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• Event Barn/Venue, Intervale Road, Rural Residential District • Residential Addition, Cobbs Bridge Road, Village and Historic Resource • Overlay Districts • Gravel Pit Expansion, Outlet Road, Limited Residential Shoreland, Resource • Protection and Groundwater Protection Overlay Districts. Subdivision Reviews : • Major Subdivsion, Sabbathday Road, Limited Residential-Shoreland, Rural Residential and Groundwater Protection Overlay District. Thanks to all who served: Linda Chase, Christina Chase, Sam Coggeshall, George Colby (vice-chair), Jean Couturier, Caitlyn Davison (chair), Karen Gilles, Donald Libby, and Jean Libby, Land Management Planning Committee (LMPC) The committee developed a new ordinance section for “Planned Developments”. This provision will promote and facilitate the use of flexible techniques of land development and site design along portions of the Town’s major road corridors that are designated as commercial growth areas. Projects proposed as “Planned Developments” are expected to employ an integrated approach to site design, incorporate multiple/mixed uses, promote quality building design, and facilitate concentrated development and utilization of lot depth – as opposed to a strip roadside pattern. The Committee also worked with property owners in the village zone to expand the boundary of the village zone to include all properties fronting on Grange Hall Rd. These changes were voted into the ordinance by the residents at the May, 2018 Town Meeting. Thanks to all who served: Linda Chase, Christina Chase, Sam Coggeshall, George Colby (vice-chair), Jean Couturier, Caitlyn Davison (chair), Karen Gilles, Donald Libby, and Jean Libby, Economic Development Committee During this period, committee activities included: • Developing a survey for local business to evaluate needs and challenges of doing business in New Gloucester. • Organizing and hosting a forum on the southern Maine regional economy. • Organizing and hosting a forum on the role of the creative economy in rural towns. • Cosponsoring the 8th annual business forum in conjunction with the Gray-New Gloucester Economic Development Corporation (GNG-EDC). Thanks to all who served: Beth Blakeman-Pohl, Jean Couturier, Julie Fralich, Jason Libby, Sarah Pierce, and Gina Sawin.

Respectfully submitted,

Scott Hastings Town Planner

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