general workshops and has begun the series of office hours.                It is too
                       P.L. Ch. 838 revises the forest management activities exemption for work                                      early to determine if the office hours concept will be productive but after
                       in freshwater wetlands.      The new language is limited to forested                                          three initial sessions it appears as if the concept may not be as productive as
                       wetlands.   It allows road construction associated with forestry provided                                     initially hoped.      Of the three sess-ons held, one session had no towns
                             . standards under the Permit by Rule program are met.             The law also
                       D.E.P                                         -  It does not apply to any mapped                              participating while at the other tw, sessions only three towns were present at
                       requires restocking of harvested areas                                                                        one session and one at another.          T`e shoreland zoning unit may cancel fur-her
                       significant wildlife habitat..                                                                                office hour@; tintil the. fall if pir     @,-ipation does not sip'llificatirl  Y















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              Workshops conducted during this three month period in cooperation with the                                     3.  Under Section 437.6, Significant River Segments Identified, a
          regional councils include sessions in Lincoln, Dover-Foxcroft, Bangor,                                                 typographical error in the listing for the Mattawamkeag River should be
          Newcastle, Fairfield, Rockland, Caribou, Auburn, and Machias.       Other                                              corrected to fit the actual geographical location of listed sections of
          informational meetings were conducted for the Lincoln County Board of        Realtors,                                 the river.
          the Mid-Coast Homebuilders Association, the Oxford County Soil and Water
          Conservation District, and the Maine Association of Land Surveyors.         On-site                                4.  In Sections 439-A(2) and 439(6), the terms high-water mark should be
          technical assistance was provided to the towns of West Gardiner, Winslow and                                           changed to high-water line to be consistent with the remainder of the
          Vinalhaven.                                                                                                            statute.
              In other matters the unit has worked closely with Dan Soule, the Department                                    5.  Also under Section 439-A(5) Timber Harvesting, a provision should be
          of Economic and Community Development's coordinator for the code enforcement                                           added which will allow planning boards to permit timber harvesting
          officer training program.    The month of May has been selected for the Department                                     operations to remove more than 40 percent of the volume of trees in a
          to participate in the certification program by presenting four one-day seminars                                        ten year period where good forest management practices warrant.        This
          on DEP laws and regulations which code enforcement officers should be aware of.                                        provision was inadvertently deleted during the most recent amendments to
          The sessions will be held in South Portland, Auburn, Bangor and Presque Isle.                                          the Act.
          Shoreland zoning issues will be the topic of discussion for half of the entire
          morning session.                                                                                                   6.  Under Section 441.3, Code Enforcement Officers, the present law requires
                                                                                                                                 local code enforcement officers to submit annual reports on shoreland
              The Shoreland Zoning Unit was involved in two other activities relating to                                         zoning activities to the D.E.P.     The Department has not found this
          outreach worthy of mention.    First, in late February, the shoreland zoning                                           requirement to be extremely valuable, due in part to the limited
          coordinator participated in a radio talk show (WDEA-Ellsworth) regarding the new                                       response on the part of the municipalities and in part because of the
          shoreland zoning guidelines.    Secondly, the unit was involved in the Land                                            lack of Department staff to analyze the incoming data.       The Department
          Bureaus recently completed version of the Answer Book, a collection of questions                                       recommends that the annual reporting requirement be changed to a
    0     and answers relating to Land Bureau rules and regulations for the development                                          biennial reporting requirement.     If adopted, the Department will
          community.   There are numerous shoreland zoning related questions and answers in
          that document.                                                                                                         continue to receive data on a regular basis while reducing the workload
                                                                                                                                 and costs to municipalities.

                                                            Zoning Unit is lack of staffing.
              The greatest problem facing the Shoreland
          Due to the state's current budget problems, two of the unit's four staff were
          eliminated making it difficult to adequately respond to shoreland zoning
          complaints and to review variance applications as they come in to the
          Department.   Few comments regarding variance requests have been provided to
          municipalities since staffing was decreased.      As a consequence, the progress
          made toward proper variance decisions may well be reversed in a relatively short
          period of time.   Furthermore, we have had to cut back on our newsletter
          publication because of the staffing shortage.

              Regarding recommendations for legislative changes, the Shoreland Zoning Unit
          recommends the following:

              1.   Forested wetlands should be exempt from the definition of "freshwater
                   wetlands" for the purposes of the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act.
                   Forested ten-plus acre wetlands maps for the state are not available and
                   municipalities should not be burdened with the task of mapping these
                   areas.  Furthermore, the determination of the boundaries of forested
                   wetlands is difficult and can not readily be administered by local code
                   enforcement officers not specifically trained in wetlands delineation
                   techniques.

              2.   The definition of "stream" in Section 436-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 or
                   to tidal waters is also intended to fall within the definition of
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         However, ifthe complaint is against a town for failing to enforce or administer its                                           revised: March 1990                   contact: (207) 289-2111
         shoreland zoning ordinance, you should phone DEP's Shoreland Zoning
         Coordinator at (207) 289-2111 or write to:
                                                                                                                        Background
                                     Shoreland Zoning Coordinator                                                       The Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act was enacted by the Legislature in 1971. The
                                     Department ofEnvironmental Protection                                              law, as amended through September 30, 1989, requires municipalities to establish
                                     State House Station 17                                                             land use controls for all land areas within 250 feet ofponds and freshwater
                                     Augusta, ME 04333                                                                  wetlands that are 10 acres or larger, rivers with watersheds of at least 25 square
                                                                                                                        miles in drainage area, coastal wetlands, and tidal waters, as well as all land
         If you have difficulty contacting the town, contact DEP's Shoreland Zoning staff,                              areas within 7 5 feet of certain streams.
         who will forward the information to the town and follow up on the situation.
                                                                                                                        What is the intent of the law?
                                                                                                                        The law's intent is (1) to protect water quality, wildlife habitat, wetlands,
                                                                                                                        archaeological sites and historic resources, and commercial fishing and
                                                                                                                        maritime industries; and (2) to conserve shore cover, public access, natural
                                                                                                                        beauty, and open space. It does this through control ofbuilding sites, land uses,
                                                                                                                        and placement of structures within the shoreland area.

                                                                                                                        How is the law implemented?
                                                                                                                        Your local shoreland zoning ordinance and map serve to implement the law. To
                                                                                                                        assist towns in developing these ordinances, the state has drafted a model
                                                                                                                        containing the standards to be included.

                                                                                                                        Who adopts, admini ters, and enforces shoreland zoning ordinances and maps?
                                                                                                                        Municipalities are empowered to adopt, administer, and enforce a shoreland
                                                                                                                        zoning ordinance and map for their areas ofjurisdiction.

                                                                                                                        The state's primary role, through the Department of Environmental Protection
                                                                                                                        (DEP), is to provide technical assistance in the adoption, administration, and
                                                                                                                        enforcement oflocal ordinances.

                                                                                                                        If a municipality has not adopted its own shoreland zoning ordinance, the state
                                                                                                                        will impose the model ordinance on it. Of the 450 organized municipalities with
                                                                                                                        shoreland zoning ordinances, 107 have state-imposed ordinances.

                                                                                                                        What is the state's model ordinance?
                                                                                                                        As noted above, the state has developed a model ordinance that offers "minimum
                                                                                                                        guidelines." Although it does not have the force oflaw in communities that have
                                                                                                                        adopted a shoreland zoning ordinance, it is used by the state to determine whether
                                                                                                                        a municipality has complied with the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act.

                                                                                                                        A municipality may achieve the intent and purpose ofthe model ordinance
                                                                                                                        through other land use regulations. But for those communities that do not adopt
                                                                                                                        their own ordinance, the state model will be imposed. Local ordinances may be
                                                                                                                        more restrictive, but not less restrictive, than the model ordinance.

