2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan

2007 COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
Last Updated: November 13, 2006

[Project Overview] [Public Participation and Process] [Project Events and Related Information]

Project Overview

The Commission's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, first adopted in the mid-1970s, establishes policies to guide the Commission's work and is the basis for the Commission's regulations. The current version of the plan, adopted in 1997, represents the third complete update of the plan.

The Commission is charged with planning for future growth, not just reacting to it. For this reason, the Commission's plan is regularly evaluated and updated in order to look back at trends and determine their effect on the jurisdiction and its values, and to develop a future vision of the jurisdiction. Given the increasingly changing conditions and priorities of the Commission and its jurisdiction, as well as the significant amount of time a plan revision typically requires, the Commission staff has already initiated work on the next plan revision. The staff anticipates a new version of the plan in 2007.

This portion of the Commission's web site is reserved for updates and status reports relating to the ongoing revision of the plan.

Public Participation and Process

Public comments or questions can be directed to LURC's maine office in Augusta (call 207-287-2631 or email lurc@maine.gov) at any time during this process.

The Commission anticipates the process of developing a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan to take several years, and has set a goal of adopting a new plan in 2007. During this time, the Commission will provide many opportunities for public participation. The major steps of the Commission's revision process are as follows:

1. Topic-specific Commission panel discussions (ongoing). The Commission will host a series of topic-specific panel discussions and invite speakers to share their thoughts on a variety of topics (such as nature-based recreation, conservation easements, wildlife and fisheries resources, coastal islands, and affordable housing) in order to inform the Commission and its staff about the various issues facing the jurisdiction.

2. Preliminary discussion drafts presented to the Commission (Spring 2006 - Winter 2006-07). The Commission's staff will develop preliminary drafts of sections of the plan to present to the Commission as discussion documents. These early documents, based on the topic-specific panel discussions and staff research, will provide an opportunity for the Commission to discuss issues, raise questions for further research, and give early feedback to the staff. The Commission's staff will continue to modify these discussion documents in response to Commission comments, ongoing research on the jurisdiction's land use patterns, and comments from public workshops and hearings (see below).

3. Public workshops (Winter 2006-07 - Spring 2007). The Commission's staff will host a series of informal public workshops to present a preliminary draft of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and discuss the major concepts of the plan, answer questions about the revision process, and gather informal public feedback on the draft and the issues facing the jurisdiction. The Commission's staff will revise the preliminary draft in response to information gathered from these workshops and ongoing staff research, and prepare a draft plan for formal public hearings.

4. Public hearings (Summer 2007- Fall 2007). The Commission will host formal public hearings to gather oral and written testimony from the public regarding the draft Comprehensive Land Use Plan. A formal public review and comment period will also be established. After the close of the hearing record, the Commission's staff will evaluate public comments and modify the draft plan as appropriate.

5. Commission decision (Summer 2007 - Fall 2007). The Commission's staff will present a final draft of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan to the Commission for decision.

If you wish to receive postal or e-mail notices about upcoming public workshops, hearings and important deadlines related to the revision of the Commission's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, please contact LURC's main office in Augusta (call 207-287-2631or e-mail LURC@maine.gov). Please provide your name, postal or e-mail address, and daytime phone number and we will add you to a list of interested parties for this project.

Project Events and Related Information

This calendar lists past and upcoming meetings, public hearings and workshops, and other scheduled events related to the revision of the Commission's Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

The documents listed under "Additional Information" are accessible via the web or are available for downloading in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF). If you cannot open these files, go to www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html to obtain free Adobe Reader® software for viewing and printing PDF files or visit the Microsoft Download Center to obtain free Microsoft Word Viewer 2003® software for viewing MS Word files. All of the Commission's web postings are also available upon request by postal mail from our main office in Augusta.

Date

Event Description

Additional Information

2/7/2007
Commission Meeting- The Commission staff will present information regarding Development Chapter 4, specifically non-residential trends and patterns.

