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On March 13^th a new slate of HBA Officers were elected at the Annual Mtg held at the Harpswell Inn (see attached meeting notes). The Executive Board of Directors are Richard Mosely, President; John Halphin, V P; Donna McNelly, Secretary; Deb Wolfenden, Treasurer; Gail Kass, Marketing, Alison Prince, Dan MacMahon, Roy Tassinari & Doug Bane. Thank You & Congratulations for stepping up and helping Harpswell’s Economy grow!

2013 – 2014 Budget was discussed and approved.

The 2013 HBA Calendar is now being collated. Send information about events: dates, times, contact #’s, etc to: Gail@ashcovepottery.com so we can

include your community events in the next Harpswell Map & Guide and the Calendar Poster.

Harpswell Business Association and the Town of Harpswell is proud to co-host the Southern Midcoast Me. Chamber of Commerce “Chamber After Hours” On Weds. June 26^th, 5 – 7pm. Sign up now to be on the Event Committee to Welcome our Regional Neighbors. Details to follow.

Fmi: info@HarpswellMaine.org, Dick Mosely reservations@harpswellinn.com, 833-5509

The Economic Development Strategic Planning Committee will report soon  on their much anticipated findings. Stay tuned as to whether an ATM will be installed at the Town Office. Fmi contact: Gail@ashcovepottery.com

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March 13, 2013

Harpswell Inn

Present: Dick Mosley, Harpswell Inn; Donna McNelly, Sea Escape Cottages, Tevake Sailing Charters; Alison Prince, Salt Cod Café; Donna Dillman, Captain’s Watch B&B & Sailing Charters; Roland Weeman, Post 171 American Legion; Peter Boisvert, Cook’s Lobster House; Roy Tassinari, Maine Tourism Assoc.; Mary Tassinari, Bellevue by the Sea B&B; Gail Kass, Ash Cove Pottery; Dan MacMahon, Shepard Financial; Julie McLeod, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust; Hannah C. Beattie, Hatch Antiques, Vintage, & Gifts; Chip Black, Bailey Island Motel; Susan Horowitz, Ash Cove Pottery; Condon & Georgeann Kuhl, Gallery at Widgeon Cove; Susanne & Douglas Bane, Gun Point Cove Gallery; Betty Robbins, Seaside Creations; John Boomer, Harpswell Heritage Trust; Ron Davis, Davis Piano Works; Tom Ring, Atlantic Seal Cruises; Deborah Cornish, Harpswell Neck Physical Ed (HNPEA); Deb Wolfenden, Common Table B&B & Event Ctr; Tom Burrows, Marine Handyman; Kelly Dorsey, Androscoggin Bank

6-7pm Potluck dinner/Meet & Greet

7:05pm Call to order

Welcome by President Dick Mosley

• Purpose of HBA read
• New members welcomed
• Personal introduction by those present

7:25pm Guest speaker Julia McLeod, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust

• Discussed      purpose and projects they are involved in.
  • Promote
  • Purchase
  • Educate
  • Cooperative       Projects
    • Harpswell        Family Outing Club, Second Sat of Month
    • 7/15-19,        2013 ½ Day Nature Day Camp 2^nd-6^th grades $75
    • Suggestions        was made for projects with HNPEA