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               The new model ordinance, approved by the Board of Environmental Protection on                                                    Do certain provisions in the law override local ordinances?
               February 14, 1990, divides the shoreland zone into six land use districts: resource                                              Yes. The following specific provisions in the law override local ordinances if the
               protection, limited residential, limited commercial, general development,                                                        language contained in those ordinances is less restrictive:
               commercial fisheries/maritime activities, and stream protection. A land use table
               in the ordinance lists specific land use activities and indicates for each land use                                              e All structures -- principal, accessory, temporary, or permanent -- must meet
               district whether that activity is prohibited; permitted without a formal permit-, or                                               the water setback requirement, except structures requiring direct access to the
               permitted with a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer, the Planning Board,                                                     water as an operational necessity, such as piers, docks, or retaining walls. A
               or the Local Plumbing Inspector.                                                                                                   structure located next to the water for convenience does not meet the test of
               Wbat types ofcontrols are contained in the model ordinance?                                                                        operational necessity.
               The model ordinance contains numerous standards for shoreland development                                                        e New principal structures, except hydropower facilities, on significant river
               activities including:                                                                                                              segments listed under Title 38, Section 437, must be set back 125 feet from the
                   minimum lot area and frontage                                                                                                  normal high-water line and screened from the river.
                   structure setbacks                                                                                                           9 New roads in the shoreland zone of significant river segments, except those
                   clearing limitations                                                                                                           providing access to permitted structures, are not permitted unless no
                   timber harvesting limitations                                                                                                  alternative exists. When no alternative exists, they must be set back as far
                   erosion and sedimentation control                                                                                              as practicable and screened from the river.
                   sewage disposal
                   provisions for nonconforming uses                                                                                            a New gravel pits in the shoreland zone of significant river segments are not
                                                                                                                                                  permitted unless no alternative exists. If no alternative exists, they can be
               According to the ordinance, all land use activities -- even those that don't need a                                                no closer than 75 feet and must be screened from the river.
               pernut -- must comply with all the applicable land use standards described in the
               ordinance.                                                                                                                       * Municipalities must appoint or reappoint a Code Enforcement Officer by
               How has the law been changedby recent amendments?                                                                                  July 1 of each year.
               The following significant additions to the law are included in recent                                                            * Public utilities cannot hook up to a new structure in the shoreland zone
               amendments:                                                                                                                        without written authorization from local officials.
                 * the requirement for formal review and approval by the Board of                                                               * Substantial expansions of principal and accessory structures within the
                   Environmental Protection of all local shoreland zoning ordinances and                                                          shoreland zone must meet the water setback requirements. A substantial
                   amendments prior to their becoming effective                                                                                   expansion is one that increases either the volume or floor area by 30% or
                                                                                                                                                  more. Structures located less than the required setback from the normal
                 o the opportunity for the DEP Commissioner to comment on all variance                                                            high-water line may not be expanded toward the water.
                   requests prior to a municipality taking action on those requests
                                                                                                                                                * Amendments to ordinances adopted under the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning
                 @ the requirement that land within 250 feet of the upland edge of coastal                                                        Act are not effective until approved by the Board of Environmental Protection.
                   and freshwater wetlands and land within 75 feet of certain stream:, be included
                   in the shoreland zone (under the law, a stream is defined as a free-flowing body                                             o Applications for variances must be forwarded to DEP at least 20 days before
                   of water from the outlet of a great pond, or the confluence of two perennial                                                   a decision is made by the Board ofAppeals.
                   streams as shown on the most recent USGS topographic map to the point
                   where the body of water becomes a river)                                                                                     What should I do if I suspect a shoreland zoning violation?
                                                                                                                                                The provisions of a municipal shoreland zoning ordinance are enforced by the
                 o the requirement that the Board ofEnvironmental Protection update the                                                         municipality. If you suspect a violation, contact the Code Enforcement Officer of
                   model shoreland zoning ordinance, including strengthening rhe clearing                                                       the town where the alleged violation has occurred.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                     Office of Comprehensive Planning
                                             g        quality protection, but als                    municipalities with integrating their
         Shoreland Zonin                              sportsmen/women and cnovironmen-               shoreland zoning and town-wide or-                                                              Office of Community Development
                 Guidelines                           tal interest groups.                           dinances.                                                                                       Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
                                                         In order to assist communities in              Communities which are presently
           The Maine Board of Environmen-             understanding the new guidelines               revising their comprehensive plans                                                                                                    MARCH 1990
                                                      an rcnewi
        tat Protection recently adopted                 d     i   ng proposed changes                have the opportunity to rally address
        revised                                       with DEP staff, workshops will be              shoreland zoning issues in their local
                Guidelines for Municipal              held as well as "DEP Office Hours"             plans. To be fully enforceable, it is
        Shoreland Zoning Ordinances.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              housing organizations that work tech-
                                                      in regional councils throughout                very important that provisions in                                                                     Affordable Housing                                     nological innovations to reduce hous-
           The previous shoreland zoning              Maine. Check with your regional                shorcland zorning or other local land                                                                                                                        ing costs.
        guidelines had not been significantly         council to find out when Rich Baker            use ordinances do not conflict with                                                                   Alliance Underway!
        revised since first being developed           or Dan Pritchard will be in your               policies in the local comprehensive
        sixteen years ago. The new revisions          region.                                        plan.                                                                                              The Office of Community Development is                  0 Providing technical assistance to
        were prepared by staff at the DEP in             A number of communities have                   The Board of Environmental                                                                   pleased to announce that the Maine Affor-                    municipalities and developing a clearin-
        response to requests not ordy from            combined their local shorcland                 Protection vrifl be determining short-                                                          dable Housing Alliance Program is under-                     ghouse of information about national
        communities concerned with                    zoning and town-wide zoning into               ly when all communities must comp-                                                              way. Perley Beane, Program Manager, co                       and state resources, creative Financing
        shoreland development and water               one local ordinance. The Office of             ly with the new Shorcland Zoning                                                                to OCD with a strong background in m megse-                  techniques, local regulation issues, suc-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ana
                                                      comprehensive Planning is working              Guidelines                                                                                      ment and years of experience in the housing                  cessful community affordable housing
                                                      with DEP to identify ways to assist                                                                                                            field. Most recently he was the Community                    initiatives and technical innovations to
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Development Director for the Town of                         reduce housing costs.
     ro                                                                                                                                                                                              Madison. Christine Robinson, Project Officer
                                                                             funding for six additional planner positions for the Of-                                                                for the Alliance comes to OCD from the Bos-                The Affordable Housing Bond Issue
        BUDGET AXE MISSES GROWTH                                             fice to work with municipalities on planning, implemen-                                                                 ton area. Her experience with non-profit               specified that the S6.5 million allocated to
        MANAGEMENT (SO FAR)                                                  tation and the review and certification program. These                                                                  housing organizations, as well as hands-on             DECD, would offer the following programs:
                                                                             positions were requested by the Planning Advisory                                                                       construction and rehabilitation program
                                                                             Council after a thorough and careful review of the                                                                      management will prove invaluable to the Pro-               0 MUNICIPAL REVOLVING
              The financial constraints facing state government              program's long-term needs.                                                                                              gram.                                                          LOAN FUND - $4,000,000
        have not signaled an abandonment of Maine's Growth
        Management Program or a relaxation of the commit-                           No reductions are proposed for the financial sup-                                                                   The Alliance will be responsible for the                This fund will be used to provide low-in-
        ments that were made when the program was enacted in                 port regional councils receive from the state to assist                                                                 implementation of various housing                      terest loans and grants to municipalities for
        1988. The Governor's budget balancing legislation                    municipalities with their growth management activities                                                                  programs. In addition to programatic                   public service infrastructure improvements
        proposes that $100,000 come from the Municipal Plan-                 and to develop regional policies.                                                                                       developments, it will be assisting                     for the development of affordable housing.
        ning Grant program, reducing the amount available for                                                                                                                                        municipalities through other avenues. These
        Tier 11 municipalities this July to $1.2 million. However,                 The Appropriations Committee has held a hearing                                                                   may include:                                               0 MUNICIPAL LAND AC-
        the Governor's budget also proposes full funding for the             on these budget proposals affecting the Growth Manage-
        Implementation Grant Program which will provide fol-                 ment Program. Early indications are that strong support                                                                    * Conducting an active public education                     QUISITION REVOLVING
        low-up funding to Tier I municipalities to help them im-             continues to exist for the Growth Management Program                                                                          campaign about the importance of af-                     FUND - $500,000
        plement the provisions of their comprehensive plans at a             and the commitments made to financially and technical-                                                                        fordable housing.
        cost of $470,000 (to be added to the $100,000 ap-                    ly support local comprehensive planning and land use                                                                                                                               This fund will be used to provide low-in-
        propriated for this purpose last year). There is also                management                                                                                                                 0 Facilitating the formation of Local               terrst loans to municipalities for the acquisi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Housing Alliances; local coalitions of           tion of land for affordable housing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           government officials, business People,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           community leaders and non-profit                          Continued on Page 3, Col. 3
                           Office of Comprehensive Planning                                                                  BULK RATE
                           Office of Community Dei clopment                                                                 U.S. POSTAGE
                           Department or Economic & Community Development                                                          PAID
                           State House Station 130                                                                          PERMIT NO. 8                                            This Month's Contents                                                   Tier I Planning Grant Deadline
                           Augusta, Maine 04333                                                                          AUGUSTA, MAINE                                                                                                                -        Time is growing short for Tier I towns
                                                                                                                                   04330                                         1. Affordable Housing       ........................      Page I           which havc not submitted to the Office of
                                                                                                                                                                                 2. Planning Deadline        ........................      Page I           Comprehensive Planning a completed ap-
                                                                        Address Correction Rcquested                                                                                                                                                        plication or executed contracts for the com-
                                                                                                                                                                                 3. NFIP Reports        ............................       Page 2           prcbeasive planning grant, Those towns
                                                                                                                                                                               . 4. CD Week      .................................         Page 2           (Round 1 and Round 2) may lose their plan-
                                                                                                                                                                                 S. InterActivc TV      ............................       Page 3           ning grants and be left to complete their com-
                                                                                                                                                                                 6. Leadmhip Training         .......................      Page 3           prehensive plans without state financial sup-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Port.
                                                                             BOB BLAKESLEY                                                                                       7. Shoreland Zoning       .........................       Page 4               The Planning Grant funds appropriated            X
                                                                             SPO                                                                                                 8. Budget Ax     ................................         Page 4           for Tier I townsAill lapse and be unavailable
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         NEXUS
                                                            Office of Comprehensive Planning
                                                            Office of Community Development                                                                                                                 EO Training                                meetings were held throughout
                                                            Maine Department of Economic & Community Development                                                               it                       ~8qC                                              state, from Wells to Madawa~qs~q-
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Workshops                                   ka,a~nd from Norway to East
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Machias.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Nearly 200    municipal Code E~nfor~-
                                                                                                                                                                                                         ~t Offi.rs ha~v~c signed u                           It is OCP's intention to make
                                                                            Phase // CDBG In Vita                                                  ons                                           participate in a series of workshops                  CEO training programs as ~qcasil
                                                                                                                                                                                                 dealing with Sh~orel~and Zoning and,                    New Faces,. New Ro
                                                                                                                                                                                                 ~Co~"th~Uc~qe~"~qonvironm~ental issues. The
                              N                                       OCD Invites 20                                        Caswell - Housing r~ehab~i~ht~ation and                                  programs will be hold at Southern
                                                                   Communities into                                    road reconstruction.                                                      Maine, Central Maine, Eastern                             TheO~f~f~iceo~fCom~mu             ~'nity De
                                                                                                                            Eastport - Infrastructure improve-                                   Maine, and Northern Maine T~echiii-                    CDBG, Program Manager'             a ~qV~qi~0qr
                                                                       CDBG Phase 11                                   ments.                                                                    call Colleges during th~e~~1p~p~p~p~p~p~of                  ~m~i~m~lt~q@ Development Financial,
                                                                                                   ~q-                                                                                             May.                                                  Development Repres~ent~1ti~qv~qe~qs.~q:
                                                                                                                            Farmingdale - Infrastructure improve-
                                                               The Office of Community Develop-                        ~m~e~nt~s~.                                                                                                                              Ma ~gare~fMar~qsh~qi~il~l h~qa~qs~qj
                              E                             ment ~e~n~c~r~id~ed invitations to twenty                             Frenchvil~le - Housing rehabilitation                                    Dan Soule, coordinator of the                      which include the Community Indu~qs~qtri
                                                            Maine communities to enter Phase 11 of                     and infrastructure improvements.                                          CEO program, hasb~e~en working                          Increment Financing. She ~isal~so th~qeS~qt~qa~qt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       the National Interagency Council on th
                                                            the ~L~09~0 CDBG Community R~evita~r~iza-                             Isle A~n Haut - Housing rehabilitation                                with Rich Baker and Mike Mul~lin~of.                   Interagency Task Force on~.~f~lo~m~qe~ql~8q=
                                                            tion process. Phase If involves the                        and infrastructure improvements.                                          he DE~F Land Bureau in developing                   .-..department with a b~ack~gro~"cl~of~qe~qs~qip~qer~qi
                                                            verification of federal requirements a~nd                        Jackman - Construction of an elderly                                 "be workshops. ~qP~qe~qi~qi~qi~a~r~i~n~e~qf~qfro~in DE~qP~. ~                recently spent three years       ~t~h~qe ~qD~q@~qp
                                                            th~e completion of a d~eta~Ued plan of a~c-                    housing comple~y, housing rehabilitation                                   Regional offices as~qw~el~l~i as Augusta
                                                            tion~. Those communities that successfully                                                                                             ill b~e the       or p  ~r~es enters. The
                                                                                                                       and bu~U~d~ing demolition.                                                   program will help t~qh~qelo~ca~fCE~0                             Peter~ql~y~r~ord          cC~qM~q6 Pro~q&~q.
                                                            complete Phase 11 ~%~@~ri~ll proceed to Phase                       Madawaska -Housing r~ebabil~itation                                    define his/her role in state and I              I     left -ant when ~Uonard Dow became
                                                            III - Project Implementation - and                         downtown revitalization, and renovation's                                             ~     -     ~ -                     , oca fall. P~e~tcr~ioi~n~ed ~th~cSt~a~t~e Planning Of
                                                                                                                                                                                                 land use r~6gulatio~d'~as Well as                        and he was among the ~wi~gina~l start w~qh
                                ~6qU                           receive funding.
                                                               Brief descriptions of the proposed                      to handicap shelter.                                                      develop ~a work~in~qg-r~c~l~a~tionshi~qp                  With;, ~:~@~~m~c~r~l wits formed in October 1~9~87~q.
                                                                                                                            Mars Hill - Infrastructure improve-                                  DEP.
                                                            projects are:                                              ments and sidewalk construction.                                                                                                                       I I       ~: 4 ~q1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Di~a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    eTh~ih~aul~t.co...~qni
                                                               All~apsh - Housing rehabilitation and                         Milo - Sewer hook-ups, housing                                          An additional        'r~'~i~es of workshops           state CDBG program after s~ixy~tar~qs of
                                                            road reconstruction.                                       r~ehab~Uita~tion, sidewalks, road                                            on ~enforc~er~ac~qk ~o~qf ~h~qud ~n~s~e ~r gula~-                     ~th~e cities of Lewiston and Auburn. ~-M
                                                               Appleton - Construction of~a salt-sand                   reconstruction, renovations to their com-                                 ~tions is scheduled fo~i~Jun~c.~'~qT~qh~6qQ                         ~-~e~lopm~en~t Department ~wh~er~e~qsh~qe di
                                                            shed a~nd fire station.                                     munity building.                                                          sessions will foc~qui~i o~n the CEO's                     CD~B~G ~1~@~n~titl~cm~cn~t Program.
                                                               Bethel - Major infrastructure improve-                       New Sweden - Housing rehabilitation                                  jurisdiction and. authority in enforce-,
                                                            men~t~s to allow for development of an af-                   and road reconstruction.                                                  ~n~er~u~t procedur~qcs~:~.                                        Michael D~ugua~y- Comm.n
                                                            fordable housing project and replace-                           Old Orchard Beach - Infrastructure                                                                                      !:.program from the Greater Portland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Researcher~. Whi~l~e.~1 ~t~h~e ~U~n~i-~qi~qiy~qof
                                                            me~nt ofs~id~ewa~l~ks after construction.                       improvements,                                                                OC~P~, ~-~i~n coordination with other                   worked at the Portsmouth Planning ~qD~qc
                                                               Brooksville - Housing rehabilitation,                        Osborn - Develop a water supply for                                  agencies and institutions, will be                      ~I.-~ati~v~es to, ~sol~idw~a~s~t~e m~ana~qg~qemcn
                                                            renovations to its community center and                    fire righting proposes,                                                   developing and presenting further
                                                            construction of library and fire station.                       Solon - Construction of a fire station.                              workshops and courses on various                          M~i ha~e~lB~ara~qn -Community
                                                               Calais - Infrastructure improvements.                        W~aterboro - Construction of                                          areas of interest to local CEOs.                In-   or Community Sc~rv~i~c~es for five years
                                                               Caribou - Housing r~ehab~di~ta~tion, in-                    municipal water system.                                                   ~troduct~ion to topics such a Environ-                  ~w~e~a~th-i.~ti~o~r~t, homing and heating ~q@~q)~qi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ~s                    th~e ~w~e~a~thcri~ntion and housing staff ~qto
                                                            frastruc~tur~e improvements and r~enova-
                                                                                                                                                                                                 mental Issues, Sh~or~cl~and arid other
                                                            ~tion~s at ~th~e Caribou Learning Center.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 zoning, plumbing, electrical, and
                                                                                                                            STATE GIS EFFORT                                                     building inspection, safety codes,                        Municipal o~tr~ic~ials should a
                                                                                                                                    UNDERWAY                                                     and enforcement techniques %ill                       which have taken place at ~qt~qh~qe
                                       This Month's Contents                                                                                                                                     make up the training for th~e basic
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Level One Ccrtification Program.                          Her~i~qa Nichol ~S, ~wh~o h~qa~qs bee
                                                                                                                            The State's n~ew Geographic Informa-                                  More ind~epth courses will be                          ~Jun~cof ~1989, ha~sb~c~cn promo~t~ed~qw S~qe~qn
                                    l~. CDBG Phase 11        ............................              Page I           tio~n System (GIS) is underway. Dan                                        provided on a continuing schedule to                  the municipal pla~n~n~i~n~g~gr~an~t and l~qech~qn
                                                                                                                       Waters has been hired by the b~epar~im~ent                                   enable Code Officers to meet the                      with questions regarding planning gr~qan
                                    2. GIS    ......................................                  Page 1           of Conservation ~to coordinate the system.                                 statutory requirements of recertifica-
                                    3. CEO Training         .............................             Page Z                                                                                     tion.                                                     Steve Siz~cmor~e.nd ~q1~qD~qS~qj~qC
                                    4. OCD Staff       ................................               Page 2                GIS is computer based information                                                                                          .~&-~ed n~e~w duties. ~St- will b~qe ~qc~qoc~q,
                                                                                                                       Sortcd by geographic location. The                                           To-date, nearly 300 local Plumb-                   i~m~pl~e~m~cn~ia~tion ~g~n~nt~s, model ~ord~qinan
                                    5. Earth Day      .................................               P~age3                                                                                                                                            mobile home Park law, and ~th~e Mun~qici
                                                                                                                       simplest product is a map, for example,                                   ~ing Inspectors and CEOs have at-                      ~c~e~'~s~i~r-~6~0~. program~. Beginning July,
                                    6, The Rule     ..................................                Page 3           showing roads, aquifers, or sod types.                                    t~endcd a series of 13 evening ~s~e~s~-                    pr~ch~cn~iiv~c plans to the Office for r~qevi
                                    7. Citizens Guide       .............................             Page 4           However, GIS can do ~f~ar more than draw                                    sions on plumbing rules and state                     review in the office as well as among o~qt
                             ~.~.. ................................................                                    maps. The us~efulln~ess of a GIS is limited                                 certification of local officials. These                   Monique "N~i~c~6q4~" Clout
                                                                                                                       only by the am~ountand accuracy of the                                                                                           the Office of Community D~ev~elop~qm-
                                                                                                                       data that is entered into it.                                                                                                   the staff as office receptionist.
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                                                                                          QUARIERLY REPORTS FROM@COASTAL COORDINATORS

                                                                                                                                                        Kennebunkpo
                                                                                                                                                               Assistance was provided on -die town's waterfront action grant application and to
            Southern Maine Regional Planninp Corriniission's Third Quarter Report - Coastal                                                             Kennebuk-port through the Kciuicbunk River Committee (see discussion under Kennebunk or
            Section. This report covers work performed between 2/l/90 and 4/31/90.                                                                      Arundel). The comprehensive plan is progressing very slowly as Kennebunkport is a 'der two"
                                                                                                                                                        community and has not yet received any funding from the sta        *te. However, the planning committee
            The report is divided into three sections: 1) community summaries, 2) regionwide activities, and                                            has recently setup a series of workshops to discuss each chapter of the plan and the coastal
            3) interlocal demonstration projea                                                                                                          coordinator is presently assisting the committee chairman prepare for the marine resources
                                                                                                                                                        workshop. Regarding shoreland zoning: Kennebunkport has already adopted (at the March, 1990
            1) COMMUNITY SUMMARIES                                                                                                                      Town Meeting) the new shorcland zoning provisions contained in the shoreland zoning statute
                                                                                                                                                        passed by the legislature last year. Any plans for upgrading the provisions to include the
                                                                                                                                                        additional standards in the new guidelines have not yet been expressed.
            A.rundel
                  This quarter SMRPC continued to provide assistance to Arundel through its representatives
            on the Kennebunk River Committee. Assistance to the river cDmniiuce included work on an
            interlocal agreement (refer to the interlocal project report in section 3), and the tabulation and                                                 Assistance on understanding the new shoreland guidelines was provided to the town planner
            analysis of a questionnaire on public access and water dependent uses (enclosed). The                                                       this quarter- Kittery's new draft unified development code includes many of the new minimum
            comprehensive plan has progressed slowly this quarter and work on the marine resources section                                              provisions so it is anticipated fliat relatively little effort win be required to bring the town into
            has not begun YeL                                                                                                                           compliance.
            Biddeford                                                                                                                                   Offunqui
                  Ile coastal coordinator met this quarter with Biddeford's new mayor and members of the                                                       This quarter the coastal coordinator reviewed coastal sections of Ogunquit's 19 87
            City Council and planning staff to discuss potential waterfront projects, harbor planning,and joint                                         comprehensive plan and provided written suggestions for strengthening and improving the plan.
            Biddeford/Saco harbor planning options.                                                                                                     Assis@tarice was also provided orally to the chairman of the planning committee and the staff liaison
                                                                                       coastal planning grant                                           compliance witi the new comprehensive planning legislation.
            Assistance was also provided to the City Planner on preparation of a                                                                        to the committee. The committee is just now starting to upgrade the 19 87 plan to bring it into
            application to do a harbor plan. This project was subsequently reconunrnded for funding by the
            state and assistance has also been provided on the preparation of a reque5t for proposals for the                                           Old Orchard Beach
            project. The coastal coordinator has also kept in touchixdth the new Biddeford Harbor                                                              No assistance was provided to Old Orchard Beach 11iis quarter, other than. preliminary
            Commission, and one of the commission members serves on SMRPC's regional berthing study                                                     discussions on the new shoreland zoning guidelines.
            advisory rommittee.
            Eliot                                                                                                                                       Saco   Efforts to organize a joint harbor commission with Biddeford are ongoing; little headway
                  The coastal coordinator met with Eliot officials on several occasions this quarter to discuss                                         was made this quarter but the City Planner recently indicated it is still an important issue on his
            the town's application for a coastal planning grant to do a harbor plan and subsequently drafted an                                         agenda and interest may be renewed as the boating season nears. Initial assistance on
            application for the town. The selectmen, however, ended up voting not to submit a harbor plan                                               understanding the new shoreland zoning guidelines was provided.
            application and ins=d submitted an application for a miaer project dealing with a riverfront park.
            This last minute switch was not recommended by SMRPC. The town may choose to submit the                                                     South Berwick
            harbor plan application next year Assistance was also provided to Planning Board members on
            mooring regulations. 'Me coastal coordinator has discussed the new shoreland zoning guidelines                                                     This quarter assistance was provided on a land acquisition project along the Salmon Falls
            with Planning Board members and the town will probably seek SMRPC's assistance with                                                         River. The coastal coordinator researched a variety of funding sources for acquiring or protecting
                                                                                                                                                        some land adjacent to the state park which is curTently on the market. Initial shorcland zoning
            revisions this fall. Assistance on the comprehensive plan is scheduled for the fourth quarter.                                              contact was made.
            Kermebu                                                                                                                                     Wells
                  Assistance to Kennebunk and the Kermebunk River Committee this quarter included drafting
            a coastal planning grant application, work on the interlocal agreement with Arundel and                                                            The coastal coordinator met with the Wells Harbor Advisory Committee on several occasioru
                                                                                                 short questionnaire                                    management plan. If funded, this plan,,xU hopefully provide an opportunity for true consensus
            Kennebunkport (see interlocal demonstration project report) and analysis of a                                                               this quarter and drafted an application for a coastal planning grant to do a comprehensive harbor
            on public access and water dependent uses (enclosed). Recently the town asked the coastal
            coordinator to prepare (or at least research the potential for) a proposal for the Land for Maine's                                         building in ternis of harbor use and the balance of environmental and working waterfront
            Future Board to purrhase a unique tract of land on the lower Kermebunk River that may soon be                                               concerns. The comprehensive planning process is moving slowl@ at present due to profound
            on the market. This project will be pursued during the fourth quarter. Kerinebunk's                                                         disagreements among corrunittee members on many issues. Nevertheless, SMRPC provided the                     @-d
            Comprehensive Plan is still early on in tht process; the planning comirtittee will be working with                                          committee with information on implementation strategies for the coastal section and written
            the Kennebunk River Committee on the marine resources section and will seek assistance from the                                             continents on the present draft of the plan will be provided during the fourth quarter.
            coastal coordinator as needed. Kennebunk has informally requested SNUZPC5 assistance with
            shorcland zoning revisions; Oils will probably start in the fourth quarter.                                                                 York
                                                                                                                                                               The coastal coordinator provided the comprehensive planning committee with material on                M
                                                                                                                                                        marine resources (including implementation strategies) and assisted the town's consultant on a               41.
                                                                                                                                                        separate coastal project (wharf feasibility study). Initial contact on the new shoreland zoning
                                                                                                                                                        guidelines was made this quarter.