Commission meeting summary ( HTML)

Memo to Commission 02/28/2007 (PDF, 36kb)

2/7/2007
Commission Meeting- The Commission staff will present information regarding Development Chapter 4, specifically residential trends and patterns.

Commission meeting summary ( HTML)

Memo to Commission 01/26/2007 (PDF, 35 KB)

10/04/2006 Commission Meeting - The Commission will host a panel discussion on rural economic development, including speakers with regional and state-wide experience. Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 09/22/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)

09/06/2006

Commission Meeting - The Commission's staff will present a preliminary draft of the Coastal Resources section for discussion.
• Coastal Resources ver. 08/29/2006 (MS Word, 133 KB)

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 08/28/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)

08/02/2006

Commission Meeting - The Commission will host a panel discussion on various aspects of the issue of affordable workforce housing, including defining housing affordability and varations in different parts of Maine, funding housing projects, and establishing regional approaches to address this issue.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 07/24/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)

07/12/2006

Commission Meeting - The July 12, 2006, meeting will include discussion of several preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan:
• Chapter 2: About the Commission ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 86 KB)
• Chapter 3: About the Jurisdiction ver. 06/29/2006 (PDF, 482 KB)
• Scenic Resources ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 58 KB)
• Water Resources ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 161 KB)

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 06/30/2006 (PDF, 49 KB)

06/06/2006

Commission Meeting - The June 6, 2006, meeting includes the following agenda items:

County services panel - The Commission will hear a panel of County Commissioners discuss county services provided to developments throughout the unorganized territories.
• Memo to Commission 05/26/2006 (PDF, 53 KB)
• 1997 CLUP Excerpts: Services and Infrastructure (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Preliminary drafts of 2007 Plan -The Commission's staff will present three preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan related to natural resources.
• Memo to Commission 05/26/2006 (PDF, 61 KB)
• Recreational Resources ver. 05/01/2006 (MS Word, 344 KB)
• Forest Resources ver. 05/23/2006 (MS Word, 75 KB)
• Plant and Animal Habitat ver. 05/25/2006 (MS Word, 137 KB) - Note: Discussion of the Plant and Animal Habitat draft may be pushed back to June 7th, if time does not allow a discussion on June 6th.

Patterns of Change Report - Planning Decisions, Inc., of South Portland was retained by the Commission's staff to analyze changes in land use and land ownership in the jurisdiction, as background for the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The findings of the consulting firm's research are summarized in a report entitled, "Patterns of Change: Three Decades of Change in LURC's Jurisdiction". There will not be a presentation or discussion of this report on June 6th. This report was provided to the Commission for reference and future discussion.
• "Patterns of Change" ver. May 2006 (MS Word, 16 MB) - Note: Due to the its large file size, this document may take considerable time to download.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 05/30/2006 (PDF, 41 KB)

05/03/2006

Commission Meeting - The May 2006 meeting will include discussion of two preliminary drafts related to natural and cultural resources:
• Energy Resources ver. 04/24/2006 (MS Word, 196 KB)
• Recreational Resources ver. 05/01/2006 (MS Word, 347 KB) - Tabled to June 6, 2006, meeting.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 04/21/2006 (PDF, 66 KB)

04/05/2006

Commission Meeting - The April 2006 Commission meeting includes the following agenda items:

Exempt lots - The Commission's staff will present a report summarizing findings about the extent of unregulated land division activities within the unorganized territories in the past 20 years.

Aquatic invasive species - Roberta Hill, Director of the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program's Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants, will share her thoughts on LURC's regulatory role in addressing the issue of aquatic invasive species.