7:45 pm Annual Meeting

• General      information
  • Coastal       Academy has been approved
  • Susan       Carlson’s new Quilting Shop, which replaces the Yurt is almost finished.
  • AAA       show in Mass SMMCC handing out thousands of plastic bags with HBA logo       centrally located with Harpswell map inside
  • Harpswell       Billboard will be made and put up at the Train Station
  • John       Halpin, Vice President; Kristi Eiane, Town Administrator; Bob Hutchins       and Gail Kass have been working on issues which involve the Town and       local business through the Economic Development Committee.
  • There       will be no Harpswell Festival this year instead there will be a Community       Potluck on August 31^st @ 4pm, DJ & Dancing @ 6pm and       Fireworks @ 8pm at Mitchell Field sponsored by the Festival Committee
• Board      of Directors Reports
  • Dick       Mosley, President
    • Discussed        membership and how it relates to budget to be voted on
    • 6        new members
    • Some        members have not yet paid their dues.
  • Deb       Wolfenden, Treasurer
    • April        1 deadline for dues
    • Treasurer’s        Report presented 2/28/13 balance $3137.32
    • Only        dues paying members appear on Harpswell Map & Guide
  • Gail       Kass, Marketing
    • Shared        Coop Ads HBA members have participated in
    • Maine         Invites You
    • Allure         of the Coast
    • There        is a mention in the next Maine Home magazine
    • Continuing        work is being done with the Town of Harpswell Economic Development        Committee
    • Ongoing        planning with town for ATM at Town Hall
    • Ongoing        development of strategically placed kiosks
    • Working        with State of Maine to get Highway sign on 295 indicating Harpswell,        Bailey Island, Orr’s Island, Cundy’s Harbor exit
  • Peter       Boisvert, Web Master
    • Work        is ongoing on the HBA website with additions and corrections following        this years membership sign up
    • Looking for a volunteer that would be        willing to do a monthly newsletter which Peter can post on Facebook and        the Web
    • Cook’s        Lobster House has provided Bailey Island Fireworks each July 5. This        year there is a call out for co sponsors.
    • Peter         is drafting a letter to town economic dev. comm. for support
    • Sponsorships         are graduated according to donation.
    • Includes         marketing for sponsors
    • Want         to make it an all day event for Harpswell
    • 11-2         On Garrison Cove for HBA businesses walk thru ??
    • Anyone         who would like to use point welcome excluding food purveyors
    • Encouraged         events during the day anywhere in Harpswell
    • 8:45         pm – 9:45 pm Boat parade
    • 10         pm fireworks
  • Roy       Tassinari , Maine State Tourism
    • The        State is discussing cutting tourism money from the budget
    • Ray        will keep us updated
  • John       Halpin, Vice President, Southern Maine Midcoast Chamber of Commerce       (SMMCC) liaison     Absent
  • Doug       Bane   Absent

Membership Action:

• Meeting      Schedule
  • Discussion       as to whether the meeting schedule should be changed to bimonthly or       quarterly. The schedule would not meet in July or August. December Christmas       party. Understood that there would be varying attendance.
  • It       was moved and seconded that the meeting schedule stay as now exists with       monthly meetings excluding July & Aug. With Board of Directors       meeting to be help 1 week prior to membership meeting.
  • Passed       by majority
• Annual      Budget
  • Presented       by Dick Mosley
  • No       money need be allocated for Harpswell Festival
  • There       is Town money that will be requested
  • Discussion  Concern was voiced about counting on       money not guaranteed at this time.
  • Passed       by majority

• Nominating      Committee
  • By-laws       indicate that there can be 9 people on the Board of Directors
  • Currently       there are 6: Dick Mosley, Deb Wolfenden, Gail Kass, Roy Tassinari, John       Halpin, Doug Bane
  • Nominations       are Donna McNelly, Alison Prince, & Dan MacMahon
  • Further       nominations were sought from the floor. None heard.
  • Donna,       Alison, and Dan were unanimously approved by the general membership for       minimum of 1 year term
  • Peter       Boisvert was recognized by the board for his service of maintaining the       web

• New      Business:
  • SMMCC       Business 2 Business Expo: March 27 3-5 pm, 5-7 pm for Chamber after       Hours. Need volunteers to man HBA       table during those hours. Event includes all area chambers and       associations. Good chance to get your word out.
  • HBA       and Town of Harpswell will host SMMC Chamber After Hours on June 26, 5-7       pm. Food and location plans need       to be made.
  • Get       any information re: Harpswell       Calendar Events for 2013 printed poster to Gail Kass ASAP. gail@ashcovepottery.com
  • Map       Committee prep for printing. Needs to be done by mid April. Alison Prince, Gail Kass, and Donna       McNelly volunteered again this year.
  • Remember that April 1 is last chance       to recruit new members if they want to be on the map. Please get info and       check to Dick Mosley ASAP
  • Please check your listing on HBA web       site for additions or corrections

