kittery growth management program toward the year 2020 business & industry sept 29, 2010
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KITTERYKITTERYGROWTH MANAGEMENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMPROGRAMTOWARD THE YEAR 2020 TOWARD THE YEAR 2020
Business & IndustryBusiness & Industry
Sept 29, 2010Sept 29, 2010
INVITEES
Hospitals, Health Industry, Welfare & Community Agencies, Retail, Housing, Lodging & Food, Transportation/Support, Fairpoint, Comcast, CMP, Guilford, Waste Disposal, Chambers of Commerce, Maine Development Foundation
AGENDAAGENDA
NEED COUNCIL CHARGE COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS SCHEDULE – MILESTONES INVITATION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
NEED NEED (30-A MRS §4324)(30-A MRS §4324)
A common rule of thumb is that plans should be evaluated every five years (and revised, if necessary), and thoroughly updated every decade.
Using an outer limit of 10 years also makes sense because this is the length of the planning period as defined in statute, and most plans use that time frame in making projections and identifying issues.
Beyond a decade, plans become particularly outdated, as projections, identified issues and proposed strategies become less accurate or relevant.
STATE GOALSSTATE GOALS
Encourage orderly growth in appropriate areas
Plan, finance & develop efficient public facilities and services
Increase job opportunities & overall economic well-being
Encourage & promote affordable, decent housing opportunities
Protect quality & quantity of water resources
Protect other critical natural resources
Protect marine resources industry, ports and harbors
Safeguard agricultural & forest resources
Preserve historic & archeological resources
Promote & protect availability of outdoor recreation
SMART GROWTHSMART GROWTH
1. Maintain Maine’s historic settlement pattern
2. Target economic & residential growth areas with infrastructure and services
3. Preserve & create mixed use, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods
4. Invest public funds & provide incentives /disincentives consistent with 1, 2, and 3
5. Provide choice in mode of transportation & ensure transportation options are integrated and consistent
6. Protect environmental quality & important natural and historic features
7. Encourage/strengthen agriculture, forestry, fishing & natural resource-based enterprises
8. Reinvest in service centers /downtowns / village areas, supporting a diversity of viable business enterprises and housing opportunities
9. Establish & maintain coalitions with stakeholders & public
KITTERY TOWN COUNCIL CHARGEKITTERY TOWN COUNCIL CHARGE
The Council wishes the Advisory Committee to engage and complete an update of the Kittery Comprehensive Plan in accordance with 30-A MRS §4326 and SPO Rule 07/105 Chapter 208, delivering a compliant Kittery Growth Management Program through submission to, and certification by, the Maine State Planning Office by COB 2011.
GMP ADVISORY COMMITTEEGMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Citizen Appointees
Earl Donnell**Bill TredwellFenn DuncanTim CaseBob MelansonKathy Connor
Legislative Designees
Gary Beers**
Vern GardnerScott LincolnTom SmithSchool Committee
Ex OfficioTown ManagerTown PlannerSchool SuperintendentWater District Superintendent
** co-chair
ANCILLARY PARTICIPANTSANCILLARY PARTICIPANTS
StaffTown ClerkFire ChiefPolice ChiefPublic Works CommissionerHarbormasterCode Enforcement OfficerSewer SuperintendentRecreation DirectorTown Assessor
Boards & CommitteesConservation CommissionRice Public LibraryParks CommissionShellfish ConservationOpen Space AdvisoryEnergy AdvisoryFrisbee RevitalizationSolid Waste & RecyclingCapital Improvement ProgrammingOthers, as necessary
CommunityKittery Historical SocietyKittery Land TrustFriends of Fort McClarySpruce Creek AssociationBusiness & Industry
RegionalSMRPC SPOEliot YorkSouth Berwick Portsmouth
1999-2002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN1999-2002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A. Population & Demographics............................................12 B. The Local Economy .......................................................25 C. Natural Resources .........................................................37D. Scenic Resources ..........................................................66E. Marine Resources...........................................................75F. Water and Sewer Service................................................96G. Land Use Patterns .........................................................107H. Transportation...............................................................142I. Housing........................................................................164J. Public Facilities .............................................................185K. Recreation and Open Space ............................................193L. Cultural Resources.........................................................211M. Historic and Archaeological Resources..............................214N. Fiscal Capacity...............................................................229