Energy resources/wind power panel - (follow-up to 12/07/2005 panel) The Commission's staff will share a draft guidance document on factors to consider for wind power developments. The Commission will also host a panel discussion on energy transmission and interconnection, how wind power fits into the New England power grid, an overview of the State's 2006 energy work plan, and other issues facing wind power.
• Memo to Commission 03/27/2006 (PDF, 37 KB)

Preliminary drafts of 2007 Plan -The Commission's staff will present two more preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan related to natural resources.
• Memo to Commission 03/24/2006 (PDF, 80 KB)
• Geologic Resources ver. 03/24/2006 (MS Word, 92 KB)
• Wetland Resources ver. 03/21/2006 (MS Word, 146 KB)

Commission meeting summary (HTML)

03/13/2006

Commission Meeting - After nearly two years of resesarch and discussion on a range of issues facing the Commission's jurisdiction, the planning staff will present to the Commission the first of a series of preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The meeting will include discussion of the initial draft of a vision statement and several drafts related to natural and cultural resources.

Preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan:
• Table of Contents ver. 03/03/2006 (PDF, 54 KB)
• Vision for the Widllands of Maine ver. 03/03/2006 (PDF, 764 KB)
• Agricultural Resources; Air Resources; and Cultural, Archaeological and Historical
Resources ver. 03/03/2006 (MS Word, 90 KB)

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 03/03/2006 (PDF, 61 KB)

03/01/2006

Commission Meeting - Hear Dave Soucy (Bureau of Parks and Lands) and Danny Martin (Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife) share their thoughts on the recreation resource issues facing the unorganized territories.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)

02/13/2006

Commission Meeting - Host a follow-up panel forum to December's policy discussion on LURC's potential future role with conservation easements.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 02/06/2006 (PDF, 133 KB)

01/23/2006

Commission Meeting - Host a forestry panel discussion focusing on the current status of Maine's forest resources, the future outlook for the forestry industry, and changing land ownership patterns in the North Woods and beyond.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 01/12/2006 (PDF, 83 KB)
CLUP excerpts: Forest Resources (PDF, 1.4 MB)

01/04/2006

Commission Meeting - Host a consumptive water use panel discussion focusing on issues facing the future of water use in the Commission's jurisdiction; hear Arthur Spiess from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission share his thoughts regarding the historical, cultural and archaeological resources in the jurisdiction; and listen to Mark Stadler from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife give an overview of Maine's significant habitats, deer wintering areas and the Northern Landscape Planning Initiative.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 12/21/2005 (PDF, 104 KB)

12/07/2005

Commission Meeting - Present a proposed 2006 timeline for the CLUP revision process; host a panel discussion on wind energy resource issues; hear Jeff Pidot from the Office of the Attorney General share his knowledge and insights about conservation easements.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
2006 Timeline - Revised 12/09/05 (PDF, 83 KB)
Windpower Panel (PDF, 142 KB)
Conservation Easements Introduction (PDF, 23 KB)

09/07/2005

Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion about past, current and future issues surrounding the coastal islands in the unorganized territory; hear Bill Strauss of FutureMetrics LLC provide an overview of a 2005 survey of Monhegan Island residents and business owners.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 08/30/05 (PDF, 29 KB)
CLUP excerpts: Coastal Resources (PDF, 895 KB)
Discussion highlights (PDF, 58 KB)
Summary of Island Institute Meeting (PDF, 12 KB)

07/06/2005

Commission Meeting - Commission staff and Alec Giffen, Director of the Maine Forest Service, continue last month's discussion of the Lake Management Program. This discussion item will focus on the program's history, implementation and policy efforts, and the need to revisit portions of the program as part of the CLUP revision.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 06/28/05 (PDF, 121 KB)
CLUP excerpts: Lake Program (PDF, 681 KB)

06/01/2005

~~05/04/2005~~

Commission Meeting - Provide the Commission with an overview of the Commission's Lake Management Program, including a discussion on the purpose and review process of concept plans. Note: This item was tabled during the May 4th Commission meeting and has been tentatively re-scheduled for the June 1 meeting.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 05/04/05 (PDF, 56 KB)
Guide to Preparing a Concept Plan (PDF, 588 KB)

04/06/2005

Commission Meeting - Hear Paul Jacques, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, share his thoughts on motorized recreation, the current and future outlook for the traditional sportsman, and the wildlife and fisheries resources in the North Woods. Representatives from the Somerset County Commission and the Jackman Planning Board will also share insights about the rising burden facing county services and land use planning efforts in the Town of Jackman.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 04/06/05 (PDF, 62 KB)
Discussion highlights (PDF, 25 KB)