                                                                                                                                                                                                                             OF GOVERNMENTS

             2) REGION-WIDE ACTIVITIES                                                                                                           May 10, 1990
             Re0onalBerthing Study
                   A draft of the recreational boating section of the boating section of the berthing study has
             been completed and reviewed by an advisory group comprised of harbor masters, harbor
             commissioners, fishermen, a marina owner, and planning committee members. A copy of this                                            TO:             Marvin Rosenblum
             draft is enclosed. The commercial fishing section is currently in preparation. One of the purposes                                                                                                                      1 4
             of this study is to ass= the pressures on the commercial fishing facilities region-wide and                                         FROM:           Mathew H. Edd
             recommend policies for their protection. Additionally the study is looking at the regional                                                                              P,
             significance of local harbor facilities such as piers, boat ramps and mooring areas. This                                           SUBJECT:        May Quarterly Quarterly Report
             information will be used in local comprehensive plans and harbor plans. The advisory committee                                                      GPCOG Growth Management Contract
             has requested that the swdy also address environmental issues.
             Mils request is presently under consideration.
             Shoreland Zoning                                                                                                                    The following   reflects work completed as part of our Growth Management Contract,
                   As the Board of Environmental Protection recently adopted the new shoreland zoning                                            Rider C. It is presented in the order of tasks as described in the contract.
             gtfidelines, work n oreland zoning began this quarur. An introductory workshop in a central
             coas  - --- - _'   , nAMA'Eh-depth 'clinics' have been scheduled along the coast in May. Refer                                      1.   Introduction. The Coastal Coordinator remains Tammy Risser, while Mathew Eddy
             to the shoreland zor =Jg discussion in the general fund section of this report for information on                                        has replaced Kathleen Leyden as the Growth Management Coordinator.
             workshop attendees and handouts etc. The coastal coordinator is working closely with the training                                        Coordinators meetings continue to be reviewed with other staff.
             coordinator on shoreland zoning. Initial assistance in understanding the guidelines has been
             provided either through the workshop or individually to the following coastal communities: Mot,                                     11. Coastal Program. The Coastal Program, in terms of the products identified as part
             YQuery; York, Ogunquit, Kennebunk, Saco, Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach. Efforts are                                                 , @cn rct,. is drawing to a close. In the following, we will run through the
             currently being made to gauge exactly how much assistance communities will need over the next                                            status of these projects.
             year or so.
             Other Activities                                                                                                                         A. Local Implementation. Our work on the Casco Bay is going forward. In the
                   The coastal coordinator attended all monthly training sessions at the Office of                                                    attachments, you will find the following pieces of work:
             Comprehensive Planning and continued to publicize the coastal program and provide routine
             technical assistance through articles in the newsletter and regular communications with local                                              1. Coastal Subregional Forum (please see GPCOG Regional Plan, Appendix 2.
             officials.                                                                                                                               We have held a series of meetings, including our Coastal Subregional Forum, and
                                                                                                                                                      have worked closely with the towns of Yarmouth, Freeport, and Brunswick in their
                                                                                                                                                      comprehensive planning process. Per permission granted by Fran Rudolf, we
                                                                                                                                                      have, also been providing staff time to a working group of state, regional and local
                                                                                                                                                      agencies, citizens groups and non-profit organizations on dealing with the
                                                                                                                                                      educational aspects related to Casco Bay planning. The attachment related to a.
                                                                                                                                                      June 2 conference is included; however, the conference has been canceled to
                                                                                                                                                      give time to DEP to develop their management plan as part of the National Estuary
                                                                                                                                                      Program. In addition to the above meetings, please find a sample of the media
             3) INTERLOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT                                                                                                      attention we have been developing for our Casco Bay planning project.

                   Mie Kerniebuilk@elinebuiikporVArundeI interlocal agreement is progressing roughly on                                                 2. Coordination with DEP. As part of the Casco Bay planning program, we
             schedule. 'Me draft forwarded to OCP with last quarter's report has been generally approved by                                           have been working with DEP on a number of spin-off projects. CZM funding
             the Kennebunk River Committee, but attorneys for each town are still working on language                                                 enabled us to put together a GIS mapping program for the Fore River Watershed.
             modifications. 'Me selectmen from Kennebunk and Kennebunkport held a "summit' in early April                                             The project itself will now be funded by DEP and will provide the foundation of GIS
             that largely focused onriverissues andthetwoboard5 agreed that the interlocal agreementwas a                                             mapping that will eventually cover the entire watershed for Casco Bay. This has
             good idea and should be finalized- As soon as the attorneys have fuilished their reviews, SMRPC                                          been particularly timely because of the nomination of Casco Bay to the National
             will prepare a revised draft for consideration by the river committee and all J@rv_ boards of                                            Estuary Program.
             selectmen. If the tiniing is right the agreement will then be presented to town meetings diis
             summer. Otherwise it will be postponed until next spring. SMRPC is currently attempting to                                               In conjunction with the above, we have provided DEP officials with ideas related to
             speed the process up by getting the attorneys from each town to discuss the draft together.                                              the management plan that is required as part of the National Estuary program. In
                                                                                                                                                      addition, we have provided them with an outline of our program and look forward





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              to being involved in the planning process (see attachment). Our particular focus                                                   The Greater Portland Council of
              in this program is providing the link between the local governments, citizens and                                                                      Governments
              the various state and federal agencies.                                                                                                    presents a workshop on
              3. Inventory of Casco Bay Information. The focus of our work on Casco Bay, this                                            STATE SHORELAND ZONING GUIDELINES
              year, was to identify all of the reports and information that are of some importance
              to the planning process. To do this, we have, in conjunction with Southern
              Kennebec Regional Council of Governments, reviewed all of the state agency                                                                       Monday, May 14th, 1990
              reports for DEP, OCP, SPO and, to some extent, Marine Resources. While we are                                                                             7p.m. to 9p.m
              still compiling this information, we have included in the attachments the review of                                                                  large conference room
              documents we have completed thus far. This information has already proven                                                             Greater Portland Council of Governements
              valuable in that we have been able to assist DEP in the development of an outline
              of data layers for the GIS mapping process.
                                                                                                                                  Copies of the revised State of Maine Guidelinesfor Municipal Sboreland
              4. Mapping. We have created two new maps that depict the ebb and flow of                                            Zoning Ordinances have been sent out to-ah municipalities subject to shore-
              currents in Casco Bay; please see the Risser memo for a description.                                                land zoning. Several significant changes have been incorporated into the
                                                                                                                                  new Guidelines. Municipalities will need to use the Guidelines to revise
              5. Surveys. We are continuing our survey process of the remaining water                                             local shoreland zoning ordinances, and comprehensive planning committees
              dependent uses in Casco Bay (see our previous report on the survey for the                                          will need to consider shoreland management during the comprehensive plan-
              greater Portland area). In the attachments, we have included the blank survey and
              a list of the individuals we have contacted. Because of funding constraints, we will                                ning process.
              not complete the analysis of this survey until the beginning of the next fiscal year.
                                                                                                                                  The Board of Environmental Protection will most likely require ordinances to
              B. Shoreland Zoning. With the finalization of the Shoreland zoning law, we have                                     be updated by December 31, 1991. Although this may sound like a far and
       Jl@    begun, in earnest, the assistance to our municipalities to come into compliance                                     distant date, it is important that towns and cities begin to think about mak-
              with the new law. Materials, provided by OCP, have been distributed. The                                            ing revisionsnow. as changes will need to go to town meeting and Will then
              Coordinator has or will speak directly with the towns of New Gloucester, Yarmouth,                                  need to be approved by the Board of Environmental Protection.
              and Freeport. A workshop has been scheduled for May 14; that material is
              attached.
                                                                                                                                  At this workshop, Dan Prichard, one of DEP's shoreland zoning administra-
                                                                                                                                  tors, will review the new Guidelines and answer any questions persons may
              C. Interlocai Project. Completed, see previous report.
                                                                                                                                  have regarding the changes and general ordinance administration. - -
         IR:_(@rowth Management                                                                                                   If you have any questions, please contact Tamara Risser at 774-9891.
              A
                 Shore         onin, (see above).
               . A7zhore an Z

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Minimum
              B. Special Iss'ueWo    kshops. During this period, we held a special issue
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Setbac
              workshop on developing policy in the comprehensive planning process. this                                           Funding     for this
              included an explanation of the 'draft_rules, how to use data in policy develop     . ment                           workshop              is
              and essentially included the introductionof the thrid chapter of our Growth                                         provided     by     the
                                                                                                                                  U.S. Department of
              Management Manual: Comprehensive Ptanning. These materials were mailed to                                                                                                                                       S@oretand
              your office previously.                                                                                             Commerce,       Off ice
                                                                                                                                  of    Ocean        and                                                                      F)ontage
                                                                                                                                  Coastal      Resou e       Propos
              C. Subdivision Review Workshops - Spring. Please see enclosed materials for                                                           nc                ed                 --------
                                                                                                                                  Management, u icl@r
                                                                                 wl -USM, we have                                 the Coastal zone           Expansion
              the second spring workshop. Since breaking off our alliance "th                                                                                                                                     Z_
              found that our attendence is way up. We also permit selective attendbnce, which                                     Management Act Of
              has also created new interest.                                                                                      1972, as amended.


                                                                                                                                  This workshop is free to municipal officials from GPCOG communities.
                                                                                                                                  There will be a $15.00 fee for all others.
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                                    COASTAL CONTRACT                                                                                 COASTAL CONTRACT


        TASK A.l. Local Implementation of Coastal Policies
                                                                                                         Task A.I. (continued)


        PhipPsburg:                                                                                      West Bath:

        1.  We will be assisting the comprehensive planning committee in                                 I .We will provide the natural resources comprehensive planning
            developing policies for: improving and maintaining water                                        sub-committee with the DEP list of underground storage tanks
            quality for shellfish beds; interlocal cooperation for                                          within the Town and related management strategy.          This
            shellfish harvesting; management of the numerous, synall harbors                                information is in regards to restoring and maintaining water
            for commercial and recreational interests.                                                      quality and shellfish beds, as identified by the subcommittee
                                                                                                            (see TASK A.3.).
        2.  Provided the comprehensive planningcommittee with the DEP list
            of underground storage tanks within the Town and related                                     2. Will schedule a meeting with the planning board to initiate the
            management strategy.     This information was in regards to                                     interlocal development.review project (see TASK C.).
            protecting the quality of aquifers for water supply, as
            identified by the committee (see TASK A.3.).                                                 3. We will be assisting the natural resources comprehensive
                                                                                                            planning sub-committee in developing policies for the
        3.  We will be assisting them in drafting performance standards in                                  protection of marine resources, water quality, and public
            the subdivision regulations for the protection and maintenance                                  access, as identified by the committee.
            of the scenic character of the coast (see TASK A.3.).

        4.  met with the Planning Board February 6, 1990 and 1) provided                                 Woolwich:
            assistance in revising the local subdivision regulations and 2)
            initiated the interlocal development review project (see TASK                                1. Provided the comprehensive planning committee and consultant
            C.).                                                                                            with information on local fish and wildlife habitats and the
                                                                                                            Town's relationship with Merrymeeting Bay.

        Richmond:                                                                                        2. We will be assisting the comprehensive planning committee and
                                                                                                            consultant in developing policies for the protection of
        1. We will be assisting the comprehensive planning         chair and                                intertidal habitats, as identified by the committee.
            consultant in developing policies for water quality protection
            and harbor management. A recent increase in-recreational
            boating has been identified in the draft of the marine                                       Dresden:
            resources section of the comprehensive plan.
                                                                                                         1. We*will be assisting the comprehensive planning committee and
                                                                                                            consultant in developing policies for the improvement of water
        Topsham:                                                                                            quality for recreational use and protection of aquifers, as
                                                                                                            identified by the committee.
        1. Collected basic data and maps in preparation for the marine
            resources section of the Town's comprehensive plan.



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                                  COASTAL CONTRACT                                                                        COASTAL CONTRACT


        TASK A.3. General Technical Assistance                                                  TASK A.4. Assistance with Coastal Planning and Waterfront Action
                                                                                                           Grants


        Phippsburg:
                                                                                                West Bath: Planning Grant
        1. Provided the comprehensive planning committee with the local
           DEP list of underground storage tanks and related management                         Conducted a site visit 2/20/90 with the chair of the natural
           strategy. This information was in regards to protecting the                          resources comprehensive planning sub-committee for initiating the
           quality of aquifers for water-supply, as identified by the                           application process for improving the town landing.
           committee.

        2. Provided the planning board with information on impact fees for                      Georgetown: Waterfront Action Grant
           small coastal communities.
                                                                                                Conducted a site visit 2/9/90 with OCP staff and the Town-Owned
        3. We will be assisting the planning board in developing                                Property Management Board for completing the application for the
           performance standards to maintain the scenic character of the                        Five Islands Fishermen's Wharf.   Provided floodplain permit and
           coastline.                                                                           economic information pertinent to the application.


        West Bath:                                                                              Harpswell:

                                                                                                Assisted the Selectman and OCP staff
        We will provide the natural resources comprehensive planning                                                                  in initiating a harbor
        sub-committee with the local DEP list of underground storage    tanks                   management and planning process. A harbor management and planning
    Ln  and related DEP management strategy.    This information is in                          committee has been formed and applying for a Coastal Planning
        regards to restoring and maintaining water quality and shellfish                        Gran for 1991 has been tentatively scheduled.
        beds, as identified by the subcommittee.
                                                                                                Cbeltsea:
        Woolwich:
                                                                                                corresponded with the Town.Manager regarding the application
        Provided the comprehensive planning committee and consultant    with                    process for the town-owned Butternut Park public boat ramp..
        information on its fish and wildlife habitat areas and local
        impact on Merrymeeting Bay.
                                                                                                Augusta:

                                                                                                Conducted a site visit with the City Planner and OCP staff for
                                                                                                completing the application for their waterfront park.
















                                 COASTAL CONTRACT
                                                                                                                    COASTAL CONTRACT


       TASK A.S. Monthly Meetings/Training Sessions Attended by
                   SKP&DC/SMCCOG Coastal Coordinator with OCP Coastal                          TASK C. Interlocal Demonstration Projects
                   Program Staff
                                                                                               Casco Bay Protection Plan
       February 27, 1990
                                                                                               Efforts continued to focus on a natural resources inventory of the
       No meeting held in March
                                                                                               Bay, i.e., collecting relevant data from various agencies.
       April 24, 1990                                                                          Visited the DMR, Boothbay Harbor, February 7, 1990 and obtained
                                                                                               relevant reports.

                                                                                               A waterfront business survey will be undertaken to 1) assess the
                                                                                               economic status of the harbors and waterfront and 2) provide
                                                                                               economic information for comprehensive approaches to harbor policy
                                                                                     i         and coastal management. This will be done for Brunswick, West
                                                                                               Bath, Phippsburg, and Harpswell in the Southern MidCoast Region.