GM PROGRAM ELEMENTSGM PROGRAM ELEMENTS
1. Vision2. Public Participation Summary3. Regional Coordination Program4. Land Use Plan - 20205. Topic Areas (13)
A. State GoalsB. Analyses and Key IssuesC. Conditions and TrendsD. Policies E. Implementation Strategies
6. Applicability7. Plan Implementation 8. Evaluation9. Self-Assessment Checklist10. Certification
GM TOPIC AREAS GM TOPIC AREAS (Element 5)(Element 5)
FUTURE LAND USE Tim Case
1. POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHICS Bill Tredwell2. ECONOMY Bill Tredwell3. HOUSING Vern Gardner4. TRANSPORTATION Bob Melanson5. RECREATION Fenn Duncan6. MARINE RESOURCES Tom Smith7. WATER RESOURCES Scott Lincoln8. CRITICAL NATURAL RESOURCES Kathy Conner9. HISTORIC & ARCHAEOLOGICAL Fenn Duncan10. AGRICULTURAL & FOREST Kathy Conner11. PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES Gary Beers12. FISCAL CAPACITY & CAPITAL INVESTMENT Gary Beers• EXISTING LAND USE Scott Lincoln
MILESTONE ACTIVITIESMILESTONE ACTIVITIES
Milestone ONE – February 2010 – September 2010(Orientation & Training; Organization & Planning; Current Plan Self
Assessment; Research & Data Collection; Identification of Shortfalls & Deficiencies)
Milestone TWO – September 2010 – January 2011(Topic Coordinator Efforts; Community Awareness Start; Vision; Regional
Coordination Extension; Public Participation Campaign; Compilation of Strawman)
Milestone THREE –January – June 2011(For Comment Circulation to Stakeholders; Progress to Woodman; Public
review; Complete Stoneman; Presentation to Town Council for Adoption)
Milestone FOUR –June – December 2011(Submission to SPO & follow-up)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
MUNICIPAL WEBSITE WWW.KITTERY.ORG SCHEDULE, AGENDAS, MINUTES CHANNEL 22 KITTERY QUARTERLY FEATURE PRESS RELEASES TWO PLANNING EXERCISES & LISTENING SESSIONS SURVEY - ON-LINE SURVEYMONKEY REGULAR PROGRESS UPDATES PHONE – E-MAIL CONTACT LIST
CONTACTCONTACT
Earl Donnell(Co-Chair) Citizen Rep 439-9345 [email protected] Duncan Citizen Rep 439-7416 [email protected] Melanson Citizen Rep 439-3387 [email protected] Case Citizen Rep 439-4307 [email protected] Tredwell Citizen Rep 439-1877 [email protected] Connor Citizen Rep 439-3144 [email protected] Beers(Co-Chair) Town Council 439-6313 [email protected] Gardner Appeals Board 451-0747 [email protected] Lincoln Planning Board 703-0537 [email protected] Smith Port Authority 439-9393 [email protected] School CommitteeGerry Mylroie Planner 475-1307 [email protected]
Related EventsRelated Events
Save Our Bridge – OCT 05, 2:00PM- Governor Baldacci–TBDConnections Study Final Report – “end of month”Business and Industry - Sept 29, 10:00am – Town HallRegional Participants - Sept 30, 10:00am – Gorges RoadOct 01, Kittery Article Deadline – Community SurveyOct 05, Secondary Education Review Committee ReportOct 21 & 23 – GMP Planning-Listening SessionsNov 18 – GMP Visioning Session
Other Interesting FactorsOther Interesting Factors
Municipal Development & Tax Increment Financing DistrictsSolid Waste Pay-as-you-Throw ProgramKittery Community Center at Frisbee Commons ReferendumSchool Committee Referendum – Traip ReferendumEliot Sewer AgreementSolid Waste Facility RegionalizationCIP - Centralized Facility Management – Shared Services CommitteeCIP – FY12 – Stabilized Debt managed Capital FundingHarbor Grant Application – Boating Infrastructure –March 2011CDBG Application Review – DecemberTown Code Recodification - Underway
Memorial Bridge Closure – 2-4 Years
INTERACTIVE QUESTIONSINTERACTIVE QUESTIONS
The town currently has a “mixed use” zone from the Rte 1 mall area to the York town line where little permitted growth has occurred in its 20 year existence. Should this zone be restructured to enable a designed growth pattern such as a mixed village cluster?
To create a business/jobs growth incentive, would you support the town implementing a State program that allows the creation of Development Districts using tax increment financing (tax revenues from the District) to fund growth related public improvements while sheltering said increases from reductions of state revenue sharing & aid for education, and lessening the county tax?
Should the town create Historic Preservation Districts including Kittery Foreside/Wallingford Square and Kittery Point Village and establish zoning requirements to preserve their current “New England” character?