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Abbot Comprehensive Planning Data Set

Prepared Fall 2011

The intent of this data is to provide communities with the minimum amount of state data necessary to complete a comprehensive plan. Additional local data from local sources must also be collected to complete a comprehensive plan. Feel free to use better or more recent data if your committee is able to obtain it.

In order to view these electronic files you must have Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader.  Additional GIS shapefiles may be available and require ArcExplorer.  All of these programs offer free reader versions:

 

Introduction and General Guidance | Historic and Archaeological Resources | Water Resources | Natural Resources | Agricultural and Forest Resources | Marine Resources | Population and Economy | Housing | Recreation | Transportation | Public Facilities and Services | Fiscal Capacity and Capital Investment Plan | Existing Land Use

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL GUIDANCE

• Welcome to Comprehensive Planning, Resource Package Overview, Credits,and Resources To Help Local Comprehensive Planning Committees
• State Growth Management Goals and Coastal Policies
• Advantages of Adopting a Comp Plan Consistent with the Growth Management Act
• Maine GIS Data Catalogue Information
• Land Use Team Publications
• Optional Self-Assessment Checklist
• Comprehensive Plan Submittal Form
• SPO no longer offers grants for the preparation of comprehensive plans. DECD still offers grants for this purpose through their Community Planning Grant Program

HISTORIC & ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

• Maine Historic Preservation Commission letter regarding growth management
• Municipal Map of Know Prehistoric Archaeological Sites and Areas Sensitive for Prehistoric archaeology 11" x 17"
• List of Prehistoric Archaeological Sites in your community
• List of Historic Archaeological Sites in your community
• List of Historic Buildings/Structures/Objects in your community

WATER RESOURCES

• Drinking Water (Maine Drinking Water Program)
  • Municipal Public Well Summary Report (explanation of summary report)
  • Maine Drinking Water Program Internet Mapping Tool as well other water supply maps (provides maps of Public Drinking Water Sources, Population Based Wellhead Protection Areas, Modeled Wellhead Protection Areas, Watershed Protection Areas)
  • Protecting Drinking Water Sources in Your Community – Tools for Municipal Officials
  • Public Law 761
• Water Resources (DEP)
  • Letter from DEP Division of Watershed Management
  • Watersheds map 11” x 17” (Watershed Boundaries, Wastewater Outfalls, Overboard Discharges, River/Stream Classification, Estuarine/Marine Classifications, Significant Aquifers, Impaired Streams, Lakes, or Ponds)
  • Chapter 502 – Lakes most at Risk & Urban Impaired Streams
  • Water Classification Program Descriptions
  • NEMO Chapter 500 Resources (Non point Education for Municipal Officials)
  • DEP's Mapping website including Google Earth files

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Regional Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist contact information
• Beginning With Habitat Information
  • Contacts
  • Beginning with Habitat Model
  • Beginning with Habitat Focus Areas
  • Beginning With Habitat shapefile information and instructions
• Town specific maps depicting critical natural resource have been completed by the Beginning with Habitat program. Check the status of your map at: http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org/the_maps/status-b.html

AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY RESOURCES

• Agriculture information
  • Agricultural Resources Map 11" x 17" (Farmland of Statewide Importance, Prime Farmland)
  • County Agricultural Census (click on a county)
  • Soil Survey Data for your County
  • A Quick Comparison of Maine’s Current-Use Property Tax Programs
  • Planning For Agriculture (Brief for GrowSmart)
  • Is Your Town Farm Friendly, A Checklist For Sustaining Rural Character
  • Agriculture Chapter from Maine Comprehensive Planning Manual
  • Sample Mailer for a Farmland Preservation Forum
• Forestry Information
  • Municipal Timber Harvesting Summary
  • Bulletin 19 (Maine Tree Growth Tax Law)
  • Project Canopy brochure
  • Timber Harvesting in Shoreland Zones Info Sheet
  • Tree Growth Application Schedule
  • It’s Your Woodland, An Owner’s Guide
  • Riparian Forest Buffers, USDA Forest Service Publication NA-PR-07-91

