| The State Planning Office, through its Office of Comprehensive Planning requires all municipalities to prepare a comprehensive plan that complies with the Planning and Land Use Regulation Act (30-M.S.R.A. § 4301). The first comprehensive plan for Cumberland was completed in 1958. Subsequent plans were done in 1973, 1981, 1989, 1996 and 1998.
The Town Council appointed a 15 member committee that began meeting in August, 2006. The members of the Committee are: Mark Robinson, Chair; Bob Vail, Vice Chair; Bill Follett, Daniel Nuzzi, Eileen Wyatt, Jo-Ann Smith, Emily Hill, John Ferland, Mark Lapping, Megan Stroud, Patrick Skahan, Peter Bingham, Peter Hayes, Randy Copp, Ruth Frydman, and Sam York. The three Town Council liaisons are Jeff Porter, Shirley Storey-King and George Turner. The Committee is assisted by Carla Nixon, Town Planner; Pam Bosarge, Secretary, and Bill Shane, Town Manager. The Committee utilizes the services of consultants as needed. The survey was done by Brian Robertson of Market Decisions; Judy Colby-George of Spatial Design Alternatives assists with mapping and Hugh Cox of Planning Insights assists with research.
There are 13 required sections of the plan: Population, Economy, Housing, Transportation, Public Facilities and Services, Recreation, Marine Resources, Water Resources, Critical Natural Resources, Agricultural and Forest Resources, Historic and Archeological Resources, Land Use and Fiscal Capacity. The Inventory and Analysis work is complete, and the Committee is now working on the Policies and Recommended Actions section. The anticipated date for completion of the work is February, 2009. As the work of the Committee takes form, public information meetings will be held to explain the work completed and to gather input from residents.
The Committee meets on the first Thursday of each month in the Town Council Chambers at Town Hall. All meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. All meeting agendas, minutes and section reports as well as the survey data is posted on the Town's website: www.cumberlandmaine.com
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