                                                                                               Development Review Assistance
       TASK B. Shoreland Zoning                                                                We met with the Phippsburg Planning Board February 6, 1990 and
                                                                                               presented the project to them. It was initially decided to
       I .The State adopted the revised Guidelines for Municipal                               provide assistance in revising the local subdivision regulations.
          Shoreland Zoning Ordinances March 24, 1990.    Under General TASK                    Will meet with the West Bath Planning Board to initiate the
          A.l., we held two general workshops on the revised Guidelines
          in-March and will be holding two clinics in may on updating                          project, specifically to determine their needs in reviewing
          town ordinances, with the protection of water-dependent uses as                      development proposals.
          a focus (see General Task A.I.).                                                     The legal framework for a regional planning council and council of
       2. The adequacy of the City of Bath's water-dependent use zoning                        governments assisting municipalities in development review was
          will now be assessed in the.context of the revised Guidelines.                       determined.  In general, such activity is covered under the Maine
          This will be accomplished by corresponding with the Town CEO                         Tort Claims Act.
          and Waterfront Committee.
       3. Current town ordinances will be evaluated for consistency with                       Six Rivers, Twelve Towns, One Bay: Protection for Merrymeeting Bay
          the revised Guidelines, focusing on   water-dependent use zoning.
                                                                                               We assisted in producing the slideshow and videotape for Six
       4. We will be assisting communities in   identifying appropriate                        Rivers, Twelve Towns, one BaY, a conference regarding Merrymeeting
          waterfront areas for designation as   water-dependent use                            Bay on April 28, 1990. The conference focused on regional issues
          districts and designing performance   standards for activities                       in comprehensive planning, specifically water quality protection.
          allowed in such districts. Areas warranting protection were                          we provided technical information on nonpoint source pollution and
                                                                                               water quality.  Staff attended the Conference, spoke at the
          preliminarily identified in the second quarter from the SPo/OCP
          water-dependent use maps and Maine Manufacturing Directory of                        workshop on water quality and nonpoint source pollution, had a
          water-dependent businesses.                                                          display table on regional planning, and will follow-up with
                                                                                               individual towns based on attendance.












                                   LINCOLN COUNTY

                         COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
                         PROGRESS REPORT III - May 1, 1990                                                 MUNICIPAL RESOURCE AND PLANNING OFFICE OF LINCOLN COUNTY

                                                                                                                        INTERLOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
                                GENERAL TECHNICAL NEEDS                                                                       interim Progress Report

             Summaries are enclosed by town.         Copies of the technical
        assistance logs and letters are available from the Municipal                                        The Interlocal   Demonstration Project was developed by this
        Resource and Planning Office of Lincoln County files upon request.                            office to  address the concerns of the 12 Lincoln County communities
                                                                                                      involved  with the Damariscotta and Pemaquid watersheds.         We have
                          INTERLOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT                                            solicited and received nomination names from most of the 12 towns
                                                                                                      to form a committee to address the issues of the Damariscotta and
             Interim progress report, letters to funding agencies, agendas,                           Pemaquid   Watersheds. This is separate from, but not excluded from
        and minutes are enclosed.                                                                     the   DaAariscotta      and  Pemaquid   Lake   Associations     and    the
                                                                                                      Damariscotta River Associations who have been vigorously involved
                LOCAL PLANNING GRANTS AND WATERFRONT ACTION GRANTS                                    in a multi-town project to conserve and preserve their precious
                                                                                                      lakes.
             Assisted South Bristol. See enclosed logs.
                                                                                                            As in our initial document, we have facilitated workshops by
                                          WORKSHOPS                                                   Betsy Bass and Rich Baker.      They have both attended to the needs
                                                                                                      of this committee.        We have collected a series of Interlocal
             "Conserving our Rural Character Through Creative Development",                           Agreements and documentation on the preservation of watersheds from
        by Randall Arendt, March 6, 1990.                                                             the state and other states.        We have mailed out an Interlocal
                                                                                                      Agreement and Interim Agreement to all of the towns recently; to
             *Notice enclosed.                                                                        date, we have not received any of them back. - We have also held
             *Attendance list   enclosed.                                                             three meetings with the Interlocal Watershed Committee and started
             *Advertisements of workshop     enclosed.                                                discussing policies related to these issues.
             *Letters regarding workshop.
                                                                                                            Through a grant, the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Conservation
             "Coastal Issues: Harbor and     Waterfront Management",    by Steve                      Service has done a great deal of the background data collection for
        Olivery, April 3, 1990.                                                                       the Damariscotta Lake      interlocal agreement.      This project was
                                                                                                      developed and written      by this office.        Funds were requested
             *Notice of workshop enclosed.                                                            through the Department     of Environmental Protection 205J program.
             *Attendance list enclosed.                                                               Since those funds were not forth-coming, this office has rewritten
                                                                                                      the proposal     and has sent it out to approximately 12 private
             "Water Quality workshop -         Phosphorus Control       in Lake                       foundations @letters enclosed).       As in our initial documentation
        Watersheds and the Importance      of Cooperation in Protecting and                           in November, we did have our organizational meetings and workshops.
        Managing Shared Resources", by Bob Pratt and Betsy Bass, April                                Attempts were made to get the project going.          Through December,
        23rd.                                                                                         less was accomplished because most of the towns were waiting to
                                                                                                      receive copies of the new Shoreland Zoning Act. Since late January
             *Notice enclosed.                                                                        or early February, we have held three meetings.          At this point,
             *Attendance list   enclosed.                                                             the committee is actively working on the policies necessary for
             *Advertisements of workshop enclosed.                                                    successful care of their watersheds within Lincoln County.

                                   SHORELAND ZONING                                                         The plan which this committee developed is to work on policies
                                                                                                      during the spring and then take "homework assignments" home for the
             "Revisions to the Model Shoreland Zoning Ordinance", by Rich                             summer.    Such assignments would be examined by individuals, and
        Baker, March 27, 1990.                                                                        then brought back to the committee in the fall, when the committee
                                                                                                      "resumes session'-.    The work responsibilities of the members and
             *Attendance list   enclosed.                                                             the decision on their projects have not yet been developed.
             *Advertisement enclosed.

             DEP "office hours" scheduled for assistance with Shoreland
        Zoning (see enclosed).













           It is planned that during this spring they will address a                                                  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
       series of policies and goal issues. The interlocal agreement will
       be then be signed by the towns.    This will state that the towns
       will cooperatively work together to develop these policies which                            Technical Assistance for Fiscal Year 1990.       All technical
       will eventually be implemented in their comprehensive plans.       it                  assistance occurred during the months of February, March and April.
       is hoped that homework assignments will be developed for the
       Interlocal Watershed Committee for the summertime activity.                                            Coastal Zone Management = CZM
                                                                                                              Growth Management        = GM
           The towns to the western part of the county -make up all the                                       General Fund             = GF
       Tier I towns. Most have almost completed their plans, and are now
       in the Implementation stage.    They intend to form an Interlocal
       Watershed committee to address the care of the Sheepscott River.                            ALN
       These would include Dresden, Alna, Wiscasset, Edgecomb, Newcastle,                                  a. Met with David Abbott, 2nd Selectmen, on the process
       and Westport.   There has been another interlocal committee that                       GM              of Alna's comprehensive plan. It was discussed that
       has been set-up to look at septage.     This office has been busy                                      the town had hired a consultant and all is going
       helping them.  Towns included in this are Dresden, ALna, Edgecomb                                      well with the comprehensi'
                                                                                                                                       ve planning to date.
       and Westport.   They are trying to find a location in which a
       septage could be removed from their towns and disposed of in an                                     b. Met with Les Fossell, regarding his involvement in
       appropriate fashion.                                                                   GM              the MARC meetings.   We also discussed the by-pass,
                                                                                                              roads and the progress of comprehensive planning for
                                                                                                              Alna.



                                                                                                   BOOTHBAY
                                                                                                           a .Explanation and information regarding the Waterfront
                                                                                              CZM             Action Grant for Norman Pierce, Shellfish officer.

                                                                                                           b. Forwarded material to Ralph Wilts, Planning Board,
                                                                                              CZM             pertaining to model ordinances that this office has
                                                                                              GM              prepared on mobile home parks, shoreland zoning,
                                                                                                              site-plan review, harbor management and minimum lot
                                                                                                              size.

                                                                                                           c  Assistance with information on the Community
                                                                                              GF              Development Block Grant, the Recreation Grant and
                                                                                              GM              Floodplain Management with Victoria Dyer, Town
                                                                                                              Administrator.

                                                                                                           d .Forwarded material to Tom Nadeau, chairman,
                                                                                              GM              Comprehensive Plan Committee on statistical data for
                                                                                                              schools, population, housing and economy for all the
                                                                                                              Lincoln County towns prepared by this office.

                                                                                                           e .Assisted Fred Farnham, Assistant Code Enforcement
                                                                                              GF              officer, suggesting some corrections to Boothbay's
                                                                                                              Floodplain Ordinance.

                                                                                                           f. Attended selectmen meeting, explained floodplain.
                                                                                              GF              It was agreed to up-date the Boothbay Floodplain
                                                                                                              Ordinance.  The ordinance will be up to vote on May
                                                                                                              7, 1990 (see enclosed).











                  9.  The Department of Environmental Protection called                                      i .  Reviewed the completed draft copy of the Edgecomb
       GF             this office and wanted us to review the Bottle                              GM              Comprehensive Plan.
                      Cove Subdivision of Boothbay.
                                                                                                             j.   correspondence with Peter Quinn regarding Affordable
            EDGECOMB                                                                              GF              Housing.  Discussed the guidelines of affordable
                  a.  Attended meeting regarding septage for the                                                  housing, national economics and government action.
       GF             four towns involved in the interlocal agreement
                      regarding a common disposal                                                            k.   Correspondence with Hugh.McIntyre regarding Shoreland
                                                    site. Agreed to provide                       CZM             Zoning and distribution of materials on water uses.
                      help with data; contacted Steve Page, DEP, for                                              Discussed access.
                      this information.

                  b.  Read proposed Comprehensive Plan (draft) , and found                        DAMARISCOTTA
       GM             no large problems.    I suggested improving the data                                   a.   Spoke with Nick Chasse regarding his involvement with
                      tables.                                                                     CZM             their comprehensive plan. He feels that Damariscotta
                                                                                                  GM              is well underway. They have completed their
                  C.  Correspondence with Hugh McIntyre, Chairman,                                                inventory, and are now starting their analysis
       GF             Comprehensive Plan Committee, about the Community                                           section.  They anticipate the completion
                      Development Block Grant in regards to fixing the                                            of the analysis section this spring. They would like
                      leakage in the basement of the town hall.                                                   to break for the summer.    Then start their policy
                                                                                                                  development section in the fall. They will be
                  d.  Correspondence with Peter Quinn, Chairman, Planning                                         revising their Shoreland Zoning ordinance at this
       GF             Board, about the Model Mobile Home Park ordinance                                           time also.
                      which this office prepared and corrected. Called Rich
                      Rothe, Maine Tomorrow, for documentation of Section                                    b.   Went to Damariscotta and gave materials to Nick
                      95. Spend 1-2 hours daily for 2 weeks working with                          CZM             Chasse on the New Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and
                      this project.   (See attached Edgecomb Mobile Home                                          phosphorus; answered questions regarding phosphorus.
  ZQ                  Park Ordinance).
                  e.  Attended Planning.Board meeting, explained this                                   DRESDEN
       GF             office's position in wanting to help the Lincoln                                       a.   Correspondence with Eleanor Everson, Chairman,
       GM             County towns and their planning officials. Answered                         CZM             Planning Board regarding Shoreland Zoning ordinance.
                      questions concerning ordinances and their                                                   Sent her the disk and hard copy.
                      development, provided Technical Assistance for road
                      construction in a subdivision, and an explanation of                                   b.   Visited Dresden and reviewed their Comprehensive    Plan
                      the Community Development Block Grant.                                      GM              policy development section (see enclosed).
                  f.  Correspondence with Peter Quinn, concerning questions                                  c.   Correspondence with Eleanor Everson, regarding their
       GF             and answers regarding the Edgecomb Mobile Home Park                         GM              comprehensive plan up-date. Dresden's inventory and
       GM             Ordinance which Edgecomb has prepared.       Cleared up                                     analysis is done and most of their policies have
                      confusion of the Natural Resources Protection Act -                                         been completed.    Dresden is concerned about the
                      Permit By Rule Standards.    Discussed technical                                            Public Participation in their town and is trying to
                      assistance program to evaluate a soil/water building;                                       improve it.   Dresden will hold two meetings in May
                      discussed road quality, legal standards and                                                 to inform their citizens of the comprehensive
                      references.                                                                                 planning process. Dresden has hired Steve Levesque
                                                                                                                  as their consultant. He has written materials
                  g.  Forwarded materials to Peter Quinn regarding    the used                                    on housing to help Dresden with the moratorium that
       GF             mobile home standards.                                                                      is being dropped in June.

                  h.  Met with Hugh McIntyre in Edgecomb; reviewed
       GM             Edgecomb's Comprehensive Plan policies and discussed
                      other subjects of the Comprehensive Planning Process.











            JEFFERSON                                                                                         C. Had an in-town visit with Bob Spear regarding the
                  a .  Correspondence with Sheridan T. Bond regarding the                          GM              possibility of mapping costs covering the town match.
       CzM             comprehensive plan update.     Jefferson is                                                 I informed him that the total town match does not
       GM              collaborating their old Shoreland Zoning ordinance                                          have to be provided all in the first year.
                       with the new state Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.
                       Jefferson's town warrant indicated that they will
                       receive funds from the state and will start their                                SOUTH BRISTOL
                       work plan shortly.   This office has sent Jefferson                                    a.   Assisted Ann Peterson in getting ordinance materials.
                       the Shoreland Zoning ordinance disc copy.                                   GF              Had a long discussion about South Bristol's
                                                                                                                   Comprehensive Plan Chairman.     Their plan is moving
                                                                                                                   well in all areas, except they have little or no
            MONHEGAN                                                                                               information from Bill Peterson as to what he has
                  a.   Spoke with Willard Boynton, Chairman, Board of                                              done.  Ordinances on disks have been given to
       CzM             Assessors.  He will be speaking with his Board     of                                       them.
                       Assessors to consider having the town do their
                       comprehensive plan vs. the Land Use Regulation                                         b.   Discussed with David Dean the wetland which is close
                       Commission do it.   I told him we were willing     to                       CzM             to the Wakenock Golf course, which is being cut for
                       help with any.assistance that may be hel   pful.                                            a driving range.    Answered questions about whether
                                                                                                                   or not the Department of Environmental Protection
                                                                                                                   @ould be involved. I told him the DEP would be
            NEWCASTLE                                                                                              involved if it was over 10 acres. I called Dan
                  a.   Spoke with Dan Shick about their Comprehensive Plan                                         Prichard and Rich Baker to follow up on this issue.
       GM              update.  He said that they have completed the
                       Inventory and Analysis.    Newcastle had a very good                                   C.   Talked with David Dean regarding 35 acres of South
                       response to the questionnaire, and they are                                 CzM             Bristol's wetland to be impacted in Golf Course.
                       now in the process of starting the policies.       They                                     Reviewed ordinances and comprehensive planning
                       appear to be on schedule.
                                                                                                                   issues. Called DEP because they have jurisdiction.
   CD             b.   Went to Newcastle and delivered the New Shoreland                                      d.   Spoke with Ann Peterson.    Sent a disk of the
       CzM             Zoning ordinance.    Spoke with Bill Dunning                                CzM             Municipal Shoreland zoning ordinance.
                       regarding their comprehensive plan, shoreland zoning,
                       interlocal coordination and roads.       Inventory is
                       completed in the comprehensive plan process, and                                  SOUTHPORT
                       they are now proceeding with their implementation                                      a.   Correspondence  with Richard Conant, Chairman,
                       strategies.                                                                 CzM             Comprehensive  Plan Committee.     Discussed Southport
                                                                                                   GM              wanting to become Round 3 on @he development of the
            NOBLEBORO                                                                                              comprehensive plan. called Henry Nichols, DECD, to
                                                                                                                   see about putting Southport an Round 3 for the
                  a.   Attended planning board meeting, discussed Randall                                          comprehensive plan.    Southport is 72 on the Tier II
       GF              Arendt lecture, reviewed subdivision by Bob Speirs,                                         Town Priority Listing. Southport may switch with the
                       made suggestions on cluster housing and development.                                        town of Sommerville who is 14 on the list, but would
                       It was agreed that we will mail and provide up-dated                                        like to delay their priority to a later date.       Gave
                       materials as they consider changes to their                                                 information on Randall Arendt publications and Model
                       ordinances.                                                                                 Shoreland Zoning ordinance prepared by this office.
                  b. Talked with Joan Hallowell regarding the onset of the
       GM              comprehensive plan process. Nobleboro's mapping will                               WESTPORT
                       cover the match for state funds.     Suggested special                                 a.   Correspondence with Ben Crehore, Chairman,
                       meeting to address the issue of accepting state                             GM              Comprehensive Plan Committee, giving data
                       funds.  Delivered starter materials on the                                                  and answering questions about the Comprehensive Plan.
                       comprehensive plan issues.                                                                  At this point, they do not want state money.










