12/06/2013 - Land Use Permitting and Payment MMA’s Michael L. Stultz, a staff attorney with our Legal Services Department, recently wrote a valuable summation of a Florida court case that has important implications for municipal land use, permitting and payments.
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12/02/2013 - Emergency Preparedness The sixth Annual Maine Partners for Emergency Preparedness Conference will be held on April 22-23 at the Augusta Civic Center. The event is hosted by the Maine Emergency Management Agency, Maine Emergency Response Commission and Maine Association for Local Emergency Managers. The groups are asking for suggestions about topics and speakers.
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11/20/2013 - People Power The Maine Town, City & County Management Association, along with the New Hampshire Municipal Management Association, will hold a day-long seminar in Saco on Dec 6 touching on various aspects of human resources management, including: public-sector collective bargaining; handling employee terminations; and, employee evaluations.
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11/13/2013 - Solar Workshop: Code Officials Kennebec Valley Community College, along with the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and U.S. Department of Energy, will hold a Solar PV Workshop for Code Officials on Jan. 21, 2014 at the KVCC campus. The cost is $50 per attendee.
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11/06/2013 - Concealed Weapons Permit Training The Maine Attorney General’s Office and Maine Chiefs of Police Association will hold training in January 2014 for officials responsible for issuing concealed handgun permits. The workshops will be held in Cape Elizabeth on Jan. 16 and Hampden on Jan. 30.
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11/04/2013 - Retroactive Stormwater Permitting Sharon G. Newman, an attorney at Preti Flaherty, has posted an update on federal Storm Water regulations. Petitions have been filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding storm water runoff and the results could affect municipalities in Maine.
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10/29/2013 - Local Solutions: Northeast Climate Change Preparedness Conference Antioch University New England and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a regional conference on Northeast Climate Change May 19-21, 2014 in Manchester, N.H. The conference will offer practical approaches to help local planners create resilient communities.
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10/24/2013 - Appleton’s Donald Burke Wins Prestigious Award Donald H. Burke, long-time Chair of Selectman in the Town of Appleton, won Maine Municipal Association’s Ethel Kelley Memorial Award, which recognizes distinguished public service. Burke received his award at the MMA Convention earlier this month.
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10/23/2013 - 2013 BMV Fall Workshop Program Material The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles recently compiled and released a plethora of legislative changes that affect municipalities and transportation-related responsibilities.
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10/17/2013 - Maine Municipal Association Supports Three Bond Items Maine Municipal Association’s Executive Committee has taken positions in support of three bond proposals that will be on the Nov. 5 election ballot, those involving transportation and education funding issues.
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