03/02/2005

Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion focusing on current and future challenges facing recreation industries and organizations that depend on the North Woods; hear the Millinocket town manager speak about current and emerging issues facing the Millinocket region.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 03/02/05 (PDF, 31 KB)
Discussion highlights (PDF, 33 KB)

02/02/2005

Commission Meeting - Debrief the Commission on the 01/12/2005 panel discussion; review the 1997 Plan implementation schedule; create a subcommittee to work on a vision statement for the 2007 Plan; hear the Greenville town manager's vision for the future of the Moosehead Lake region.
Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Discussion highlights (PDF, 21 KB)

01/12/2005

Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion focusing on the changing character of nature-based recreation in the North Woods.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 01/12/05 (PDF, 42 KB)
Discussion highlights (PDF, 53 KB)

12/08/2004

Commission Meeting - Provide the Commission with an overview of the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, in preparation for discussion on creating a vision statement for the 2007 Plan.
Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Memo to Commission 12/08/04 (PDF, 70 KB)

11/10/2004

Commission Meeting - Update the Commission on the 10/20/2004 staff brainstorming session; gather feedback on other issues of concern to the Commission; review preliminary timeline for the plan revision.
Commission meeting summary (HTML)
Preliminary timeline 11/10/04 (PDF, 36 KB)

10/20/2004

Planning Staff Brainstorming Session - Generate a discussion of significant issues facing the jurisdiction today and over the next 10 years; expand upon the list of issues discussed during the June 2004 Commission meeting.

06/09/2004

Commission Meeting - Review process for plan update with Commission; seek preliminary feedback on nature and timing of next revision.

Commission meeting summary (HTML)

