Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The Chapter 428 draft rule was posted for public comment in February 2024. In response to comments received from the public and the Board of Environmental Protection, the Department made changes to the draft rule and reposted the draft rule to provide an opportunity for additional public comment. The additional comment period opened on July 9, 2024, and it will close at 5:00 PM ET on August 26, 2024.
For more information, including a link to the revised Chapter 428 draft rule and...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Governor Janet Mills has announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts are set to receive $21.2 million in resilience grants from the State of Maine to support recovery and rebuilding from damage caused by devastating storms this past winter. Read the press release and see the list of awardees, including 7 municipalities, here: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-212-million-resilience-grants-68-maine-working-waterfronts-damaged
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting grant proposals to support the development, implementation or improvement of programs, initiatives or activities designed to increase the diversion of solid waste from disposal. All interested municipalities, regional associations and Maine businesses are encouraged to apply by August 8, 2024. More information is available at https://www.maine.gov/dep/news/news.html?id=12876250
Monday, July 22, 2024
MaineDOT, in collaboration with the Eastern Transportation Coalition, has developed a Mileage-Based User Fee (MBUF) simulator that allows a person to learn how a mileage-based user fee works, and more specifically, the fiscal impacts on the user.
Maine’s network of roads and bridges is a critical social and economic lifeline for the people of our state. While ensuring that roads and bridges are adequately maintained is MaineDOT’s top priority, the State’s...
Monday, July 22, 2024
EPA New England is pleased to announce that the Healthy Communities Grant Program is now accepting applications for projects that will benefit one or more New England communities. EPA plans to award approximately 15 cooperative agreements for amounts up to $40,000. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, November 1, 11:59 p.m.
Project Eligibility
The Healthy Communities Grant Program will identify and fund projects that:
Target resources to benefit...
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The University of Maine Augusta will host the 2024 Property Tax School at their Augusta campus. The program will run from Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2, 2024. The Property Tax School provides training for Maine assessing professionals but is open to anyone with an interest in property tax assessment and administration. This program is provided by the Property Tax Division of Maine Revenue Services through its Training and Certification program.
Registration Information
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Philip Marshall will be the keynote speaker at a ME AARP event focused on the dangers of elder abuse. Marshall, with the help of law enforcement, help save Brooke Astor, a New York philanthropist, who summered in Northeast Harbor, from the abuse suffered at the hands of her only son. Municipal leaders are encouraged to attend the June 20 event. For more information, please click here.
Flyer - June 20 Dark Secrets event
11 x 17 Poster - June 20 Dark Secrets event
Friday, May 31, 2024
Topic: Subsurface Wastewater Disposal and Septic Tank Failure
Date: Tuesday June 25
Time: 11:30am – 12:00 noon
A member of Maine CDC’s Subsurface Wastewater Team will join us for a half-hour session to overview what the Subsurface Wastewater Team does, what your town Local Plumbing Inspector does and when to refer, approaches to septic tank failure and the potential public health consequences. He’ll also review a recent update to current...
Thursday, May 30, 2024
State disaster assistance is available for communities and businesses impacted by the winter storm events that pummeled the state earlier this year. There are three different grant programs available, including:
Working Waterfront Resilience Grant. Funding is available to repair and rebuild working waterfronts, including wharves and piers that provide a “significant and compelling community benefit to Maine’s commercial fishing and aquaculture...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Over the last month, the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) has conducted weekly webinars aimed at disseminating the contents of the new municipal guide targeted at cultivating Maine’s agricultural future. More information about the webinar series, as well as recordings from the four previous sessions are available here on MFT’s website.