Maine
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MAP's SPRING CONFERENCE Thank you and Awards
The MAP Spring Conference saw about 70 attendees at the Pub at Baxter in Lewiston. The program kicked off with legislative updates from Judy East, Director of the Maine Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning, and Eli Rubin, a community planner with South Portland and MAP’s Legislative Policy Committee co-chair. The program continued to include three sessions covering the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority, communication strategies for climate change, and the grassroots efforts around developing a Maine Zoning Atlas. Two walking tours were offered showcasing the amazing work happening in Lewiston and in Auburn.
If you'd like to view the presentation slides, click on the links below:
Effective Communication Strategies for Climate Change
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
North Star Planning
GrowSmart Maine
Maine Bureau of Reosurce Information and Land Use Planning
The Musson Group
Levine Planning Strategies
IOV Community Planning + Consulting
There’s so much happening these days in the realm of Maine planning, and we’re glad you joined us for the Spring Conference! You can log AICP CMs at https://planning.org/events/eventmulti/9289133/.
We hope to see you at the 2024 NNECAPA Conference in Stowe, VT! Registration is open now. Learn more athttps://nne.planning.org/meetings/2024-nnecapa-planning-conference/.
MAP AWARDS
Finally, the spring conference would not be complete without presenting our annual awards. Congratulations to the award winners doing excellent work in Maine!
Citizen Planner of the Year: Rick Lyles, City of Ellsworth
Professional Planner of the Year: Julie Dubovsky, Town of Yarmouth
Program or Project of the Year: Rockland Downtown Waterfront Plan Implementation
Plan of the Year: City of Bath Comprehensive Plan
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Charles (Tex) Haeuser, Elizabeth Della Valle, Paul Schumacher
You can read about the awards on the Awards Page, in the MAP Press Release.
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New Board Members Welcome to MAP's New Board Members
Erica Bufkins (AVCOG), Jennifer King (EMDC), Natasha Kypfer (Portland), Averi Varney (HCPC), Joan Walton (DACF/MPAP) and Matthew Williams (Ellsworth) have joined the MAP Board.
MAP is excited to welcome our new board members, expanding our knowledge, energy and geographic representation. Thank You!
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How to join...... MAP Listserv
The MAP Listserv is a great resource for tapping the knowledge of fellow planners and sharing information about relevant planning news, events, and opportunities.
MAP uses Google Groups for it's Listserv. If you'd like to join the Listserv, here are the instructions to participate in MAP's GOOGLE GROUP:
To Join the Google Group:
1. Visit https://groups.google.com/g/maine-association-planners. You may want to bookmark this URL as you can return here to view and search archived messages once you are a member.
2. Click “Ask to join group”
3. When you request to join, you will be given the option to select email preferences from the following options:
a. No Email: You won't receive messages to the group in your Inbox. You can visit the group's discussion archive to read messages.
b. Abridged Email: Once a day, you'll get a summary of new messages.
c. Digest Email: Once a day, you'll get full email messages bundled into a single message.
d. All Email: You'll receive each message sent to the group separately.
4. You can link to your Google profile, if you have one.
To post to the listserv:
1. Email maine-association-planners@googlegroups.com.
a. Please add this address to your address books and safe sender lists
2. Only members of the group can post messages. Spammers will be removed.
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