Orland undertakes Comprehensive Planning

A comprehensive plan is an advisory document that reviews recent trends, identifies key issues and discusses what the town may face in the future. It sets goals for the future. While it makes recommendations on town expenditures and managing town growth, it does not take the place of town meetings. The last plan was prepared in 1998 and much has changed since then. A plan meeting State guidelines not only gives the town limited preference in certain competitive state grants, but also sets priorities for Selectmen and other town officials and committees.

The Orland Comprehensive Plan Committee is a group of volunteers working to create a vision to guide the Town of Orland into the future through the preparation of a comprehensive plan. The following are goals of the committee:

• To provide recommendations for future planning to enhance the economic viability of the Town and its inhabitants;
• To encourage the provision of desired services while minimizing the impact on property taxpayers and the rural character of the Town;
• To encourage prudent municipal management of the Town's resources; and
• To encourage land use that does not impose burdens on other residents of the Town or on the environment.

The Comprehensive Plan Committee meets the fourth Monday of each month at the Orland Community Center, at 6:30 pm. The public is welcome to attend