                b.   Discussed with Ben Crehore and Vicky Gallagher,                                    WHITEFIELD
     GM              Affordable Housing and data.     Forwarded information                                  a .  Information on Affordable Housing and statistical
                     to him and talked with Rich Rothe. Told Mr. Crehore
                                               must be affordable in a                                            Lincoln County Towns was provided.
                     10% of new construction                                                      GF              data on population, schools, economy, housing in the
                     10 year period.
                C.   Correspondence with Ben   Crehore regarding the                                         b.   Met with the Planning Board to help on Mobile Home
     GF              changes which occurred due to the town meeting.                              GF              Park ordinance. They don't have an ordinance at the
                                                                                                                  present time.
                d.   Ben Crehore came in the office and wanted to know
     GF              what to do with the state money.      I suggested                                       C.   Attended Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting
                     groundwater study, mapping, build-out study,                                 GM              regarding finishing  project.
                     ordinance review and development, comprehensive plan                                    d.   Provided assistance  in Whitefield with Luisa Holden
                     review, transportation study or marine study.                                GM              of Environplanning.  Discussed the comprehensive plan
                                                                                                                  and where they were  to date. We laid out a plan for
                e.   Attended Planning board meeting to explain to the                                            completion of their comprehensive plan by November
     GF              board the use of state funds. Westport has decided                                           1, 1990.
                     to take the funds.will take the funds.
                f.   Talked with Ben Crehore. Explained                                                      e.   Picked up Inventory and Analysis on Whitefield;
                                                            Luisa Holden and                      GM              reviewed materials.
     GF              the relationship the office has with her.
                     Discussed the possibility of this office helping the                                    f.   Attended meeting with the Comprehensive Plan
                     town for 2-4 hours a month.      Discussed by-pass and                       GM              Committee with Luisa Holden; provided outline
                     letter from the Department of Transportation                                                 of services and collected data.     Answered questions
                     regarding Paul Minor meeting with selectmen on                                               and had a discussion of the direction of the
                     a one-on-one basis to discuss by-pass issues.        He                                      comprehensive plan.
                     does not want this discussion to be on a hearing
                     basis.  Westport may have $1,000 to work with the                                       g.   Spent the entire day on Whitefield, assembled their
                     for development of digitized naps.
                                                                                                  GM              plan and prepared for next week's work of their
                                                                                                                  comprehensive plan.
           WALDOBORO                                                                                         h.   Worked -with Luisa Holden on the Comprehensive Plan
                a.   Attended selectmen meeting, introduced Municipal                             GM              and Coastal Zone Management. Whitefield has decided
     GF              Resource and Planning office of Lincoln County and                                           they want this office to write their comprehensive
                     answered questions regarding incorporation,                                                  plan.
                     insurance, and compliance of this office.
                b.   Provided technical assistance to Betty Martin,                                      WISCASSET
     GF              Eastern Mid-Coast Planning Commission on Waldoboro's                                    a.   Provided assistance to Dan Thompson to locate
                     population.                                                                  GM              interns for the Wiscasset Abandoned Roads
                                                                                                                  Project. We discussed the school budget.
                C.   Correspondence with Waldoboro about their progress
     GF              with the comprehensive plan. Since Waldoboro                                            b.   Provided assistance to Dan to get in touch with
                     passed their last comprehensive plan in 1987,                                GM              u.s.M for intern,.Herb Perry.
                     they are more interested in services such as
                     fire, police, then they are in the comprehensive plan                                   C.   Attended road meeting conducted by Dan Thompson.
                     itself.   Waldoboro will start adjusting the old                             GF              Spent hours in preparation and discussions for this
                     Shoreland Zoning ordinance and the new Shoreland                                             meeting (see enclosed).
                     Zoning ordinance to comply with each other. This
                     office has sent them a copy on disk.










                  d   Attended Affordable Housing Coalition meeting                                     d.   In office visit with Senior Spectrum about Affording
       GF             sponsored by Coastal Enterprises, Inc. writing a                        GF             Housing and the Senior Spectrum's needs.    Second
                      manual and holding a public hearing.   This office                                     meeting with Senior Spectrum regarding funding of
                      will provide housing data (see attached).                                              project, which is to provide capability and
                                                                                                             information along.with assistance to elderly
                  e.  Provided assistance on Affordable Housing  and                                         consumers and their families regarding benefits,
       GF             Historic district, 3 Affordable Housing projects,                                      services and programs to answer their needs.
                      greenbelt committee, transportation.
                                                                                                         e.  Public hearing in Jefferson, regarding how to stop
       GF         f.  For-med steering committee (transportation)                             GF             the Inland Fisheries and wildlife from making a
                                                                                                             launching ramp in Jefferson.    Called Dan Prichard,
                  g.  Attended and sponsored By-Pass meeting, over 100                                       DEP, regarding how the state must adhere to
       GF             attended.                                                                              all state regulation but not to local regulations.
                                                                                                             The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife have not applied
                  h.  Discussed with Coastal Enterprises Inc. to hold   a                                    for this ramp yet, but when they do they will need
       GF             public forum on Affordable Housing.                                                    the DEP's approval.
                  i.  Attended regional by-pass meeting; called Holly                                    f.  Met with MidCoast Affordable Housing. This
       GF             Dominie about B-3 route, railroad.                                      GF             organization wants to get data and submit a proposal
                  j.  Attended Affordable Housing Meeting.    60 attend  ed,                                 to Pearly Beane.   Dan Thompson and I have discussed
                                                                                                             the possibility.   Dan also talked about United Way
       GF             much testimony.                                                                        doing a major planning project (l year).
                  k.  Betsy Bass and I attended an ordinance development
       GF             meeting to promote interlocal activity in other towns.
                      which 'border the Sheepscot Watershed.  We discussed
                      coastal management ordinance and phosphorus
                      regulations; also discussed up-dating the
                      floodplain ordinance.


            MISCELLANEOUS
                  a.  Attended discussion in Damariscotta on watersheds.
       CZM            30 people attended from the associated Lake
                      associations and Land Trusts.   It was agreed that
                      they would start an education committee, a formal
                      organization and further meetings on sampling
                      legislation.  Reviewed their education proposal.

                  b.  Meeting conducted on Interlocal Watershed Committee.
       CZM            Discussion included development of comprehensive
                      plans in relation to water quality, function of
                      of involvement, explanation between ordinances
                      and the comprehensive plan (see enclosed).

                  c.  Correspondence with Mr. Trembley, Biology Teacher at
       GF             Lincoln Academy, regarding Kellogg grant.    It was
                      agreed to get together after the completion of the
                      Kellogg grant. Sent copy of proposal to surrounding
                      Lincoln County schools (see enclosed).



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                                     EASTEEN MID-MAST RPC                                                                        . Matinicus: Provided information for a Marine Development
                                                                                                                            Subdistrict, for which the Island is petitioning LURC.

                                       COASTAL PROGRAM                                                                             Owls Read: Consulted with Planning Board Chair on a subdivision
                                                                                                                            proposal and conversions of existing structures in the shoreland zone;
           Task A 1: General TA - Coastal Communities                                                                       Provided information on the new State shoreland zoning requirements as
                                                                                                                            they became available; and continued to make additions and corrections to
                  During the third quarter the EMCRPC staff has continued to provide                                        Owl's Head Zoning Ordinance which should be completed in May,
           general technical assistance to our coastal towns, described below:
                                                                                                                                   Rockland: EMCRPC staff met with the Rockland Planning Commission
                  Belfast: Assisted the City Manager with the Coastal Planning Grant                                        to dis'cuss the City's priority issues for the coming year. EMCRPC is producing
           application to fund a Harborfront Land Use Plan. The project is a high                                           a "Policy Handbook for Developers" whichoutlines guidelines in the
           priority in the City, as the waterfront and adjacent downtown areas are in                                       application and permitting process and requirements in the City's
           transition due to conversions of industrial buildings and the growing interest                                   ordinances.(see attached draft).
           in harbor activities. The City has been "informally" notified of the award,
           and is gearing up to begin the project this summer. The Coastal Planner                                                 Rockport: EMCRPC staff communicated with Rockport officials
           and/or EMCRPC staff anticipate providing additional assistance on this                                           regarding the need for a meeting with the DEP staff to explain the Phoshorus
           project in the coming year.                                                                                      Loading methodology being developed by DEP.
                  EMCRPC also provided the Belfast CEO with information on (vehicle)                                               St. George:  Met with the Harbor Committee, Planning Board chair,
           access management for future development along Route 3 where the City
                                                                                                                            and Town Manager     to discuss harbor and mooring issues for Tenants Harbor
           recently imposed a moratorium.                                                                                   and Port Clyde. The Coastal Planner assisted in writing the application for a
                                                                                                                            Coastal Planning Grant to conduct a Harborfront and Mooring Plan for these
                  Camden:. Met with the Harbor Committee chairman and OCP staff to                                          two harbors. The Town has been "informally" notified of the award, and
           discuss the application process for a Waterfront Action Grant. The funds                                         expects to begin the project later this summer,
           would be applied to develop a Float Plan for the inner harbor.
                                                                                                                                   Also consulted with the CEO and numerous Planning Board members,
                  Islesboro: The Island requested assistance from EMCRPC in                                                 on a number of occasions, re: the Scraggle Point subdivision proposal in the
           combining their Development Review Ordinance, Land Use Ordinance, and a                                          shoreland and floodplain zones, and various questions on
           Shoreland Zoning Ordinance into a single document which will meet State                                          expansions/conversions of non-conforming structures in the shoreland zone.
           requirements and protect Island resources. Islesboro is currently mapping
           critical areas and wetlands, and anticipates beginning work on the new                                                  Thomaston: Provided assistance on Zoning amendment procedures
           ordinance in May and finishing by late summer, Pending Planning Board                                            following inquiries from Comprehensive Planning Committee members and
           approval, the Coastal Planner will begin working with Islesboro on this in                                       an alternate Planning Board member. They were concerned about improper
           late May/early June.                                                                                             procedures and inadequate public notice to change a Route I residential zone
                                                                                                                            to commercial, which would have resulted in strip development. The town is
                  Lincoinville:   Consulted with the Comprehens    iive Plan Committee                                      now following the proper procedures on this issue.
           regarding zoning to control traffic impacts, and also on the DEP's permitting
           process for transportation projects. Consulted with the CEO on shoreland                                                Vinalhaven: Consulted with Planning Board on a request for a
           zoning questions regarding State regulations for timber harvesting and                                           zoning change, which was potentially spot toning, and on the procedures for
           clearing vegetation on the shores of Knox Pond (GPA).                                                            the dismissal of a Planning Board member. The EMCRPC staff researched
                                                                                                                            legal resources for information to help clarify the situation for the Planning
                                                                                                                            Board.








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                      EMCRPC Coastal Planner and OCP planning grant staff met with the
               Acting Town Manager on the planning and waterfront action grant
               application process. Two projects were discussed: a Fish Plant Feasibility                                                                               GENERAL FUND
               Study. and repairs to the public landing parking lot. The Town decided
               against the planning grant matching funds for the Feasibility Study, but                                                Task A 1: Shoreland Zoning Community Assistance
               chose to apply for the action grant, FMCRPC reviewed the application for the
               action grant.                                                                                                                  With the adoption of the revised State Shoreland Zoning Ordinance in
                                                                                                                                       February, the amount of EMCRPC staff time for community shoreland zoning
                      Several recommendations made in the Vinalhaven Hydrology Report                                                  assistance has increased substantially. The Coastal Planner expects to
               and incorporated into appropriate zoning ordinance language by EMCRPC                                                   continue devoting the majority of the time throughout the coming year to
               staff (discussed in the 2nd Quarterly TA Report) were voted on at the March                                             SZO technical assistance, to ensure that all coastal towns in the district have
               Town meeting. Although the amendments to the general Land Use                                                           adopted at least the Minimum State guidelines - and hopefully beyond the
               Ordinance were not passed, the Vinalhaven Natural Resource Committee is                                                 minimum - by the deadline on December 3 1, 199 1. The reduction in the
               continuing, with our encouragement, to advocate stricter regulations to                                                 shoreland zoning staff at DEP means that regional councils will be providing
               protect the Island's water. re sources. EMCRPC staff also assisted the Planning                                         most of the shoreland zoning TA to accomplish this goal.
               Board in amending the Subdivision Ordinance to incorporate
               recommendations of the Hydrology Study.                                                                                        The Coastal Planner notified all coastal towns of the new Guidelines in
                                                                                                                                       late February, and sent each town planning board and CEO a copy of the
               Task A2: Tier I Towns: Thomaston, Warren and Northport                                                                  "Summary of Major Provisions" to tide them over until 'the entire document
                                                                                                                                       was available for distribution.
                      Warren and Thomaston are also included in the Interlocal. Project (see
               Task A4).                                                                                                                      EMCRPC sponsored, and three staff members attended, a general
                                                                                                                                       Shoreland Zoning Workshop with DEP staff in early April to introduce the
                      Representatives from Northport and Thomaston attended the                                                        revised ordinance. About 32 people (planning board, CEOs, comprehensive
               Shoreland Zoning workshops held in April, which reviewed the State                                                      plan committee members, etc.) representing about 10 communities attended
               Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and provided local officials the opportunity for                                             the evening session in Rockland. The first of the "Office Hour" clinics was
               individual assistance on local shoreland zoning issues.                                                                 held on April 25. Although only eight people participated, their responses
                                                                                                                                       were favorable and they felt it was informative and useful for addressing
                                                                                                                                       specific local shoreland management issues. Additional clinics are scheduled
                                                                                                                                       for May 24 (Belfast) and June 19 (Union area), and at least two more (to be
                                                                                                                                       announced) will target inland shoreland communities as well as coastal
                                                                                                                                       towns.


                                                                                                                                              Shoreland zoning assistance is an on-going task in the Interlocal
                                                                                                                                       Demonstration Project as well (see Task C), which includes two of our three
                                                                                                                                       Tier I communities (Warren and Thomaston).

                                                                                                                                              -Answered shoreland zoning question for Cushing resident on March
                                                                                                                                       15th.



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                      -Met with Esperanza Stancioff of.Knox/Lincoln Cooperative Extension                                                The EMCRPC staff have provided subdivision      assistance to all
               Office on March 16, discussed regional coastal water quality issues and other                                      communities as requested. Specific technical assistance has been provided
               possible cooperative ventures.                                                                                     to:

                      -The Coastal Planner met with the Estuary Management Plan person                                                   Brooks-Did complete review of their totally new, proposed Subdivision
               from the State Planning Office to discuss potential of the St. George River                                        Ordinance, sent detailed letter with additional suggestions and
               estuary as a focus for a model estuarine management program. We                                                    recommendations. Had several discussions with Planning Board chairman
               anticipate holding a public meeting in the near future in that area to get                                         regarding the proposed Ordinance. Ordinance was adopted at March town
               feedback and discuss the program.                                                                                  meeting.

                      -General Fund staff and Coastal Planner attended workshop on                                                       Knox- Reviewed proposed revisions to the Knox Subdivision and
               Georges River Tidewater project which also discussed general water quality                                         Building Ordinances, sent detailed letter on findings and have kept in close
               issues for estuaries and coastal areas.                                                                            contact with Planning Board chairman.

               Task B. Subdivision Assistance                                                                                     Task C. Mobile Home Park/Manufactured Housing:

                      Subdivision @Zorkshoy series - The first workshop in a series of six                                               The comprehensive and very readable handbook provided by OCP
               workshops on the subdivision review process was held on April 26th. John                                           plus the "Model Zoning Provisions Regarding Mobile Home Parks" produced
               Williams, State Hydrogeologist gave an excellent talk on ground water issues,                                      by SMRPC are readily available for communities at the EMCRPC office. We
               he encouraged questions and, got many from the audience. Enclosed are                                              continue to keep communities informed through "Planning News" and
               some of the materials that were given out at the workshop plus the                                                 additional mailings.
               attendance list. There will be one workshop each week through May 30th.
                                                                                                                                         A staff member has discussed the Mobile Home Park Law with a
         Ln           Enclosed is the general public notice that was sent out to all Planning                                     sub .committee of the Washington Comprehensive Plan committee.
               Boards, first selectmen, code enforcement officers, town managers, and
               chairmen of Zoning Boards, Conservation Commissions and Comprehensive                                              Task D.-Floodplain Assistanoo
               Plan Committees in the region. Also enclosed are examples of the letters and
               public notices sent to eleven newspapers and radio stations. During this last                                      The EMCRPC staff:
               week of the quarter, the EMCRPC staff has requested more news coverage
               and has called and sent out additional notices to communities. Workshops                                                  .-Provides information on and upgrades a file drawer of all maps,
               are being held in Belfast and Rockport, making logistical planning a little                                        sample ordinances, and other pertinent information provided by FEMA and
               more difficult, but hopefully providing better accessibility to communities.                                       the State Floodplain Coordinator.