Next Directors Meeting:  April 4 6:30 pm at Sea Escape Cottages, Bailey Island

Next Full Membership Meeting: April 10^th 6:30 pm Meet & Greet, 7 pm Meeting at the Dolphin Marina Restaurant

8:45 pm Meeting Adjourned

Respectfully submitted Donna McNelly, Sea Escape Cottages & Tevake Sailing Charters, HBA Secretary

The Island Candy Company has been included in the list of delicious stops while traveling Maine. Orr’s Island was and of course Harpswell will benefit by the travel listing of Melinda’s shop as one of the must stops to appease that sweet tooth and bout of crankiness that sometimes sets in while traveling for long distances.

The listing of the post reads:

The Island Candy Company, Orr’s Island

Melinda Richter’s dark chocolate-enrobed peanut brittle is reason enough to wind down Route 24 from Cooks Corner in Brunswick to The Island Candy Company. The Atlantic shimmers behind the shop, colorful perennials fill a garden in front of it. Inside, chocolates fill multiple cases, and many are made with her caramel. The turtles rival the peanut brittle, and her toffees and barks, especially the pistachio, are heavenly.

Congratulations to Melinda and her family and thank you for the attention you have brought to this wonderful part of our world. Keep making Maine a sweet place to be in, and thank you for the dark chocolate that brings me back to a good place when thing get tough.

Background

• The Town received a      grant early in 2012 from the State Planning Office to review the Shoreland      Zoning town-wide.
• The Board of Selectmen      created a Shoreland Zoning Taskforce in the spring of 2012 for the      review.  The taskforce consists of      business owners, fishermen, residents within the shoreland zone, several      other residents in town and representatives of the Town’s land use      committees.

Taskforce

The mission of the Taskforce was to review whether the current shoreland zoning reflects State law, particularly with respect to the Resource Protection designations, and whether it contains enough designated area to protect and maintain a viable fishing industry.  In addition, the Taskforce reviewed areas that may not be appropriately zoned for the land uses which are predominantly occurring or proposed to be in them.   Areas of concern include the southern side of Mitchell Field, Cundy’s Harbor business area, Land’s End, and the western side of Mackerel Cove.

How did the taskforce gather public input?

• Public      feedback/workshops – The taskforce held three public workshops during the      summer of 2012 in four different areas of town and several public hearings      in November and December, 2012.

The ordinance amendments that are being put forth

• Emphasize the town’s      commitment to protecting local fishing rights within the shoreland zone
• Promote improved      access to the water forrecreation     and fishing

• Protect water and      marine resources by increasing the restricted area for the elimination of      chemical fertilizer and manure application.
• Reduce sideline      setbacks  on existing ROW’s to      facilitate functional use of community docks
• Make changes in      language  to avoid confusion and to      be in alignment with state definitions

Ordinance Amendments

Shoreland Zoning Ordinance

• Amends      the purpose statement to include/highlight the preservation and protection      of the maritime industry and uses including commercial fishing. – Section      1
• Replaces the term      “maximum high water line” with “highest annual tide” – first in Section 3,      then throughout.
• Replaces “water body”      with “great pond, stream, coastal wetland, and freshwater wetland” – first      in Section 3, then throughout.
• Specifies “Principal      Use”  – Section 13.1.1
• Adds “Community Shoreland      Access Special Exception” for improved access to the shore – added Section      13.1.2
• Adds statement in      Shoreland Residential District description regarding home occupations and      commercial fishing. – Section 13.2
• Allows review of 6 ft      commercial piers, docks, etc to be reviewed by CEO – Land Use Table, Uses 18.1      and 18.2
• Adds Fertilizer to the      Land Use Table – Use 42
• Reduces setbacks for community      piers, docks, and wharves and establishes setbacks for no shared access      parcels – Section 15.2.1.2
• Removes setbacks for      seawalls and or retaining walls – Section 15.2.1.4
• Clarifies boundaries      of Mitchell Field Business District – Section 15.2.1.6
• Increases the setback      for fertilizer use – Section 15.21.1
• Changes the setback      for community docks – Section 15.23.2
• Change in acreage from      2 acres to 1 acre requirement for Shoreland Business