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Date	Event Description	Additional Information
2/7/2007	Commission Meeting- The Commission staff will present information regarding Development Chapter 4, specifically non-residential trends and patterns.	Commission meeting summary ( HTML) Memo to Commission 02/28/2007 (PDF, 36kb)
2/7/2007	Commission Meeting- The Commission staff will present information regarding Development Chapter 4, specifically residential trends and patterns.	Commission meeting summary ( HTML) Memo to Commission 01/26/2007 (PDF, 35 KB)
10/04/2006	Commission Meeting - The Commission will host a panel discussion on rural economic development, including speakers with regional and state-wide experience.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 09/22/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)
09/06/2006	Commission Meeting - The Commission's staff will present a preliminary draft of the Coastal Resources section for discussion. • Coastal Resources ver. 08/29/2006 (MS Word, 133 KB)	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 08/28/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)
08/02/2006	Commission Meeting - The Commission will host a panel discussion on various aspects of the issue of affordable workforce housing, including defining housing affordability and varations in different parts of Maine, funding housing projects, and establishing regional approaches to address this issue.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 07/24/2006 (PDF, 35 KB)
07/12/2006	Commission Meeting - The July 12, 2006, meeting will include discussion of several preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: • Chapter 2: About the Commission ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 86 KB) • Chapter 3: About the Jurisdiction ver. 06/29/2006 (PDF, 482 KB) • Scenic Resources ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 58 KB) • Water Resources ver. 06/29/2006 (MS Word, 161 KB)	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 06/30/2006 (PDF, 49 KB)
06/06/2006	Commission Meeting - The June 6, 2006, meeting includes the following agenda items: County services panel - The Commission will hear a panel of County Commissioners discuss county services provided to developments throughout the unorganized territories. • Memo to Commission 05/26/2006 (PDF, 53 KB) • 1997 CLUP Excerpts: Services and Infrastructure (PDF, 1.5 MB) Preliminary drafts of 2007 Plan -The Commission's staff will present three preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan related to natural resources. • Memo to Commission 05/26/2006 (PDF, 61 KB) • Recreational Resources ver. 05/01/2006 (MS Word, 344 KB) • Forest Resources ver. 05/23/2006 (MS Word, 75 KB) • Plant and Animal Habitat ver. 05/25/2006 (MS Word, 137 KB) - Note: Discussion of the Plant and Animal Habitat draft may be pushed back to June 7th, if time does not allow a discussion on June 6th. Patterns of Change Report - Planning Decisions, Inc., of South Portland was retained by the Commission's staff to analyze changes in land use and land ownership in the jurisdiction, as background for the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The findings of the consulting firm's research are summarized in a report entitled, "Patterns of Change: Three Decades of Change in LURC's Jurisdiction". There will not be a presentation or discussion of this report on June 6th. This report was provided to the Commission for reference and future discussion. • "Patterns of Change" ver. May 2006 (MS Word, 16 MB) - Note: Due to the its large file size, this document may take considerable time to download.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 05/30/2006 (PDF, 41 KB)
05/03/2006	Commission Meeting - The May 2006 meeting will include discussion of two preliminary drafts related to natural and cultural resources: • Energy Resources ver. 04/24/2006 (MS Word, 196 KB) • Recreational Resources ver. 05/01/2006 (MS Word, 347 KB) - Tabled to June 6, 2006, meeting.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 04/21/2006 (PDF, 66 KB)
04/05/2006	Commission Meeting - The April 2006 Commission meeting includes the following agenda items: Exempt lots - The Commission's staff will present a report summarizing findings about the extent of unregulated land division activities within the unorganized territories in the past 20 years. Aquatic invasive species - Roberta Hill, Director of the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program's Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants, will share her thoughts on LURC's regulatory role in addressing the issue of aquatic invasive species. Energy resources/wind power panel - (follow-up to 12/07/2005 panel) The Commission's staff will share a draft guidance document on factors to consider for wind power developments. The Commission will also host a panel discussion on energy transmission and interconnection, how wind power fits into the New England power grid, an overview of the State's 2006 energy work plan, and other issues facing wind power. • Memo to Commission 03/27/2006 (PDF, 37 KB) Preliminary drafts of 2007 Plan -The Commission's staff will present two more preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan related to natural resources. • Memo to Commission 03/24/2006 (PDF, 80 KB) • Geologic Resources ver. 03/24/2006 (MS Word, 92 KB) • Wetland Resources ver. 03/21/2006 (MS Word, 146 KB)	Commission meeting summary (HTML)
03/13/2006	Commission Meeting - After nearly two years of resesarch and discussion on a range of issues facing the Commission's jurisdiction, the planning staff will present to the Commission the first of a series of preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The meeting will include discussion of the initial draft of a vision statement and several drafts related to natural and cultural resources. Preliminary drafts of the 2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan: • Table of Contents ver. 03/03/2006 (PDF, 54 KB) • Vision for the Widllands of Maine ver. 03/03/2006 (PDF, 764 KB) • Agricultural Resources; Air Resources; and Cultural, Archaeological and Historical Resources ver. 03/03/2006 (MS Word, 90 KB)	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 03/03/2006 (PDF, 61 KB)
