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Community Development Links:

Dept. of Economic and Community Development

Eastern Maine Development Corporation

Office of Community Development

Project Canopy

Washington Hancock Community
Agency

Other Economic and Community Development Links

Initiatives:

Bucksport Bay
Futures

Peninsula Tomorrow

Planning for
Prosperity

Schoodic Regional
Workshop

Unorganized Territory Housing Analysis

HCPC assists Hancock County towns in seeking state, federal and other support for local planning and development.

Programs at HCPC:

Community Development Block Grants
We are a source of information and grant preparation assistance for the Community Development Block Grant program, which is a potential funding source for community infrastructure, economic development, and housing programs. We can also help you find matching sources of funds.

2017 and 2018 Program Statements
The 2017 CDBG Program Statement, which describes the various grant categories and their requirements is posted at: www.meocd.org 

• Town by Town Determination of Low Moderate Income Percentage (2014)
• CDBG Ten Tips for Successful Projects
• CDBG Income Survey Methodology
• USDA Community Facilities Web Page
• Public Facilities and Infrastructure Funding Sources
  

Information on Well and Septic Tank Replacement

• Alternative Small Scale Wastewater Disposal Systems
• Presentations on Well and Septic Systems
  • Wells and Septic Systems: What Is the Role of the Planning Board and Other Local Permitting Authorities? Carl Young, Code Enforcement Officer, town of Tremont
  • Well and septic system permitting: An Overview of the State Process:. David Braley, Division of Environmental Health, Maine Drinking Water Program, Maine Well Drillers Commission, Maine Subsurface Waste Water Unit
• Supplemental Plumbing Codes
  • Glenburn Plumbing Codes (24K PDF)
  • York Supplemental Plumbing Ordinance (1.4 MB PDF)

Historic Preservation
We work with communities to identify and preserve historic resources. Contact us if you are interested in potential funding for historic places, community preservation plans, creating historic tours or procedures for registering historic properties.

• The Hancock Register is a photo tour of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. (750K pdf format)
• A bare-bones listing of historic sites is also available here.
• Link to the National Register of Historic Places for Hancock County here.

Housing
We assist communities in identifying their housing needs, developing grant proposals for housing and creating housing policies and plans.

Funding Sources:

• Hancock County Housing Funding Alternatives (Updated: April, 2015)
• USDA Single Family Housing
• USDA Multi-Family Housing
• Maine State Housing Development Programs
  
• Washington Hancock Community Agency Housing Programs
• Maine State Housing Authority

Main Street Program

• Project Canopy - Trees on Maine Street Bulletin
• Maine Development Foundation Main Street Program

Regional Economic Development Planning

We collaborate with Eastern Maine Development Corporation for regional economic development planning and investment prioritization.

• Report on Hancock County's Economy - Prepared by Robert Roper Professor of Business
  University of Maine Augusta (Bangor Campus) November 2, 2012