Definitions Addendum

• Amends definition of      Community Dock
• Adds definition of      Community Shoreland Access
• Adds definition of      Highest Annual Tide (HAT)
• Amends definition of      Salt Meadow, Shoreland Zone, Tidal Waters, and Wetland

Shoreland Zoning Map

• Commercial Fishing –      display the different zones, CF 1 and CF 2 to be consistent with      description in text
• Cedar Ledge – Residential      to Resource Protection
• CrowIsland– Add Resource Protection, currently not zoned
• Cundy’s Harbor –      Commercial Fishing to Business
• Land’s End –      Residential to Business
• LittleMarkIsland– no zoning to Resource      Protection
• Lookout Point –      Residential to Resource Protection
• Stover’s Point – shift      shoreland zone to match property lines and shoreland definition and change      Town Landing at end of Stover’sCove        Rd.from SR to CF1
• Ash Point/Basin Cove –Residential      to Commercial Fishing  at entrance      to cove
• Seymour Rd– Residential to Commercial Fishing

Summary of Proposed Acreage Amounts in each Zoning District

at the Harpswell Inn on Lookout Point Road

Harpswell Business Association’s Monthly Business Meeting

HBA’s 2013 Budget will be discussed

Listen to the Issues • Join the Discussion • Help decide our future

Old and New members always welcome * Now accepting renewal memberships for 2013

Why not get involved? * What are you waiting for?

Lend a Hand, Join a Committee, Take Notes, Be a Board Member, We can’t do it without YOU!

fmi: Contact any Board member with future agenda items or concerns:

Deb Wolfenden, The Common Table B&B and Event Center, deb@commontable.com Donna Dillman, The Captain’s Watch B&B and Sailing Charter, cwatch@gwi.net, Doug Bane, Gun Point Cove Gallery, info@gunpointcovegallery.com, Gail Kass, Ash Cove Pottery, gail@ashcovepottery.com, Hank Thorburn, THOR Construction, hank@thor-construction.com, John Halpin, Tile from Away, tilefromaway@gmail.com, Richard Moseley, President, The Harpswell Inn, reservations@harpswellinn.com, Roy Tassinari, Belleview by the Sea, rmtass@juno.com

The next Executive Board Meeting is Feb. 6th and next general membership mtg is Feb. 13th. Location: tba

Coop advertising •  Too much or not enough? • What do you think?

Watch for the next Public Forum on Harpswell’s Economic Development Plan • fmi: 207-833-5509 & 207-833-6004

Mingle, Catch Up, Bring your Business Cards! Coupons, Promotions and Brochures • Remember to restock the Information Kiosk in the Town Office Foyer

Remember: The Amtrak Nor’Easter is HERE so get your brochures to the Brunswick Train Station pronto!

The Bandstand Committee is selling long-lasting, engraved bricks for the path at Mitchell Field, $50 each. fmi: Bob Modr, 833-2815

Please welcome our newest HBA members: Tom Trytek & Sons, and the Mingo Club

Got any information about any upcoming special events? Received any awards, promotions?

Link to our website. • Like us on facebook. • Tweet about us. • Tell your friends to join. • Spread the word.

Promote Harpswell! “Buy Local, Buy Harpswell”

The Harpswell Business Association’s goal is to promote the town’s unique attributes by strengthening the community economically, socially and culturally, and enhancing the lives of its inhabitants.

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Carol (Tukey) Eyerman

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Town of Harpswell

P.O. Box 39

Harpswell, ME 04079

207-833-5771 x 127