Comprehensive Plan Documents
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May 2010
We are pleased to report that the Town of Cranberry Isles has a new Comprehensive Plan ready for public hearing and vote. This is a significant accomplishment and long overdue, as our last plan was adopted in 1982!
The PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Friday, June 18 (2010) at 5:30 PM at the Islesford Dock Restaurant (LCI). Arrangements are being made for transportation to and from Great Cranberry. We encourage all community members to attend. The VOTE on the plan will be held at a special town meeting, most likely in August 2010.
Throughout the process of developing the plan, draft documents and other information have been made publicly available. The steering committee has held several workshops, posted their contact information, and provided email communication from this town website to elicit public response and input.
A comprehensive plan will benefit the town in many ways. We will have a resource with a big-picture, long-term view to help us prioritize resources (time and money) and track progress on our most urgent issues. We will have the groundwork in place should we choose to make changes to town ordinances or policies. Our grant applications will be viewed more favorably. In addition, the plan affirms and supports our community values and vision for our future. But above all those benefits lies the plan’s ultimate purpose: to help us preserve what we cherish most about our community and strengthen our commitment to positive change.
We remind you that the plan is an advisory document. A vote to approve the plan at the special town meeting will not change any regulations, ordinances, policies or procedures currently in place. Changing any of these requires a separate vote of adoption at a town meeting after the comprehensive plan itself has been approved by the voters. On another note, due to the scope of this project, the state and municipal requirements involved, and the realities of volunteer resources, it was not possible to continually update the data in the earlier sections and ever get a complete plan to the voters. The analysis and recommendations, however, are current and relevant. We recognize that any plan should be assessed and re-aligned on a regular basis to reflect changes in both achievements and challenges over time.
A copy of the proposed plan is available for public inspection at the town office. Copies are also available for viewing and circulation at the two libraries (GCI and LCI).
The document (no maps) is available here:
The list of changes from the March 2010 Draft document to the July 2010 document is available here:
The document and maps are available at: http://www.hcpcme.org/cranberryisles/index.htm.
Overview & FAQ’s about the Future Land Use Plan:
15-page Summary is available here:
Beginning with Habitat maps of Cranberry Isles:
http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/the_maps/status-c.html
Comments/questions may be sent to: compplan@cranberryisles-me.gov
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee: