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KVCOG
is a municipal services corporation owned and operated by and for the
benefit of its members. KVCOG helps its members to deliver cost
effective and efficient municipal services, to create a more stable,
growing, and diversified regional economy, to improve transportation
and communication, and to preserve our natural environment through conservation
of resources and wise land use planning and decision-making.
KVCOG grew out of a shared desire by municipal officials in Kennebec,
Somerset, and western Waldo Counties to take a regional approach to
improving life for their citizens by pooling resources and building their
capacity
to solve problems and to take advantage of opportunities not otherwise
available to any one municipality. KVCOG is an example of a successful
and productive regional collaboration in practice. Founded in 1967,
KVCOG is in its 43rd year of serving its municipal members. Membership
evolved
from the founding municipalities to the current fifty-three. These
fifty-three members represent a population of about 182,000.
KVCOG’s staff of ten offers planning (land use,
environmental, solid waste, transportation), community development,
economic development,
and business finance services to members and their citizens. KVCOG
enjoys working relationships with the Maine State Planning Office, Department
of Transportation, Department of Economic and Community Development
(CDBG),
and the Finance Authority of Maine. The US Department of Commerce (EDA),
the US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, and the US Small
Business Administration also fund KVCOG municipal and business assistance
programs. KVCOG is a federally designated Economic Development District
and a state designated Regional Planning and Development District.
Through
affiliations with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development,
the Maine Small Business Development Center, the Maine
Manufacturers Extension Partnership and the Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center, KVCOG packages
a portfolio of state business attraction and technical assistance
and counseling programs designed to retain and attract firms able to
create
jobs.
KVCOG and SEDC hosted a
Regional Wind Power Development Discussion Conference
on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
at Kennebec Valley Community College.
Wind power in Maine is seen by many as the next big opportunity for using natural resources to create high value, high wage jobs and to address sustainability issues relting to our future energy mix. Some of this development, particularly grid scale and community wind projects will take place in Kennebec, Somerset and western Waldo Counties. Off shore wind offers additional, to be explored, opportunities for Maine and people in the region.
Speakers included (click on the links for copies of their presentations):
Peter Didisheim, Natural Resources Council of Maine
Wind Power in Maine
Habib Dagher, Ph.D., University of Maine
Offshore Wind
Jeremy Payne, Executive Director, Maine Renewable Energy Association
Grid Scale Project Developments in Maine
Sue Jones, President, Community Energy Partners
Community Wind, Local Approaches to Wind Power
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Up Coming Meetings, Events & Deadlines
September:
KVCOG will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
On September 29th, KVCOG will hold its Annual Meeting, 5 to 8 PM at the Waterville Elks Lodge. Contact Heather at hcarey@kvcog.org for more information.
October
KVCOG CEDS Committee will hold a meeting on October 5th from 11 - 1 PM here at KVCOG.
KVCOG will be closed on Monday, October 11th in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.
November
KVCOG will be closed on Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day.
KVCOG will be closed on November 25th and 26th in observance of Thanksgiving.
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