Municipal Planning The Municipal Planning Assistance Program MPAP was set up under the Maines Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry. It is implemented through EMDCs Regional Planning Commission RPC. The RPC provides municipal technical assistance services as well as comprehensive plan and land use ordinance development services to all towns within the Penobscot and Piscataquis and some of Waldo Counties. During 2023 the RPC staff provided technical assistance to 14 municipalities ranging from land use queries, ordinance development, code enforcement guidance, and MRSA Title 30-A interpretation. Also included were a range of coastal climate workshops to 13 coastal towns within the Penobscot River estuary. The RPC provided comprehensive planning development services to 5 municipalities totaling 96,500 in contractual services during 2023.
