The following planners and projects were recognized as part of the 2011 Annual Awards program. The awards were formally presented at MAP’s Annual Meeting on June 17th in Brunswick.
Plan of the Year: Town of Damariscotta (“Heart and Soul” collaborative)
http://www.friendsmidcoast.org/charrette.htm
To be recognized along with the Town are:
Friends of Midcoast Maine
Orton Family Foundation
B. Dennis Town Design
Elizabeth A. Della Valle, AICP
Spatial Alternatives
Project of the Year: Down East Sunrise Trail
www.sunrisetrail.org
Among those to be recognized are:
Sally Jacobs and other Sunrise Trail Coalition volunteers
Hancock County Planning Commission
Washington Council of Governments
Merit Award: The MAP awards selection committee also decided to forward a third nominee – the Sea Level Adaptation Working Group (SLAWG) for Saco Bay – for consideration for NNECAPA and APA award recognition later this year, due to the very close scoring in the Plan of the Year category.
http://smrpc.org/Sea%20Level%20Adaptation/Documents/Action%20Plan%20Draft1%2002082011.pdf
Among those to be recognized are:
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Maine Geological Survey
Cities of Biddeford & Saco
Towns of Old Orchard Beach & Scarborough
Maine Coastal Program – Maine State Planning Office
Professional Planner of the Year: Richard P. Baker, DEP Shoreland Zoning
Citizen Planner of the Year: Margo H. Knight, Brunswick Town Councilor
Student Planner of the Year: Daniel Wallace, Muskie School of Public Service