                      The Workshops feature speakers who are experts in their fields who                                                 -Assists the Maine Emergency Management Agency when called upon.
               encourage lively and worthwhile audience participation. The Workshops
               have been designed to give Planning Boards, and anyone else interested, a                                                 -Provides ongoing education of staff to remain abreast of current
               good foundation of knowledge plus provide them with helpful tools to guide                                         developments in the Federal Flood Insurance Program.
               them through the difficult technical issues that they face in doing
               subdivision (and other local) reviews.                                                                                    -Continues to offer technical assistance to EMCRPC communities on an
                                                                                                                                  as requested basis.

                                                                                                                                         -Continues to work with the State Flood Insurance Coordinator(SFIC)
                                                                                                                                  on requests that may be presented to EMCRPC.








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                                                                                                                                  Warren, Thomaston, Cushing, Union, Rockport, St. George, and Rockland. At
                     -Received, re@iewed and filed flood plain maps and information on                                            this meeting, the shoreland zoning issues were discussed and the interlocal
               Belfast and Lincoinville.                                                                                          project was outlined regarding the involvement of each town and the various
                     -On March 15th talked with SFIC, Lou Sidell, regarding flood map                                             committees and boards. The towns were informed of the recent adoption of
                                                                                                                                  the new State Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, and of the highlights of the
               question for EMCRPC's cartographer.                                                                                amendments. The comprehensive plan committees are eager to address
                     -On April 30th, notified the SFIC and FEMA in Boston that EMCRPC was                                         resource protection, water quality, and related shoreland issues that are both
               being sent flood insurance studies and maps that should have gone to NRRPC                                         local and interlocal in naturc.
               and PVCOG. Also Notified and forwarded the flood insurance studies and                                                    Despite the best efforts of the Coastal Planner, this project is slightly
               maps to the two planning agencies.                                                                                 behind schedule. However, EMCRPC will soon receive the State Ordinance on
                                                                                                                                  a computer disk, which will be used as the base for revising local SZOs and
               General Fund: Other                                                                                                will expedite the process.

                     -Did A-95 review of Washington mining plan by George Hall and Co.
               for Rideout Pit and spoke with Tim Wright at the DEP about it. He assured
               the staff member that he would be going to the site for an inspection.

                     -Contacted and sent out agenda to several teachers in the area
               regarding the "Future of Maine" workshop.


                     -Information resource for communities and sometimes for o        ther
               EMCRPC staff: Determining the difference between intermittent and
               perennial streams. The definition varies greatly between State and federal
               agencies such as USGS.

               Task A4: Coastal Grants


                     Following meetings with the Harbor Committees, planning board
               members, and town managers of St. George, Belfast, Camden, and Vinalhaven
               in February, the Coastal Planner saw two planning grants through the
               application process, and reviewed an action grant application (see Coastal
               Program Task A Technical Assistance). Both St. George and Belfast have
               been "informally" notified of the grant awards. and are anxious to begin their
               projects later this summer. EMCRPC anticipates being involved (to some
               extent) in both projects.

               Task C:      Interlocal Demonstration Proiect
                            "Shoreland Zoning in the Lower St. George River"

                     A  meeting was held in Warren on March 12 with the comprehensive
               planning committees (and some planning board members) of Warren and
               abutting towns to address interlocal issues. The towns present included



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                                                                                                                                                   Penobscot Valley Council of Governments
                                                                                                                                                                        One Cumberland Place Suite 300
                                                                                                                                                            P. 0. Box 2579 Bangor, Maine 04401-8520 (207) 942-6389


                                                                                                                                                           COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRESS REPORT f3
                            DEP SHORELAND ZONING WORKSHOP                                                                                                            FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL 1990
                                        SPONSORED BY EMCRPC
                                               April 10, 1990
                                      Key Bank, Rockland, 7-9 p.m.                                                                  TASK A.: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF COASTAL POLICIES.

                                                   AGENDA                                                                           1. on-going technical assistance is provided to Frankfort, the only first tier
                                                                                                                                    CZM community, in coordination with the Growth Management Planner, Carol
                                                                                                                                    Stauffer.
           PLEASE SIGN IN 11
                                                                                                                                     Comprehensive Planning Progress that occurred this period:
           Welcome & Introduction
                  Carol Shaw, EMCRPC Coastal Planner                                                                                a*. Meeting on Feb. 8, 1990 between Frankfort and Prospect to begin discussion of
                                                                                                                                    their shared groundwaLer resource. See enclosed maLerials.

           Review of new State Shoreland             Zoning Guidelines                                                              b. Carol Stauffer discusses the progress of the comprehensive plan with
                  Rich Baker.or Dan Pritchard, DEP Shoreland Zoning          Staff                                                  Frankfort every quarter.
               Topics include:                                                                                                      c. Frankfort's comprehensive plan committee was reminded that the coastal
                           @ Timeframe for local Shoreland Zoning Ordinance compliance                                              planner is available to review 1he plan for compliance with coa              stal policies
                                 with State Guidelines;                                                                             when they are ready for the review.          Letter mailed April 18, 1990.
    _J                     * Amendments to the former State Shoreland Ordinance;
                           a New provisions;                                                                                        d. Other assistance recorded in logs. (See newspaper article.)
                           * Statutory provisions that Must be enforced now, and those
                                 that will need to be enforced later; and,
                           a Local Shoreland Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan                                                      2. Workshops.
           process.                                                                                                                 Workshops are completed: a. 9-27-89           Water Quality/Scenic & Natural Areas
                                                                                                                                                                  b. 1-25-90      Public Access/Harbor management
           Discussion - Question & Answer Session
           Adjourn - 9:00 pm.                                                                                                       Related course under the      General Fund    Contract attended by coastal community
                                                                                                                                    members: Subdivision Review Course, March 1990.



           REMINDER:                                                                                                                3. General Technical Assistance.
               The first of several "Office Hours" workshops will be held on Wednesday, April                                             See enclosed log.
           25, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Key Bank conference room. (Please park in the public
           parking lot behind the Bank's custorner lot). The purpose of this (and future office
           hour clinics) is to provide additional advisory assistance to each Town on their local
           shoreland issues/problems. Drop in anytime between 2-5 p.m. I would like to meet with                                    4. Local Coastal Grant Program.
           each town's Planning Board prior to these clinics, to discuss your shoreland zoning
           priorities in preparation for the office hours clinics. The Towns of St. George, Cushing,                                          a. Bangor
           S. Thomaston, Thomaston, and Warren are especially urged to attend on April 25th.                                                  1). Frankfort
           Future dates and locations will be announced soon.                                                                                 c. Stockton Springs

                                                                                                                                              Meetings and assistance with application preparaLion. See enclosed
                                                                                                                                    information.












        5. Attendance at monthly meetings/training sessions:                                                                                   The 11 COASTAL and ESTUARINE COMMUNITIES

                 a. February: Shoreland Zoning (excused because had attended 3 identical
                 meetings sponsored by PVCOG & DEP's Shoreland Zoning Unit also in                                        1.   B.angor
                 February.                                                                                                     a. Attended shoreland  zoning/floodplain management workshop.
                 b. March: canceled by OCP                                                                                     b. code Enforcement officer received floodplain management handbook.
                 c. April  24th: attended.                                                                                     c. Received technical assistance on a Waterfront Action Grant application.


                                                                                                                          2.   Brewer
        B. SHORELABD ZONING.                                                                                                   `a._,_iT_anner reviewed the shoreland zoning videotape prepared by PVCOG
                                                                                                                                 of the shoreland zoning workshop.
                 a. Workshop on revised guidelines in Bangor at PVCOG on Feb. 28th, 1990,                                      b. Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
                 7-9 pm. Notices and attendance sheet enclosed. Videotape of workshop                                          c. Received technical assistance on a Waterfront Action Grant application.
                 available for all communities.
                 b. Individual technical assistance in town-by-town log.                                                  3.   Eddington
                                                                                                                               a, Attended shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.
                 c. on-going discussions with towns to      let them know we are available to                                  b. Code Enforcement officer received floodplain management handbook.
                 help them with their shoreland zoning      ordinance revision as they are                                     c. Planning Board member attended.the subdivision review course, March
                 ready.                                                                                                          1990.
                                                                                                                          Comprehensive Planning: Carol Stauffer has been reviewing plans and discussing
                                                                                                                          priority status with Eddington. See assistance log.
        C. INTERLOCAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

                                                                                                                          4. Frankfort
     .P.,        a.  Bangor/Brewer ffarbor Management Plan                                                                       CoTe@Enforcement officer received floodplain management handbook.
     0 1         b.  Frankfort/Prospect Groundwater Protection Plan                                                            b. Received technical assistance on a Waterfront Action Grant application.
     OD              * Meeting on Feb. 8, 1990: agenda & material enclosed.
                     * Meeting being set up for June 21, 1990: Letter enclosed.                                           Comprehensive Planning: The "Municipal Planning Program Monitoring Form", which
                                                                                                                          provides Frankfort's workplan status, completed by Carol. Stauffer on Frankfort
                                                                                                                          is enclosed.




                                                                                                                               a. Attended shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.
                                                                                                                               b. Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
                                                                                                                               c. Receiving on-going technical assistance on their 1989 local planning
                                                                                                                                 grant on "Study of Proposed Waterfront Development Zone".
                                                                                                                               d. Planner and a Councilor attended the subdivision review course, March
                                                                                                                                 1990.



                                                                                                                          G.   Orrington
                                                                                                                               a. Attended shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.
                                                                                                                               b. Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
                                                                                                                               c. Code Enforcement Officer attended the subdivision review course, March
                                                                                                                          1990.



                                                                                                                          7.   P_@ Rqp_eg t
                                                                                                                               a. Code Enforcement officer received floodplain management handbook.













        8.   Searsport                                                                                                                                   GENERAL ASSISTANCE
             a. Attendedd shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.                                                                                  CZM COMMUNITIES
             b Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
                                                                                                                         PH: Planning Board Member
                                                                                                                         CPC: Comprehensive plan committee Member
        9.   Stockton Springs
             a. Attend shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.                                                  RPI: Registered Plumbing inspector
             b. Code Enforcement officer received floodplain management handbook.                                        Date             Contact
             c. Received technical assisLance on a Waterfront Action Grant application.
             d. Planning Board member attended the subdivision review course, March
                1990.                                                                                                                          Bangor (Tier 3
                                                                                                                         2/12/90          Bob Osborne, Planner, Bangor  Water Quality Information
        10.  Veazie                                                                                                      3/2/90           Dan Wellington, Bangor (RPI)  Shoreland Zoning
             a. Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
                                                                                                                                               Brewer (Tier 3
        11.  Winterport                                                                                                  2/90             Tom Kurth, Planner            Wetland maps
             a. Attended shoreland zoning/floodplain management workshop.                                               3/5/90           Hugh Durgan (CES, Brewer)      Regional Resources
             b. Code Enforcement Officer received floodplain management handbook.
             c. Meetings with the comprehensive plan committee:                                                                                Eddington (Tier 2)
                      i. 2/8/90        on the plan & data                                                                2/l/90           TM                            Draft of Comprehensive Plan  
                     ii. 2/29/90       on housing data & other issues.                                                   2/5/90           TM                            Review of Plan
                                                                                                                         2/7/90           TM                            Review of Plan aganist rules.
        Comprehensive Planning: Several meetings with Winterport on        Comprehensive                                 3/90             TM  & PB Chair                Planning water quality meeting.
        Planning issues have occurred and are listed above and in the assistance log.                                                                            

                                                                                                                                              Frankfort (Tier 1)
                                                                                                                         2/8/90           Frankfort PB & CPC            Regional project mtg.
                                                                                                                         2/7/90           Frankfort PB                  Shoreland zoning, floodplain
                                                                                                                                                                        management, & Access
                                                                                                                         2/8/90           Frankfort/Prospect Regional Meeting: Shared Resource - Aquifer
                                                                                                                         2/90             Bob Richmond, S & CPC         supplied comprehensive plan
                                                                                                                         2/21/90          Bob Richmond, S & CPC
                                                                                                                         2/27/90          Bob Richmond, S & CPC
                                                                                                                         3/14/90          Terry Greenwood, PH


                                                                                                                                                      Hamden (Tier 2
                                                                                                                         2/21/90          David Could, Planner         Maps & Natural Resource
                                                                                                                                                                       Information for Open Space Plan.
                                                                                                                         3/15/90          David Gould, Planner         Shoreland Zoning & Floodplain                                             
                                                                                                                                                                       Management
                                                                                                                         3/21/90          David Gould, Planner         Floodplain Management questions
                                                                                                                         4/11/90          David Gould, Planner         Priority list
                                                                                                                         4il2/90          David Gould, Planner         Water quality information.
                                                                                                                                                                       Literature, and Water Resources
                                                                                                                                                                       Inventory material. 
                                                                                                                         4/18/90          Planner                      Decision on accepting planning
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                                                   Orrington (Tier 3)                                                                                       Penobscot Valley Council of Governments
             4/4/90              PB member                                Subdivision problem                                                                        One Cumberland Plaza Suite 300
                                                                                                                                                P. 0. Box 2579 Bangor, Maine 04401-8520   (207) 942-6389
                                                    Prospect (Tier 2)
             2/7/90              Prospect PB                              Shoreland zoning, floodplain
                                                                          Management, & Access
             2/8/90              Prospect PB                              Regional Project Mtg.


                                                   Searsport (Tier 3)
             4/10/90             TM                                      Shoreland Zoning discussion
                                               Stockton Springs (Tier 2)                                                                 For Immediate Release                               Date:   February 15, 1990
             2/13/90             Ron Poitras, consultant                 Shoreland Zoning guidelines                                                                                       Contact:  Cathy Pope, 942-6389
                                                                          WAG information
             3/7/90              Earle Brooks, (S)                        Article in Town Warrant
             4/4/90              Ron Poitras, Consultant                  Comprehensive Planning info
                                                                                                                                                            Shoreland Zoning and Floodplain Management Workshops
                                                     Veazie   (Tier 3)
                                                                                                                                                             Scheduled for Wednesday, February 28 in Bangor


                                                   Winterport (Tier 2)
             2/8/90              CPC members                              Progress on plan/additional
                                                                                                                                                     Bangor, ME - A workshop on shoreland zoning and floodplain management
                                 (Meeting)                                data to include.
             219/90              Nancy Patterson (CPC)                    Housing & Fiscal     Capacity info
             2/9/90              Joe Brooks    (CPC)                      Housing & Economic data                                          sponsored by the Penobscot Valley Council of Governments (PVCOG), the
             2/9/90              CPC member                               Aquifers, foresty, agriculture
             3/19/90             CPC Chair                                Priority list order                                              Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the office of Comprehensive
             3/20/90             CPC member                               Housing data
             3/26/90             CPC member                               Set up 3/29 meeting                                             Planning (OCP) will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at PVCOG, one
             3/29/90             Winterport meeting                       Housing data, general questions
             4/11/90             CPC member                               Priority list                                                   Cumberland Place, Suite 300, Bangor, from 7-9 pm.
             4/11/90             TM                                       Will accept planning grant
             4/12/90             Arthur Ellingwood,     TM                Material for a new PB member                                               During the workshop, information on the revised Minimum Standard

                                                                                                                                           zoning Guidelines will be presented by a representative of DEP's Shoreland

                                                                                                                                           Zoning Unit. Also, updates and questions on floodplain management will be

                                                                                                                                           addressed.

                                                                                                                                                     For more information, or to register for the workshop - which is free

                                                                                                                                           of charge    -    call PVCCG at 942-6389 or 1-800-292-2028.
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                           Penobscot Valley Council of Governments
                                             One Cumberland Place Suite 300
                                  P. 0. Box 2579 Bangor, Maine 04401-8520 (207) 942-6389                                               HANCOCK COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

                                                                                                                                                  COASTAL CONTRACT
                                             FRANKFORT - PROSPECT

                                                                                                                                                  QUARTERLY REPORT
                                        REGIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
                        INITIATING COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN                                                     FEBRUARY 1, 1990 - MAY 1, 1990
                               FOR A SHARED AQUIFER AND OTHER WATER RESOURCES


                                                                                                                TASK A.    LOCAL IMPL MENTATION OF             A-4 P.CLICII@a
                                                                                                                                                          _q-A-q-]L
                                               February 8, 1990
                                          Frankfort Town Hall, 8 pm                                             ACTIVITY A. 1.     Technical Assistance on Coastal Management issues
                                                                                                                                   to Tier I Towns.
              Attendance
              Franfort: Planning Board Chair, Evelyn Adams plus one member                                      Tile. Coa.,@tal planner is assisting Tier I , Round Z1 tc-ns as nee-:`.J
                        Comprehensive Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Raoul Pellitier                             depending upon individual need.          The Coastal Planner is servinq on vile
                                                               &      Larry Redman                              City of Ellsworth's Comprehensive Planning Committee on a volurtary
                        Selectman Robert Richmond      Plus 4 additional members                                basis while providing technical assistance to app-11C.-able committee
                                                                                                                members in the capacity OL coastal coordinator.              T"e Coastal Planner
              Prospect: Planning Board Chair, Bill Sneed                                                        will continue to work closely with the Growth Manacement. Coordinator to
                                                                                                                ensure that the coastal policies are implemented into coastal-
              The meeting agenda:                                                                               communities' Comprehensive Plans.          The Coastal Planner is Currently
                                                                                                                developing assistance strategies based on loca). conditions and the
              1. A discussion of the proposal for the two communities to work together and a                    discussion from the Coastal Coordinator's meeting of April 24, 1990.
              time schedule was presented and discussed.                                                        See attachment.for documentation, Activity Status, On-Going.

              2. The video "The Planning Process for Local Groundwater Protection" was
              presented and accompanied by the manual.                                                          A. 1. d.


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              3. The video was discussed. Each community decided to complete a first step,                      Th  C astal.Coordinator is prepared to provide assistance to non                    e
              that. of inventorying current data and maps in each community.                                    coastal communities based upon feedback from the informational packet
                                                                                                                recently distributed to non-Tier I towns ba!@ed upon strategies outlined
              4. Frankfort is currently working on their comprehensive plan and Prospect will                   in A. 1 .  C. above.
              be beginning theirs in the Second Tier rounds. Both communities will address
              water quality, including groundwater quality, goals in their plans.                               Activity   Status:    On-going.

              5. After town meetings in March, a second meeting will be set up and the
              inventories will be reviewed and the next steps will be determined.                               ACTIVITY   A. 2.

                                                                                                                A. 2. b. Coastal Policies Workshop
                     The attitudes expressed by the two communities and the interest in water
              quality protection was positive. The interest in the video's 10 steps was active                  A workshop was held on March 3.2, 1990 from 7:30 to 10:00 in Ellsworth.
              and it was a good start to regional cooperation.                                                  The workshop topic built upon on-going shr,reland zoning assistance and
                                                                                                                the interlocal demonstration project.
                                                                                                                1see_attachment:for, document.ation)
                                                                                                                Acti ity Status       Completed.











     ACTIVITY A. 3.    General Coastal Management Technical Assistance.                                  @QLS-TAL CONTRACT

     A. 3. A.                                                                                            TASK C.    Interl2-c-al Q-emo-U-4II-r-ation Project

     The Coastal  Coordinator provided general technical assistance to                                   C. 1
     several coastal town,,.-, (See attached list titled "General (-'oastal
     Management Technical Assistan   .c;e Report"                                                        Nothing further has been accomplished cn the Interlocal
                                                                                                         Demonstration Project.      We are planning to move forward with
     ACTIVITY A. 4.                                                                                      it  in June after having very busy weeks In April and May
                                                                                                         preparing and giving the Growth Management Workshop and the
                                                                                                                                                 g is an overv
                                                                                                        .Subdivision Workshop. The followin                     iew of what
     ACTIVITY A. 4. B.                                                                                   we plan to accomplish:
     The Coastal Planner provided additional technical assistance to the                                       1)   Prepare a map of the Frenchman's Bay Watershed.
     towns of Tremont, Isle AU Haut and Par H-arbor as they pr@@pared their
                                                                                                               2)   Survey all coastal towns in the watershed regarding
     Waterfront Action Grants.                                                                                      boat mooring densities, overboard discharges and
                                                                                                                    clam flat closures.
     Activity Status:    Completed
                                                                                                               3)   Plot the information on the map.
   ftCTIVITY A.5. OCP Monthly Training Sessions                                                                4)   Assess correlations between negative impact on
   tXhe Coastal Planner has participated in all of OCP's monthly training                                           marine resources and overboafld discharge locations
                                                                                                                    and boat mooring densities.
     sessions.
                                                                                                               5)   Identify potential interlocal conflicts.
     TASK B.   SHORELAND ZONING                                                                                              goals      c
                                                                                                               6)   Suggest       /obje -tives, pot   ntial policies and
                                                                                                                    implementation strategies adopted by the towns.
     ACTIVITY  B. 1. b.                                                                                  Note:   Positive progress has been made with GiS interpretive
     Based on  the prioritized list for water dependent use districts, the                                       soils mapping of the Frenchman's Bay Watershed and
                                                                                                                 Hancock County. County budget has been approved.
     coastal planner is providing technical assistance to Brooklin and                                           Funding acquired by Frenchman's Bay Conservancy will
     Tremont; two communities which have a high priority ranking.           The Town                             be enough to match SCS for entire county mapping.
     of Tremont has a densely developed "working" harbor which has been put                                      This is an offshoot of the Tnterlocal Demonstration
     at risk due to development proposals which may result in user                                               Project.
     conflicts.   These recent turn of events have promoted local officials
     to study the existing zoning situation closely.         Brooklin is organizing
     a special town meeting to vote on their updated Shoreland Zoning
     Ordinance.   The Coastal Planner has been providing technical an;si@ltance
     to the planning board in relation to the protection of prime sites for
     water dependent uses.
















                                          ATTACHMENT                                                                                         ATTACHMEN

                                      COASTAL POLICIES                                                                  GENERAL COASTAL MANAGEMENT

                                     QUARTERLY REPORTS                                                                           FEBRUARY 1, 1990 


     SURRY -The Harbormaster is currently looking at the adequacy of                           BROOKLIN     Met with the planning Board to review recent shoreland
     existing salt water access and is developing recommendations to aid the                   ordinance amendments and to discuss the new shoreland model guide-
     related policy making of the Comprehensive Planning Committee.                            lines, shoreland zoning map revision, aand water dependent use
                                                                                               districts.

     WINTER HARBOR - The Comprehensive Planning Committee has held a public                    
     hearing on the results of their public opinion survey. committee                         HANCOCK - Met with the Planning Board Chairman to discuss the role of a
     members are using these results along with the coastal policies in                       preliminary flood hazard area study in discouraging coastal hazard area
     order to develop policy statements related to coastal issues.                            development.


     STONINGTON - Has a lot of background data related to coastal issues.                     SORRENTO - Met with a Harbor Committee chairsperson to discuss the
     This information will be helpful as the town enters it's implementation                  Harbormaster law, harbor related issues, shoreland zoning,
     phase of the Comprehensive Planning process.                                             commercial/maritime activities districts, and the coastal policies.


     ELLSWORTH - Is currently working or, the inventory and analysis of                       SURRY - Provided assistance to the Harbormaster in his assessment of
     Comprehensive Plan.     The Coastal Policies are being considered through                marine related needs which will be reported to the Comprehensive
     the inventory and analysis phase.                                                        Planning Committee.


     BLUE HILL - Is scheduled to have their first committee meeting May 10,                  ISLE AU HAUT - Provided assistance to the Community Development
     1990.   The town has contracted mapping services which include a marine                 Director in relation to hazard area management and marine
     and water dependent use map showing public access points, mooring and                   infrastrructure needs.
     berthing concentrations, and water dependent and marine related uses.

     TRENTON - Recently held their first committee meeting.             Public opinion                  TREMONT - Working with the Town Planner
     survey results show high interest in a number of coastal related                                   which will' protect a working harbor from
     issues.
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                                            ITHE                                                       Pag                                    cont. CZM 1989-90 3rd Quarter
                                         SUNR SE COUNTY                                                  _e 2                                        WCRPC Glenn Avery, Coastal Cor.
                          WASHINGTON COUNTY                                                            Worked with DEP staff to develop office hours in WCRPC offices begin-
                 REGIONAL P1_,-\NN1NG, M\11\415SION                                                    ning in late ADril or May. Wili work with other WCRPC staff in "cl-inics"
                                                                                                       designed to develop working papers for adoption of the required
                       63 MAIN STREET MACHIAS. MAINE 04654 TEL. 12071 255-8686                         Shoreland Zoning model's minimums with County's 41 towns.          Goal is
                                                                                                       to have all towns considering the adoption rule by town meeting time
                                                                                                       in spring, 1991.
       TOa Office of Comprehensive Planning                                                            WAG/PAG COMPLETIONS AND AWARDSt Assisted OCP/DECD staff in clarifying
       FROMi Glenn Avery. Coastal Coordinator                                                          final steps in.aDDlications for four (4) of the seven (7) towns which
       DATEa May 1, 1990                                                                               applied.   Personaily visited to review six (6) of the proposed sites.
       SUBJ, 3rd Quarter Report, CZM 1989-90                                                           Have worked with seven (7) towns on applying for 1990 WAG/PAG includingi
       PORTS & HARBORS WORKSHOP was held in Machias at the University of                                                Calais (Waterfront Park)
       Maine, Tuesday, March 6, 1990.      (see attachments)     The workshop was                                       Eastport (Floats)
       set up as a panel.    On the panel were Robert Elder, DOT, Kirk                                                  Lubec (Rehab Pier & Johnson Cove Turnout)
       Schlemmer, OCP/DECD, as well as reDresentatives from harbor districts                                            Machiasport (Acquisition)
       in Cutler, Jonesport, and Eastport.       Presentations were made by each                                        Cherryfield (Access)
                                                                                                                        Jonesboro (Dock at Granite 'Kharf)
       panel member followed by panel member exchanges and questions from                                               Pembroke (Plan for Reversing Falls)
       the audience.    The DOT representative discussed in detail the over-
       whelming impact for Washi                                                                       INTERLOCAL DEMONS RATION PROJECTi St. Croix Tidal Forum. W rkin'g
                                   ngton County coastal towns drawn from the                                          tche                                                0
       recently completed and compiled MARINE INFRA-STRUCTURE SURVEY.           Out                    with Chuck M         1, Soils Conservation Dist., to develop watershed
       of 39 eligible projects identified in Washington County, 25 were                                study plan. Developing proposal to be offered in June meeting of the
       placed on the priority projects list. A total of 70 priority projects                           Forum and hope to see some form of the proposal adopted by the St. Croix
       was identified by the Survey State wide.        The 28% of the total identified                 International 'daterway Commission in 1990 to conduct extensive
       as "priority" in Washington County total $3.5 million which includes                            watershed studY/Plan for the St. Croix Estuary.
       funding limit of $500,000 for individual projects. (see,"Planning Study
       of Maine Coastal Port and Harbor Needs, Sasaki Associates, January 1990)                        OTHER ITEMSi    Completed final review of draft Subdivision Regulations
                                                                                                       for Beals Island.     Jonesport adopts at town meeting a new Coastal
       COMPREHENSIVE PLANN IN G/MARI TIME USE ZONES/WATER DEPENDENT USES, Have                         Waters & Harbor Ordinance (March 12th). Met with Jim Doyle, EastDort
       met with seven (7) of the ten (10) towns identified and contacted                               Port Authority, to discuss future negotiations for regional approach
       initially by sending out packets containing SAMPLE ordinances for                               to unifying cargo terminals projections for Maine coast. Mr. Doyle
       zoning protections for maritime uses, marine resource areas, traditional                        requested TA from WCRPC for the future discussions with Sears Island
       access routes, and prime harbor front areas. (Two (2) towns are scheduled                       and Portland Harbor representatives and State... February 8th.          Continued
       for firs  't week in May to discuss the above.     The two towns are                            data-base research for placing on computer all subdivisions in Wash-
       Steuben and Harrington.     The final town, Perryo I have met with on                           ington County since 1977 to present.       TA and information with/to
       two occasions through the Interlocal Demonstration Project (discussed                           Department of Municipal Affairs, Fredericton, N.B., concerning
       later) and have covered WDUs. However, the Perry meeting will be                                shareland Zoning and related land use laws.        Developed mailout and
       arranged to coincide with a working session on the Comprehensive Plan                           distribution of material to legislative delegation, State and Federal,
       summary.)                                                                                       for CZM reauthorization in Congress based upon SPO information. Attended
                                                                                                       the Future  of  Maine conference in Bangor (March 22). Assisted in the
       SHORELAND  ZONINGi The above town meetings include extensive TA on                              facilitation   of the Inter-Active TV hook-up for COMPREHENSIVE PL,0NING
       Shoreland  Zoning, the ACT, as well as the model Ordinance.           Special                   in coooeration with OCP and held at the UMM campus, Machias ... April 27th,
       attention  is focused on how the town may adopt amendments to the                               11,30Aid to 2130 PM.
       Shoreland  Zoning Ordinance to create Commercial Fisheri es/Mari time Zones
       as well as prot  ect access/landings.       Attended Shoreland Zoning       .
       Workshop (April 26, 1990, Machias) where approx. 60 people attended to
       hear Rich Baker, DEP, review the model Ordinance.         Assisted DEP in
       identifying list of individuals in Washington County's 41 towns who
       should receive copies of the model for distribution in their respective
       towns.    In future I will use this same mailing list to keep the towns
       (especially the 26 coastal towns) informed of clarifications to the ACT.
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                              Gaining Ground
                                     Newsletter of the Landfor Maine's Future Board                                                                                                                            CALENDAR
                     Maine State Planning Office, 184 Scale Street, State House Station 38, Augusta, Maine
                March - April 1990                                     (207) 289-3261                Volume 2, N=bcr 7                                                             LAND FOR MAINE'S FUTURE BOARD MEETING

                                  IN THIS ISSUE
                                                                          Most other New England States have a farmland                                                                               May 14, 1990 (tentative)
                       This special issue of Gaining Ground covers        preservation program which includes Purchase of
                the recent acquisition of the Alice wheeler Farm in       Development Rights (PDR) as one of protection tools                                                                         Location in Augusta TBA
                Richmond and Bowdoinham, the February 1990 LMFB           used. information may be obtained from the DAFRR                                      Watch your local newspapers for location and confirmation of meeting date.
                meeting, the reappointment of LMFB member Marion          regarding farmland protection efforts.
                Fuller Brown, and a review of LMFB land acquisitions
                to date.                                                               LMFB FEBRUARY MEETING

                Alice Wheeler Farm Development Rights Purchased                    In addition to the approval of the Alice                                           - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                                                          Wheeler Farm acquisition, the LmFB received a
                       At the February 12, 1990 LMFB meeting, the         legislative update and staff report. Of particular
                Board voted to approve the purchase of the                interest was the completion and release of the LMFB
                development rights to the Alice wheeler Farm in           Biennial Repgrt. The report reviews the
                Richmond and Bowdoinharn. The 307-acre dairy farm         accomplishments of the Board over the last two years                                                                    LANDACQUISITION. UPDATE@
                was selected by the Board with the support of the         since it was created, The report includes a description
                Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources       of the administrative procedures followed by the Board
                (DAFRR) as one of the most important farms in the         and Staff, and a summary of each of the properties                                                     I i.cornpleted      land                         :6j@kts in-
                                                                                                                                                                      'Recent)                             ..acquisi ion pi                    Maineinclude'the.,
                region in terms of ensuring long@term agricultural        acquired by the Board through January 1990. (A
                iability, demonstrating good conservation practices       similar review of properties acquired is provided inside                             protectio'h@. 8d Bel li@er Cov'e. on Cb6scook: Bay                 by The Nature                            'ink
                v                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Conservancy,- e:,
                and its importance to the local farming infrastructure.                                                                                                                                                                                  .1 1              .;    -
                                                                          this issue of Gaining Ground). A financial report and                                                                             ront on'Moosehead Lake, and Ba d                                 m:.
                                                                                                                                                               protectjomO,:@         miles of shoref                                                       I   Mountai
                                                                          an explanation of the variety of cooperative efforts
                       Several supporters of the purchase were            undertaken by the Board with other agencies and                                      Po,nd through a        proposej.,land trade          undertake- n*,by BPL and the           ' purcha@se
                present at the meeting including municipal officers       private conservation organizations are also included.                                dev    Ieloprnehf. rights..along*    the Roach        RiVefbyl.    .Inland Fisk'e'ries a6d,Wild        .lif ,e..  Soe
                from the Towns of Richmond and Bowdoinham, The
                                                                          A copy of the report may be obtained on request from                                                                               acduisitions@ a      Ind or a review.                               e
                American Farmland Trust and representatives from the                                                                                           inside for ffi,ore. @etiiiils m these,                                 f                 of LMFB-acqu- ii@@d
                                                                          the Land For Maine's Future Program at the State
                                                                                                                                                               pop
                Androscoggin County Soil and Water Conservation                                                                                                       ertIes@.
                                                                          Planning Office, Station 38, 184 State Street, Augusta,
                District who sponsored the proposal to the LMFB on        ME 04333, (207) 289-3261.
                Alice's behalf.
                                                                                   The Board approved a proposal from the
                       The $380,000 development rights purchase           Maine Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) to
                allows Wheeler to continue to own and farm the land,      undertake an archaeological inventory of the mt.
                but the land may never be developed or subdivided.        Kinec, property acquired by the State. The Study will                                - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                As with a conservation easement, this method helps to     occur during the 1990 field season under the direction
                maintain the rural character of the land by protecting    of Art Spiess, Archaeologist for the MHPC.                                        Gaining Ground                                                                                       Third Class
                productive open space. The land can remain in                                                                                               Newsletter of the Landfor Maine's Future Board                                                   U.S. Postage Paid
                farming and can be assessed and valued as a farm,                  BROWN REAPPOINTED TO LMFB                                                Maine State Planning Office                                                                          Permit No. 8
                rather than for its development potential. Public use of
                the property, particularly a woodland area, will be                                                                                         184 State St., State House Sta. 38                                                                 Augusta, Maine
                                                                                   Marion Fuller-Brown of York has been                                     Augusta, Maine 04333
                permitted with landowner permission to avoid              reappointed to the Board to serve a 4-year term. An
                disruption of the agricultural operation,                 original Board member since January 1988 and a
                       The closing was held March 8th at the              former state legislator, Brown has been an integral
                                                                          member of the Board and serves on several of its
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                Wheeler Farm and was attended by many local and           committees. we are all grateful for her expertise and
                state supporters of the project. This acquisition of      look forward to her ongoing contributions!
                farmland development rights is the first of its kind in
                Maine and may become a model for future efforts.