03/01/2006	Commission Meeting - Hear Dave Soucy (Bureau of Parks and Lands) and Danny Martin (Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife) share their thoughts on the recreation resource issues facing the unorganized territories.	Commission meeting summary (HTML)
02/13/2006	Commission Meeting - Host a follow-up panel forum to December's policy discussion on LURC's potential future role with conservation easements.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 02/06/2006 (PDF, 133 KB)
01/23/2006	Commission Meeting - Host a forestry panel discussion focusing on the current status of Maine's forest resources, the future outlook for the forestry industry, and changing land ownership patterns in the North Woods and beyond.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 01/12/2006 (PDF, 83 KB) CLUP excerpts: Forest Resources (PDF, 1.4 MB)
01/04/2006	Commission Meeting - Host a consumptive water use panel discussion focusing on issues facing the future of water use in the Commission's jurisdiction; hear Arthur Spiess from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission share his thoughts regarding the historical, cultural and archaeological resources in the jurisdiction; and listen to Mark Stadler from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife give an overview of Maine's significant habitats, deer wintering areas and the Northern Landscape Planning Initiative.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 12/21/2005 (PDF, 104 KB)
12/07/2005	Commission Meeting - Present a proposed 2006 timeline for the CLUP revision process; host a panel discussion on wind energy resource issues; hear Jeff Pidot from the Office of the Attorney General share his knowledge and insights about conservation easements.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) 2006 Timeline - Revised 12/09/05 (PDF, 83 KB) Windpower Panel (PDF, 142 KB) Conservation Easements Introduction (PDF, 23 KB)
09/07/2005	Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion about past, current and future issues surrounding the coastal islands in the unorganized territory; hear Bill Strauss of FutureMetrics LLC provide an overview of a 2005 survey of Monhegan Island residents and business owners.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 08/30/05 (PDF, 29 KB) CLUP excerpts: Coastal Resources (PDF, 895 KB) Discussion highlights (PDF, 58 KB) Summary of Island Institute Meeting (PDF, 12 KB)
07/06/2005	Commission Meeting - Commission staff and Alec Giffen, Director of the Maine Forest Service, continue last month's discussion of the Lake Management Program. This discussion item will focus on the program's history, implementation and policy efforts, and the need to revisit portions of the program as part of the CLUP revision.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 06/28/05 (PDF, 121 KB) CLUP excerpts: Lake Program (PDF, 681 KB)
06/01/2005 ~~05/04/2005~~	Commission Meeting - Provide the Commission with an overview of the Commission's Lake Management Program, including a discussion on the purpose and review process of concept plans. Note: This item was tabled during the May 4th Commission meeting and has been tentatively re-scheduled for the June 1 meeting.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 05/04/05 (PDF, 56 KB) Guide to Preparing a Concept Plan (PDF, 588 KB)
04/06/2005	Commission Meeting - Hear Paul Jacques, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, share his thoughts on motorized recreation, the current and future outlook for the traditional sportsman, and the wildlife and fisheries resources in the North Woods. Representatives from the Somerset County Commission and the Jackman Planning Board will also share insights about the rising burden facing county services and land use planning efforts in the Town of Jackman.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 04/06/05 (PDF, 62 KB) Discussion highlights (PDF, 25 KB)
03/02/2005	Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion focusing on current and future challenges facing recreation industries and organizations that depend on the North Woods; hear the Millinocket town manager speak about current and emerging issues facing the Millinocket region.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 03/02/05 (PDF, 31 KB) Discussion highlights (PDF, 33 KB)
02/02/2005	Commission Meeting - Debrief the Commission on the 01/12/2005 panel discussion; review the 1997 Plan implementation schedule; create a subcommittee to work on a vision statement for the 2007 Plan; hear the Greenville town manager's vision for the future of the Moosehead Lake region.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Discussion highlights (PDF, 21 KB)
01/12/2005	Commission Meeting - Host a panel discussion focusing on the changing character of nature-based recreation in the North Woods.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 01/12/05 (PDF, 42 KB) Discussion highlights (PDF, 53 KB)
12/08/2004	Commission Meeting - Provide the Commission with an overview of the 1997 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, in preparation for discussion on creating a vision statement for the 2007 Plan.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Memo to Commission 12/08/04 (PDF, 70 KB)
11/10/2004	Commission Meeting - Update the Commission on the 10/20/2004 staff brainstorming session; gather feedback on other issues of concern to the Commission; review preliminary timeline for the plan revision.	Commission meeting summary (HTML) Preliminary timeline 11/10/04 (PDF, 36 KB)
10/20/2004	Planning Staff Brainstorming Session - Generate a discussion of significant issues facing the jurisdiction today and over the next 10 years; expand upon the list of issues discussed during the June 2004 Commission meeting.
06/09/2004	Commission Meeting - Review process for plan update with Commission; seek preliminary feedback on nature and timing of next revision.	Commission meeting summary (HTML)