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 9/2/10 - Hurricane and Storm Preparations for Maine's Municipalities
8/30/10 - What questions should be asked of Maine’s next Governor?
All five candidates in the running to be the next Governor of Maine have been invited to participate in a Candidates’ Forum to be held in the morning of the second day of MMA’s annual convention, on Oct. 13 at the Augusta Civic Center.
Every four years MMA organizes this opportunity for gubernatorial candidates to address several hundred elected and appointed municipal officials from across the state and share their views on such matters as intergovernmental relations, school funding, maintaining transportation infrastructure, state tax policies, unfunded mandates, property tax relief programs and balancing environmental regulation against its costs.
The Forum will be moderated by Tory Ryden, former anchor at WMTW-TV Channel 8. We are developing several prompting questions that will be used to stimulate the discussion. If you have a specific question you think should be asked of the candidates, please forward it to Geoff Herman at gherman@memun.org so that it can be considered for the final script.
8/18/10 - 2010 "Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response" (SAFER) Grantsapplication period now open; applications accepted through September 17.
8/12/10 - PACE weatherization loan program - click herefor background information, a “FAQ” document and model ordinances.
8/9/10 - MMA Interviews with Gubernatorial Candidates.
The Maine Municipal Association today posted edited versions of recent question-and-answer sessions with all five candidates for governor through the "Meet the Gubernatorial Candidates"button to the right.
The organization also is making DVDs available of the edited and unedited interviews that the candidates had in July and August with the 12-member Executive Committee at MMA and with staff. Complete Press Release here . . .
8/4/10 - Annual Town/City Report Contest - deadline to submit reports for this year is September 1st. Send reports to the Resource Center, 60 Community Drive, Augusta ME 04330 or e-mail the ResourceCenter@memun.org to check if your report has already been submitted. Judging Criteria
7/28/10 - Truck Weight Limit Increase
In order to support the efforts of Maine’s Congressional Delegation to secure a permanent and uniform 100,000 pound truck weight limit on Maine’s Interstate System, the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) is gathering information and data from municipalities illustrating the positive impacts the weight limit increase has had on municipalities, businesses and residents.
At this site you will find examples of how your community can assist in the information gathering effort. Municipal officials are urged to explore the site and to contribute information. Although the weight limit increase does not directly impact all communities, expressions of support from municipal officials across the state would help Senators Collins and Snowe and Representatives Michaud and Pingree in their battle to garner federal-level support for a permanent weight limit increase in Maine.
7/21/10 - Newly elected Legislative Policy Committee list now available. Click Here
7/19/10 - Attention Maine Municipal Recycling Programs!! Matching Funds are available to assist with your program's recycling outreach efforts. The application deadline is September 10, 2010. Please see the Grant Announcementand Grant Applicationfor further details.
7/12/10 - MMA's State and Federal Relations Department has a new resource available on the Maine Uniform Building & Energy Code.
7/8/10 -fEthel Kelley Memorial Award
The Maine Municipal Association is pleased to offer an opportunity for you to nominate one of your own for MMA’s most prestigious award. This is the 25th year the Maine Municipal Association has made the Ethel Kelley Memorial Award in the name of dedication to the cause of good local government. for more information and the nomination form . . .
6/22/10 - PUC NOI re Dig Safe
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