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                          LMFB ACQUISITION UPDATE                                 S560,000 purchase included $35,000 in funds from
                                                                                  the Maine Coastal Program.                                                                                           These purchases have considered all of the                        Days Academy Acquisition on Mooseh,@d Lake
                      Since September 1988, the Land For Maine's                                                                                                                            Board's goals including geographic distribution of                              The Bureau of Public Lands has reached an
             Future Bci@"d has been evaluating properties proposed                Mount Kinec, - 800 acres and nearly three and a half                                                      lands, the acquisition of quality lands at the lowest                   agreement with S.D. Warren Company of Scott Paper, for the
             by individuals, conservation organizations,                          miles of shoreline are included in the LMFB purchase                                                      possible price (most of the acquisitions were bargain                   acquisition of 9500 acres and nearly 20 miles of shorefront
             landowne.s and state agencies. These lands are                       of this most prominent landscape feature of                                                               sales), public participation via solicited suggestions                  on Moosehead Lake and Bald mountain Pond. 19,270 acres
             distributed around the state and are diverse in the                  Moosehead Lake. The area is now owned and                                                                 and supportive testimony given for           tential                    of forestland with limited multiple use value currently owned
                                                                                  managed by BPR with camping, hiking and water                                                                                                        PO                           by BPL would be traded in exchange for the high-value
             resources 2nd recreational opportunities offered. As                                                                                                                           purchases. matching funds were employed wherever                        waterfront property. Legislative approval of LD 2446
             proposed lands have been evaluated by LMFB Staff                     acccess available. The State acquired this property for                                                   possible, and public-private cooperative ventures have                  describing the trade is needed before the deal becomes final.
             and Committees, the most significant properties were                 $750,000 with TNC participating as negotiator on the                                                      been sought, with extremely successful results. Over                    A legislative hearing was held on March 28.
             selected for acquisition.                                            Board's behalf.                                                                                           $1.3 million in matching cash and property
                                                                                                                                                                                            contributions have greatly assisted the Board. Lands                            The proposed acquisition includes 7,275 acres with
                      During the last 16 months, nine projects have               Sandy Point Beach - The 100-acre coastal property in                                                      with multiple values have generally been most                           7.5 miles of frontage in Day's Academy Township on the
             come to fruition through the diligent work of LMFB                   Stockton Springs is a popular recreational beach to be                                                    favored, although lands with particularly outstanding                   cast shore of Moosehead Lake and a conservation easement
             and state agency staff, the contributions of countless               managed cooperatively by the Town and BPR. The                                                            or unique resources have also been acquired.                            protecting an additional 9.5 miles of frontage and SOO feet of
             staff hours from conservation groups such as The                     property was acquired by the Board for $857,125 from                                                                                                                              backland around the southern part of the Twp. along the
             Nature Conservancy (TN0 and the Maine Coast                          Central Maine Power Co. using $35,000 in matching                                                                    LMFB Staff continue to receive a tremendous                  lake. A 1503-acre parcel in Big Squaw Twp abutting BPL
             Heritage Trust, and the cooperation of the many                      Maine Coastal Program Funds.                                                                              volume of inquiries and suggestions for new                             land in Little Squaw Twp. (Piscalaquis Co.) and 771 acres
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    with 3 miles of frontage on Bald Mountain Pond in Bald mt.
             landowners.                                                                                                                                                                    acquisitions. As time permits, Board Staff continue to                  Twp. (Somerset Co.) are also part of the land trade. Existing
                                                                                  Cutler Coast . This spectacular 21 00-acre parcel of                                                      evaluate new properties which are consistent with the                   a   sites and opportunities to develop more public
                                                                                  shorefront land in Cutler proiects nearly four and a                                                      Board's criteria and goals. A number                                    camping areas will be managed by 8PL. The Day's
                      The Board has been able to acquire over                                                                                                                                                                            of properties are          c mp
             6700 acres and nearly 20 shoreline miles by                          half miles of bold rocky coastline, characteristic of the                                                 currently in negotiation that, if completed, will                       Academy property was proposed to the LMFB by ScotL Paper
             expending $10.7 million ofthe $35 million fund. The                  clowneast coast. This land is now owned and will be                                                       consume the majority of the remaining funds. For                        in September 1988.
             acquired properties range in acreage from 90 to 2100                 managed by BPL for passive recreation and was                                                             further information, please contact Board Staff.
             acres and are located throughout the state. Several                  acquired from the Hearst Corporation for $2.5 million.                                                                                                                                          Bellier Cove on Cobscook Bay
             other projects are currently in negotiation in areas of                                                                                                                                   Map of LMFB Acquisitions
             the state not yet represented by thew efforts, The nine              Tide Mill Farm - At the southern end of Cobscook Bay                                                                                                                                      The Nature Conservancy has negotiated an
             projects approved by the LMFB to date are:                           in the clowneast coastal township of Edmunds, the                                                                                                                                 agreement to purchase a 60-acre tract on Bellier Cove on
                                                                                  LMFB has purchased the State's first conservation                                                                    Land for                                                     Cobscook Bay near Dermysville. The tract includes over
             Kennebunk Plains - A rare sandplain grassland habitat                easement on the most productive and important tidal                                                        Maine's Future    Board                                                3800 feet of frontage on the sheltered cove which provides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    critical winter habitat for black ducks and other waterfowl.
     t'J     which is home to a number of threatened species such                 wetland system. The 1520-acre coastal property is                                                               Acquisitions                                                      The property was the subject of a recent controversy over a
             as the grasshopper sparrow. This I 000-acre property                 home to bald eagles, migrating shorebirds and                                                                                                                                     change in zoning to permit a proposed subdivision. This
             is also important open space and game habitat. IF&W                  wintering black ducks. The Bell Family has owned                                                                                     . . . . acquisition is a further contribution to the protection of
             will manage the property for the natural values which                this land since the 1 700's and with the conservation                                                                                                                             Cobscook Bay, identified as the highest welland protection
             will also protect the underlying groundwater aquifer.                easement, the current generation of Bells can continue                                                                                                                            priority in Maine for the North American Waterfowl
             The property will be acquired for $2.5 million from                  to live on and manage their land, while being assured                                                                                                                             management Plan, an international agreement between the
             Coastal Blueberry Services, Inc., with S373,398 in                   that it will not be developed in the future. The                                                                                                                                  U.S. and Canada to Protect waterfowl and wedand habitat.
             matching funds from public and private Sources, as                   purchase price of $1,075,000 includes a 3-acre
             well as a matching piece of property valued at                       addition to Cobscook Bay State Park.                                                                                                                                                                      Roach River
             $540,000 on Taunton Bay contributed by The Nature                                                                                                                                                       M-1 Kin-
             Conservancy.                                                         Commissary Point - Across whiting Bay from Tide Mill                                                                                                                                      The Roach River, located in the Moosehead Lake
                                                                                  Farm, a 250 acre property will also be preserved under                                                                                                                            region between First Roach Pond at Kokadjo and Moosehead
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lake, has been protected by the Department of Inland
             Dodge Point - A 497-acre acquisition protecting over                 IF&W management. LMFB has purchased 200 acres in                                                                                                                                  Iisheries and Wildlife through the use of their land
             7000 feet of tidal frontage on the Damariscotta River                fee and an easement on the remaining 50 acres which                                                                                                                               cquisition bond fund. The $950,000 purchase includes a
                                                                                  precludes development. Over two miles of                                                                                                                                          combination of full fee acquisition and easements along a
             in Newcasiie. The essentially undeveloped shoreland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         C..
             contains several small pocket beach areas and                        undeveloped shorefront will be protected by this                                                                                                         . ..... ry P.1           1000' corridor for the entire 6.3 mile length of the river.
             woodland being managed by BPL. There are                             purchase. The land and easement will be acquired for                                                                                    13-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                n
             significant Indian shell middens which will be                       5515,000.                                                                                                                     .7.P!1J1                                                    important landlocked Atlantic Salmon and brook
             protected under state ownership. The land was                                                                                                                                                                                                          trout spawning and nursery areas will be protected with this
             acquired for S2.35 million with $300,000 in matching                 Alice Wheeler Farm - The development rights to this                                                                             -Aft. W.-W F.-                                    purchase while several points of access to remote stretches
             funds from Tine Damariscotta River Association, a local              307-acre working dairy farm in Richmond has been                                                                                                                                  of the river will be provided for anglers.
             land trust. and from the Maine Coastal Program.                      purchased as a model for farmland preservation which                                                             ...........
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            As part of the purchase price, IF&W is also
                                                                                  guarantees protection for this land. The land can                                                                                                               MZ   11E
             ShaCkford Head - A 90-acre undeveloped woody and                     remain in farming, while the State holds the                                                                         ,0.Kennebunk Pi.i.,                                          acquiring Black Brook Pond Flowage, a 400-acre marsh and
                                                                                  development rights. This land is important and
             rocky peninsula in Eastport with protected coves and                                                                                                                                                                                                   wetland near Flagstaff Lake in Somerset Count)-. An
             beaches *,na-, is now owned and managed for public                   productive open space, as described earlier in this                                                                                                                               improved dam will be built to create a large shallow marsh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    which would provide habitat for migratory and nesting
             use by ine Bureau of Parks and Recreation. The                       issue of Gaining Ground.                                                                                                                                                          waterfowl ana@ nongame bird species as well as other wilditic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    sm ies.










                                                                 Exhibit E-6




                      LIST OF PRODUCTS, CZ083 AWARD (1988-89)


         Task 1 -- Improving Program Core Law Enforcement & Implementation

              Agenda for Action. Casco Bay, DEP, January 1989.

              Final Reiport of the Legislative Commission on marine
              Research, December 1988.

              Maine's Marine Environment, A Plan for Protection, A Report
              to the 114th Legislature, DEP, March 1989

              The Nomination of Casco Bay to the National Estuary Program,
              DEP, July 1, 1989

         Task 2 -- Strengthening Technical Assistance to Towns

              Guidelines for Maine's Growth Management Program, DECD,
              December 1988.

              Application for 1989-90 Local Planning Grants, DECD,
              February 1989

              Application for 1989 Waterfront Action Grants, DECD,
              February, 1989

              Protecting Prime Sites for Water Dependent Uses, DECD, March
              1989


              Managing Maine's Harbors &-Waterfronts, DECD/OCP Notebook
              for Local Officials with: materials for Nov. 20-21
              Waterfront Conference; Harbor & Waterfront Planning
              Handbook, Oct. 1989; Model Floodplain Management Ordinance;
              Mooring Plan Handbook, Oct. 1989; and A Guide to the
              Regulatory and Funding Process for Coastal Dredging, SPO and
              DECD/OCP, November 1989

              Revision of Waterfront Section of Bath's Comprehensive Plan
              & Related Codes Revisions, August 8, 1989

              MaauQit and Middle Bays Comprehensive Plan Revision,
              Intertide Corp., June 16, 1989

              Waterfront Action Grants, DECD, June 1989

              Harbor Berthing Management Plan for the City of Portland,.-
              Maine & City of South Portland, Maine, Childs Engineering,
              November, 1989

              Mere Point & Sabino Wastewater Study, Brunswick & West Bath,
              H-aine, Kimball Chase Co., Dec. 1989


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               "Monhegan Growth Management Opinion Survey," O'Brien &
               Associates, July 1989; "Final Recommendations," Haskell &
               Timson, Sept. 1989; and "Revisions Requested to LURC's Land
               Use Districts and Standards," Haskell & Associates, Nov.
               1989


               Town of Vinalhaven: Coastal Access Study, Island Institute
               & Eastern Mid-Coast Planning Commission, Sept. 1989

               Natural Resource Inventory-of Clam Cove, Rockport, Maine,
               George, Stancioff and Zwartjes, August 1989

               Town of Machiasport Action Plan, Summary Report and three
               volumes

         Task  3 -- Increasing Public Shoreline Access Opportunities

               Maine's Coastal Public Access Program: Response to the
               Moody Beach Decision & Resulting Changes in Maine's Public
               Trust Doctrine, SPO Discussion Paper, June 23, 1989

               Coastal Right-of Way Discovery Project: Summary of     Results
               of Research by Town, Marine Law Institute, Univ. of    Maine
               School of Law, Sept. 25, 1989

               A Guide to the Liability of Maine Landowners Providing
               Public Access, DECD/OCP, Dec. 1989

               Coastal Right-of Way Rediscovery Programs: A Handbook for
               Local Researchers, DECD/OCP, December 1989

         Task  4 -- Promoting Working Waterfronts

               A Guide to the Regulatory and Funding Process for Coastal
               Dredging, SPO and DECD, November 1989

               Port Facility Inventory and Evaluation, Volume I, Eliot to
               Thomaston and Volume II, Port Clyde to Eastport, Maine Dept.
               of Transportation, November 1989-

               Planning Study of Maine Coastal Port and Harbor Needs and a
               separate Appendix (Sasaki Associates Inc. with Temple,
               Barker & Sloane, Inc., January 1990); a technical
               memorandum on the "Computer Database," (Feb. 1, 1990); and
               a floppy disk containing the database using dBase IV

               An Aauaculture Development Strategy for the State of    Maine,
               Maine Coastal Program, March 1990

         Task  5 -- Program Oversight & Implementation

               Maine Coastal Program: The-First Decade and Beyond

               Design Manual: Maine's Shore Access Symbol

               Special Coastweek Supplement to the Maine Sunday Telegram,
               Sept. 25, 1988


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              Set of Coastweek posters, flyers and other promotional
              materials

              Implementation of Maine's Coastal Policies, 198,6-1988, Maine
              Coastal Program, SPO, January 1, 1989.

              Charting Our Course, An Activity Guide for Grades 6-12 on
              Water Ouality in the Gulf of Maine, SPO, June 1989

              Sightings: A Listing of Maine's Coastal/Marine Video
              Resources, SPO, May 1989

              A Report on Reguested 1987-88 Changes to Maine's Coastal
              Program, SPO, July 1989

              Resubmission Document and Supplement to: A Report on
              Reauested 1987--88 Changes to Maine's Coastal Program, SPO,
              October 1989


              Demand for Beach Protection and Use in Maine and New
              Hampshire: A Contingent Valuation Approach, Bruce E.
              Lindsay and Helen C. Tupper, June 1989, and User Attitudes
              toward-Beach Attributes, Protection and Development, Bruce
              E. Lindsay and Helen C. Tupper, August 1989.






















              Transmitted to OCRM with a previous Progress Report
              Transmitted to OCRM with Progress Report for August through
              October, 1989.
              Transmitted to OCRM with this Progress Report.



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                                                               Exhibit E-7




                      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.

         Task  2 -- Local Technical & Financial Assistance

               A Study of the Cousins River, Greater Portland Council of
               Governments, April 1990

         Task  3   Acquiring Shoreline Access Sites for Public Use

         Task  4   Coastal Policy Development

         Task  5   Program Administration & Implementation

               Coastweek 189 Summary Report, Julie Ann Canniff, SPO,
               October 1989; Coastweek 189 Repgrt, 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 Guige 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









               Transmitted with this progress report.
               Transmitted with progress report for August through October
               1989.


         prog5-90.rpt



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