Sorrento Comprehensive Plan 2024-2036
Your town, Your plan, Your Sorrento
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Sorrento is creating its first Comprehensive Plan in more than 25 years.
The first step is a Community Engagement Survey available in paper or online. The purpose of this anonymous survey is to gather your opinions about Sorrento facilities and services, land use, quality of life, and priorities for future investment.
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The survey is now CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated. Please find the survey results in the "Plan Updates" section
What is a Comprehensive Plan?
Sorrento faces challenges in providing essential services, housing, transportation, and more. A comprehensive plan will take a systematic approach to addressing these challenges. The comprehensive plan will consist of:
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1. an inventory of current conditions
2. goals set through public input
3. strategies to achieve Sorrento's established goals
4. guiding policies which support Sorrento's goals and strategies
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The plan will be used to guide the select board and planning board in decision-making and town investments. Therefore, robust public input and community engagement is an integral part of the comprehensive planning process. Ultimately, the comprehensive plan will establish collective town vision for future growth over the next decade.
3 Reasons to have a Comprehensive Plan
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1. Planning for the Town’s Future:
Our Comprehensive Plan will create a shared vision that will help us make important decisions about our limited natural and fiscal resources, in areas such as investments in facilities and working waterfronts.
2. Legal Protection
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A Comprehensive Plan provides legal protection for our local ordinances in areas such as land use, shoreland zoning and growth.
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3. Getting funding: access to Federal, State, Local and Private Funding
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A comprehensive plan will qualify Sorrento for the over $80 million in annual state grants and loan programs, saving the town and you the tax payer money too.
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Chapters
Plan Updates:
Creating a Comprehensive Plan takes awhile.
We will post a running list of updates so you can follow along:
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Comprehensive Plan Kickoff & Learning Session Presentation - 7/18/2023
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Survey Data Results & Analysis - 10/5/2023
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Survey Results Presentation & Discussion Questions - 10/12/2023
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Community Conversations: Housing Presentation
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Community Conversations: Development & Land Use
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Community Conversations: Transportation
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Community Conversations: Short Term Rentals
Chapters
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Population & Demographics
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Economy
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Housing
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Transportation
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Water Resources
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Natural Resources
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Marine Resources
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Agricultural & Forest Resources
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Climate Change
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Historic & Archaeological Resources
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Recreation & Health
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Broadband
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Public Facilities & Services
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Fiscal Capacity & Capital Investment
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Existing Land Use
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Future Land Use Plan
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Timeline
March 2023
Committee Formation
May 2023
Community Survey Development
June 2023
Community Survey Launch
July 2023 - March 2024
Chapter Writing & Review
July 16 -22, 2023
SURVEY WEEK
July, 18, 2023
Comprehensive Plan Kick Off & Learning Session
6pm @ Community Center
Aug, 9, 2023
Survey Deadline @ 5pm
Oct 12, 2023
Survey Results Presentation & Discussion
6pm @ Community Center
June/July 2024
Public Comment
Sept 2024
Town Adoption of Plan & Submission to State
Participate!
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Fill out the Community Engagement Survey
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Sign up as a Friend of the Comprehensive Plan
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Weigh in as a topic specialist on specific chapters
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Review chapters and provide comments
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Sign up for progress updates
The effectiveness of this planning process depends on participation from community members like you! Here are a few ways you can get involved:​
Our Committee
Al Scott
Committee Chair
Ann Hoffner
Committee Member
Trina Wellman
Committee Member