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Frequently Asked Questions

 Community Planning 
Whether your community is currently developing a Comprehensive Plan or has general questions about community planning WCCOG can help:

• Answer questions about the Comprehensive Planning process, Maine's Growth Management Act and other land use legislation

• Prepare a Comprehensive Plans or Comprehensive Plan Update

• Provide training for Planning Boards through regional workshops and/or customized sessions

• Develop a Community Vision and/or facilitate Community Visioning process

• Provide GIS mapping services to support community planning effort

Click here to find out more about WCCOG's Comprehensive Plan Services.

In addition to assisting community develop Comprehensive Plans, 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 also assists with other community planning efforts including:

• Harbor Management Plans

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans

• Community Energy Plans

Please contact Judy East (454-0465) or Jeremy Gabrielson (255-0983) with questions.

Coastal community's in Maine are increasing confronted with issues around coastal access, balancing recreational and working waterfronts uses at public piers boat launches and harbors, securing access to tidal waters and intertidal resource for commercial harvesters, funding dredging and other pier and harbor maintenance activity, et cetera. 

A Harbor Management Plan helps communities  think though these complex issues and prioritize public investment in harbor infrastructure and develop public policy solutions to effectively manage coastal resources.

WCCOG staff have worked with the Town of Harrington and Machiasport to development Harbor Management Plans addressing these and other issues.

Grants to assist in developing Harbor Management Plans are periodically available. Please contact Judy East at 454-0465 for more information.

More information about Harbor Management Planning and a variety of resources are available through Maine SeaGrant and the Maine Coastal Program.

Community Energy Plans
In the past, the choices community have made about energy use were often made in a piecemeal fashion. In the context of rising energy costs, a community energy plan looks broadly at energy use throughout a community - including municipal energy use, and the impact of municipal policies (such as transportation, energy disposal, and housing) on community-wide energy use.

Grants to develop community energy plans are periodically available. For more information, contact Judy East at 454-0465.

Trainings & Workshops
WCCOG periodically hosts workshops and trainings for planning board members and code enforcement officers.

No trainings or workshops are scheduled at the present time. 

WCCOG staff are also available to conduct on-demand trainings for planning boards in members municipalities.

For more information, contact Judy East at 454-0465.   

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.

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

Machias Office
Washington County Council of Gov'ts
PO Box 617, Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-0983 Fax: (207) 255-4987