MARINE RESOURCES (for coastal communities)

• Municipal Marine Resources Data (Data not available for Abbot)
  • Count of Resident Licenses, 2005-2010
  • Count of Residents Holding Marine Resource Licenses, 2005-2010
  • Count of Marine Resource Dealer & Harvester Licenses, 2005-2010
  • Count of Lobster Traps Fished by Residents, 2005-2010
  • Count of Boats by size with Local Anchorage, 2010
• Department of Marine Resources Program Descriptions
  • DMR Ecology Division
  • DMR Saltwater Recreational Fishing Program
  • DMR Shellfish Growing Area Classification Program
  • DMR Shoreline Access, Port and Harbor Improvement, Licenses and Landings
  • DMR Soft Shell Clam Management Program
  • DMR Stock Enhancement Division
• About the Maine Coastal Program

POPULATION AND ECONOMY

• Municipal Economic and census data (includes housing data).
  • Total population data –town, county, state (1970-2010)
  • Age cohort breakdown (2000-2010)
  • Educational attainment - town, county, state (1990-2000)
  • Median household income - town, county, state (2009)
  • 80% median household income - town, county, state (2009)
  • Average household size (2010)
  • % of families below the poverty level - town, county, state (2009)
  • Proportional make-up of employed labor force by occupation type - town (2009)
  • Means of transportation to work 2009
  • Average travel time to work (2009)
• Population projections - Only contains projections for Bowdoinham, Litchfield, New Gloucester, Saint George, Surry, Waldoboro, and Waterville. Others please see the note on the projections.
• Additional Commuter and labor Data (2000)

HOUSING

• Municipal Housing Data (includes economic and population data) (this data will be updated as the newest housing data becomes available.
  • Median home price (2008)
  • Unable to afford median home price (2008)
  • Average 2 bedroom rent with utilities (2008)
  • Unable to afford 2 bedroom rent (2008)
  • New construction by type (2006)
  • Ave of Home By Tenure (2009)
  • Housing vacancy status (2009)
  • Substandard housing (2009)
  • Subsidized Units (2008)
• Additional Housing Data from MaineHousing website (each town for which data is available can be accessed through the county files)

RECREATION RESOURCES

• Recreation Map 11” x 17” (Conserved lands, boat launches, hospitals, schools, libraries, rescue stations, fire stations, and police stations)
• Information on the Grants and Community Recreation Division of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Public Access To Maine's Private Lands: A Cultural And Economic Asset (publication for the Governors Council on Maine's Quality of Place)
• Limited liability for public access to private lands, Title 14, 159-A

TRANSPORTATION

• Municipal Transportation Map 11" x 17"
• Statewide Transportation Data (Zip file, this zip file is automatically brought curent every six months upon the release of new data sets) (Read instructions before attempting to view or use files)
• Maine Transit District Map
• Sensible Transportation Policy Act Homepage

PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES

• Municipal Solid Waste & Recycling Report
• Code Enforcement
  • Municipal CEO Status Report (Not available for Abbot)
  • Maine CEO Program website
  • Municipal Code Enforcement Officer Training & Certification Information Guide
• Hazard Mitigation
  • Maine Floodplain Program and contact information
  • Flood insurance claims by municipality since January 1st, 1978
• Local Infrastructure Map 11” x 17” (Boat launches, hospitals, schools, libraries, rescue stations, fire stations, police stations, and conserved lands)

FISCAL CAPACITY AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN

• 2010 Municipal Valuation Return Data in Excel. This data can also be obtained in an easier to follow PDF report version from the Maine Revenue Service Website.
• Community Development Grant Availability
• Tax Increment Financing Manual

EXISTING LAND USE

• Aerial Photo 11” x 17”
• Map of Development Constraints 11” x 17” (100/500 year flood zones, public water watersheds, National Wetland Inventory, hydric soil, and partially hydric soil)

 

 

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