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Technical Assistance & Board Trainings
WCCOG staff provides consultation on the State Subdivision Legislation, State Shoreland Zoning Regulations, Growth Management Legislation, general land use, municipal ordinances and Floodplain Management. WCCOG hosts workshops throughout the year and provides training directly to municipal boards.
To schedule a training for one of your boards, please contact Judy East (454-0465) or Jeremy Gabrielson (255-0983).
Resource Library
WCCOG also offers an extensive library with publications on many topics of interest to municipal officials. This includes US Census data, Comprehensive Planning and Watershed Planning
resources, soils maps, videotapes on various topics such as code enforcement, subdivision review and water quality.
GIS Mapping Services
The Washington County Council of Governments (WCCOG) offers a variety of GIS mapping services to area communities. WCCOG can assist communities by creating:
- Comprehensive Plan Maps
- Maps to support zoning and land use regulation ordinances
- Updated Shoreland Zoning Maps
- Maps of significant natural and cultural resources
- Aerial photography and land cover maps with recently updated data
- Other custom mapping projects
Examples of recent mapping projects include maps of Beddington draft Shoreland Zoning, Cherryfield's Historic Overlay District, and Machiasport's Proposed Mooring Configuration for Bucks Harbor.
Maps can be delivered in a variety of
digital and print formats, including poster-sized wall maps.
In addition to map creation, WCCOG can work with communities to create
customized spatial data sets and conduct spatial analysis for a variety
of purposes using geographic information systems (GIS) software. WCCOG
has also worked with several communities to digitize tax parcel data
through the GIS Service Center at UMM.
Grant funding is available to assist with some mapping and spatial
analysis projects. For more information about WCCOG Mapping Services or
to discuss how WCCOG's spatial analysis services can support decision
making in your community, please contact Jeremy Gabrielson (jgabrielson@wccog.net)
at 255-0983.
Town
Documents
Member municipalities with no web sites of their own can post documents on the WCCOG web site. Most commonly residents and visitors seek access to local regulations and ordinances.
WCCOG is a
municipal membership organization that delivers a wide range of
customized planning, advisory
and resources development services to help communities
build the future of Washington County, Maine.
Judy East, Executive Director
Calais Office
Washington County Council of Gov'ts
PO Box 631, Calais, ME 04619
(207) 454-465 Fax: (207) 454-2568
Toll free (888) 287-3006
Jeremy Gabrielson, Senior Planner
Machias
Office
Washington County Council of Gov'ts
PO Box 617, Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-0983 Fax: (207) 255-4987
